Tuesday-Friday, October 12-15

Back again in Boston, Mark has been doing some house projects for the Stassons and I have been helping Anneke around the house as well as tending Lou so that Anneke can work on her PhD prospectus.

Friday afternoon, Mark and I took mass transit buses and trains into town to get a campus tour (we were met and accompanied by Zhiyong Wang) and also to go to the MIT Energy Night. Charlotte was the managing director for the night--a big job and a huge honor. (She said around a thousand people were in attendance for the event.) Such enthusiasm and energy! We were impressed. The free food and drink was good, too!

all of us at MIT Energy Night

One hysterical moment I forgot to blog about: Last Friday night, we arrived late out at the Cape and were trying to quickly and quietly transfer the sleeping Lou into the room. Grabbing a few other bags to carry in as well, we must have jostled the toy bag. Suddenly, an electronic voice said, “Park the red car!” (it is a talking truck with various buttons you can push). Lou slept on and we all breathed a sigh of relief. However, 15-20 seconds later, the voice loudly announced, “See you soon on the road!” I was positively convulsed with giggles.