Random Thursday

Just wanted to give a quick update. Life is crazy right now. Funny how that works, right?

1. Still some nerves about economics, but not working myself into quite as much of a panic as I was last week. Baby steps, people.

(hint, hint...)

2. Mr. P and I went and saw Gran Torino last weekend. Highly recommend. Clint Eastwood's character reminds me of my paternal grandfather. Bittersweet.




3. BaileyBear stopped eating over the weekend. Started getting sick at both ends :( Took her to the e-vet late Monday night and saw Dr. Domer. Nice guy. Couldn't find anything wrong with Bear beyond SEVERE dehydration. They pumped her full of subcutaneous fluids in her neck - she literally looked like Quasimodo when we left. Got home, she slept pretty hard. Hasn't eaten much over the past few days, but we're working on it. Spurts of play, lots of lethargy.




4. Schmoogie and I have put 70 hours into a family cookbook project over the past two weeks - not including time she spends in class and I spend in the office. Lack of sleep much?



5. Above project is for my maternal grandfather's surprise 80th birthday party in Indianapolis on Saturday.




6. Saturday is Valentine's Day, and Mr. P and I will be spending it with my mom's entire family, including a dinner at 4pm.




7. Did I mention it's in Indianapolis? We're leaving Sat. morning at about 9 and coming back on Sun. afternoon. We aren't sure which relative we're staying with, and may be stuck on couches. Oh goody.




8. Bailey is staying in STL with some friends of ours. I hope she's feeling better by then.




9. Monday is my first day off without anything overly pressing to accomplish. I'm not sure what I'll do with myself.




10. Tuesday is the 10th anniversary of a dear friend's death. I'm not a huge fan of February for this reason. For the first time, my best friend M will be in town on the anniversary. I'm thankful she'll be here.



I NEED A VACATION. Desperately.




Mr. P and I are still at it. 6 weeks this weekend. Slip-ups here and there, but I'm not beating myself up about it. Especially because of some of the reasons listed above.



Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and weekend - whether you spend it with someone special or revolt against Hallmark. And if you have President's Day off work, give me a call - I'll be around :)