bonny, I'm glad the new boy is healthy and happy and settling in!

Got sidelined from accomplishing things by a phone call from my BFF. She's having a difficult time with her mom's illness and needed to vent. And now I go make dinner. Chicken quesadillas without the tortilla, i.e., bowl of chicken and melted cheese. And salsa.

sj and Kate, there is a page with really good info: [link]

I called the attorney's office to find out where to send money for the boy's family's legal costs. The phone just rang and rang.

The Change.org petition there is actually a good one - every time the petition is signed, it sends a series of emails.

I emailed the DoJ and it bounced back saying the mailbox is full.

There is a March in Florida on March 26 and I am seriously considering flying down there. I've seen all kinds of atrocities in my life but this was a kid doing absolutely NOTHING wrong, walking home from 7-11 with a pack of Skittles for his lil brother and a can of iced tea. I am in anguish.

sj and Kate, there is a page with really good info: [link]

Thank you. What an awful situation.

I went to skating class, shopped for doggie stuff at PETCO, and spent the day keeping the pups out of the way of J, who has two freelance projects to try and finish before he leaves tomorrow for a week on the road. Poor guy--he just got back from NYC yesterday. Between motorcycle writing trips and car launch events, he's going to be traveling about one week a month for the next few months.

I just started up my iPad! Super exciting. I have a list of apps I want to download, too--there's a list on the new job's website of things people who do my job like. A few I have already, and a few I don't want...and some I'll wait to see if I need, because they are pricey. But several I didn't know about and will totally use!

If you can get past the bad spelling, this is hilarious. Fun at Home Depot

Erin, give me a heads up when you know if you want the switch, so I know if I send it to you, or pass it on down the line.

Will came up! We had breakfast, then went to the Home & Garden Expo. It was neat, I signed up for a ton of drawings. Also they had local vendors so we tried a bunch of different local/regional alcohol: wine, ice wine, cider, ice cider, honey based vodka and gin, elderberry cordial. Also saw info about a brewery opening up here in town in June.

Then we had lunch, watched some Community and other fun stuff.

Next week Will is going to be gone with more training. He's going to Florida for a few days, then from Florida flying to California. He has the stupidest flight back - they are leaving 9 or 10 pm on Sunday April 1 and getting in Monday morning.

So we're going to try and get some time in this week before he goes.

I took a shower, helped my in-laws take some more mementos out of the house, and went with my sister to pick up Rob's vehicle from the dealership 30 miles away. I'm gonna call that productive.

Maria, that sounds more than productive. How are you doing?