Life continues to be rich and full in the Miser Family. In fact, it continues to be rich and full in our extended family as well: our former host daughter Y, who is now in medical school, wrote to tell me:
My husband traveled to Philly for the Sheloshim (one-month mourning ceremony) for the Tree of Life Synagogue deaths, an observance he found moving and meaningful. And then later in the week, in another (happier for him) kind of remembrance, he traveled to New York City to be interviewed for the Cold War History Podcast, which "dropped" (went live) late in the week. In between traveling, he's been a master of unloading our excess stuff on Freecycle: thanks to him, we've shared with people who actually want them a mirror, an easel, a box of board games, a lamp, and a massive pile of scrap metal. We feel lighter and lighter!
And me, I submitted my chapter to the edited volume. Whoop! A book and a chapter, both submitted this semester! So my co-authors and I are turning our attention to a paper that recently got accepted pending revisions, and it looks like the process of revising allows us to add some kick-butt new results. Another whoop! If only my students wouldn't keep giving me so much homework to grade, darn them! This exciting picture is a bit of what my life looks like right now.
Now that December has come, we've started up our annual family advent calendar. The December 1 task: Get out Christmas Clothes. I'm glad to say our hats and such are upstairs in the living room now, ready for revelry!
And that's the latest news from our family, which continues to be wealthy in our adventures. May you and yours be similarly prosperous.
This week will be "wealthy in body fluids" for me- I have to draw blood from a classmate tomorrow morning (for the first time)!When I asked, "How'd it go?", she later replied:
It was fun! My partner couldn't hit a good vein on me, but I got a few mL of blood from her. Hopefully I can try a few more times before I have to do it on a real patient in the middle of the night with tiny arms haha.Meanwhile, N-son was super-excited because he got to ride the truck. Normally, while he volunteers at our local rescue mission, he either works the freezer (he "pulls meat", which sounds vaguely sinister), or helps prep food. But this week, twice he got to ride the truck, where he rode to far-off food storage sites, and brought back food to the mission. And then he organized he heck out of the freezer.
My husband traveled to Philly for the Sheloshim (one-month mourning ceremony) for the Tree of Life Synagogue deaths, an observance he found moving and meaningful. And then later in the week, in another (happier for him) kind of remembrance, he traveled to New York City to be interviewed for the Cold War History Podcast, which "dropped" (went live) late in the week. In between traveling, he's been a master of unloading our excess stuff on Freecycle: thanks to him, we've shared with people who actually want them a mirror, an easel, a box of board games, a lamp, and a massive pile of scrap metal. We feel lighter and lighter!
And me, I submitted my chapter to the edited volume. Whoop! A book and a chapter, both submitted this semester! So my co-authors and I are turning our attention to a paper that recently got accepted pending revisions, and it looks like the process of revising allows us to add some kick-butt new results. Another whoop! If only my students wouldn't keep giving me so much homework to grade, darn them! This exciting picture is a bit of what my life looks like right now.Now that December has come, we've started up our annual family advent calendar. The December 1 task: Get out Christmas Clothes. I'm glad to say our hats and such are upstairs in the living room now, ready for revelry!
And that's the latest news from our family, which continues to be wealthy in our adventures. May you and yours be similarly prosperous.
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