Josh goes back to Duluth today, or I guess I should say, I'm taking him back today. He's been home all week which has been very entertaining and Dan came over for dinner last weekend so that was a nice treat.
Now we begin that last long stretch before Easter and then the end of the school year. On the upside, our snow seems to be steadily melting and it's been fairly warm and sunny lately which is SO very much appreciated. We even had a little steady rain last night so that's made inroads in the level of snow in the yard. We're down to only 2 1/2 feet of snow at the end of the driveway now! Whoohoo! I've heard whisperings of more white stuff for this week but I'm choosing to play ostrich and just change the station I'm listening to. I figure the odds of finding one that will tell me what I want to hear are just as good as the odds of finding one that's right.
Rich is now contemplating a new job search for reasons I'm not allowed to go into here but with any luck we can turn things around again and maybe even find something closer to home. We both drive 15 plus miles one way every day so reducing some of the mileage would be a blessing.
I'm happy where I am but am also insanely busy. My one week lull at the beginning of every month has temporarily (I hope) disappeared in the wake of several large and time -consuming projects that are not normally on my monthly radar. I love all of the variety and we've had some recent personnel changes in our department too that are shaking things up a bit. I'm too busy to worry much about it but it's also nowhere near as frightening as what I've experienced in the past.
On the home front, we're pretty dull. I bought a new bicycle in February (wishful thinking I know) but I am dying to get out on it just as soon as the snow is gone and I can go for a ride without freezing my butt off. Walking in the 40s is entirely different than whizzing along on a bike in those temps. Anyway, Spring is more than welcome to arrive anytime!
On another, more crafty side of things, I'm organizing another card-making event for the troops in May. So far I have 11 people signed up and am hoping to recruit at least that many more. I did this last year and we managed to donate over 400 cards to the US troops through an organization called Operation Write Home. This year we're making 10 new cards (2 of each card) and half of them get sent to the troops. You can do the math...the more people I have to participate the more cards we send. Anyway, I'm having fun organizing all of that. Complete details are on my 5inkyfingers stamping blog if you're interested, know someone who might be interested, or want to help out in any way.
Well, I better quit here and roust the college kid. He said something about needing groceries yesterday and we're picking up another friend to take him back with us at 12:30 so the next couple of hours could be a bit of a whirlwind.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Later!
