The boy and I will be home in Missoula December 31-January 7.  Please also be home all other Missoulians.  I want to see you all.  We get in pretty late on the 31st, so we'll probably miss New Year's celebrating, but call us up on the 1st.  Or we'll call you.  Either way.

Grad school application DONE.

John McCain has totally lost me.  I was on the fence about him before, but he pushed me right off of it tonight when he said, "I lost a lot of good friends, a lot of people I've been close to out of the Senate tonight.  Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, these are great guys, good friends, people I've worked with."  Rick Santorum?  Um, aren't you some ( Read more... )

Well, whatever happens, I will rest a little easier knowing that Rick Santorum was ousted.

Every Friday night we receive our copy of the "Neighborly News" newsletter for our apartment complex.  This week the newsletter began: "The Midwest is known for its severe winters with biting winds and zero degree temperatures that chill to the bone. "  Wahoo!  Another article warns parents that "Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for ( Read more... )

-The pet psychic hasn't seen The Commander yet.  I will let everyone know how it goes ( Read more... )

My mother has hired a pet psychic for our cat. 

Today I had the worst and what is really unfortunately not my last annual pelvic exam.  The nurse came in (and did a very incomplete history, not that I mind not divulging details of a sexual nature to strangers) and as she was doing her pre-exam whatever she asked if my doctor could bring an intern into my appointment to observe.  I said sure, ( Read more... )

I HAVE A JOB!  I am the new Volunteer Coordinator at the Center for Women in Transition.  It's a transitional housing program for homeless women and their children.  I'm supposed to revive their volunteer program and implement new, more thorough training for volunteers.  I think it will be good.   I liked the people who interviewed me.  It's part- ( Read more... )

So, here's the thing.  I flew from DC home on Tuesday and Jeff is still there.  I know, I know, there's no reason for me to be worried, but I was already terrified of flying.  Ugh.  And, I'm worried about Jeff getting home.  I know it will be fine, but really, could they be trying any harder to freak everybody out ( Read more... )