sudoku worksheets and favorite puzzles would be a nice addition maybe I can add these if someone else doesn't do it easily

not sure what the best way is to format a family calendar but this is great fun. I had fun skimmin over stuff and will look at more this weekend love you all, Patty

David has a swim meet Friday February 3 at Schenectady High 4:30 against Niskayuna

I thought I'd write again today, because the rest of the week will be busy for me.

I mentioned my Bio midterm is friday - well im not too worried about it b/c it is by far my most interesting and fun class. It has a real fancy name: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Pathogenesis, but it just means we're learning how bacteria cause disease in plants and animals (usually humans). It's a cozy class (just 10 students total) and though there are 3 professors depending on the day's lecture they all really know their stuff since they do research in the field and they're very funny. I find the topic interesting and Microbiology is currently my "specialization" within my major of biology.

A couple of comments. If you want to create a blog entry, you need to click on my blog or create content. As you are creating your blog entry, you will have the option to promote your entry to the front page. This is the default. If you click this option to the off position, the blog post will not appear on the front page. This choice appears in the middle of the top of the page as you create your entry. The same choice can be made when you create any other content -- such as uploading an image or posting to a forum.

So our third week at the DFC started off with a fun activity! We went out to a restaurant as a group tonight. Last Friday we met and went through a lecture on traditional restaurant foods and strategies for not overdoing it (removing the bread, etc.) We then chose a restaurant and looked through the menu, preselecting our dishes. It was fun because we got to plan in dessert and we don't really eat any dessert here.

We went out tonight and the food was great. I'm having a really good time with all of my new friends. Hopefully we'll be able to keep in touch after the program.

In other news...a true-blue celebrity showed up yesterday. Ask me in person because I feel awkward talking about it online (confidentiality.)

Hi everybody! I think the new setup of the website is fantastic - it's a great way for all of us to keep in touch. I hope to be using it to give you all updates on my life in Chicago and I encourage you to do the same (I want to live vicariously also).

I've already read all of Anne and Chuck's and Kara's blogs and I like being able to hear about you all from afar. The adventures ahead for Aunt Anne and Uncle Chuck sound exciting - have fun!

Right now I'm in the middle of midterms at the U. of C. since crazy midwesterners like to be on the trimester. It's officially the 5th week of the 2nd 10 week (plus a finals week) term of the year. It's a little misleading to be calling it midterm time because in courses such as Organic Chemistry where there are 2 exams during the quarter, as we call it, they are both called midterms, and I took the first this past Thursday and hope to hear about it soon. Thankfully, there is only one final. Similarly, for one of my courses I have 3 papers and just handed in the first earlier today.

Apple Pie Filling

Wash, peel and core at least 8 apples.  My favorite are Macintosh.   Slice into a large sauce pan and add a TBSP of butter, 3 TBSP flour, 1 tsp cinnamon and a cup or less of sugar or brown sugar or any blend, thereof.   I like to cook down the apples just a little because I like my apples more done.   Don't over do it or you will have apple sauce.  I still like it better than uncooked apples in an apple pie.  Do whatever is your preference.  Bake for 45 min. to an hour at 350 degrees.