A dear family friend, my aunt’s best friend, whom we adopted into our family, passed away this afternoon. She had been fighting colon cancer for several years now, but it finally got worse within the past few months.

I haven’t anything else really to say about it now. I just didn’t want her to pass without saying goodbye somewhere.

Hey, lagizma, have a great birthday!

Today's also my parents' wedding anniversary, 38 years.

The gheys have yet to ruin that one, but I'm sure it's on their homersexshul agenda.

First of all, happy birthday to my younger brother!

Secondly, happy birthday to my real-life friend The Perfesser! (Who is not younger, bwa ha ha ha ha)

And finally happy 30th birthday to guinastasia!

Huzzahs all around!

For some of you out there, today is not a happy day for cookouts and Hallmark cards. And I dig that, totally ( Read more... )

Still alive. Just get tired really easily. My cold is backing off, but I decided to stay home from Easter celebrations anyway. My aunt appreciated my thinking about my uncle's surgery and not infecting him.

Discovered the show Mythbusters today. Funny plus science equals crazy delicious! We will be adding that to our regular lineup ( Read more... )

We're hip-deep in babies around here! Not us personally, friends and family.

• Last month, one couple had their first child.


• Friday night, we were out to dinner with another couple, who are due next month. Their baby shower is this Saturday.


• Our other friends finally got the word that they can go to Vietnam and pick up their baby boy.


• And of course ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

Also happy birthday to genghisjon_666!

Not the way I wanted to spend a day off from work, but it was kind of nice being surrounded by family. And my husband in his dashing dark suit. (He took some PTO time to be there today. Thanks, sweetie ( Read more... )

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