September 5th, 2017

A Wonderful Weekend

This is the beachy me and the reasons I was Oma this weekend. I had the best laid plans.  Three engineers, a cell biologist and a chemist all available to help me with my homework–but grandkids, sun and sand got in the way. But it will work out.  All I need is another plan. You know I always wanted Monica

August 31st, 2017

Rainy Days

I am certainly not comparing my day to any of the rainy days in Texas.  I can’t imagine what they are going through and my prayers go out to all our leaders, first responders and all the average everyday people who are doing what they can from donating water to using their own vehicles to rescue people. I chased the

August 27th, 2017

To the Rescue!

As I was about to pull my hair out, I decided to call my best friend in the program about methods. As always, she helps me come up with a plan. I’m the now 58 year old second year grad student (sorta second year, since I’m going part time) and she’s the 20 year old over achieving undergrad doing a