Weekend (sort of) Update
As I have not posted in a while, this will be one of those punctuated thingies.
* So, Lisa has been sick for almost a whole week. And man, does that manage to suck AND blow. The worse thing is, its a whole body thing, not just confined to the head or chest or stomach or what have you. General achiness and coughing. No fever, probably viral. A note to all you people out there who insist on Antibiotics for every little runny nose, this is a doctor, who can literaly prescribe herself ANYTHING (not that she would abuse her power, but if she wanted to, she could), and even though she's sick as a dog (a sick, starving dog with rabies and a bad case of fleas), she still refuses to, because they don't do anything for viruses.
* Needless to say, I hope she gets better soon. Not just because I miss my wife normal exuberance, but its a lot harder to take care of a kid when our better half is sick and can't spot you for too long.
* P.S., Lisa's work needs to cut her some slack.
* Lisa's Mom is coming down today to play with Sarah and bring some of her chili.
Sarah during her morning commute. NPR is playing in the background.
*Speaking of which, because of budget constraints, we went down on our NPR membership this year, but still managed to contribute at the "Dollar a week" level. Seriously, if I die and leave a ton of money, I want it donated to our local public radio, for they are awesome.
*And I want to be buried with a free tote-bag full of NPR swag.
* It does feel good to get that out of the way at the beginning of a pledge drive, because you don't have to tune out the hosts pleading for money. Plus, I did it online, where I got to see a little thank you video from NPR staffers, which included a nice segment of Daniel Shore, senior news analyst, telling me he loves me. Awww.
* Spent most of yesterday afternoon putting up this thing...
*Picture may be a bit dim, but its a fireplace hearth gate (with added 8-inch extensions), that will allow us to have a cozy pellet stove filled winter that Sarah cannot , manage to interrupt with a midnight trip to the ER. (probably not , she is a curious little devil)
*The great deflate continues, with your local WW hero down to 258.6 lbs. Just 9 lbs. or so to go till my 10% goal.