I'm thinking of investing in a laptop.  This will mainly be for school and recreational internet using.  I'd like it to be able to last at least through the end of my program (2012).  I don't  need a ton of bells and whistles.  Any suggestions?

Is the greatest joy of my life!!!!

I just want to say that the "Terrible Twos" is a total lie...it began about 4 months ago and shows no sign of stopping.  Even though my little pumpkin turned two only today!

Love you, Piper!!

Particularly east side.

Don's car met a pole in avoidance of a deer tonight.

Unfortunately, I was driving.

I think I'm exiled to the couch.

...is that the prof has to assume that no one in the class knows anything.  So, after a 15 minute discussion of SI prefixes and what they mean numerically (nano, Mega, pica, etc.), the prof poses this question ( Read more... )

...for the first time in almost 10 years I sat in a college classroom last night.  Surreal doesn't even describe how I felt.   I don't remember how I felt my first class at CWRU, but TriC, well, it was interesting how much I'd forgotten....

...profs who teach straight from the text, but grade you on attendance 
...oh-so-cool freshmen to think they ( Read more... )

Other than the car-related incident, I don't think supper club was an unmitigated disaster, so I'll post the recipes.  Let me say before I get started that I do not remember what the wines were, other than a white from France and an Italian red.  The lovely gentleman at Whole Foods selected them, so I will take no credit :)

(1) Zucchini-basil soup ( ( Read more... )

Argh.

So, Piper work up Friday morning with spots.  On her hands, on her feet.  I've seen those spots before....and after a quick brain-refresh (oh, yeah, high fever on Wednesday, refusal to eat) a quick visit to Dr. Foley confirmed what I already knew...hand/foot/mouth disease.  Friday afternoon, I got a call from Milo's mom--he was now spiking the ( Read more... )

What you are all getting as a baby shower gift, should you produce a daughter...

http://www.heelarious.com/index.php

I shall also post my exercise log...more to keep myself accountable....

Walked 4.37 miles (LOVE GooglePedometer!) pushing stroller weighing approximately 75 pounds.

(Combined weight of 2 toddlers, 2 diaper bags, and one HUGE jug of lemonade)

going to collapse and die now.