the new year is a month old...

Updating this blog hasn't crossed my mind in ages. There has been more going on than I can begin to recount here: I became a full-time instructor for Kaplan in January, I defended my dissertation proposal in December and am waiting for IRB approval to launch my web survey, I've turned over a new leaf with regard to my diabetes and have been checking my BG like it's my job, and I'm getting ready to go back on an insulin pump for the first time in nearly 25 years.

It has been colder this winter than I remember Alabama ever being, and there's snow on the ground as I type. We're still loving the house,and last month Charles and Dalila moved back to Alabama. We have only seen them once, but it's nice to know they are near once again.

We've endured one great tragedy since my last post. Our dear old dog died in October, a few months shy of her 14th birthday. She went down very quickly, but the hole in our hearts still feels like it may never fully heal.

More soon, I hope....

--Jennifer
Oooh, look, shiny things!