A very good week

This week was a very good one indeed. We learned that both of our boys have been accepted at the Shanghai American School (SAS). It may not sound like that big of a deal, American kids being accepted at the American school.  But there are many schools in Shanghai that offer an American curriculum and admission to SAS is highly competitive with a very high demand from students the world over many other seeking a quality American education. It is considered one of the best schools in Shanghai while also being widely recognized as one of the best international schools in the world. We are very proud of our boys and excited by this opportunity. Now all we have to do is find a new place to live and move across town :-)

This week we also celebrated Engineering Recognition Day. Once a year GE celebrates engineering accomplishments, takes everyone out for lunch, brings in a speaker or two and gives out awards. I was surprised to learn that I received an award for Innovation and Imagination. Quite an honor given there are hundreds of very bright/capable engineers working on a wide variety of innovative projects. There were other categories like "customer hero" and "success in the face adversity"...but I must say as an engineer it feels good to be recognized by my peers for being innovative.

The craziest part is that I was standing on stage in front of all the engineers in Shanghai when the phone rang. We'd learned that morning that SAS wanted to speak with us and we expected to learn if we were in or out. I couldn't take the call or even glance at my phone until the presentation was complete. It was very difficult to stand there wondering what I would learn when I could finally look at my phone...happily it was very good news indeed.

So this week The Paying Customer, The Works and Papa-Dumpling were all recognized for their capability and potential. Time to move on to the next adventure!

The ERD award is the sparkly one in the middle, to the left is a model of the C919 and t o the right is an award I received from Boeing for work done on the 787.