The event I was coordinating is over and we made more money than last year. WHOOT! Close to $15000 is the ballpark guess. I am not nearly as exhausted as I was after past events I've done, but the last 2 days with mac have been pretty rough and I have had to depend on my parents to deal with it as I was scheduled. Now beer and very soon sleep. Thursday at work was again a nightmare and I told them I did not thinkI was a good fit for them and the job. That is basically telling them I am going to be looking for a job, right? Because I am going to be looking for a job like seriously a lot starting tomorrow. I am still available to be a kept woman and/or Muse if anyone needs such an employee.

I took piano lessons for 10 years (7-17). I was pretty good when I graduated from high school. I have not played since. I have wanted to get back to it, but it has been so long that I think I'll need to be retaught everything.

That's great about the event, msbelle! NSM the rest, but....

That's a huge event, msbelle! Congrats! I'll be sending you beery wishes on the rest.

Today, Grace wore her passy-muir valve for an hour uninterrupted. This is a miracle. We've been using some of the applied behavioral therapy stuff to teach her to wear it. About 6 weeks ago, if you put it on her for more than 10 seconds she'd panic, fit and cough it off. So an hour is a really really good sign. The PMV is a speaking valve, so it's possible if we can get her to wear it regularly she can learn to talk. Of course she signs a ton now, but speaking would be excellent. She's still a little afraid, but if we can get her to vocalize that would be a start.

Sometimes, it seems like everything is a start with her. Buddha would approve.

Good job with the event, msbelle!

Uhg, long conversation (mostly good!) with my brother has convinced me I probably am now breeding a sinus infection. If not clear by tuesday, back to the clinic I go. Basically, pressing lightly between my brows is lightly painful, and 5 feet underwater is WOW EVERY SINUS CAVITY I HAVE. You'd think 10 days of anti-bs for the ear would have helped, but this started on the tail end of those. Uhg. He had enough good medically based arguments to convince me. I was going to have to telecommute a half day for appointments that day anyway, might just take another sick.

The thing is, I think this is going around. Sounds exactly like what he had a month ago, what my neighbor has now.

He also convinced me to start an aspirin habit. Hmm.

Oh, good job Gracie!

I found it. I found Beastie Boys slashfic.

I will never be okay again.

Sinus infection is not a ton of fun. Poor you!

Hooray for Grace!

Boo for sinus infection.

Also (while I am on a roll) Pumpkin just curled up behind a sleeping Loki and is passing out an inch from him. I think that's called progress.