Two weeks ago:

Easy Come, Easy Go. Just as quickly as the snow came, it went. The week before  was  a bit warmer with rain which melted most of the snow. We still had some snow piles here and there, but mainly we had mud puddles. Made for walking Cookie a bit of a challenge.

And it did nothing to help those with allergies. Which includes Tom, Scott and Allison. Tom spent last weekend in bed with a fever. Scott had a sore throat and Allison came home on Spring Break with a runny nose. I was the only disease free one so far.

Before everyone got sick, they were very busy. Scott finally put in a full week of school and track practice. He also had a Court of Honor dinner on Weds night with Boy Scouts. We enjoyed a catered dinner and lots of awards and presentations. He was also  very busy with homework, projects and tests as the end of the semester rolls around. He had just 2 more weeks until the end of the semester  and Spring Break begins(for him). And at sometime the kids will have to make up 3 snow days.

Allison had also been very busy with classes and midterm exams. She wrapped up her last class on a Friday and headed home. She certainly needed  the rest. But she started off her Spring break by inviting some girl friends over to spend the night on Friday. The next morning I filled the girls up with Belgian waffles for breakfast and then they all went out for Korean food for lunch. Even Scott was invited along. Spring break means lots of errands so she tried to get her hair cut, but our hair stylist was too busy this weekend. No matter. Allison was much happier resting on the sofa. She can get her hair cut during the week.

We had a busy scout weekend a week ago. Scott and Tom spent Saturday morning picking up bags of donated food for the Boy Scout food drive. I spent Saturday afternoon singing with the Girl Scout choir at the Charlestown Retirment Village where I used to work. In honor of Girl Scout week,  a group of elderly men and woman at the retirement village known as The Forever Scouts invited us over to sing campfire songs. We had a fun time singing with the group and they even videotaped us to share with residents in the nursing home at a later date. It was also fun driving around campus too to see the new construction going on and checking out the changes already completed. I am still happy to be working at the current nursing home though as I have heard the old company keeps taking away staff benefits. Plus I have a lot of flexibility in my new job, as well as the benefits.

I think I will be even busier at work however since one of our physical therapists just resigned. She decided she would be happier working with developmentally challenged kids rather than the nursing home patient. So we will be down a therapist which means more work for the rest of us. Until we can find a replacement. I ended up driving back to work last Friday evening so we could take her out to dinner at a local pub. I also picked up some dessert to share with the staff and a shamrock for her to wish her good luck.

I had spent most of last Friday with my parents.We had a meeting early in the morning with their broker and a notary to sign some papers. Then we walked over to the grocery store. Tom was off work so he met us for lunch. We tried out an Italian restaurant near their apt.  with a brick oven. Mom and Dad inhaled their pizza. Afterwards, I spent the afternoon looking through some old family photos and putting up St Patty's Day decorations with my parents.

Tom on the other hand spent the morning at the car dealership getting my tire gauges recalibrated. Turns out I ended up with a flat tire. Tom took a morning off from work to get the tire fixed, but then had to take the van in for the gauges to be reset. What a pain. But I am back in business. Thanks Tom. I returned the favor by dropping off science fair trophies that Tom ordered at the kids old school.

Then Tom decided to spend some time test driving new cars. Seems his old Toyota Echo had a rough time this winter and we could use a replacement.

Here is the shelving system Tom assembled for my parent's apartment. It is pretty roomy for all their photos, trinkets and storage below for albums and books.

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