Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Grandma Peggy Would Be Proud
From what I understand, Bob's Grandma Peggy was a HUGE sports fan, especially for Sox's. So, I think she would be approving of Ms. Anna's attire. This one's for you Grandma Peggy!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Smiley Face #2
We might have thought that Celie was a smiley face cutie pie when she was little, but Anna is definitely trying to compete with her sister. Here are some pictures of the little smiley face #2.
Play Doh Time
Celie & I got out the Play Doh to have a little creative time before nap time.
I made balls of dough and snakes and Celie would take them and smash them into the counter. She was very careful not to mix the colors. She accidentally put a pink piece on a green mass of dough. She shrieked in horror at her error and them immediately removed the pink piece and placed it on her pink abstract sculpture. I watched her preciseness of each placement of dough, very deliberate. That was until she decided that it was o.k. to mix the colors. We now have 3 masses of green, pink, and blue Play Doh.
This creative play kept her busy for 1 1/2 hours straight. So much so that she REALLY didn't want to take her nap. I had to carry her off and promise that she could play with it later - and she did for another 1/2 hour. Play Doh is amazing stuff.
Here is her sculpture of Totoro - king of the forest - a wind spirit in a Japanese cartoon that is now her favorite movie to watch.
I made balls of dough and snakes and Celie would take them and smash them into the counter. She was very careful not to mix the colors. She accidentally put a pink piece on a green mass of dough. She shrieked in horror at her error and them immediately removed the pink piece and placed it on her pink abstract sculpture. I watched her preciseness of each placement of dough, very deliberate. That was until she decided that it was o.k. to mix the colors. We now have 3 masses of green, pink, and blue Play Doh.
This creative play kept her busy for 1 1/2 hours straight. So much so that she REALLY didn't want to take her nap. I had to carry her off and promise that she could play with it later - and she did for another 1/2 hour. Play Doh is amazing stuff.
Here is her sculpture of Totoro - king of the forest - a wind spirit in a Japanese cartoon that is now her favorite movie to watch.
Easter Egg Dying
I thought it would be fun to dye easter eggs when my mom was visiting us prior to Easter. I had waxed the eggs using a traditional Lithuanian method that Mrs. O taught me. They were ready for dying.
I stripped Celie down to her diaper figuring this would be a messy process, and I was right.
She loved dropping - yes - dropping her egg in the dye. She couldn't get past the red dye. So, the 2 eggs that she dyed were red with shattered shells. VERY RED eggs and a very red Celie.
Bob promptly took her off to get a bath. I must admit, I was scared that the dye wouldn't come off her, but it did. Next year, we will have to try gentle egg dying. :)
Here is Celie showing off her red hands and easter egg dying method.
Below, myself, my mom, Anna, & Cecilia - 3 generations of Easter Egg Dyers.
I stripped Celie down to her diaper figuring this would be a messy process, and I was right.
She loved dropping - yes - dropping her egg in the dye. She couldn't get past the red dye. So, the 2 eggs that she dyed were red with shattered shells. VERY RED eggs and a very red Celie.
Bob promptly took her off to get a bath. I must admit, I was scared that the dye wouldn't come off her, but it did. Next year, we will have to try gentle egg dying. :)
Here is Celie showing off her red hands and easter egg dying method.Below, myself, my mom, Anna, & Cecilia - 3 generations of Easter Egg Dyers.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
2:46 pm Today
That is when we finally made our decision of what we are going to do.
Reference information.
Bob interviewed with the Immunology Department at the UofM. His interview went well and he was told that he was on the short list of candidates. He found out that he didn't get the job, another candidate did.
Bob had a great time interviewing in Colorado. They really liked him. They did end up giving him an offer. It was competitive to Pfizer's offer. So, that is what we have been mulling over as of late. Do we go to Colorado or Connecticut? Each location has their positive and negative points. Last night we charted out the pros and cons and made a visual chart. After some further investigation, we made up our mind.
We are moving to Connecticut. We are not sure of exactly WHEN we will be headed out east, but we are hoping it will be in September sometime. The house we are putting a contract on is a new build, so it won't be ready until September and we really do not want to have to move twice or even have to live in an apartment until it is ready. But we will work that out when the time comes. Bob is working on a couple of high profile projects that they actually want to finish up in Ann Arbor, so it is a good possibility that we won't have to move until then. Watch, me saying that, and something freaky will happen like some one will want to buy our house and be in it by June. Who am I kidding? But it would be just our luck.
Our goal, however, is stay here for as long as possible. We will keep updating this site as soon as we get more information, pictures, etc.
The Pfizer campus is located in Groton, CT, but we will be living in a town called East Lyme. It is about 15 minutes from Bob's work. They have a great Library and a very active Parks & Recreation department - they offer fencing classes - how cool is that?
This has been one of the hardest decisions we have had to make and it has definitely been an agonizing 2 months (it feels much longer than that). We are extremely grateful for all of our supportive friends and family. And now everyone will have an excuse to come visit us out east. We will have plenty of room, so come on out, we would love to have you. :)
Reference information.
Bob interviewed with the Immunology Department at the UofM. His interview went well and he was told that he was on the short list of candidates. He found out that he didn't get the job, another candidate did.
Bob had a great time interviewing in Colorado. They really liked him. They did end up giving him an offer. It was competitive to Pfizer's offer. So, that is what we have been mulling over as of late. Do we go to Colorado or Connecticut? Each location has their positive and negative points. Last night we charted out the pros and cons and made a visual chart. After some further investigation, we made up our mind.
We are moving to Connecticut. We are not sure of exactly WHEN we will be headed out east, but we are hoping it will be in September sometime. The house we are putting a contract on is a new build, so it won't be ready until September and we really do not want to have to move twice or even have to live in an apartment until it is ready. But we will work that out when the time comes. Bob is working on a couple of high profile projects that they actually want to finish up in Ann Arbor, so it is a good possibility that we won't have to move until then. Watch, me saying that, and something freaky will happen like some one will want to buy our house and be in it by June. Who am I kidding? But it would be just our luck.
Our goal, however, is stay here for as long as possible. We will keep updating this site as soon as we get more information, pictures, etc.
The Pfizer campus is located in Groton, CT, but we will be living in a town called East Lyme. It is about 15 minutes from Bob's work. They have a great Library and a very active Parks & Recreation department - they offer fencing classes - how cool is that?
This has been one of the hardest decisions we have had to make and it has definitely been an agonizing 2 months (it feels much longer than that). We are extremely grateful for all of our supportive friends and family. And now everyone will have an excuse to come visit us out east. We will have plenty of room, so come on out, we would love to have you. :)
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