The last few days really were nutty. Kevin and I left campus together on Friday around 2:30 — he would normally leave earlier, take the train, and bike back from the train stop, but he was feeling really light-headed, so rode with me instead. I was worried, because he was supposed to leave a few […]
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So, Kevin, Kavi and I abandoned Anand this morning, getting up at 6 a.m. (oof) and setting off to Urbana-Champaign to tour UIUC. The admitted student tour was very thorough (over two hours for a detailed presentation and lots of walking). I’m pretty tired after about 5 hours of driving today (did I mention I
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[elder cooking / college tour] So, Kavi and I are spending spring break at my parents’ house. My mother, you may remember, has advanced dementia and is in a memory care facility; we’ll be visiting her tomorrow, but she’s unlikely to recognize us. She knows a friendly face, though, and we’re very lucky that she
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Kavi shadowing her grandfather in his office.
Shadowing her grandfather Read More »
Kavi has started hearing from her colleges, and she’ll have some choices, yay!, but now we have to think about which schools are going to get their funding slashed (all the R1 schools that do so much research?). I hate that this has to be part of the decision-making process. Bad enough that we just
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Kavi got to dissect a kidney.
Kavi got to dissect a kidney. Read More »
We found a prom dress. I am very tired after all that driving, but if she’s happy, I’m happy.
We found a prom dress Read More »
Kavi is inheriting the Whyte family silver, which is ridiculously lovely and I don’t know how to use almost any of it. We will have to have a super formal dinner at some point, just so we have an excuse to research and learn what all the different forks and spoons are for…
All the different forks and spoons Read More »
Kavi is feeling enough better that she will consume a real meal when Daddy cooks it and brings it to her bed tray. Tomorrow, we make her actually get out of bed and move to the couch.
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Ordered 2024 holiday cards. Will go out in 2025 (hopefully), but who knows — maybe next year, I’ll actually get them done in early December…
Ordered 2024 holiday cards Read More »
