Rainy Monday

It's been a rainy Monday here in Southern California. I love days like this, but I don't like to drive in them here. It rains so rarely that the roads and freeways are slick, and people generally don't know how to drive in the rain, which is a little scary. I find the newscasts of the rain completely hilarious, because they make it seem as though a quarter inch of rain is a monsoon. I was supposed to go to a meeting in the department this morning, but I bailed out because of the rain, and because my friend Julie decided not to go. Then Julie and I were still planning on meeting up with the girls but she got stuck because of the weather. So Rebecca and I have enjoyed a lazy day at home.

I heard from a couple more sites today and got offers for interviews at both. I am feeling pretty good about the number of interviews I have. Statistically, if you get 7 interviews, your chance of matching is like 85%, and it doesn't really go up with more interviews. Since I've surpassed that number of interviews with just accredited sites, I feel like I've got a pretty good shot. Plus I have non-accredited sites that I have yet to hear from (they are less competitive).

Rebecca has really been acquiring a lot of new words lately. She's added ice, moon, car, Jesus, water, booo-boo, yes, dance, plus her spate of "oh my," "oh gosh," and "oh wow." She calls Ramy "daddy" now instead of Da-da. Sometimes it comes out more like "dah-ee." If she is looking for him, she yells out loudly, "Dah-ee, oh Dah-ee!" It's hilarious! They enjoy laying on the couch together watching sports and various Christmas movies. Ramy is an enthusiastic viewer of sports on television, and his watching of them is regularly punctuated by grunts and shouts. Rebecca has learned to cheer similarly.

I've been trying to start getting things ready to take to Tennessee. Rebecca has to have a full suitcase for all of her clothes and shoes. Plus, I have a suitcase. Then we need another suitcase for presents. And then Ramy will bring his own suitcase (though he'd really like it if I would agree to take his suitcase so that he didn't have to bring anything at all).