Seriously, folks. Doesn't this card front make you smile and think of that 1958 song?
The drawing has a definite similarity to my scribble flowers that I draw from time to time. No, you haven't seen one of those yet? I promise to remedy that in the near future.
Meanwhile, here's the latest to my youngest brother.
"Dear Tony,
What wonderful news about all the birthday wishes you received! Woohoo!!"
[Aside: I had created an "Event" on fb for his birthday and invited family and friends to send him birthday cards or Halloween cards. I also included a link for them to send him money.]
"I have some wonderful news, too! Michael and Melanie's two little girls were born last Wednesday! Yep, on October 29th, our family got its first set of twins ever. Mama and Frank would have loved that. Alyssa came first, at 5 lbs 11 ounces (pretty big for a twin!), and Leila arrived 3 minutes later, at 5:11 Am, weighing 5 lbs 1 ounce. Both babies and mom went home on Saturday. I'll try to get a photo for you in a few weeks, maybe around Thanksgiving. Right now, they're saying Leila looks more like Michael and Alyssa like Melanie, but... they just look like babies to me!
[Aside: Seriously. It's actually not that easy for babies to imprint on me. Of the two, I think Leila may be the one who does it. Even with her eyes closed, I was rocking her -in the crib, mind you! - at the hospital.]
I had meant to share that bit of news with you last week, while I was enjoying some of the Savannah Film Festival. However, somewhere along the way, the card I brought fell out of my bag. I had to keep pulling my sweater out and putting it back in - those theatres were so cold! But the films were all very good, at least the ones I was able to see."
[Aside: A little white lie there. The card did fall out at one point, but I was able to retrieve it. Then, I thought it might be interesting to pretend a kind-hearted stranger found the blank note in the addressed & stamped envelope, a stranger who decided to go ahead and mail it anyway, after writing a brief note in the card. I think Tony will get a kick out of it!]
"Tonight, I give my students their fourth test. Only one more and the final exam! But, as you know, it isn't lecture that bogs me down as much as Lab does. With lecture this term, I've not even been using notes to organize my thoughts - I've taught this for that long!"
[Aside: This term has marked my 20th year of teaching survey chemistry for the future nurses and radiology techs and nuclear medicine specialists of the world!]
"But grading all of those lab papers - ugh. Only two more labs, this week and next, and that will be over!
Well, until January. :-)
I'll catch you later!
with my love!"
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