In full bloom

I LOVE THE SPRING!

The garden is in full bloom now, and my brother-in-law called yesterday from San Francisco, on a flight home from Osaka (he's a pilot) wondering if he could come out for a couple of days. Sure, I said, so he's here and right now outside enjoying the yard, the sun and the warmth with MQE and the kids. It looks so different from the bleak twigs that greeted us when we arrived home from Nashville a month ago, he was really surprised upon reaching home last night from the airport.

These days brighten my spirits and lift my mood and if I could spend all day long outside working in the garden and forgetting about all the other responsibilities that await me indoors, I would in a heartbeat. Last week that is precisely what happened. That is why I had eight loads of laundry to do yesterday.

MQE is feeling much better--so much so, in fact, that he is planning to be in Galveston next week for a conference, so that should be good for him. After that, I would imagine he would be ready to go back to work full-time...right??? I guess we'll have to see about that, as we're currently on the two-day-a-week plan at the moment.

C has the last molars teasing him again this week. He just turns into a mean, nasty little man and there is little I or anyone else can do to make the situation any better for him. It is exhausting--but fortunately it is for him, too, as he is sleeping well through the night. Oh, and this is week 2 of no more naps. Sigh. That was short-lived.

Time for class! Toodle-oo for now.