Left-over news

Just a little update on how things are going here in Augusta:

Dustin: he's studying very hard for his "Step 2" exam, which is coming up on Friday. It's an all-day exam, and is the second in a series of three exams he'll have to take to become a licensed doctor. I've never had to take an exam that was longer than 4 hours and my exams were always on specific subjects. These exams are ridiculously long, and the questions cover every single thing they've ever been taught. Yet another reason why I am not the one who's becoming a doctor!

Bonnie: my little girl is 2.5 years old now and has really slowed down over the past few months. She used to badger me constantly to play with her, and wasn't shy about nipping me when I wouldn't get off the couch (she'd just nip my clothes, not my skin; she knew what she was doing). Now, I get about 30 minutes of excitement when I get home, then she flops back into a comfy position and dozes off. When we adopted her, I read that Golden Retrievers take longer than other breeds to leave the childhood puppy stage: most puppies calm down after a year, but Goldens take 2 years. She definitely lived up to that part of her breeding.

V: my big news is that my hair is growing again! After I lost my hair, I did not look at myself in the mirror without my scarf or wig on. That's almost 6 months of purposely avoiding my reflection. But last weekend, I was brave and looked in the mirror. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I didn't look so bad after all. My head is now a light shade of brown, rather than stark white. But the best news is that I am getting my eyebrows back. No more drawing them on like a scary old lady! And I don't look quite so much like a bowling ball!