So, far double thumbs up on the reenactment. Through a bit of careful planning and a lot of luck, we’ve avoided long lines in and out of town and had great views of the battles. Here’s a picture of me looking out toward the confederate lines and glassing the battle. You can see the union infantry lining […]
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Our fourth of July weekend just had a twist added to the schedule. We’d planned to spend it up in Gettysburg, watching the Civil War reenactment, and then put in a day or so at Hershey. We’ve tucked in a short stop-over in DC on both ends so the hubby can deal with a bit of work-related ‘fun’ […]
We were out walking just after a big storm and went by the wetlands near our house. It was just before dusk, and all the frogs were out, too. They ranged in size from itty-bitty little guys the size of a small cricket who could hop maybe a quarter inch, to one good-sized fellow that would […]
I was reading my daughter a slightly insipid but still enjoyable bedtime story–and, no, that’s not how I described it to her–when she interrupted.
‘Wait–that caterpillar said it’s going to make a cocoon, but that would mean it had to become a moth. So why does it say it will be a butterfly?’
I had to laugh, […]
Have you ever wondered if your prof has been sitting around dusty tomes in moldy rooms for one year too many? I had an incident like that this week.
I won’t go into particulars, but as a part of the senior project I recently turned in I was supposed to write a paper on the process […]
Finished! Rifinito! Fertig! Geëindigd!
Published by June 14th, 2008 in Home in the Rookery. 5 CommentsI am done with my degree.
Done.
All done.
A few facts about the monster I’ve just slain:
I’ve sought five or six majors over the years, and ended up with the one I ranked most boring when I started. As you can imagine, this means I’m weighing in a little heavy on the credits count–in these last two semesters alone I […]
Otherwise I might think I was jinxed or something. The exam I took today should have been relatively easy, as I’ve been prepping for over a week, and I should have had it wrapped up in less than one and a half hours. Instead, it was a bruiser, definately in the top two hardest tests […]
When a significant rejection letter comes in, people sometimes give themselves a consolation prize. A chocolate treat, maybe a book. I have a friend who buys shoes.
When your house isn’t selling, you buy flowers.
In fact, I’m beginning to see a direct corrolation between the seller’s level of concern, ranging from mild to manic, and how many […]
We’re in! The last piece of our puzzle, the hotel suite, just fell into place. We’ve got the tickets, of course the membership/passes, and now the room. Yahoo!
We’ve been so crazy busy, and life has been so crowded, I’m not sure I believed this would work out. Of course, we’ll still have to get ourselves […]
Three Weeks, and Gas K.O.
Published by May 12th, 2008 in Home in the Rookery and Rumblings. 0 CommentsI feel rather like a puffer fish who’s taken in all the water/air he can absorb but must still absorb a bit more. I have three weeks of classwork left, during which time I’ll also take four of my last finals. Then it’ll be a bit of mopping up, so to speak, and one last […]
