Picture of the day -- morning walk by the Creve Coeur Park. It's six miles long trail of walkers, joggers, baby strollers, roller bladders, bikers, and just really fit people... The trail centers around a beautiful lake. Is St. Louis the Biking City? It should be. The tricky part is, when you get really tired by the 3rd mile, what's the point of turning back?

A super fabulous dinner by mom. Sitting by the dinner table, I felt like I'm in a restaurant and ordered way too much food. Perhaps I should just take this unexpected family time and be thankful. So what if this is September?

Update on Baton Rouge. Housing is still iffy. They keep promising us housing, but never specific as to its actual form. The last time I heard, it could possibly be... a cruise ship??? I suppose we could all sail be back to NO when the time comes. Seriously though, hats off (way off) to the people in BR, who are working around the clock to make things happen. So far, school still starts on the 26th, I'm still flying away from St. Louis on the 21st, and Michelle is still generous enough to let me stay in her apartment for the semester. I wish I could get through the phone line to my friends in BR...