21 NovCutting for Stone

I finally finished this book.

Cutting for Stone (Vintage)

“It starts with the birth of twin boys to a nursing nun, Sister Mary Praise Joseph, in a small hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; an event which no one had expected: “The everyday miracle of conception had taken place in the one place it should not have: in Sister Mary Praise Joseph’s womb.” The delivery rapidly becomes a debacle when it’s clear that Mary Praise Joseph can’t deliver her baby normally; the last minute arrival home at “Missing” (the Mission Hospital) by Indian obstetrician Hema saves the children, but their mother dies and their presumed father father, surgeon Thomas Stone, disappears into the night.” Amazon book review

I couldn’t really get into it until about the last 30%. But, overall it was an interesting look into life in Africa and I find the medical stuff very interesting..

03 OctAlot of Work

I was busy in September knitting up a little toy:

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It’s an Alot based on the pretty funny Hyperbole and a Half’s “The Alot is Better Than You at Everything”. I think it turned out pretty cute. I call it “Alot of Pink Saphire” and she was part of a Gringotts Wizarding Bank Heist on Ravelry

The best part is I learned a lot of new techniques whilst knitting this Alot. It used provisional cast on, short rows, and magic loop. Sweet! Now I have some new skills.

05 Sepbook review – the Millinium Series

I’ve been busy reading this summer! I recently read Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

It was pretty hard to get into, but once I was in, I was hooked. As a lawyer, I found the trial pretty unbelievable. I can’t wait to find a Swedish lawyer to talk with and ask if that is really how they run their litigation.

Over all, I recommend the series to anyone who like mysteries.

28 AugHappy Birthday Mystery!

our sweet girl turns 4 today!

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21 AugUW adventure

Every parent’s dream is that their children have the opportunities they did not, right? Well then mine is coming true! The last two days, Pat and I have been at University of Washington with our oldest for orientation. It looks like it will be a ton of fun! Living in the dorms, hanging out with other students, maybe study abroad for a quarter or so…. I wish I could have done all that.

The bad news is that I got really sick. I was sick all day yesterday during the parent sessions and it got worse as the day went on. I really don’t have time to be sick.