Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Sol Invictus, or whatever you celebrate this season.

Flanagan had a great Christmas, he wishes you all a Happy New Year!

Science and Back Pain

Check out this article from Yahoo Live Science. It's about how women evolved different spines than men to accommodate pregnancy. Very interesting! Maybe this also has something to do with the classic pregnant waddle that comes about around the same time. Ugh, I hated waddling around, it made my knees hurt.

Interview and long weekend

On Friday I had an interview, it went well, although I am not going to take the job. There are a number of reasons, a few are: The drive (at least 30 min one way), The job (I would be on the phone alot and no geology work), and the biggest reason is that they would only want me to work part time for a few months then move to full time. I was thinking of maybe working part time for a year, then move to full time. So, I haven't officially declined the position, but expect to do so this week.

Things have been busy! Saturday we went to Cincinnati to visit Brandon, Danielle, big brother Ethan, and new baby Gwenyth. She is very cute and very tiny! B.J. stayed in Cincy for a guys night and got a ride back with Nick on Sunday. I drove home with Mia who cried for about an hour of the hour and a half drive back. I almost lost my mind.

Sunday we went to the Limited Brands holiday party, which was amazing! Too bad it was raining, since they had horse and carriage rides outside, live reindeer, and a live nativity scene. This was the most spectacular company holiday party I have ever heard of. The building was decorated in part like Santa's workshop and an enchanted castle. The cafeteria looked like Hogwarts! Which I thought was nice since it is a huge company with all kinds of different people, and not everybody celebrates Christmas. The food was amazing with shrimp, a sushi bar, various pastas, dips, and special kid food. There were also waiters walking around with food all throughout the building. Plus a ton of different desserts! Mia got to sit on Santa's lap, she wasn't thrilled, and there was a ton of activities for kids. Mia was not feeling that great so we didn't get to check out the spa area (you could get a massage!), but we did see B.J.'s cubicle. And the giant Elle Macpherson poster at the end of his cubicle row. Most of the giant Victoria's Secret posters were covered up since it was a family event. There was actually so much more, but it just seems like too much to write about!

This week is much less busy, but I have ton to do around the house. Mia is sick, so when she is awake I can't get anything done since she is whiny and wants to be held. Last night she had a fever of 103.5! I freaked out a bit, but the doctor said to just give her some motrin and fluids. She is feeling better today, but still not her usual fun self.

Ok, got to clean up the kitchen, until next time...

Snow!

I woke up this morning to find it has snowed! Here are a few pictures from this morning. They are not the greatest because I just took them from our deck doors and our front door. It's still snowing and we are to get around 4 inches today!

Awesome

Check out this article on CNN about a dinosaur mummy. Awesome! This is such a fantastic find, and the information from this mummy is amazing. I love dinosaurs!