The first picture is of Clara on the afternoon after she was adopted.  It's a face only shot of the formal picture with her sign saying she had been in Foster Care for 773 days but was adopted today.  It shows her golden shoes and gold polka dot dress but also has too much information.  Her hair is touching her shoulders in pony tails.

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I do remember you all in my prayers and will try to keep reading as many posts as possible. I can use my right hand to type so long as it is well supported and the arm remains still. I remember as a child being told to use my whole arm writing, not my fingers, but now I press my elbow in tight and move only the easy to move fingers ( Read more... )

Dear Oatmeal got to go to the MRI with me last Sunday evening because I wasn't sure if I'd be claustrophobic during a long assessment. I wasn't, but also didn't open my eyes for the half hour or so that the magnetic resonating went on. It rather sounds like a jackhammer close to your ear and takes measurements of all possible angles of the ( Read more... )

After reading about your losses, I had hoped to have dropped a pound but the scale is still showing either 173.5 lbs ( 78.8 kg) or 174 (79 kg). I'd think it was broken if it were not for dear Oatmeal crowing about losing another four pounds. He's eating about the same amount as I am but exercising about an hour and a half more a day ( Read more... )

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I am now officially Maths challenged since I sent the following story off to stmargarets as an early birthday present, six months and eleven days before her actual natal date. Sigh! Please don't tell on me to any of the Statistics graduate students I was the teaching assistant for. ( Look under the Cut to Read more )

Our own Yorkshire lass is the birthday girl today. Thank you for your many kindnesses to me, tdu000. May you have a grand year ahead.

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CHK's party is still in full swing now that it is December 4 in North America. Let the Leather Festivities Continue!

Everything that happened when it was December 4 down under is at

http://grandma-kate.livejournal.com/78058.html