The Westering Hills

I’m doing this at work and I don’t like to do this at work, so I’ll make it snappy:

1. Thanks for all the sympathy remarks, y’all. In the grand scheme of things, us not being able to go to Ireland is probably a stupid thing to be upset about, considering what so many other people in the world are going through. The whole “will Barrett get laid off any day now?” scenario is more upsetting. We’ll manage if it happens, though.

2. I was not allowed to sell, transfer, or get cash back on our plane tickets. However, we did get credit good for one year, so I now have $1200 worth of Continental Airline credit to use up by the end of March 2009. So it’s not a total loss. Anyone want a visitor?

3. I’m now going to be taking just a week off starting May 19th and staying at home, puttering around the house, sleeping in, annoying the cats, and sowing flower seeds. This year, I’ve decided to concentrate on flowers around the house instead of just vegetables. I need some pretty in the backyard.