Month: February 2019

I’m on my 4th day of 5 days off in a row and it’s been fabulous.  I’ve been able to relax into it – not really freaked out by going back to the hospital.  I’ve been trying to pick up my old hobbies again like quilting (I finished one), running (I called Paul and asked him to start coaching me again), seeing my Rett mom friends and talking to Vickey.  This will all get dropped again when I have to start work on Wed when I will work 6 shifts in 9 days.  That seems tough.  But it’ll be OK.

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Vince’s first term of junior year is over. He did pretty well overall, a couple of Bs but he managed his own time and his own work level without much (well without any) input from me.  As I’ve said before, it’s hard for me to unattach myself from Vince’s academic performance, but I mostly have. 

We went hiking on Sunday afternoon on Sugarloaf mountain – Vince was a little grouchy, but not too bad.

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DC Martin super bowl family dinner.  I ate two Frito pies.

And then 2nd dinner with the Usual Suspects – Super Bowl Sunday is a fabulous night to go out to eat.  Apparently none of us care about football.

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I finished this quilt!

Happy Chinese New Year!  Dinner out with the family.  Peking duck all around.

It’s been a long, cold week – a logistical nightmare although Jeremy didn’t call it a nightmare, he just said we totally managed it fine.  And we did.  I worked at the hospital last weekend and then had Monday and Tuesday off.  Monday, the kids were home all day – non weather related (end of the semester grades were due in for the teachers – or maybe they just needed a break).  Tuesday, the kids went to school on time, but were sent home early at noon for snow.  I was home, so I got Edda from Wootton.  On Wed, I was at the hospital when the two hour delay converted to a closure.  Jeremy had the kids (I’m not sure why I say the kids since Vince is fine on his own so I should just say Jeremy had Edda).  Jeremy had Edda again on Thursday when I was at the hospital for a two hour delay.  Today (Friday), Jeremy went to work and it was me to pick up Edda when school closed again at noon.  Next week, it’ll be in the 50s?  60s?  It’ll be great.

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On Tuesday, despite the snowstorm, we had a party for Nat’s 30th birthday.  No one had to travel very far, Ning & family from the downstairs and Nat & Dara from about a mile away.

The baby is super cute!  Dara was very good at getting him to smile.

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During Nat’s party, Jeremy had to deal with entering the lottery for the Boy Scout’s Philmont trip he’s organizing for this summer.  There are about 25 different itineraries to pick from – the boys had spent a bunch of time picking their top six or eight.  Very happily, they got their #1 choice.  68 miles of hiking with a good mix of daily programming.  The most funny of which is Burro Packing.  I like that the itinerary says – you must take the burro.  There are a lot of videos on YouTube which show stubborn burros refusing to budge on the trail.