Happy Friday!

I'm feeling the need to just share. I left work a little early today as Rachel called and was driving home from work and said she was feeling very sick. We met a Patient First and the diagnosis is a viral upper respiratory infection. She said her throat felt like it was on fire and painful to swallow or talk. So now, 3 hours later with 8 teaspoons of liquid motrin in her she is crashed in bed. Honestly, it felt good to meet her at the clinic - of course I just sat in the waiting room - but it felt like I was "mommy" again. Sigh.

Dave is zoned out in front of the tube. He has an extracurricular "activity" at school now - he's the assistant director? and stage manager for the middle school's production of Mulan. They had their first rehearsal tonight.

This winter weather (early darkness) kinda gives me the blues. And of course that big build up to Christmas, all the hustle and bustle and excitement, then it's over. The good news of course is that the days are actually getting longer. I'm watching the times that the sun sets.

I'm so hopeful that some, all, any of you will get on here and just chat! You would have laughed at Dave and I last night trying to line up those five pictures, then when we finally gave up and posted, we realized that with all the "fiddling" we'd done, we left a huge empty space. Hey, it's a learning process.

Anxiously hoping to hear from ya'll--Cindy