Day 3 of 3 and a half day at that

Keep your fingers crossed that I can keep a lid on things with just me, my last year boss, and my current boss on the hallway today...I will try to find a tad of holiday spirit to be my guiding force today.

Got an email from son yesterday, so it looks like I am going to be out some money. Looks like my 20 questions did not distract him. He emailed me some very interesting descriptions of where it is he hopes to live/work or provide work space for others.

I will keep my thought that everything happening today is exactly what is supposed to be happening. Because I am baffled on so many levels - but that is where I live.

Today will be a little work, a little cooking (so little), and not sure what else. I want to make sure that the parents have a calm day so they don't back out on the travel plans for tomorrow... They are having a handy man come in today to put up the bars around the house to help mother stabilize herself in various locations AND my father added a railing down to the basement so that my mother will not be "deprived" of doing the wash any longer. What a brain trust he is! But he did make a decision yesterday to go with a concierge service for medical care from here on out. A practice in West Hartford that has valet parking, goes with you if you go to the emergency room or are admitted to the hospital, makes house calls...for $2,000 a year. It seemed to be a good price for peace of mind for him. I don't blame him. It seems to be a good compromise to their commitment to stay at home and not go into assisted living.

Productive day at work yesterday, finished my grocery store, watched the NewsHour and to bed with my new book. Doesn't take much to keep me happy.

I have to keep in mind going to CCSU for a basketball game - just saw highlights from last night's home game. It is very inexpensive and I love going to watch games at my alma mater. I also need to see about putting a family group together for the UCONN women's game in February. My cousin said that date would work for her.

I need to figure out ways to get through the winter! So not my favorite season. I was not surprised when my boss said it was her favorite season...now there is ABSOLUTELY nothing we have in common.

Sorry about Ann Coulter having to have her jaw wired shut, sorry that A-Rod's soon to be ex wife is sad that he is spending Thanksgiving with Madonna and her kids, sincerely sorry to hear that Barbara Bush was in the hospital. The world is a strange place - not the Barbara piece, but the other two.

Saw a job listed in Wallingford that I am thinking about applying for. Really need to get my head around the whole search process right now. I will keep taking steps with the real goal being to stay at school and have my boss decide she needs to move, but I don't think her mind will lead her away from good money and free housing at any time soon.

Have a good Wednesday before Thanksgiving.