Update

The annual family calendar is out. The year end payroll tax reports are complete (except one) for the school. I've made appointments for all the open odds and ends I need to wrap up (new main water shut off valve is getting replaced tomorrow a.m. so that the next time we lose power in winter, we can shut off our water and not stress about broken, frozen pipes!). The refinancing on the house should close this week. The caterer is all lined up for the benefit auction except for final headcount.

I feel like I've accomplished a lot, which is good. And it kept me busy and not blogging. I guess I should just admit to myself that a couple of entries a month is sufficient for my life and move forward without the guilt.

Rose started cruising (just a little) while we were living at Spitz' parents' house this past week. She absolutely loved living with grandma and getting to see her all day long. It was a nice change for a bit, but I admit to being completely thrilled that our power came back on and we returned home on Sunday night. I did not look forward to driving in to school all the way from Corydon (40 minutes or so), and I missed my own bed.

Our back yard is quite a mess. Half of the magnolia tree is on the ground, just short of the swing set. I was glad to see it hadn't damaged the set at all, seeing as it is not even a year old yet. The power company guys came out while we were gone and moved our power lines from under the fallen tree from next door, but our cable line is still trapped underneath. Speaking of that, I probably need to call Insight to get them to come reattach that properly; it was mostly ripped off the house and is barely still connected. Lots of other limbs are laying around the yard. Today was yard waste pickup, but shoot, the snow needs to melt off some before we can tackle the cleanup. Today is dropping to bitterly cold and has gotten really slick again with a new inch of snow or so.

I think I'm on my way to having mastitis. I'm trying to get Rose to drink, drink, drink! I actually have a circle of red, sore skin over a painful area. I've never had visible symptoms the few other times I've had plugged ducts. I'm hoping that gets better, not worse; I've heard bad, bad things about serious mastitis. Ouch.

Well, the girls have ballet today. They seem to really like it. Having both of them go on the same day right after each other makes for a crazy day. Get May from school 3pm; Ruth's ballet 3:45 pm; Ruth ends, May starts ballet 4:30 pm; get home after 5:30 pm end to have dinner ASAP because Spitz' sister eats with us every Tuesday before she heads out to Tuesday night church.
We had to get leotards that were specific colors for a dress code this year. May is lavendar. Ruth is baby blue. Yes, that means next year, we won't be able to reuse. And that sucks.

A baby calls. Not patiently.