I just visited some extended family that I have not seen for several years.

Best quote came from a 7 year old, accordion-playing boy (child of a cousin):

"Um.......... I.......I thought you were a cowboy............but you're not."

While standing in my shower and trying to decide which shampoo, which conditioner, which body wash and which face wash to use ( Read more... )

If things were not interesting and busy enough already, today is ALSO our TEN YEAR wedding anniversary! Wau!

So last night, while enjoying rich conversation with friends at Artomatic, it was suggested that I change my business cards to reflect my new degree ( Read more... )

Today a woman in my office building passed me in the hallway and said, "Hello, Linda. How are you today?"

My name is not Linda.

So either a) she thinks my name is Linda, or b) she thinks I'm pretty and wanted to tell me this in Spanish.

I'm gonna go with b.

( Don't marry your cat, no matter how handsome he is )

For anyone who has not heard, here's my big announcement: I successfully defended my dissertation on Thursday, June 4!

( WAY more detail than anyone needs... )

I'm printing my dissertation (all 8 chapters!!) for my committee.

Hoping to find time to copy it, bind it and deliver it tomorrow.

And now I hope to catch my breath before my defense on June 4.

One of my friends just posed this question, which was just what I needed to think about at this moment.

Marie  is just wondering about what you liked to do as a child that you don't do anymore? Has anyone else given up some fun little things that you miss?

It made me remember that when I was about nine, we lived in a small, rural ( Read more... )

Sorry for limited commenting on the blogs of others. Busy/ stressed does not begin to capture what's going on.

In sum:
( Can you spare $10,500? )