Happy Gals

Snowing this morning. About an inch-and-a-half or so on the deck. Supposed to be snow, rain, and mixed rain and snow for the foreseeable future. Above freezing during the day...below freezing at night. Could be a mess. March is typically like that...you can get every type of weather imaginable in any 30 minute period.

I've been busy the past couple of days - cookies for the ol' coot. Some house cleaning at auntie's. Baking a coffee cake this morning. And lots of working-out. Mom made meatballs last night...mashed tater's and gravy...strawberry shortcake for dessert. Auntie joined the fun. All the elders were in pretty good spirits. Mom and Auntie played rummy cube while I did the dishes.

On the way up to Auntie's yesterday I spotted crocus blooming in several yards. WAY early for Juneau. Lots of bulbs are coming-up as are some primroses. The blueberry bushes are bright red and look almost ready to leaf-out. There are already a few pussy willows. It could be a very early spring OR it could be that we have a major set-back when stuff gets nipped in the proverbial bud.

I've had several delightful conversations with Amanda and Leah the past few days. They both seem to be in very high spirits. Amanda has a break before she returns to the Paul Newman Hole-in-the-Wall camp in May. She will be arriving in Juneau on April 7th for six weeks or so. I am REALLY looking forward to seeing her...I need a young person fix. She's going to be sub-letting an apartment downtown from a friend who will be spending a month in Europe. Several of her camp counselor pals will be up for a visit too. Cool.

Leah was positively giddy the other day for a variety of reasons including wrapping-up her job at the Washington County Health Department, a pending quick trip to Hawaii, and the prospect of full-time employment. She has a second interview this Friday with an insurance company where several of her pals are employed and she is optimistic that the outcome will be favourable. Excellent.

Finally, I am a tiny bit encouraged by the tentative discovery of Democrats in Congress that they may actually have some brass on health care reform. Perfectly possible they will wimp out, of course, but there's still a chance...