Cooler and damp-- ah, where are you going, July?

The morning is cooler and damp, with more rain in the forecast--summer rain, not the gully-washers that have plagued the northern region in the last month. I have very little on the to-do list today, just bathrooms and doing those infernal, boring GCN modules that we have to wade through every year. I understand, sort of, why we must do them, but seriously, after 36 years, I think that I understand how to identify bullying, how not to use my school email for personal gain, and what blood-borne pathogens are. I wish we could just comp out of them, but there's no gaming the system: we must watch, slide by slide, and take the little quizzes. They take about two hours total, so I usually wait for a quiet, rainy day. Today is rainy-ish, and the extended family is off to Boston for one of Tim's regular check-ups, so I am not babysitting. 

That said, the national news is percolating with the usual stuff, so there's nothing new to discuss or commiserate about. Things are going along okay here, too: G got his pre-op appointments figured out, and his surgery on his foot is scheduled. Of course, these things are happening while I am attending a conference that whole week, but Meg, heaven love her, has (as she always does) stepped in to help. I appreciate that so much; not only does she have a good working relationship with her father, but she has the background in wound care. All I can do is fetch things. We'll manage, and if it all goes as it ought, maybe G will be back to work by the end of August. I sure hope so. 

I will be back to work soon, too. I hate it when my brain does this, though-- I still have plenty of summertime left, but it feels like it slips through my fingers so quickly. I had such plans for sitting on the deck, reading and writing... and it's not really come to fruition. If I can sneak a few warm, sunny days to myself, it will be good. I just don't know that it will happen. I'll try.

All of that aside, I think we'll go out for breakfast. We've been super careful with the funds, due to no income from either of us, but we also need a change of scenery. I want so much to find "normal" out of all this. 

Here's hoping,

C