It's finally March. Checking in.

[adarraliselle]

For the shortest month of the year, February sure sucked. I must apologize for my general absence. It turns out that I did not have the stomach flu. I had some sort of bacterial infection. After my brief flirtation with wellness, I took a turn for the worse. I'm pretty sure I was hallucinating for a day or two in the middle there.  My roommate said

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[msschein]

I'm pretty sure February sucks for everyone, every year. Dar Williams even has a song called February that is so depressing I refuse to listen to it ever again. I'm sorry yours has been so full of sick and misery.

In better news, it's March, and you're feeling healthy again! Hooray!

It's a pity your mom couldn't have predicted this so you could have bought a plane ticket when it was reasonable. And you like family time lots. Sorry you're missing it.

When's his 60th? My dad's 60th is March 8th. My sister and I bought him a "Richard Petty Experience"...he gets to drive a race car. Here's hoping he likes it. We got my mom a two day vacation on the beach and a facial, but she's much more predictable than my dad.

[adarraliselle]

I'm sorry your February has been full of broken bones. :(

I knew something like this was going to happen. But my Mom still doesn't know what they are doing. They may still drive up to Orlando for the weekend. I earned a free airline ticket that I wanted to use up, but I would have had to schedule the flight much earlier.

His birthday is on the 4th. Amanda and I were going to get him a Nook, but my Uncle swooped in and bought one for him first. So yeah, still no idea. Well, I have a small silly thing (that he will love) but I wanted to get him something more. He is still insisting that he doesn't want anything, though.

[msschein]

Silly Uncle, stealing your thunder. I'm glad my family has a set policy on giving birthday presents to everyone every year (as joint parent/sibling efforts) and never giving other presents. It keeps things simple. I'm glad you've found something small he'll love, and I wish you and your siblings luck in figuring out what to do for him.

[ecologygirl]

wow, a Richard Petty Experience and weekend at the beach? You guys are much better daughters than my sister and I are. This year I'm all like, "well, Mom, your Mother's Day present is that I'm letting you take me to Puerto Rico for spring break, and you even get to pay for the whole thing!"

I think getting to drive a race car would be pretty cool, and I'm in no way into cars. I can't see how your dad wouldn't enjoy it.

[msschein]

Yes, but my sister and I work full time and my parents are too broke to pay their mortgage. I think you and your parents have rather the opposite financial situations. Although, these two vacations did lead me to have a somewhat serious conversation with my sister about the fact that her salary will double when when she finishes her fellowship and becomes a real doctor, and mine won't, so I'm hoping she won't pressure me to make these sorts of presents a regular thing.

I didn't realize the Puerto Rico trip was a mother's day present. That's, kinda lame, I admit, but you two are gonna have SOOOO much fun! Enjoy!

[ecologygirl]

haha, no, it's not really a mother's day present - just a "yay us, we have made it halfway through the semester without strangling a student" present to ourselves. And a celebration of the fact that, for the first time in my life, Mom and I have spring break at the same time.