Yes, Jen, glad your mom's back home, and things were non-traumatic, all things considered.

Wow. Well, as expected, my cancer pharmacology workshop was the best-reviewed it's ever been, averaging a 4.91 out of 5. I got 100% 5s on "Knowledge of subject" and "Willingness to respond to questions." Here are some highlights from the evaluations:

Sunil is a born teacher. I hope he continues to teach this course and perhaps develops others. He is an excellent lecture and understand show to use metaphors, graphics, and even class participation to enhance comprehension.

Sunil is a great workshop leader—very knowledgeable & very funny & engaging. I think he is Dimitri Martin’s “evil twin” & I mean that in the best of ways.

Please do more workshops. Very engaging

Fabulous! I loved it! So much work went into this—thank you so much for your hard work & humor.

This is the best AMWA workshop I’ve taken! I learned a lot. Sunil is an engaging and enthusiastic workshop leader. He made complicated topics easier to understand.

Best workshop EVER! Entertaining and informative

The instructor hit that perfect balance of being both entertaining and relevant. He was organized, and he could explain complex concepts in a way I could understand.

Sunil is a gifted teacher—I hope he’ll keep doing it. Outstanding workshop

Bifocals and progressive are cheaper than separate pairs

Normally yeah, but I have good enough coverage that I could get glasses this year and a new pair of lenses next year, so I could turn an old pair of glasses into my reading glasses. That would save about $100 on the fancy pants progressive lenses. Which is probably what I am going to do, if only because I haven't heard strong enough praise for the progressives to justify the added cost. But it's hard to decide.

Thanks everybody for such helpful input!

Also, I was never baptized, so I am not sure how I have a godmother.

I'm certain that Princess Tickybox wasn't baptized, and my religious beliefs can be labeled "Other", but I am her godmother. I'm also her fairy gothmother, but in my head, that is different than godmothering.

I am glad your mother is home and in good spirits, jenP!

I have a weird mother story- apparently my mother goes through the holiday wrapping trash, takes off the tags, and shreds them because she "doesn't want anything with her handwriting on it" in the garbage. I am talking tags that say "To: Sophia From:Mother."

Congrats, P-C -- those are excellent remarks.

Way to go, P.-C.! Excellent feedback.

I have a weird mother story- apparently my mother goes through the holiday wrapping trash, takes off the tags, and shreds them because she "doesn't want anything with her handwriting on it" in the garbage. I am talking tags that say "To: Sophia From:Mother."

Hahaha! Oh, mothers.

I'm glad yours is home, too, Jen!

Sophia,

I think you and I might be cousins because our mothers are clearly related. both my parents love shredding - and shred things that surprise me.

I'm in the "life is too short" category.

Thanks, y'all!

I'm about to make cheddar/sausage pastry balls with the leftover sausage from the lasagna that my sister is making, because it was bothersome to her that there would be leftover sausage. Voila, problem solved!

We just played on their new... thing that reads your body as you dance along to the video on the screen. First one I only got two stars, but then I got three, woo! The goal is four, of course. Fun!! My niece and I kept bashing our flailing arms into each other. It was funny.