AG and I took Dana to the airport this afternoon.  AG cried, sobbed actually, when she saw him walk through the doors of the airport and not come back out.  She cried most of the way back home.  I currently have her placated with a little bit of Baby Einstein. 

I spent most of the weekend lying on the couch, knitting, coughing, drowning in my own secretions, etc etc etc.  I’m starting to get a bit of my voice back but not much.  AG realized this afternoon that I have no guarantees that I’ll be able to get the word "no" out when needed so maybe she should take advantage of this.  Hopefully I’ll continue to get more and more of my voice back.

I finished one Rogue sleeve and about 75% of gift piece #2.   Pictures will be some other time, the fact that I’m posting is a miracle in itself.

Dana put the tree up for me… and decorated it…. while I sat on the couch and supervised.  Our holiday decor is much more simplified this year including a less elaborate tree.  I usually put the ribbon and everything on it.  This year due to our circumstances, my illness and not wanting to fight with a toddler, the tree has no ribbons and bows and only about 50% of the usual ornaments.  I only put up ornaments that I thought were less likely to break.

I hung up the stockings today but that is the end of the decorating.  No wreath.  No snow village.  No little Christmas themed knick knacks and doo dads.  Simple actually feels kinda good right now.

The buyer of our house had no one come see hers this week nor did she have a single person come to her open house. (Hmmm?  List her house too high in the month of December… what did you think was gonna happen?). She is hopefully lowering her price today but it may be too late.  We shall see.

When this whole thing started I sat and considered for a moment "what’s the worst that could happen?".  In my mind the "worst" was AG and I being here for six months.  January 18, 2006 will be six months.  I’m a little shocked by that, and disheartened as well.  I thought this deal was "it". I don’t really know what to think anymore.