Easter

Well, I had a real nice weekend.  Last night I was in Forrest with some extended family and had a real nice time, even got to sing some quartet with some of the guys that were there.  Today I was at my uncle and aunts in Tremont for Easter after being in Tremont for church.  Here are some photos from tonight, all of which have Amy, my cousin's little baby in them:

Amy Joy (it appears she has a military background!)

Heather and Amy (Heather, just lean a little more to your right and it will be perfect!)

 Kasi, Amy, and I (Kasi said to be sure to put on here that we are COUSINS ;)

 Amy and I (pardon my terrible posture!)

 Jerey and Amy

Uncle Dan and Amy

Andrea and Amy

Easter Weekend

Two weeks of class have passed since Spring Break, time just keeps marching on!  Only five more weeks to go and I will have completed my first year of veterinary school!  I received my quiz grade back from this past Monday and did well for which I am glad.  Now, this morning I will study for awhile and then head to Forrest.  I plan to be with Uncle Earl and Aunt Esther's family for their Easter tonight and then drive to Tremont later tonight.  I will be in Tremont for Easter Sunday church and then be with my Dad's immediate family tomorrow evening for Easter.  This coming week brings our lab exam on Wednesday and the multiple choice part of our midterm on Friday so this will be a busy week.  Next weekend I plan to head to Purdue for College Weekend which I am looking forward to.  Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!

Fun Facts!

Here are a couple fun (or not so fun) facts:

1. If horses become pregnant with twins, they will usually abort by the time they reach 6 months of pregnancy.

2. If pigs have three or less piglets during a pregnancy, they will usually abort.  In general, in order for them to have a litter, they must have more than three piglets.

4-3

This past weekend I was in Champaign the whole weekend.  Friday night a some of the young group from Washington came down to Champaign for a singing.  Saturday was mostly spend studying.  Sunday was the Easter Program here in Champaign, so that was nice.  Sunday afternoon and evening consisted of studying some more as well ask Skyping into my gramp Gerbers 78th birthday party.  It was nice to see everyone even if it was only through the computers.  Monday morning was our first quiz of the fourth quarter.  I thought it went fine, although I haven't received my grade as of yet.  Class has been fine this week.  I had a short lecture on the neural pathways of defecation and micturition today (meaning on the nerves involved in pooping and peeing!). Tomorrow does not look to be too tough of a day which is nice.  Next week will be stressful as we have our lab exam on reproductive and urinary systems and then our midterm starting Friday.  So, I am enjoying this week while I can!

Conjoined Twins

In our neurobiology class today we watched this video which really impressed me. I am posting the link to it at the end of my rambling.  These two girls are conjoined at the head and have what is called a neural, or thalamic bridge.  Although they each have their own brains, their thalami (singular = thalamus) are connected to each other.  The thalamus is the portion of the brain which receives most of the sensory information from the rest of the body (vision, touch, etc).  So, because of this, when one of the girls sees something that the other girl cannot, the second girl knows what the first one is seeing.  This works because when the first girl sees the pony, the information is sent to the thalamus and is then processed as the object being a pony.  However, because of the bridge between their thalami, the second girl also receives the exact same information even though she is not seeing the pony.  This is why she can tell what her sister is seeing even though she herself cannot see it. The same goes for the tickling of the toes by the auntie.  I was definitely impressed with the video and how the two girls live together, joined at the head like they do.
Here's the link:    Conjoined Twins

3rd Quarter Grades

Our third quarter grades were posted last week and I did fine which I am glad for.  This week has really been cruising along.  Our classes haven't unbearable although anatomy is pretty tough right now.  We are learning the anatomy of the reproductive systems.  We have to know male and female dog, male and female horse, and male and female cow.  What makes it so difficult is that none of them are the same.  They all differ in some ways.  Oh well, it will be over before I know it.  Only six weeks and two days left in the school year!

Why Everyone Should Go To Vet School

Why should everyone go to vet school?  So that everyone can have their very own "Fecal Scoring Chart"!

This was in my school mailbox this morning.  What an exciting find!  When I got back to my apartment I hung it on our fridge to see if my roommates will notice!

I'm sure you're all jealous of my new possession.  All you have to do is apply to veterinary school, gain admission, and you will be good to go!