Update...

... third grader stable, but not out of the woods yet.  What an emotional roller coaster for his family! ... lunch today with a niece I haven't seen since she was 12.  She's a lovely young woman of 29 - smart, funny, warm, a real joy. ... car back from the shop, finally.   Hopefully nothing else will decide to self-destruct for a while. ... omg but I have a lot of studying to do AND need to get grades done by end of the month.  I like doing that stuff, just need to make sure I don't turn the work into my usual ADD-deadline-drama.  ... wiring in the garage shit the bed and as a result can't use the dryer until we spend megabucks bringing the wiring up to code.  D'ya think we could catch a freakin' break with the repair crap until I can get the massage business off the ground?  And thank goodness that THAT is the worst of my current worries, see entry #1 above.