That all sounds delightful, except for the waiting for the article part. Good use of waiting time, though... gold star!

I have yoga-ed and put the towels in the dryer and taken trash and recyclables out to the bins. Still no article. But now I'm too awake for a nap.

There’s a nice tribute to Kate P’s mom in the January 2 Publishers Weekly that just made it across my desk.

I've been texting with Mom she's said she's feeling better and mostly sleeping and staying hydrated.

M's mom's Covid test is negative so that is good. Unless it's false negative but EVEN better! She is actually staying in her room and resting , etc . However I think I'm getting a cold. I'm starting to feel congested and kind of rundown but not like when I had Covid or the flu (at least not yet). And I'm also wanting to layer up .. it seems when I'm feeling sick I just wants lots of layers and to be wrapped up like a burrito as much as possible. When I had Covid I used multiple top sheets since it was hot and I couldn't layer under as many blankets as I wanted to.

I was accidentally kind of mean to one of the cat's. I was in the kitchen and heard this awful yowling and looked out and thought I saw Lovey on the porch all puffed up and being aggressive to Scrappy, so I scolded him and ran him inside. And discovered Scrappy was curled up with M's mom. Turns out it was the black cat that belongs to someone behind us that Lovey was getting all growly at and not Scrappy. Not Our Black Cat and Scrappy look very much a like (I broke them up about to fight the other day and it took until Not Our Black Cat ran off to realize which was Scrappy).

We have an orange cat, as (sort of) do one of our neighbors (he's...roamy). While we were out of town, our friends tried (and possibly succeeded. The details are fuzzy) to get (not)our cat back into the house.

Aww flea that’s awesome.

I am having a hard time feeling like I’m accomplishing anything lately (I only have a few things but somehow they all are making me feel stressed) but I HAVE kept up with the Yoga With Adrienne! I mean, in as much as i can…Im so out of shape!

That's pretty darn cool, flea.

There is something wrong with my laptop and it has been telling me it is 10AM since, I suppose, 10 AM. I am so used to believing this screen that it took going to get lunch and noticing that the car clock said it was 1pm before I realized that THAT was why I was so hungry and had gotten so much done since I last noticed the time at 9:30 (and even then my first thought was "I wonder if I somehow accidentally reset the car clock?). I think I am the very definition of befuddled.

Timelies all!

Last night was another shit show with Mr. S that ended with him being taken by ambulance to Children's Hospital in DC. He stayed overnight, while Gary and I got home around 12:30. Went back down there this morning and waited around for the psychiatrist who decided to send him home, despite our description of his escalating aggression and disregulated behavior. We got back home at 3:30 this afternoon. Gary has been approved for full time telework(unless there's something urgent at the office) as Mr. S seems to do better when Gary's home. I don't know know what's going to happen when Gary goes to the big trade show at the end of the month.(Leaves Saturday morning, returns Wed. afternoon)

We are actively working on getting Mr. S into a residential program, and have been tentatively approved, but don't know when the admittal date will be.

What a mess, Sheryl. I'm so sorry for all of you!

oh golly, Sheryl. So stressful.

I really hope the residential program can happen soon: you all need a break.

I spent the morning at Alcatraz, visiting some project sites we have out there. Ordinarily this would be fun, but it was pouring and windy, and we hiked through quite a lot of mud and bird poo. I got pretty wet and cold. But now I am home and took a nap with the dog and I have to get my act together to go back out -- visiting coworkers are meeting for pizza in Berkeley.