Another Year in the Pitcher House!

I think my resolution for 2012 will be to write more than twice a year in this thing!  I mean really, what a great way to stay in touch with family and friends, sending funny stories about the boys, and sharing pictures!  O.k., you convinced me.  I’m gonna do it   Um, yeah.  We’ll see how long that lasts….. 

Jonah is now in the 2nd grade, and kicking some serious booty.  I mean this kid is a total genius!  Nope, no bias here. Math is definitely his favorite subject, although he really does seem to like them all (o.k. maybe not so much the reading response homework).   He joined the chess club this year as well, and since he’s been playing with Wayne for a couple of years already, he’s in the advanced group!  Seems to really enjoy playing against his friends – at all levels.  Not only is he excelling in school, but he’s also quite the athlete.  He enjoyed his first year playing little league, and is looking forward to starting up again in the spring.   Team names are assigned in line with MLB names.  He was on the Cardinals this year.  So, even though he was born in Boston and now lives in the Bay Area – and has no familial or other historical ties to the midwest, our son has become a St. Louis fan.  Well, I think maybe they’re his 4th favorite team.  But still – St. Louis?!  I’m hoping he’ll be on the Yankees next year (stop snickering).

Dylan will be 3 in March – wow, how time flies!  He is quite the personality.  Definitely keeps us on our toes – and is usually running around the house on his!  Big news for the year – he is TOTALLY potty trained.  Yep, that’s right.  Oh, and only took 2 days to do it.  No diapers, no pull-ups, makes it through the night, yadda yadda yadda.  We’re very proud, to say the least   Dylan is definitely our musical kid.  He’s either playing his guitar, his kazoo, or both!  He loves to sing, dance, and entertain anyone who will listen.  Of course, I keep trying to get him singing on video, and every time he sees the camera come out, he stops being cute singer-Dylan, and goes into being goofy yell/sing Dylan.  Not really something I need on camera!

Wayne is in his 5th year teaching in the Chemistry department at Chabot College….. and really seems to love it.  Nice to see that his students seem to love him back!  If you haven’t been keeping up with his blog, you should check out what he’s been up to this year!  He’s been dabbling at woodworking for a few years now, and after some inspiring (not to mention large and garage consuming) gifts last year, he has really taken to wood turning!  You really should see the amazing items he’s made.  No really, you must check it out.  Click here - in case you missed any of the previous links ;-)

I continue working as a Career Counselor at UC Berkeley.  I’ve been here over a year now – and really enjoying it.  No fun woodworking projects for me.  I continue to LOVE to cook – always trying new recipes on friends and family (usually waiting until large gatherings like Christmas and Thanksgiving to try them out!).  I’m still ‘doing’ Weight Watchers (strange thing to say – doing!).  Hit 50 lbs – woo hoo!  Still have a lot to go, but slow and steady wins the race, right?! September sure did slow me down a bit, as you may have heard.  I can’t even say ‘after a long time dealing with the pain…’ because really, the pain and damage came on so fast, I had to act.  I had surgery on my elbow and hand to repair cubital tunnel, carpal tunnel, and tennis elbow – yep, when I do it, I do it right!  Recovery has been a little slower than I hoped for, but seems everything is healing just fine.

So, that’s about it for now.  I’m going to post some pictures below – some highlights of our past year.  AND, I will do my best to keep up with my blog and with you!  If you haven’t found us already, Wayne and I are both on Facebook, keep up with our e-mails (santina.pitcher@humboldt.edu or wpitcher@chabotcollege.edu) or you could go totally old school and send us something in the mail! (20914 Sherman Dr., Castro Valley, CA 94552).

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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