I have been mostly absent from LJ these last months, but wanted to pop in and share some good news. Since November, Dove has been in the process of selecting and applying to high school. We did a lot of scoping out during her 7th grade year, and she narrowed her choices to three schools, all of which are about a half an hour away, and all of which ( Read more... )

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Today it is sunny if chilly, and I am enjoying seeing the nicer weather coming in. Yesterday for Mother's Day my girls got me two new bird feeders, and I can't wait to hang them up in the elm tree outside my office window. They even got me squirrel baffles to hang overtop, and I look forward to seeing those thieving little rodents go sliding off ( Read more... )

Well, it has been a while since I have posted, so I thought I would do a catch up post from this past month.

( Birthday stuff )

So I needed something to watch while doing laundry, so started the series Grimm this week. I've seen two episodes. I've enjoyed them so far, though it's a little hokey and more than a little predictable. I find myself though, doing continuity checks through the show more than with others. Some things just jump out (and not just the fabley stuff). ( Read more... )

So we are strongly considering taking the girls to New Orleans this summer for our family vacation.Yes, I know it will be hot as hell, we lived in La. for a year plus. We will probably be going right in the middle of July to avoid Dove's Shakespeare schedule in the early part of summer ( Read more... )

Quick post as the Christmas to do list is breathing down my neck and I am on a tight "class Christmas party/visit the elderly/run errands/get the kids to closing Annie shows"timeline today ( Read more... )

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To add to the unspectacular month we are having, on the way to Walter Reed for my preop conference today, I got a call from my Uncle Had that my Uncle Mickey passed away unexpectedly ( Read more... )

To make a very crazy last two weeks very short, we could use some prayers for the COL's mom. She is in very serious condition in the ICU at Johns Hopkins from a myriad of complications following surgery for a tumor. She had another emergency surgery yesterday for severe internal bleeding, and is being kept completely sedated this weekend in the ( Read more... )