Shazam!

At least 5 people read what I wrote . . . SCARY!

And I already have two followers. I wonder if this is how Jesus got his start (cue lightning)?

It's been a great week. I've been getting a lot done at work, which blows me away because it's the first full work week after being gone for most of the past three - what with the holiday and snow days. I feel super-exhausted, but it's good to be back into a routine.

My daughter Eva. If you know her you get why that's a complete sentence.

This past weekend Eva returned from two weeks with her dad. She turned 8 while she was gone and I love her so much I can hardly stand it. Not that I pined away for her the whole time she was gone, but that's a whole 'nother blog post. Suffice it to say I got my groove back.

We're relearning the whole get up, shower, get dressed, eat, get-Eva-to-school-and-me-on-the-train-to-work-on-time routine. Without yelling or crying and only one petite attempt by Eva to stay home from school with her patented "I Don't Feel Good" routine - and I tried to not hurt her feelings by laughing too hard, but an "itchy back" is not reason enough to miss school and spend the day at Grandma's house in your jammies. Nice try, though.

And I'M the one who's been sick. Probably just allergies, but it's the sneezing and the coughing and the snotty nose and exhaustion. Bleargh.

Still, it's been a good week and here's why: Eva's home. I love my job. My parents and siblings ROCK, because even when we don't get to talk or see each other I know they're there. I have friends and family whose names I see in my inbox and pictures I see on my Facebook friends, and we have these random encounters that make me smile. The snow is gone and life is back to (ab)normal. It's a new year and I feel optimistic about things again.

YAY!