Mea Culpa

Sorry such a silent August. I promise I've been writing like a fiend, but it's been for my written preliminary examination instead. I've also been preparing for the course I'll be teaching this fall. And when my face isn't in a book or glued to the computer, I'm trying to enjoy the last weeks (now down to a week!) of summer with Emilia. So, needless to say, I have not had time to get out the other computer, upload photos, and write something witty. But I can assure you that Emilia is cuter than ever. She has very strong opinions about things (like what she will and won't wear, eat, do at any given moment) and conveys those opinions quite effectively in pretty complex sentences. One example: "Socks on, Mini pretty toes bye bye! Mommy, Mini go outside walk park!" ("Pretty toes" refers to her painted nails, which she loves.) I promise photos within the next week or two with some more details.