Report of 28 May '06
Phew -
Relief is such a palpable, welcome thing. I just called Scott and he and the boys had at that moment returned home from the airport. Naren and Navin flew from the U.S. to India on their own for the first time w/o airline assistance and we are oh-so happy that all went well. Their route was Chicago-Philadelphia-Frankfurt-Chennai, on 2 different airlines, and they did it "all by ourselves," as Navin said.
Actually, as Scott's cousin Brad and I discussed, it was easier for him also to leave the U.S. and travel overseas. On his return, there were umpteen cumbersome procedures, apparently - all of which made him feel distinctly irritated.
So, now my attention can turn to blogging. Thanks to all who responded w/ comments about Internet adult sites. Apparently, these pop-ups are everywhere, even at seemingly innocuous medical sites. They appeared to prey on certain interested parties, and perhaps I wasn't being fair to Navin when I said he might have been unduly interested. He's a teenager, of course he'd be interested in something he hasn't seen before - especially something intended to seize his hormones.
We had dinner last week w/ the Drs. Healey, eminent geriatricians at St. Vincent, and their family. Diane Healey's mother and Val Bruemmer (another eminent geriatrician at St. V) and family were there as well, and a spectacular time was had by all. N and N had a blast playing w/ Sarah, Erin and Daniel Healey, and Wes and Jenny Bruemmer. It was a fun evening, w/ absolutely delicious food, and it was very interesting to see the family side of former staff physicians.
I've been seeing patients at Citizens' Health Center, and that's been fun. One of them came in for a routine check for blood pressure, and I saw from her chart that I saw her last year prior to her minister husband's sabbatical in Greece. He's also on the Board at Citizens. She's a lovely woman (inside and out), and since there were no patients after her, we sat and gabbed about several things in addition to her health, w/ lots of laughter thrown in. Her blood pressure is doing well, and I will see her again for her next visit. Pleasant patients are such a joy.
The boys and I saw movies rabidly - Ice Age 2, The Benchwarmers, and X-Men 3. We also went out to eat, including at the Mecca of teen appetites, White Castle (yewww). We celebrated a couple of family events last week, including Navin's 13th b'day, and the Tabers (our hosts) had a big party to combine it w/ a teenage friend's high school graduation. It was a fun event, w/ Mark Taber's sense of humor shining through and Colleen Taber's wonderful ability of putting everyone at ease also manifest; Andrea, the Tabers' other houseguest, chopped and diced and mingled merrily too. We were fortunate to see the last game of the Spurs-Mavs series at the home of our friends, the Ingers, who are from Russia and exude grace and hospitality every time they see us. Unfortunately, our beloved Spurs lost, but the Inger home was fun, and we left feeling that we just want the best team to win.
We got together w/ my in-laws at a cousin's son's graduation. I had not seen Andrew, the happy graduate, in many years, and he has turned into a neat kid. Nice to see nice teenagers. The party was the usual happy in-law affair, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. The boys shopped some more, and had full suitcases when they left. Colleen Taber was nice enough to drive all of us to Chicago, and Andrea, she and I spent a fun day there after we were sure the boys had boarded their plane and it had left.
Unw -
Renu
Relief is such a palpable, welcome thing. I just called Scott and he and the boys had at that moment returned home from the airport. Naren and Navin flew from the U.S. to India on their own for the first time w/o airline assistance and we are oh-so happy that all went well. Their route was Chicago-Philadelphia-Frankfurt-Chennai, on 2 different airlines, and they did it "all by ourselves," as Navin said.
Actually, as Scott's cousin Brad and I discussed, it was easier for him also to leave the U.S. and travel overseas. On his return, there were umpteen cumbersome procedures, apparently - all of which made him feel distinctly irritated.
So, now my attention can turn to blogging. Thanks to all who responded w/ comments about Internet adult sites. Apparently, these pop-ups are everywhere, even at seemingly innocuous medical sites. They appeared to prey on certain interested parties, and perhaps I wasn't being fair to Navin when I said he might have been unduly interested. He's a teenager, of course he'd be interested in something he hasn't seen before - especially something intended to seize his hormones.
We had dinner last week w/ the Drs. Healey, eminent geriatricians at St. Vincent, and their family. Diane Healey's mother and Val Bruemmer (another eminent geriatrician at St. V) and family were there as well, and a spectacular time was had by all. N and N had a blast playing w/ Sarah, Erin and Daniel Healey, and Wes and Jenny Bruemmer. It was a fun evening, w/ absolutely delicious food, and it was very interesting to see the family side of former staff physicians.
I've been seeing patients at Citizens' Health Center, and that's been fun. One of them came in for a routine check for blood pressure, and I saw from her chart that I saw her last year prior to her minister husband's sabbatical in Greece. He's also on the Board at Citizens. She's a lovely woman (inside and out), and since there were no patients after her, we sat and gabbed about several things in addition to her health, w/ lots of laughter thrown in. Her blood pressure is doing well, and I will see her again for her next visit. Pleasant patients are such a joy.
The boys and I saw movies rabidly - Ice Age 2, The Benchwarmers, and X-Men 3. We also went out to eat, including at the Mecca of teen appetites, White Castle (yewww). We celebrated a couple of family events last week, including Navin's 13th b'day, and the Tabers (our hosts) had a big party to combine it w/ a teenage friend's high school graduation. It was a fun event, w/ Mark Taber's sense of humor shining through and Colleen Taber's wonderful ability of putting everyone at ease also manifest; Andrea, the Tabers' other houseguest, chopped and diced and mingled merrily too. We were fortunate to see the last game of the Spurs-Mavs series at the home of our friends, the Ingers, who are from Russia and exude grace and hospitality every time they see us. Unfortunately, our beloved Spurs lost, but the Inger home was fun, and we left feeling that we just want the best team to win.
We got together w/ my in-laws at a cousin's son's graduation. I had not seen Andrew, the happy graduate, in many years, and he has turned into a neat kid. Nice to see nice teenagers. The party was the usual happy in-law affair, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. The boys shopped some more, and had full suitcases when they left. Colleen Taber was nice enough to drive all of us to Chicago, and Andrea, she and I spent a fun day there after we were sure the boys had boarded their plane and it had left.
Unw -
Renu
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