A different view

Michael and I have both been working on faces this week.

These are mine.

 These are his.

Michael is preparing for Boards and has to trace the cephs (skull x-rays) of six patients--in addition to doing a ton of other work, which has included two separate trips back to Augusta since our move here--in front of the American Board of Orthodontics. It's a pretty big deal, and let's just say that we'll both be pretty happy when February has come and this exam has gone.

As for my profile attempt, I saw silhouettes on this blog probably over a year ago and decided to copy her idea. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right? (as opposed to an indication of laziness and lack of personal creativity). You can't really tell from the pic, but I used different patterns of cardstock behind the silhouettes and the overall effect is nice. It isn't too tricky to do if you're not picky. But of course, I am sometimes, so this project took a bit longer than it could have. (It also took some candy to persuade Clara to sit perfectly still while she couldn't smile and couldn't look at me.) Good thing I have an encouraging husband who helped me not throw them all in the trash.

Wish we could see more of you up close and personal, too, but I guess seeing your mugs on FB and blogs is the best we can do right now.

(Speaking of mug shots, today we got our Virginia driver's licenses, and the employee at the DMV informed me that I could smile for my picture but couldn't show my teeth. Huh?)