Feels like Friday

But it's only Wednesday. I guess it's cause it's a short week with Friday being a holiday for us.

Then again it's already July 1. What the heck, people? What happened to June?

At work I'm pounding out an in-depth review of ISS early Life Science experiments and some results for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and a conference. It's keeping me busy on a super short deadline (as far as paper preparation goes) but I'm learning tons. I have bursts of great productivity followed by periods of not wanting to look at it all day. And so it goes with writing :)

Today I got out of the office for awhile to look at some electric pianos. My first piano lesson is tomorrow afternoon, and it will be weekly from now on. The instructor is my boss's daughter's piano teacher and our first phone conversation revolved around talks about books, study, and practice. And also about how it's tougher for adults to take lessons because of their crazy other commitments (she was nicely hinting at me to be sure to show up since there is no mommy to make me).

Then it dawned on me: She was starting to make this sound like hard work or something. It may be best that I know not of what I am about to get myself into :) All I know is that teaching starts again Aug 24 and while I think may be busy right now, this is NOT busy. Busy will come when teaching starts and so I am using the time right now to trace the piano learning curve. Today I found a piano I think I'd like to buy but I'll ask her thoughts during our lesson tomorrow. It sounded so pretty when I tapped the keys. And as the notes came out, I turned the volume down so no one in the shop would hear me suck. Or rather so that they would not hear my lack of creativity that comes by nature for me. So then another realization: Um, this will be a creative challenge I may not have prepared myself for.

And no, the last 5lbs hasn't budged. Must have been that damned chocolate cake we made. It's amazing how one piece can screw up the entire scale ;)

Paul's clinic is unexplainably successful more and more everyday. They have met their goals over and over and keep setting them higher. At the end of everyday it's super cool to hear how his day went and even though I'd like to beat him for the schedule he's been keeping the last 2 weeks, it's his dream so I only give him partial crap for it ;) That's right honey, would you believe I am holding back?

Anna's been cheery and cooperative and sweet again so far this week (even though she's been skipping naps at school). I love talking with her because she's more and more saying the wackiest stuff. These days brushing her hair and teeth are a breeze (and even the days of me sneaking into her room at night to clip her nails have been long gone. She patiently watches now). She really likes to go places and do stuff and mostly me taking her along to places doesn't even really stress me out like it used to. Well, that's the story for now ;)

Her latest addiction: popscicles. The Flav-O-Ice kind. You know, the long sticks in the plastic you push up. It bums her out she can't have one for breakfast, though. Yeah toddlerhood can be rough.