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January 28, 2013

First snow/ice day in 2 years with school closed.  Dreary rainy day but who cares.  I can't believe I have not gotten to blogging since October.  School dictates a lot of my life and then came the holidays (and went).
Will enjoy the day, I always do!  Have been quite sick with bronchitis and because I exams last week, I just kept going.  My asthma kicked up and had to go for a breathing treatment.  The first in 10 years.  Getting back to normal.
The holidays were great.  Thanksgiving was childless but we had fun with Mike & Jan and Grams.  Then a day later we were decorating!  The kids were all here and gone before you could blink.  You look forward to something for so long.  At least Matt had been home a coupe times and with Dana 2 weeks before Christmas.  Andrew & Brian had been home in Sept. and then we had Jackie T's wedding in Traverse City in October with them.  But it had been  months since we had seen Amanda and she was only here for a week.  One day before everyone else came in.  The decorating is fun but exhausting and so much food to buy and prepare. (and threw out too much)  We (Otto)  did take 2nd in the neighborhood contest (50.00) and had fun looking at others and the winner.  Wish it could have been longer though.  Almost the next day, I was ready to take down!  What a lot of work.  The house looks so clean and empty at first.  Snowman season is almost over and it will be time for Valentine's!  The school year is racing by.  Just finished grades for first semester.  This year much better than last!
Looking forward to my trip to LA in February for break.  Would love to find the $$ to join Chris and Sue for Easter break in Germany.  Planning a trip to Rehoboth in June and on to Boston to see A & B.  Hope to be back in LA to help A & B 2 move in August (to a bigger place).  Worry about new contract, state and budget cuts, underemployment, a big wedding next November (all the plans and $$) and just having all the pieces fall together continually for everything!  Lucy doing well.  Caged trained (thanks A & B), healthy, going potty outside and is on a chain.  Need to get here in for a physical....again.....$$$$.   Never stops does it?  Both brothers have issues, one $$, one health.  It is what it is.

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