5-22-08

 

Today I burned 25 copies of a movie I'd made about my trip with my students to Port Isobel, an island in the Chesapeake Bay. Dan helped me burn them- it took all day. I delivered them to the school and hope the students enjoy the memories. That was a fantastic trip. See October 29-November 1st 2007 for some photos.

5-18-08 The Party

We had a big party with Jes's roomate and her family. The house was so full of food and people! Here are some good photos from the event.

5-18-08

It was cold and rainy, but at least we got to see Jes walking down the lawn from our seats. It took an hour for all the students to process in. It was like a parade with colored banners and balloons and all the different robes. Afterwards we went to her departmental ceremony where she received her diploma.

After the graduation we had a big party with Jes's roommate and her family. The house was so full of food and people! Here are some good photos from the event.

5-17-08

We were invited to a Legacy Breakfast at Alumni Hall because Jes is considered a legacy student. My mom graduated from the university in 1957, Dan in 1998, and me in 1992-- all with master's degrees. Here are Mom and Dan and Jes. Cav Man was out front and we had fun posing with him too.

5-15-08 Tubing the Rivanna Day

Oh yeah, on the 15th Jes and her friends went tubing/rafting down the river. The were gone a long time and we got very worried. Dan went out looking for them. They showed up wet and muddy, smelling like goose poo right before I too started looking. Jes is a certified river guide, so we were really being over protective.

5-16-08

Aza's friend visited this weekend and brought some gifts for Dan's travels. One gift was glowsticks. Here's one we were playing with. Squirt decided to dissect one and took out the inner glass core.

5-15-08

An entire corner of our bedroom is taken up with Dan's traveling supplies. It's a constant reminder of what is to come.



Oh yeah, on the 15th Jes and her friends went tubing/rafting down the river. The were gone a long time and we got very worried. Dan went out looking for them. They showed up wet and muddy, smelling like goose poo right before I too started looking. Jes is a certified river guide, so we were really being over protective.

5-12-08

Cute poster and penguin dwelling. The pilot study is going well except I'm getting a bad cold and the stress of the upcoming week is getting to me. My proposal defense is Friday and I'm not ready.

5-11-08 Mother's Day

An assortment of photos from today. Jes and Squirt decided to frolick in the rain, although Squirt said, "I'll go out in the rain with you, but I'm not going to frolick." Little sister at the piano, Aza and T cooking in the kitchen, Frisbee snuggled in my bed. Family gathered for Sunday Mother's Day Brunch.

5-10-08

Jes and her friend went to a wedding reception and I took a picture like it was prom or something. They thought it was silly. Dad and J and S are here this weekend, as is Aza's new friend, T.

5-9-08 Opening Night

Jes had her opening tonight at a gallery in town. She had 10 photos from her study of the inner lives of 7th grade girls.

First photo is an ice penguin dwelling designed by one of the 8th grade student teams.

5-7-08

I can't remember why I took this picture today. Must have been driving by the Rotunda.

5-6-08

Which soda can will stay cool longest? This is the first demo we did in the pilot study which is a mirror of my dissertation study. The kids all guessed Aluminum Foil. They were wrong.

5-3-08

Squirt mowing the lawn. I'm going to put this picture in his follow-up scoliosis video.

4-26-08

The wedding reception was out an an old estate in the country. Very pretty. Dan wore a Barong, the traditional formal wear of the Phillipines (the bride is Filipino). It looked silly at first, but there were so many men wearing them, I got used to it quickly.

4-25-08

Tonight Dan and I went to our friends' rehersal dinner and got these Leis because it was a Luau-themed picnic. Frisbee inherited them after the evening was over.

4-22-08

I've been driving back and forth, back and forth, to the middle school where I'm doing my pilot study. It's a beautiful drive so I took a picture of it today.

4-19-08

Squirt is learning how to drive. Today he drove over to the city high school which has a grafitti wall.

4-18-08

This morning Dan and I were having breakfast outside on the back deck when we saw two hot air balloons fly over our house. Here's one. We flew in one many years ago, for Dan's 30th birthday.

4-14-08

The Save the Penguins kit all put together in the box.

4-13-08

Guess who got some Crocs too?

4-10-08

The contents of the Save the Penguins kit.

4-8-08

The Lawn at the University of Virginia, as photographed through the window of the Rotunda. I was showing my old roommate around with her husband and kids.

4-5-08

Igor turns 30! Here's Anne with his cake. We went to his party.

4-3-08

Today I went to meet with the teacher I'll be working with in the fall. We'll call her Miss Smith. Anyway, Miss Smith did a design project the opposite of my dissertation project- she had kids build something around a soda can to keep a hot liquid hot. Look how many kids have the misconception that aluminum foil is a good insulator!

4-2-08

This Jeffersonia diphylla, also called twin-leaf, was a gift from a student many years ago. Each spring it blooms more and gets bigger. Here it is blooming. When we move, it's going with us.

4-1-08

Still at the conference, here I am with my buddy Igor and my advisor.

3-30-08

I presented a paper at NARST and so did my cousin from California. Here we are together after our presentations.

3-20-08

First day of spring. My pretty tree out front is blooming. I love that tree. Dan wants to cut it down, but the nice landscape guy said we should just prune it back some. I had a good day. The IRB approved of my research and called it "exempt" which helps. Plus, my bracelet is going to get fixed for free. It was a good first day of spring. AND my Jeffersonia Dyphalia is blooming again.

3-17-08

Yeah! A clean, freshly painted and organized kitchen pantry! At least something is under my control. It rained on my shelves outside, but I rescued them. I got mad at Squirt tonight because I had to go pick him up in the dark in the rain. I don't see well at night in the rain.

3-16-08

OK, so my dissertation is really getting to me again. This time I tackled the kitchen pantry. It's disgusting. I took out all the food and cleaned the shelves. Then I sent Dan to the store to get paint.