Happy Christmas!!!

A very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year to anyone actually still checking this blog.

Sorry for my lack of posting. To be honest it has been a bit of a shock having to work for a living again;-) We are trying lots of new ideas out in lab, which has been good fun and a great experience but my poor noodle has never been so challenged. Now at last I have a week to catch my breath.

Christmas Day was beautiful here. Blazing sun and no wind so we made the most of it by getting out with the kids for a runaround in Schenley Park. On Christmas Eve we made our church choir debut by boosting the ranks at St Pauls church in Kittaning, which is Kenny and Liz Smith's home church. The absolute best part was having two delicious dinners in five days at Ken and Liz's place before rehearsal. Thanks Ken and Liz!!! Good times were had. Oh yeah.....and check out the pic? There has to be a first for everything eh?

News Flash

Adam has started his own blog! Check it out and say hi at http://peewack2001.blogspot.com/

Snow

Winter is upon us. We had our first proper snow of the winter this week. My mum headed back to Liverpool on Monday so we had a decadent weekend sitting around in the snug of various cafes and brew pubs. Then my old mate Dr Adam Platt arrived for a lightening tour of town and a few meetings at the uni with possible collaborators. Dr Platt crossed to the dark side some years ago and now works for a drug company in Cambridge.

One major plus about our house is its location. We are a healthy short walk from the University and even nearer to the Squirrel Hill shops. Above are some pics of the view from the back deck.

We joined the JCC this week. This is a local community center with loads of stuff going on. Most importantly they have a gym and pool etc and even an indoor running track which helps given the fact that it will be proper brass monkey weather until March. Brrrrrr!