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More sun but it is brisk. Works for me. I went to the gym and walked even though my legs hurt a lot this morning. Still do. Nothing seems to fix it. After that it was studio time and I did some glazing. Dealt with w-2 filings and such. Stopped at the grocery for deli items for dinner. DH took the dogs out for a walk. Ho hum, another day. I did get an email with a new lease for the gallery. Have not read it all but the rent appears to be what I wanted. Yay.

Yes Liz you were right to tell SIL's DS that she needed extra help. And kudos to whoever did the tennis tournament! I sure would have bagged it. Hoping the Florida winter is over soon.

DD yay on skipping training day. What's to train? Glad your DD can keep her job. Hoping the universe settles down (after major cosmic fart) and maybe hiring will go back to normal. The needs are still there and a piece of paper won't change that. One more semester and then it's rock and roll!!

Well time to go read the lease and make sure they did not try to sneak any bad stuff in. I would not put it past these people.

Forgot to get fresh hamburger for the dogs. So it's another evening of freezer exploration. Diane S

It's really good of you to help SIL's son understand his Mother's needs. I suspect most Moms will try to keep the real deal info from their kids, even their adult kids. Fashion show sounds like so much fun.

I'm home for a bit, then off to an endocrinologist appointment, then to work. I'm missing part of a grading day. Tomorrow is training and I am calling in sick, but I'll work here at home.

I can't believe all the pictures of snow in the south. Crazy! I just saw a clip of a snow covered deck on a cruise ship and someone commenting it is an unusual launch party. Hope they get someplace warm. We have friends in Panama City Beach and Savannah right now. We've been reading them that they are no doubt the most competent drivers in town right now.

It seems like a slim possibility, but staff is now asking what we should do if ICE comes for a student. Previously, schools were safe zones, but they no longer are. I don't know yet if there are extra protections for minors, but we definitely have 18 year old seniors in the building. I thought having to talk about active shooters was distressing enough.

DD was assured yesterday she can stay in her current position. Hallelujah. She will have to decide at some point if she is going to hang around hoping her job might become available this spring or move on. Since she is already a VA employee, it would be best to move within the VA, but what if the job never comes back? She definitely needs to pursue work that compensates her for her new skill set. But for now, she has an income and insurance. She is better off then a lot of people who had their job rescinded.

2nd semester starts Tuesday. Halfway there!!

I hope you make it back safely today and get sleep on the way. That's the downside of traveling so far. When we went to Hawaii we were able to take a 13 hour nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu. I rarely sleep on flights so that was much easier for me to stand than our Tahiti flight which was like your flight home to WI.

Such a shame - certainly there are some government funded jobs that need to be reviewed/eliminated but a hiring freeze across ALL functions obviously isn't the way to do it. So sorry for your DD and for the homeless veterans she won't be able to help. Hopefully this dream job will open back up for her.

Going to be a loooooooong day and a half of travel. Needed to check out of our condo by 10 this morning but flight doesn't leave until 9:00 pm. We have a layover in Denver and another one in Chicago before arriving to our little WI town after 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Think I will try and scrounge up some expensive airport grub, still have 3.5 hours before boarding! Praying I can sleep some on the plane!