I did a little good work on my final yesterday morning, after walking Elisa partway to her ride and after Ray left to help Harriet with the sets for her play. It was gray again, but not cold in the house, and not rainy, darn it.

At 11:30, Ray came home and showered and we were off, meeting Becky for lunch on the East side. Ray had a hair cut at 12:30. Becky dropped me off at Champions for Children, a child care center on Olympic Drive. I had agreed to meet Kelly there (and Carter). We took off our shoes and washed our hands as we went in the infant room. Crying babies trying not to take their naps. I was introduced and told the drill. If they need me to pick him up from child care, I will be approved. It turns out that three (or four) babies have recently been diagnosed with RSV--and hospitalized. It is a pretty virulent respiratory inifection, that looks like a cold. Very contagious.

Then I went to Kelly's house and she showed me all his "stuff." He has two of everything--two changing tables, two exercisers...because he has cousins who are twins. Because of the infection, he is not going to day care tomorrow. I get to take care of him! For nine hours! Starting at 7:15! I was really not ready for this, although I totally understand that she would be reluctant to send him to day care. It's fortunate that I am free. I will work on my paper when he is asleep or happily entertaining himself. And I will get paid for my time...for the first time in more than 15 months. I won't go all of 2012 with 0 income. But it was not what I was planning on doing today. We have a holiday party to go to tonight--and I need to figure out what to bring. Elisa needs to be picked up from school... I need to make cookies for her to take to the cookie exchange on Saturday. And I need to make mini-quiches for the Holiday Hoopla tomorrow. Sigh.

Ray picked me up and we went to my Dad's to get the other car. Ray drove to Clarke Central to work a little more and I went to Earth Fare to buy some things. I went home and they joined me after an hour or so. Ray rushed off again to a meeting of the Democratic Committee and I made some quick supper for Elisa and me--peppers and eggs. Good and easy, but waiting for those eggs to cook seemed like forever.

Then it was back to Clarke Central for opening night. Harriet was hemming a dress and scolding the kids to clean up the stage...I went to pick up my Dad and Ray joined us at the school in time for the curtain to go up. It was quite enjoyable, like most of their productions. Some things were a little spotty...but some were really talented.

Home and to bed.