Today is a day off, and it's Holly's b'day! Good timing!

Today, Indigenous Peoples Day, is a day off from school for me, and I, for one, am incredibly grateful. It's also Holly's actual birthday, which will be fun later on today-- we are going to play her new Cootie game, and bake, and then have pizza for dinner. Her big party for family and a few friends was yesterday, and it went well. Meg made a gazillion cupcakes, so the IFB staff and some random strangers all got some, too. In short, it seems like a good time was had by all. Family convened at their house after the restaurant, and Holly got some very nice gifts, too-- everything went as well as it could, and I'm glad. Meg has been working a lot of shifts, and she had just one day to make the magic happen. She's a great mom. 

But today, Meg is working and G is working the afternoon to close, so I will spend some quiet time with Holly. That is good, too. Little folks need stretches of quiet to balance the busy stuff. Tim will come over for dinner time, and she will go home with him after; I have an online book launch to attend this evening for my friend Dawn's new book. It should be a decent day. Well, after I go out in the cold rain to get the groceries. The mundane stuff will still happen, unfortunately. 

So that all said, I'm studiously avoiding commenting on the misbehavior of the GOP frontrunner over the weekend, but suffice it to say, he scares me. Out and out scares me. Threatening to use the military to round up people who disagree with him is scary. This is not the way this country should work. I'm not going to dwell on it today, but there's a lot to think about and be deeply worried about in his behavior-- and that of his puppet masters. Stay tuned on that one.

However, today is a new day, with a pleasant plan in place, and I will be making the most of it for the little person I absolutely love most. The rest of the world will just have to take care of itself today.

Stay dry,

C