Cold spring, but we have a week of flexible time coming...

The temps are disappointing-- 28 this morning. At least it's not snowing again. Yesterday was a strange mix of bluster, snow squalls, then windy and sunshine. The ball games were postponed (wisely), so kids will not be full of game recap/complaints, so maybe we'll get down to business today. Actually, I don't mind a small bit of game analysis; it shows they care about something, and that's a lot better than the dull, staring behavior I get from some of the others who either a/ live in their heads, or b/ have nothing up there, and they are broadcasting test tones. 

I'm glad vacation week is coming up. I have so many this-and-thats to attend to. The long range forecast is disappointing in a lot of ways, but at least it'll be a more fluid schedule. Yes, we'll have Holly almost every day, but with G home, too, it'll be a little less stress for me. If it's not awful out, she'll go out to play. I will likely have to go, too, but maybe we can share the duty. I want to ease her into independent outdoor play; she's pretty good about playing imaginatively by herself with indoor toys, but outside, she tends to think she needs to be engaged with another person. I am not sure how that works. When I was small, I played by myself almost exclusively. No one came outside to play with me, and the world and all of its wonders were mine and mine alone. 

Ah well, that's next week. Let's get through this one.

Hug your loved ones, and share the love. The news cycle is reading like a really bad novel.

C