Travel to Wisconsin
I went to visit two of our customers, Sentry Insurance and Jeweler’s Mutual Insurance, in Wisconsin November 6-8. I went to Steven’s Point and Appleton, respectively. I traveled with my colleagues Arjun and Ken, who were excellent travel companions, and good colleagues to have a long due to their knowledge of the insurance industry and these particular customers. It was a tiring trip, with short connections in Chicago both ways, but a nice time. And decent weather!
Haley at the House of Air
On November 4th, Haley went to the House of Air, a trampoline place, with the other 7th graders from the Temple. She had a blast!
Halloween!!
The girls finished their costumes over the weekend, so they were ready to go. Haley was a “Weeping Angel” from Dr. Who, and Katelyn was the March Hare. I dressed as a Silly Sorceress. Val didn’t dress up this year. Check out our costumes.
On Halloween morning they were up by 6:30 to get ready. After makeup and nail angst I got Haley to school on time, and came back for Katelyn. She had to fill a whole gallon thermos with boiling water and package up some tea bags and cups (after a stop at the store), to take to school for a tea party, then off we went.
I went to work, one of about 25 people on my floor to dress up. I’d been coordinating events at work, decorating a bit (my colleague Glenda did a lot of it) and organizing a potluck and costume contest. I was the emcee, and it was great fun. You can see pictures from the party here.
I left work early and picked up both kids, then tried to get some work done. At 5 I took Haley over to her friend Ari’s house in Burlingame. Haley’s parents took the two of them plus Ari’s little sister out in their neighborhood, and they had a great time. Meanwhile, I dropped Katelyn off to meet her friends near downtown Millbrae, and they went off on their own, after which I went back to pick up Haley. An hour or so later I took Val to the airport for a business trip to Arizona, and then picked up Katelyn. Basically I just shuttled everyone around all evening, and we all had fun.
Oh, and we’d carved pumpkins on Sunday, which you can see here. My friend Sabine helped, and Katelyn wasn’t able to do a pumpkin because she was busy doing homework. Sad!
Legacy Study Kicks Off
Haley and I are participating in a 5-year cancer study, called the Legacy Girls Study. We had our first interview on 10/30, where they asked lots of questions, took body measurements, a blood test, and a urine test from her, and saliva from me for a DNA test. We will be doing this every 6 months for 5 years. It’s cool to be part of this important work.
Lunch with Freda
I had a nice lunch with Francesca on 10/29, stealing a quick meal at a new Chinese place in San Mateo. Nice to keep this connection going on a regular basis!
Sabine Visits
Sabine, my dear friend from junior high and high school, who now lives in England, was visiting California, and stopped in for a visit for the day and overnight. She carved pumpkins with us; this one is hers:
(see the others here)
She got to see family angst and was very supportive. Then she and Val and I went to a nice sushi dinner, and we talked as late as we could and still have her be coherent for her 7am, flight to Washington State.
Sabine is another one of those friends that I just “click” with, who I can see only occasionally and then just pick up where we left off. What a treasure.
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