quickly

My ride is coming to pick me up any second so this will be incredibly brief. I don't have much to write but I find my desire to return to these pages lessens as I neglect them more and more. And I love looking back at what I have written in the past so I am forcing myself to take three minutes to write something.

If I had copious amounts of money I would buy myself a blanket warmer. We have one at work and it is heaven sent at 03:00 when you are shivering and slightly disoriented. I love me a warm towel when I come out of the shower (I have been known to bribe Erik into getting one fresh out of the dryer for me on occasion) and yes, a dryer is wonderful, but a warmer constantly stocked with blankets -- that would be delightful! Warm blankets on demand. Yes, please!

I'm going to a conference tomorrow. Then heading to work after to finish my shift, but that's ok. There may be some educational opportunities for me in the near future... outgoing education, not incoming. It may involve traveling IH wide to help roll out a program we have been using for the last year or so. I am nervous, but a little bit excited. It will be an experience, that's for certain. I don't have much information on what is expected of me, but I'm hoping to get some soon.

I miss Mandi and her family. Lots.

Maelle and Elinor are coming for a sleepover next week!

I hate packing lunches. And we have been re-learning how to cook. We've been home for almost three months (yoinks!) and we are still learning. I was amazed at how much I forgot about daily life while we were away.

We have one car. Our places of employment are a seven minute walk apart which would be brilliant except we both do shift work -- I work 7-7 and Erik works 7-3 or 3-11 or 8-4. This means a lot of driving, some busing, and car pooling for me the few days I can. It is only a 15-20 minute drive to work, but I was spoiled when I lived a stones throw from the hospital so that seems like clear across town (it is, in fact, clear across town).

Gotta go.