Culture clash

Overheard at church between a woman raised on a farm and a city girl:

Pam: While we were driving, we hit a deer.
Steph: You hit a deer?!?!
Pam: Yeah, but Troy wanted to get our money's worth so he put it in the car so we could butcher it.
Steph: He put it in the car?!?!
Pam: Don't worry, it couldn't have been much bigger than Bambi.

Dan's been on a publishing streak (hopefully it'll be about four papers in two months, if I count correctly). He's finishing projects which have been in the works for months and it is great! We've got a steakhouse lined up to go to when the fourth gets submitted for publication. Dan's advisor is a perfectionist and exceptionally successful so Dan's been working diligently to get this last paper up to his advisor's nearly unreachable standards. I think he's almost there... When Dan gets excited about papers, he wakes up early (between 3 and 5 am), goes into work, and works until dinner. He sometimes does this two or three days per week. This work schedule has greatly increased his productivity, as you can imagine. I appreciate Dan being home in the evenings so this works well for our family.

Anna is a mover now. I don't bother to put her on blankets anymore because she moves off of them so quickly. She can move 8' in a few minutes by a combination of rolling and scooting. Dan thinks she'll just stand up and walk one day because of the wild gymnastics she does all the time. I'm busily baby-proofing the house. John never needed much baby proofing - he holds things but doesn't put them in his mouth. Anna loves it when John sits on her. (Hey, it is attention from HIM!)

I hope to post some pictures of the kiddos and my recent cakes this afternoon when I post some shoes for sale on E-Bay. Hey, I wear a weird shoe size; I think there must be someone out there who wants some barely worn women's size 12 black pumps.