In which I write a flying post

Thanks so much for the good wishes--my daughter is doing very well. We just have to keep a close eye on her for complications at this point and make sure she's getting nothing but rest and hydration!

We are on day three of our nor'easter, but the winds have died quite a bit and the rain is much lighter--the end is in sight at last, thank heaven. Between the storm and the swine, it's been a very strange week where I've been living an odd, hermetic sort of life. I haven't been out of the house at all since last weekend, except for a quick trip to the doctor on Wednesday, and I think I have forgotten how to drive and speak to people! But nesting has been the best thing for us, so I have in turn made the best of it. We've burned pumpkin candles and watched Lifetime movies and thumbed through Nigella books and eaten lots of things with cinnamon and drunk endless cups of tea. In the end, the week has been oddly comforting, and probably a good break before I start the last great push of revisions.

So, happy weekend, readers--and your good thoughts have been much appreciated!