Dissertation stuff

Well, I am in Phoenix getting the final parts ready for my defense on Tuesday - power point, handouts, revisions of formatting. It is all very surreal to think that in two days I may be a Doctor of Philosophy. I tried to explain this to Pritam, but I could tell by the prolonged silence followed by, "I'm giving you back to Grandpa" (meaning she was handing over the phone) that it just wasn't making sense to her. I had asked her, "Will you call me Auntie Doctor?" and she promptly said, "No." Kids will certainly bring you back to earth.