Play ball!

Time to knock out some podcast episodes, or summat.

How many February 29ths are you going to get, anyway?

I'm pretty much ready to drive off on Monday or probably Tuesday morning. I look forward to finally being able to spend time here again.

Back at the dentist for the trinket. They found that the youth they were going to crown is infected, so it's getting pulled instead. I'm hoping it's a better process for get.

It's been all Minnesota preparation here. I have just two more days left in my old store before what's shaping up to be a huge going-away bash and the very long drive home.

Thanks to everyone for their enthusiasm & kind words yesterday.

We're home from the hospital. The Poissonnier had a rough first night  sleeping (more like not sleeping) at home. She isn't yet comfortable sleeping in her room on her own, so we tried the Pack-N-Play in our room. She fussed a lot for Mrs. Hayes in the night while I slept. We traded at about six this morning. Mrs. Hayes is sleeping now and the Poissonnier is in her crib in the nursery, not quite sleeping and not quite fussing. I'm taking the break to make some coffee, both here and in the kitchen.

The jalapeno had been asking to go to a hockey game, which is what led us to go see the University of Minnesota Women's team play Wisconsin on Saturday. We had a great time, and the marching band (well, they weren't actually marching) made it a lot of fun and far more kid-friendly than I anticipated. Watching the jalapeno dance like a madman to "Uptown Funk" was fantastic. The game ended with a win in overtime, so it was exciting right up to the last moment.