Hello all!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season and joyous New Year! I, for one, am a bit glad to have it all behind us and resume life as normal. It was draining having two Christmas' this year... We spent a couple days with my family and then it was off to Sequim to spend time with Mike's family. Lots of driving but it was nice to catch up with everyone! Joy and Dennis were nice enough to visit Capone while we were gone and she loved every minute of it! Last night, Capone had quite an enjoyable time playing with toys so Mike (like Joy used to do) has decided she won't sleep today until we go to bed...One thing we did discover while at his sister's is that Mike has an uncanny ability to connect with her dog, Rhino (below). Spending time with Rhino makes me yearn for the day my Great Dane and I will be united : )


As for other goings on...Mike interviews at Ohio State next month and UW next week. The med school process has been very stressful for us, the waiting, the interviews, the costs, the discussions, the what-ifs...I thought it would get easier after the studying and application essays but if anything, the waiting, which I am not good at, is stressful. Given my profession, I should be able to use lots of "feeling" words about this but I'm at a loss.

Mike and I have began "Brain Training" lately (with the help of the DS game). When I first started, my mental age was 80. It should just have said "You might be in a coma, dumb ass." Since my ego took such a hit, I have been "training" diligently and have increased my age to a respectable mental age of 27. Mike has an advantage with his math skills (especially with the Serial Subtraction, ie 105, subtract by 9 until you reach 6) but I'm quickly on his heels...

Here's a picture of Capone since I can't let Rhino take the cake....

Janett