First Photos

Introducing John Tyler Bottorff






Emilee seems to be displaying a "get this thing off of me" vibe in this photo.

In non-nephew news, one of our good friends is moving to Washington State in July. I'm happy that she was able to find a residency but am sad to see her go. Jay and I will be staying in Connecticut for another year as he completes his Orthotics residency.

We've been repopulating our apartment with plants in the past few months. I brought three plants from Dallas and none of them have survived except for the one ivy that I left with Mom in Indiana. They didn't die merely from neglect but from a variety of causes, including the cave-like lighting of our Connecticut apartment. We've been treating the new plants to some artificial illumination in the evenings to help them out.

As far as knitting goes, well, it doesn't. I've been trying to work on my socks for my sockpal but I'm really disatisfied with my yarn choice and the quality of my knitting. I'm using size 1 needles which for non-knitters is similar to knitting with really long toothpicks. I think I'm going to start over with new yarn and slightly bigger needles.

We're having a "Parents' Day" this Friday in my classroom. So it's going to be a rather stressful Friday afternoon. I'm just hoping that it can be a tantrum-free experience. Cross your fingers for me.