False Alarm

The last few days have been a haven for me. I feel rested and calm; a calm which will certainly evaporate on Monday morning when I have to report back to work. I’m actually going in tomorrow to get as much work done as I possibly can – like backing up the server, and posting all the calendars for this semester.

TooToo’s crying was a false alarm. She was crying about her rubber fish, which she tossed into the bathtub to get attention. I wish I had figured this out before I drove to three stores on New Year’s Day at 11:00 PM, trying to find buffered aspirin. Her foot still looks bad, but I’m going to continue feeding her antibiotic pills, and applying antibiotic ointment to the wound. I honestly expect it to start looking better by Sunday morning, or we will visit the Vet on Monday.

Charlotte and I did an amazing lot on the house today, even with Baby Russell underfoot. We worked for a little over three hours, and managed to fill eight boxes with dishes. That’s about ¼ of the kitchen. It’s amazing that someone who cooks as little as R. has so many dishes!! I can understand the stemware, but why does she need so damn many plates?

The three of us met Mom, Robin, and Ryan for lunch at On The Border, which was very nice. Afterwards they all went back to Mom’s, leaving me alone. I went shopping for my own dishes, and bought two cheap plate sets at the dollar store, along with some cheap plastic glasses.

I spent the afternoon and early evening finishing the Robin Hobb novel. Charlotte has first dibs on it – Becca can just wait. After I finished the book I started cleaning the cabinets. (Charlotte and I cleaned them out, now it’s time to clean them.) I’m hoping to finish three tonight (the three over the sink) then work on the others as I empty them. Now there is room for me in R. ’s kitchen, which was the goal all along.

I’m going to sleep soon, as this will be the last day I sleep in for quite a while.