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Wah and kidbits
First the WAH! It looks like my brother and family (with my mom) won't be able to make it for Christmas. Three major reasons: Omicron, my niece developed a health problem that is probably nothing but is delaying her vaccination, and the ridiculous price of tickets. I found tix for them a while back, expensive, but doable, but All The Travel Experts said that prices would come down before the holidays. I didn't think so, but what do I know? My siblings are much more into travel websites than I am, and I was just looking around me at the pent up demand and remembering my total inability to find campsites at all this past summer. Anyhow, prices doubled. Right now, they're at $755 per person for the cheapest (like all day travel) flights. Southwest wants, LOL, $1200 (ETA: correction. That was ONE way.). WTF, airlines? Between price collusion and not adding flights, you're pissing me off. But anyhow. I don't know if my sister will actually come then... she was supposed to, meeting my niece and her bf here. But my niece and her bf are going to be in NM before they come here on their way home to Alaska, and my BIL was already going to be in Austin, so I'm willing to bet my sister just bites the bullet and buys one ticket to Louisiana. We shall see.
Kidbits. In order of age, LOL.
1. Anne-Chloe finally got the nerve to talk to her orthopedic surgeon about shadowing him. She left the appointment with an enthusiastic YES! and he emailed her quickly to put her on contact with his admin person to help her jump through all the hoops. Dude is a prof at UW and the head of some ortho department and fellowship there so this should be interesting. Anne-Chloe thinks it's "sheer luck". She truly doesn't understand how well she presents to the world, what an engaging and intelligent person she is. I mean, if she can get as far as the med school interviews, I have no doubt she'd get it. Her test scores (ADHD and just not a great tester) truly do not reflect her abilities, something that people have been telling us about her since she was little. ADHD meds help, though. Anyhow. I'm excited for her.
2. Perry got into a biology of cancer class. I'm so jealous. Aside from that he's taking three high level chem classes, one with lab. His French minor should be complete as of this quarter. Poor kiddo, that last French class was a beast. It's a French literature class, and I expected they'd do the easy stuff, from the 19th century. But no. Pretty much medieval literature in the original old French, LOL. It's hard for me to read! I think the most recent author was Montaigne, and he was 16th century.
3. Linnea had her symphonic band concert last night! They sounded so good, and it was so much fun to see the similarities and differences with HS band. I'm so happy she decided to actually take band! WWU Symphonic Band Dec 1 2021!. Here's a short clip that I took, you can just see her! From The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed.
Kidbits. In order of age, LOL.
1. Anne-Chloe finally got the nerve to talk to her orthopedic surgeon about shadowing him. She left the appointment with an enthusiastic YES! and he emailed her quickly to put her on contact with his admin person to help her jump through all the hoops. Dude is a prof at UW and the head of some ortho department and fellowship there so this should be interesting. Anne-Chloe thinks it's "sheer luck". She truly doesn't understand how well she presents to the world, what an engaging and intelligent person she is. I mean, if she can get as far as the med school interviews, I have no doubt she'd get it. Her test scores (ADHD and just not a great tester) truly do not reflect her abilities, something that people have been telling us about her since she was little. ADHD meds help, though. Anyhow. I'm excited for her.
2. Perry got into a biology of cancer class. I'm so jealous. Aside from that he's taking three high level chem classes, one with lab. His French minor should be complete as of this quarter. Poor kiddo, that last French class was a beast. It's a French literature class, and I expected they'd do the easy stuff, from the 19th century. But no. Pretty much medieval literature in the original old French, LOL. It's hard for me to read! I think the most recent author was Montaigne, and he was 16th century.
3. Linnea had her symphonic band concert last night! They sounded so good, and it was so much fun to see the similarities and differences with HS band. I'm so happy she decided to actually take band! WWU Symphonic Band Dec 1 2021!. Here's a short clip that I took, you can just see her! From The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed.