Sorry for my tardiness in writing. Things have been crazy here. My daughter Ileana graduated from Medical University of South Carolina Medical School on Friday the 15 of May and we had a houseful of company, mainly relatives, which was wonderful, but I had to go back to work to recover. Ileana's great uncle was having his 50th anniversary of his graduation from MUSC this year as well, so it was a double celebration. Ileana is now in Athens, Greece,with two women friends before she begins her three years of medical residency in Internal Medicine here at MUSC.
And, not to leave my son Raymond,and his wife, Lindsay, and grandson Trifon (he is nearly 16 months old and talking up a storm -- can even say grandmother in Greek -- yiayia), are visiting for the Memorial Day weekend. Trifon is taking a nap right now so I am able to get some time on the computer.
Meanwhile back at the Library, the budget looks the same but maybe slightly better. Fingers crossed.
Also, be glad that you are not visiting Charleston right now. The weather has been cold and rainy. I mean, it was 64 degrees (the high) the middle of this week. Must be some sort of record! The good news is that we are getting rain which we really need but the beaches are not the best place to be in this kind of weather.
Plus, I saw that Savannah has now been voted the most hospitable city. Over Charleston which has won for many years. I wonder if it's the weather?

IT has been a whirlwind few weeks since we last spoke. Lots of company. My daughter-in-law, Lindsay, and grandson, Trifon, came to visit from Savannah. Trifon is now 15 months old and has 5 teeth. He loves to eat and he is talking up a storm though it's still hard to understand what he is saying. I am sure that will change soon enough! Lindsay and Trifon were in town to attend first-hand my daughter Ileana's Match Day. My son Raymond could not come because he had to work! : ( Match Day is when MD students all over the country learn where they will do their residencies for the next three years. It was an exciting, but also tense, event as no one knew whether or not they will get their choice of residency. But as luck would have it, Ileana got her first pick -- MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) in Charleston is where she will spend the next three years. This means that we will not have to help her pack up and leave the area so we are happy.

Last weekend was also a special day at the College when students who have been accepted to the College for next year could come for a preliminary visit to see if this is the place they really want to come to attend college. There were 1,000 students here and it was very busy downtown and at the Library.

Spring has definitely sprung in Charleston. Today it is in the low 70s, the sun is shining, and everyone is smiling. Happy Spring!