My week so far

Well we received word on the AP4 grant that we all worked so hard on and it was not good. The AP4 grant is an NIH/NCI grant worth about 6 million dollars, There were 15 PI's, 3 PhD's that work with cell lines, 2 biostaticians, i grants coordinator and myself that toiled on this project for approximately 6 months and non-stop the last 2 weeks. The grant would have been helpful in applying to our new cancer vaccine program and new drug in vitro programs. Oh well life goes on at the Cancer Center none the less.

Dr. Hussain, the sweet man that he is, decided this year to put in his promotion package to the University to be promoted to a full professor. What a painful process, I have been working on compiling the data from his teaching evaluations for his teaching brochure, updating his CV, pulling 5 manuscripts from the past year, and listing internal and external references. Whew, not only is that being worked on but he forgot to do his VA credentialing with medical staffing so that needed to be done so he could see his VA patients. There is the Letter of Intent that is due in to the NIH by Friday for a new study in the lab. All of this is including my other work, such as another protocol entry and preparation for the protocol to be submitted to the Central Review Committee and Institutional Review Board. Sending out record for disability claims, filing the 5000000000 pieces of mail, faxes, preparing two lectures, moving Dr. Frankel out of his office, and the list goes on and on forever and ever. I guess that is what is called job security.

On the home front the stringbean now is in week 3 of middle school, what an adjustment, three hours of homework every night. Urrrgggghhhhhh, is she 11 or 18. I am hoping she adjusts to the new environment soon, so far she has made many new friends but when you come from a class no larger than 12 to a class that has 30 that's a pretty big change. I am sure she will do fine but I worry about her abilities in dealing with stress at times.

Merlin and Puck are playing and having fun!

Time for the Pixie Princess to call Sunshine!

I am so very tired and sleepy. I think that it is time to put on some music and drift off.....

Puuurrrrrr

XXX