April showers bring May flowers

Apparently we escaped the traditional huge snowstorm that surrounds Hannah's birthday. I can honestly say I'm not the least bit upset by that. We are getting huge amounts of rain though, to the tune of over an inch in some places. I went into the basement yesterday to retrieve my summer tires and was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to swim to get them. The rain hasn't been as bad here in Colchester as it has been in other places.

I'm just back from my last conference before the wedding. I was in DC last week. Thankfully the one day I had free to be a tourist was the nicest day of the week. I arrived on Wednesday at 8am, so checked my bags at the hotel and went out wandering. The new WWII monument is...interesting. I had never seen it before so I wasn't sure what to expect. I think it will be nicer once the construction around the Washington Monument (again) is finished. I went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. I have just finished Dan Brown's Deception Point which deals with meteors and the like so it was even more interesting to see actual meteorites up close. They are amazing. They are solid iron on the inside, it looks like it came right out of an iron foundry.

I hope your spring rain brings many spring flowers.

Happy birthday Hannah!

Today is Hannah's 27th birthday. Let's join in signing...

Happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear Hannah,
happy birthday to you!!

The other big news of the day is that I didn't wear gloves today. I know that sounds a bit odd, but it means that it was warm enough that I didn't need them.

We met with Steve Garvey (the primary minister) this morning and we are meeting with Kathy Eddy tomorrow morning. This is the ceremony planning week, and so far things are going well.

That's it for now.

Have a good one!