Happy Thursday!

Well, it's sunny today, and that's a happy thing!  The frost has disappeared...I wonder if that means it's warmer than it was yesterday?  BlingDaddy has told me that it's only going to be five degrees tomorrow, but perhaps it's not quite at that level today.......

I know that there was something I was bursting to tell you all, which is why I started this post, but now I cannot for the life of me recall what it was........

So I will tell you this:  yesterday TommyBoy had his most difficult finals, which included Psychology and Physics,  and I am happy to tell you that he will be receiving all A's this semester, except for Physics, which will be a B.  Of course, it's Physics, and he's thrilled to be getting a B in that class, since on the first day of the class, the teacher told the kids that they should feel good about receiving a C in the class, as even though C is considered 'average', in Physics, 'average' is doing well.

On other fronts, Kelly has told me that Matt's found a new apartment building going up about two minutes from Kelly's schools, and it is likely that she and Matt will be re-locating to Orland when their current lease is up, barring her finding a job closer to St. Charles.  Of course, while I will be sad to have them so 'far' away, I will be sooo relieved to have her not having to drive two hours a day on the horrible roads to get to and from work.

I am hoping that no other Kauffman family member has come down with what Hunter had recently, as one person vomiting is enough vomiting to last an entire year, IMO.  Why, oh why can't vomit smell like peaches or something yummy like that?  A Question for the Ages.....

TommyBoy will be traveling to Disney at the end of February with the Wind Symphony...or is it the Marching Band?  Probably Marching Band.  In any event, BlingDaddy is toying with the idea of a short trip to Orlando to see the band perform there.......not sure about that.  TommyBoy will leave the Monday after Miss Stella's Birthday Bash here the weekend of the 22nd, but the performance is later in the week.  We shall see.

We are all so excited about Stella's first birthday party!!!!  What a great idea Miss Julie had to hold it in St. Charles so that everyone here could attend.  I know that Grandma Lois is practically peeing in her pants over it. :)

BlingDaddy had been holding his own on the Stivarga, but today has had some very bad blisters break out on his feet.  He did go to work, but he needed to take a cab from the train station rather than his usual bus, as the line for the bus was just too long for him to stand in.  The bad thing is that even once he's in the office, just getting from the elevators to his office, or from his office to the men's room involves quite a long walk, as the Company Which Shall Not Be Named occupies an entire city block for each floor.  Hopefully his feet will get a chance to recover over the weekend.  He's come to the conclusion that walking is what aggravates the feet, and that if he could sit around with his feet up, and not have to walk much, the blisters would not appear.  Oh, to be a Trust Fund Baby!