run run run from one thing to another to another

Voice is still growly. Coughing *seems* less.

Downwood found Ox's lovey! Bedtime contentment restored.

I purchased a travel backpack and a theft-resistant purse for our trip. I may yet purchase a new carry-on bag. I just don't want to deal with hassle in Germany.

This petal skirt seems reasonable (http://bundleupsale.com/product/perfect-petal-skirt-by-little-lizard-king/). This petal skirt does not (http://www.cashmerette.com/2014/12/by-hand-london-kim-is-party-girl.html), unless you *want* everyone at the company party to know what brand and style of undies you prefer.

The audiobook for Of Noble Family is lovely. It's also intensely uncomfortable. The narrators are really selling the characters and since this is Regency England and the characters are on a sugarcane plantation on Antigua...yeah. For my homeward commute, I'm placing a bookmark where I am now and then jumping to the last couple chapters. I can handle those...probably. Many feels.

My kids are growing so fast. They still need hugs and snuggles, but they're not babies anymore. *sniff* They're small people with minds of their own. And senses of humor. I need to not screw this up too badly.

Do they do Groupons or deals for the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium? We're thinking that dinosaurs and fishies will make a good birthday treat for our nature-loving kiddos.

I have my semi-annual dentist appointment tomorrow. Yey. But then it's over for 6 months. So, yay?