Joyeux Noël
And a fine Christmas morning to you all! I’m on my way to see my two most wonderful gifts open their presents. Jake, 2 years, and Justin, 7 mos.: It was fantastic hanging with the family last night (minus Lars, Helen, Jon and Simone, who are in Texas for the holidays — we’re catching up [...]
Ding dong, another feast
Yay! We love giving feasts at the Fink house. Today is BFF Kay’s. Mavis and I spent some time yesterday and last night getting ready for it. For those of you who don’t know, my best friend for around 18 years now is this lady. Int she the cutest? Kay has had a wonderful career [...]
Say thankya
I appreciate this week a lot. It’s short, schoolwise I get to see family (Johanna flies in from Austin this morning, yay!) Mavis, the daughters and I get to tear it up in the kitchen I get out my Sinatra and James Taylor Christmas CDs I can watch the Lions lose instead of the Browns [...]
A fyne weekend
So yeah — got some work done on the thesis. It’s ready to submit for the final feedback, then I make some (hopefully) small changes and give it the heave-ho on Tuesday the 1st, and wait for my grade (oh, and the diploma). I can see the finish line. Had my sis’s birthday feast last [...]
Mollified.
Now that’s more like it. A temporary reprieve; a calm before the tornado hits. Relief. Orchestra rehearsal yesterday — even with the missing 2nd trumpet player, the bass player having to leave to help with preparations for his grandfather’s funeral, and the drummer turning around en route in order to take his daughter to the [...]