I was a little sad yesterday as I realized I wouldn't be spending time at Athens Land Trust again for a while. Monday I start scoring essays. Training for five days at $10/hr before the real thing, which pays $.55/essay. I am excited to actually get a paycheck again, and the work is not so terrible. It's just that there are things I am better at and enjoy more and could get paid more for! I try to keep convincing myself that everything is for the best, and the perfect opportunity/next career will open up soon!

Ray has come down with another ferocious cold and spent most of his time in bed yesterday. When I am sick, I want people to wait on me and pamper me. He just wants to be left alone.

Rain here this morning, so no outdoor work today. The Captain has a bonfire laid outside, which he will light if he can get it going. He prefers it to start raining during the day, so he can light it as the rain starts. It may have trouble catching once the rain is really coming down!

We have had a lot more really cold weather than we usually do here, although this morning it is above 50. We have had the solar water heater turned off and drained for more than two weeks! We will probably turn it back on today.

Baby onions and lettuce are coming up in a flat Captain set up in the living room. It wasn't doing well in the breezeway--just too cold. Our seed order has come in and it is time to start planting--peas for sure, maybe some spinach as well. Which reminds me, we are still eating spinach from the garden, had a big mess last night and it was good. So much work to clean. Mom and Dad both were pretty energetic yesterday. He cut up almost all the winter squashes that were in the basement for us to cook and freeze, as well as harvesting the spinach, which Mommy mostly cleaned and trimmed, with a little help from me.