CONGRATULATIONS ADAM! Master of Astrophysics!!

Today Adam proved to the world that he really does know his astrophysics!
I was able to attend the presentation part of his defense and I was so proud of the confident and collected manner in which he answered question after question AFTER question. I won’t go as far as to say that I enjoyed [...]

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Priceless

Tinker Bell DVD: $19.99
Tinker Bell doll: $12.00
Tinker Bell blanket: $14.00
Tinker Bell swimsuit: $7.00
Tinker Bell soundtrack on iTunes: $6.99
Tinker Bell pens, stickers, notebook, mirror, and diary: $20.00
The smile Tinker Bell brings to Megan’s face:
P.R.I.C.E.L.E.S.S.

There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s grandma.

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Showin’ How Funky and Strong Is Your Fight

You know sloths? Those animals that live in trees and hang upside down? They eat plants, sleep during the day, and are mainly hunted by jaguars. Of course, the main thing people know about sloths is that they move so slowly. In fact, sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. [...]

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The Plan…………for now

One week from tomorrow, Adam will give a half hour presentation of his thesis, (“H1 Absorption Toward MAGPIS Supernova Remnant Candidates”) to a panel of professors at the university. Following which, they will test his astrophysical knowledge by randomly questing him regarding anything (and everything) he should have learned during his graduate studies. [...]

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“Happy Birthday, America!!”

Late tonight, as we made our way home from the fireworks show, I must have said to Adam “I had such a great time today”; about ten times. Today really was quite perfect and we all had a great Fourth of July.
This is our third Independence Day in Ames, but we had not yet [...]

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