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I'm a mess: sore throat, chills alternating with sweats (but I don't think an actual fever), iffy stomach and exhaustion. 

Despite this, I've cleaned (and, thanks to mice, disinfected to the nth degree) and organized most of my kitchen over the past couple of days.  Before I got sick, Randy and I bought some new containers to securely store anything a mouse might find tempting.  Containers must have lids; I've learned that no matter how tall something is, mice can get into them.  I've developed an image of a paratrooper mouse with old-fashioned goggles, leather helmet and jacket replete with white silk scarf deftly guiding his shoot into the target, a big mousy smile on his face as he lands behind enemy lines.

The mice have won many battles, but I'm determined to win the war.  They can just take their parachuting furry backsides to my neighbor's house instead.

I've continued to work on this site.  Along with having to figure out the software upgrade and its configurations, I also have to learn how to code all over again in order to make things appear the way I want; code progresses and develops over time.  I'm getting there, but it's a process.  I'm playing around with styles on a test blog, making sure I get it right so I can just transfer my final look over here without hitch.

I've learned how to add your blog links- the coding is now far more complicated than it needs to be- and have been trying to locate everyone's addresses to be included.  If you don't see your address listed, please let me know.  I've already got more to add, but I want to make sure I don't miss anyone.

I've also got some regular kinks to work out here as well, but if you haven't noticed them, I'm not going to point them out.  I'll get to them when I get to them; they're not crucial.

I've had a long couple of days. 

Yesterday I wound up having to go to the airport to pick my mother up because my brother was too sick to go.  I had planned to go to work for awhile, but when I got home Randy needed my help at Home Depot (we're replacing all of the interior doors, and the door for the screened-in porch), and I needed to return somethings and pick up others.  By the time we got home, I didn't have time to work before going to the award ceremony.  Because of the holiday, we didn't have work this past Monday, so I'm already behind in my hours for the week.  That meant putting in several hours today before helping out as an usher at the commencement ceremonies this evening.  Tomorrow: several more hours at work.  I could go in on Saturday, but I want my weekends off.  Which is kind of funny in this instance because between yesterday and Monday, I've already had 2 days off this week.  But I'm greedy; I want more.  So I'll work a longer day tomorrow in order to keep Saturday off.

I'm tired of me.  I'm going to go see what you've been up to instead.  Those of you whose blog addresses I have, that is.

I'll be glad when I'm all caught up.