Rock On, Dr. Hrynkiw!
31 Friday Jan 2014
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Blizzard, Fredericksburg, New England, Richmond, Richmond Public Schools, Snow, Snow Days, VADOT, Weather
Tuesday night we got actual snow, not the dusting of last Thursday. It was about three inches and started around 4 p.m. There has been no school all week, since Tuesday was preemptively cancelled.
So four days off for three inches of snow. As a native New Englander, I can only roll my eyes.
I know Fredericksburg was notoriously bad at clearing snow, but I thought the state capital would have more resources since the DOT is right here. Apparently not.
16 Thursday Jan 2014
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
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New Hampshire, Pets, Polar Vortex, USMLE, USMLE Step 1, Weather
Step 1 is in sight!
The Husband is taking it June 11, and then starts the clinical years on or about July 8 (the calendar for next academic year hasn’t been released yet).
This is a short post because the dog wants to be let in 2 minutes after she went out with the Polar Vortex and all. Move away from New Hampshire for 18 months and 16 degrees now feels cold for some reason…
13 Sunday Oct 2013
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That is all.
03 Thursday Oct 2013
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inYou may be wondering why it’s 90 degrees out in October. Well, it’s because last week I thought, “You know, it’s the end of September and getting a little chilly, so I’ll pack away all the shorts.”
Unfortunately, I pulled the shorts out again today. Therefore, the forecast now says a cold front will be moving through late this weekend.
Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.
Sincerely,
Kate
31 Wednesday Jul 2013
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Alone, Anniversary, Attachment Parenting, Babysitting, BMF, Breaks, Budgeting, Coffee Shop, College, Confederacy, COT, Crunchy, Errands, Evangelicals, Exams, Facebook, Family, Fellow Med Students, Friends, Jesus, Library, Lonely, M1, M2, Me Time, Med School, MOPS, Museums, Natural Disasters, New Hampshire, Outsider Status, Parks, Real Estate, Richmond, Single Parenthood, Storytime, Summer, Tax Refund, Weather, Weekend
Yesterday marked one year in Richmond. I’ve liked it more than I thought I would. There’s a lot more stuff (parks, libraries, museums, funky shops, etc.) close by than there is in New Hampshire. We’ve met some nice people and reconnected with others from college.
Still, I miss things like snow and mountains and not-I-want-to-die-heat-and-humidity (doing better than last summer though). I miss our friends.
I still feel like a bit of an outsider. Mention on your Facebook that you think modern military bases shouldn’t be named after Confederate generals and you hear about it from a parent at the park. I don’t think I fit in with the other stay-at-home parents here. It seems there are two groups: the MOPS type (too Jesus-y*) and the organic, all-natural, attachment parenting type (too crunchy). Staying at home didn’t seem so political in New Hampshire. Maybe I just didn’t get out enough. I don’t know. I have found a BMF (Best Mom Friend, not to be confused with BAMF) who is neither so we go to the coffee shop together once a week after storytime at the library.
Medical school is both easier and harder than I thought it would be. I don’t get breaks until The Husband gets breaks, so I feel like a single parent at times. Weekends are not guaranteed. Often Saturdays become another weekday in terms of schedule. The Husband leaves for the library or school that morning (usually an hour or two later than real weekdays) and then I see him again around dinnertime. Sundays can be the same, although not as often. He’s pretty burned out by then.
Most of our friends are fellow med students, so potential babysitters are busy at the same time I’d want them the most. Not many errands get done the week before a test. This summer–well, the two weeks after COT and before classes–I worked hard to get a little “me” time in. I hope it can continue a little bit into the school year now that we have a year’s perspective on scheduling demands, but we’ll see.
The New Hampshire house is back on the market. I don’t have faith it will sell, so it will probably be rented out again. I hope people like moving in October. No? Bummer.
Our savings account is about the same as last year, so that’s good. We did have a big tax refund thanks(?) to a drastically reduced salary for the second half of the 2012, but we also had a tree hit the house, so I’m not sure where exactly that puts us in terms of successful budgeting.
In the past year, The Baby has become The Toddler. He has gradually dropped from two long naps a day to one not-so-long nap (hence the reduced frequency of blog posts). He’s very mellow and easy-going, but fiercely independent. He’s not into talking very much and would rather observe people and situations than participate. So, pretty much the same personality as last year, except for the independence. It’s hard to know if it was always there but we couldn’t tell because he wasn’t as mobile. His interests include tractors, planes, trucks, and cars. This has manifested into very distinct preferences for which shirts he wears. If he can see into the drawer, he wants the clothing with the motor vehicle on it.
The Husband has been back at school for 2.5 weeks and has had his first test already, so we’re 26% done!
*And seems to prey on vulnerabilities to covertly evangelize. Not cool, MOPS!
10 Wednesday Apr 2013
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19 Tuesday Feb 2013
The Husband has started a running group for the HPSP students so that they can all get in shape for officer training this upcoming summer. The inaugural run was on Saturday, but it was raining so the Navy guy backed out.
Doesn’t like the water apparently.