Finally finished

I finally finished the report for my neuropsych case. I still have to fill out a bunch of stuff for their Social Security petition, but at least my report is done. Thank god. Now I just have to finish my IRB stuff and get it ready to submit this week before I leave, and I'll be a happy girl. Oh yeah, and of course I have to pack and buy birthday presents for Nanny Rebecca and Jessica before I leave. It would be nice if I left my husband with some food for the week, but that probably won't happen. Plus, he likes to get his fill of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, seafood, and things that smell funny that I don't eat while I am away. Not to mention that maybe it makes him miss me more while I'm gone. Yes, there's a method to my chaos.

Yesterday evening, we had Ramy's cousin Jasmine, her husband Mark, and their daughters Kirsten and Hannah over for dinner. Ramy grilled steaks and corn, and I made macaroni and cheese, twice baked potatoes, and orange brownies (recipe below) and homemade ice cream. They really enjoyed the food, and we enjoyed having them over. Hannah and Rebecca were born the same day, so it is always fun to see them together. Hannah is significantly heavier and about an inch taller than Rebecca, and she was a little afraid of the dogs. I kind of wish Rebecca had a tiny bit of that fear, because she thinks all dogs are her friends and will run to them, even if they are big, strange dogs. Here are some pics of the girls together:



I think Rebecca is on the verge of a verbal explosion. She said "bird" the other morning when we were leaving Panera Bread. And as soon as she sees a picture of a lion, she now roars (does that count as a word? I guess not, but it is definitely verbal communication). I've noticed when she asks what things are and I tell her, I can see her mouth starting to form the first syllable. Tonight while I was on the phone with my mom, Rebecca picked up her photo album and pointed to a picture of my mom and was saying something that I thought was Grammy. Then later my mom called back and when the phone rang, Rebecca said "Gem-ma?" So I think that will be her next clear word. Lord have mercy on us, there's no telling what may start coming out of her mouth.

Oh yeah, I got an A in my neuropsych assessment class that I took in the spring. Yay! What a waste that class was though. This summer, I'm taking a Religion class - Old Testament Thought or something like that. Whatever, it's at a not-terrible time and it only lasts 5 weeks and it fulfills my religion requirement.