Things have been pretty tough lately. Phil's brother in law passed away unexpectedly, and we drove 15 hours to Michigan on Friday, then back during the night on Sunday to arrive here and get ready for our lab move.

I've been so exhausted lately it's not even funny - plus, after the lab moves and we get the students going, we leave for Los Angeles for a year sabbatical at UCLA - we rented a TINY guest house in Bel Air, and will drive with our two aging dogs in the pickup truck. That should be the adventure of a lifetime...

MOving a lab is the most amazing and challenging experience ever! I made some photos of the process, if you guys want to see it, here is the link

http://picasaweb.google.com/SallyBR2007/LabMove2010#

253 boxes of stuff, plus all the equipment - chemicals moving in a few days still

"If your heart is not in it, excellence is not possible"