while i have been missing, i’ve been singing-along-with-sis, whining at the dentist’s office, avoiding housework by reading and cooking, and finally: riding the storm out…

sister D and i headlined at pinehaven on monday.  we’ve been doing this gig for–5? years–and it always lifts me up.  hearing, seeing the folks sing those old, familiar songs– even if they can’t see the songsheets– is such joy.

tuesday i met up with the Dental Team who were not such a joy.  more appointments to follow seems like deja’ vu, but a girl’s gotta chew.

i had a lot of coupons from the booksellers that would expire on leap-day, as well as a $15 off anything at jcp, so i was pressured into shopping on wednesday.  it seemed kismet-ic that dr. tabor’s new book had been released on 2/28, so i picked it up at half-price; also the gardener’s encyclopedia at 20% off bargain price.

thursday is a day i used to dread with such intensity…  it’s nice now to have more free time.  i read the tabor book in its entirety.  i like it better when he doesn’t work with simcha and knew most of the information in the book because i follow dr. tabor’s blog.  soo, i’m a little disappointed.  but i’m also reading “still life with murder”, a period piece with interesting characters, and just started a biography of george harrison (my favorite beatle).

friday the storms blew in and i got scared.  i hate that i’m so skittish when the winds blow…i wasn’t this phobic until the trees fell, even though i’ve been sitting-out nearby tornadoes all my life.  thank the Lord i’ve been kept safe,  but they used to confine themselves to spring…now it’s anytime.  nothing to do about it but weather it…

today is sunny and cold.  i’ve got to do some cleaning while i listen to npr…get the taxes filed and set up my voicemail.  it’s only 17 days till spring…time to get out the  Easter decorations.  let’s have an egg hunt!!??

better get back to work…