Baylor Med School, Rice University discuss merger

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Zoe is six weeks old!

Zoe has now been around an entire six weeks, which both seems like no time at all and forever. Most days I try to get some 'tummy time' in if I can catch her in a good mood. As seen above, we still can't avoid the spit-up, though, no matter how long we wait after meal time. We have been able to keep her sleeping in the recently borrowed swing; not much luck with the bassinet or crib - we think the reflux wakes her up.
And Friday nite Kyle and I went out for date nite/belated anniversary dinner thanks to Auntie Em. We went over to the Triangle and had dinner at Galaxy Cafe, with a couple of beers afterwards at The Flying Saucer, where we sat next to a very interesting couple. When we got back home, we were thankful to hear Zoe had forgotten her regularly scheduled witching hour performance. When she woke up, Auntie Em was able to feed her a bottle, allowing me to get some rest. A great nite!

no rest for the weary

Zoe has this amazing sense to cry about 5 to 10 minutes after I put my head down to get a nap.

Update on single stream recycling

Recycling plant shelved, $1 million already spent

It seems that Austin still has a few things to work out on this whole recycling thing...

1st attempt to vote

Ugh - I just went, baby in tow, to go early vote, and apparently I have somehow requested and received a ballot by mail. Of course, I have done no such thing, and have not received any ballot by mail. Now I have to go wait in line at the county offices to figure out who the heck this Maureen is that requested a mailed ballot. Hassle, hassle, hassle. Hopefully it wasn't actually sent, and no one is stealing our mail - scary thought....

Update: So, it was this Maureen that requested a ballot by mail, two years ago - which is apparently good for 4 years for federal elections. Kyle was able to vote yesterday, though he had the same problem. However, the people that were working when he was there allowed him to sign something so he could vote. Basically, two years ago when we were in Germany, we requested to have our ballots mailed to Germany. Of course, they never arrived, and we were not able to vote back then. And when you request your ballot be mailed, that's valid for 4 years for federal elections (definitely not local elections, as I have voted since being back home). So, I still have to make it out to the county tax offices, because for some reason I wasn't offered the same opportunity to sign a waiver, and they don't actually realize through their records that I have been voting in local elections stateside and not from Germany.