What I learned this week (or what I should have already known)

1. It's not fun when your child is stomach sick. It's even less fun when he treats you to three surprise episodes over four days. At least with Mickey it's six hours of hell and then it's over...

2. I care about people who are sick in the hospital even when they are a friend of a friend. I think because I care about my friend being distraught over it. (That is poorly worded but you get the picture.)

3. I really, really, really appreciate and love my husband. I think he schedules four-day business trips to remind me.

4. It irks me when people say you can't trust the weather forecast. If you think about it, they're right most of the time. But lordy! When they're wrong, like they were this week saying we'd be getting snow, people grind them into little shreds. Like they could have done a better job...

5. I'm reading the Harry Potter books at a slower pace than my 9-year-old nephew. That sorta gives me a headache.