I'm in Cincinnati for USITT in March

(1) Let us know if you have time to get together. (2) You will not recognize the general Calhoun/McMillan St. area. It still throws me off when I drive through there, and I saw all the development happening.

They tore down Lenhardt's/Christy's, for example. It looks sort of like a mall over there now. Also, there is an Urban Outfitters in what used to be the Korean Church.

I feel like the only landmarks left are the YMCA and Thai Express. And Uncle Woody's.

I'm still sad that In the Woods (I think that is the name) is gone. I was there sometime in the mid 2000's and I barely recognized that area.

I can serve her a plate of her favorite things and she just picks at it. So frustrating.

There were times when Matilda seemed to have the same metabolism as Spanish Moss and could subsist on air and moisture skimmed from the top of the humidity index.

But now she's hitting a growth spurt, so she's actively chowing down. Plus, getting her a thermos instead of packing sandwiches in her lunch has made a big difference because she loves chicken soup and rice and beans and pad thai in her lunch, and never ate her sandwiches. (This is very sad for me as you might imagine.)

Emmett had a narrow but consistent food range for a long time until he hit his growth spurt and then he was basically Nibbler from Futurama.

How is Emmett? Still baseballing?

I have proof in the form of my cousin's son that a child can grow to be 6'3" on a diet of meat and bread.

How is Emmett? Still baseballing?

Nope. He did do a 5 hour tryout at his college this summer and was one of 2 out of 40 offered a walk-in invite, but he declined. We'll see if he misses it this spring, but he's pretty happy with the college life as is.

He has, however, continued to work out 6 days a week so he's a very buff 6'1 195 lbs right now.

My method of getting my 4 year-old to eat a wider variety of foods is to wait until she turns six. At least, that's what worked for Dylan.

Actually with her it's not that she's a picky eater it's that she despises eating meals. She'll eat almost anything as long as it's a snack. (Unfortunately, she is also smart enough that if I put a plate of food in front of her that matches everyone else's dinner, I can't just call hers a snack and get away with it.)

I hope you get (good) news on your mom soon, Callaluna.

Will's bonus mom is recovering from surgery very well. Still a long road ahead, but she's in great shape. I probably won't see her until she's home from the hospital, as they don't want folks with respiratory symptoms there and I seem to have them constantly.