has lost her son.

Eleanor is not on LJ, but she she is a friend of mine from the Dave Barry for President board on World Crossing. She has been a huge cheerleader in my vidding, and I credited her in "Something to Talk About".

I'm so very heartbroken for her. I had a passing acquaintance with him, helping her convert music he'd send her so her computer would play it right, and a few other things.

I cannot even begin to imagine the pain she is feeling. I don't know the details of his husband's passing, nor Jeffrey's, and El is not, understandably, in a position to explain it.

Give a thought to Eleanor, Jeffrey and Isaac on this most horribly sad weekend of funerals.

HUGE storm coming in Tuesday - I'll be flying out in a storm, so cross your fingers my flight isn't delayed.

Today was sticky and icky - at one point, it was 82F and 56% humidity, feeling like 84F. I don't do humidity well, so watch me melt in MD this week.

Trying to get caught up on Caring work - got behind. BC work is piling up and LB and I are feeling the pinch between the two jobs, but really, I can't give up Caring right now - I need a fridge, I have a car payment, and there's dance and baseball and swimming to pony up for, so....

I have plans to be a FlyBaby again come September. I need to get myself better scheduled and organized. I do far better with lists and tick marks showing what I've done and need to do. I did SO well on it a few years ago, and then one big event blew it all out of the water and I couldn't recover. Still, I'm no example to my children and I need to be a better one.

Volunteering at school is likely to become a rarer thing, sadly. racric and I were talking about it, and the guilt I feel over that particular decision is heavy. I'll already be involved in PTA, and K and I have plans for getting yearbook pages done as events happen instead of waiting until May and rushing it through. Photography needs to be done, etc. and we get the school pictures from the photography studio when the kid pics are delivered, so those can be laid out far sooner than spring. Another example of taking tasks in bite-sized chunks.

This also will allow me to block out gym time. I want to swim more, I want to do more weight training. It needs to be in the plan for the day, and I need to plan in fannish time, and veg time, too.

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I've been on an emotional roller coaster today - a kiddie coaster, but still a coaster. Joy in knowing SHarecon is nearly upon me, sadness for Eleanor. Excitement for two lovers finally being together, dread in knowing the my kitchen floor needs serious attention. Happy in that I do love and feel fulfilled in my jobs, frustration in falling behind in them. Panic in that I don't have anything ready for the kids for school yet, relief in knowing that they'll be to school in two weeks' time and I'll not be brokering peace treaties. Anger at the kids for not taking on their responsibilities themselves, and joy in the hugs and kisses I get even when I've been angry.

22 ounces of Cream Ale doesn't hurt, either. :)

I'm not done with work. I need to finish those up. I shall listen to Peter Gabriel and John Barrowman, Dave Matthews and Indigo Girls and press onward.

Tomorrow, piano, an orthodontist appointment, and two meetings. Somewhere in there, laundry and packing, and I've not loaded up enednoviel's Palm yet, lol. That may end up happening in MD!

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It's 72 outside. A storm is coming for Tuesday:

An Unseasonably Strong Storm Expected To Impact Southwest

Washington And Northwest Oregon Mid Week...
Warning Message:

Computer models agree on bringing an unseasonably strong storm
into southwest Washington and northwest Oregon by the middle of
this week. This storm is actually moderately strong even for
winter time...and will likely produce unusually strong winds for
Summer along the coast and an unseasonably high amount of
rainfall.
This system will likely produce gale force winds over the coastal
waters beginning late Tuesday and continuing Tuesday night. Wind
gusts along the immediate coast could reach 50 mph or more. This
storm also is forecast to have a very high moisture content...and
will likely produce a significant amount of rainfall throughout
much of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning...and will likely make a very large Dent in
the fire season in this area.

Pray my 12:35 am flight isn't delayed by this - hopefully it will still be at the coast at the point I fly out.

The butterflies, they're flying......

It makes my heart feel so full when I see all the young (and 30 something!) ladies in the individual gymnastics events congratulate and support each other, even though they are all from different countries and are competitors. One world, indeed.