Returning to Normalcy?

Maggie continues to heal and returned to work on Tuesday 28 February.  With Will at preschool and Maggie at work, I'm alone at home again, albeit with Princess.  She's showing signs of arthritis, so part of our federal tax refund (due to be deposited in 10 days!) will go to the veterinarian to see what we can do for her.

In medical news, Will's been fighting a mild, lingering cold.  In reality, all three of us have, though after three weeks, I finally seem to be over it.  His escalated last Sunday to include a fever, making him irritable and listless for most of the day.  Even though he was better on Monday, we took him to his pediatrician's office and were very happy to hear that his temperature was normal, his nose was clear, and his ears and throat weren't showing signs of infection.  Even better: we heard it from his actual pediatrician.  She's been on medical leave for a few months, but unknown to us, she recently returned to work part-time.  When she saw Will on the schedule for Monday evening with the nurse practitioner, she changed it to mid-afternoon with her!  It was great to see her again and it made our day.

As it was for most of December, days home alone is my "normal" state at present.  I'm hoping to find a part-time job, but I'm imagining a tough time, given my limited availability (9:30am-1:30pm weekdays or Wednesday evenings).  I'm also hunting in my boxes of books for an information literacy textbook.  As much as I have always dreaded teaching (it's a performance, and I'm a backstage person), I have a bit of a yearning to do so again.  Maybe I can develop an information literacy course and offer it as an evening or Saturday program at the local colleges.

In the meantime, I have plenty to do at home.  From installing Will's closet organizer to replacing some insulation in the basement, from replacing a dishwasher part to organizing our shed, and from sorting papers to reducing my backlog of reading, there is no shortage of things to keep me busy every day.  So busy, I haven't written in this blog much lately.  I'm sorry, fans.  I'll try to write more often!