star gazing party

Very busy week, both at home and at work. Tonight was the busiest night at work yet - and it looks like it will be a rough few days coming up, as we have some very sick patients right now.

Tonight there is a possibility of the northern lights, so Steven and I have stayed up late and are having a sky watching party in between mugs of hot chocolate. While there is no sign of the northern lights, we have been seeing lots of bright meteors. and I have been able to show him some of the easier to spot constellations like Orion. We are having fun. The weather is freakishly warm for Michigan in December and we are able to go out and be only a bit chilled with sweaters, but no heavy coats. We seem to be having a meteor shower tonight, and that is really cool.

The government is offering its employees dental and vision insurance for the first time this year. This week I signed up for both. Our wonderful dentist, Dr. Slade, passed away last month - tragically so, as he was still a young man. He was a good and compassionate dentist. But we did not go in as often as we should have, because it is expensive going to any dentist if you do not have insurance - much less four of you going in! So now, as soon as we find a new dentist, we will start having regular checkups. And I can get glasses, which I have been putting off for years because of the expense, and Dan can get his eyes checked, as he probably needs reading glasses. So all of this is good!

Bill is coming home tomorrow. It will be great to see the kiddo.