Sydney in Wonderland

Sydney and I laughed so hard when we saw this picture because the angle makes her look so tall. She is tall for a 7 yearl old..........but not as tall as our 6.5' tree! I apologize for the lack of posting and I could use any number of excuses - our interview shedule, christmas preparations, finishing up our elective months (who knew dermatology could be so time intensive!) and our vehicle problems.

My ford explorer that Sydney nick-named "The Endurance" last year has seen her last road trip. The clutch went and after 220,000miles we decided to call it. We've been looking for a new car and trying to make loan arrangements. I'm so sad to see it go - its been a great car for Syd and I for more than 5 yrs. I can't tell you how challenging it is to try and get 2 medical students and a very active 7 year old everywhere they need to be on time with one car. So my parents were generous enough to loan us their extra car. We drove to the South Shore to get it last week and it broke down on the way home! After a new starter and some brake work, we picked it up a couple days ago so I could get around more easily. But, unfortunately....the brakes went out on my way home from work yesterday....I swear every car I touch turns to poop.

We did find time to cut down our own christmas tree last weekend and decorate it. We've started our christmas shopping which is pretty good for us.

Hope to see you all soon!