Well, that's better.

My throat is still scratchy, but I'm not nearly as stiff and i actually slept last night. No headache, either.

The rash we thought was chickenpox? It's not. It may have been a heat rash, or a minor allergic reaction to something. But it's not chickenpox, and it's all better, so she's going to daycare today.

All of which means this is my writing day!

I'm still going to call a masseuse I know and make an appointment, because mizheekay was right - I'm much stiffer than I should be. It occurred to me that one of Elizabeth's favourite games in the back room is to have me sit on the couch, and then she climbs all over me, spending quite a bit of time lying across the back of my neck. That, plus the occasional moments when I carry her on my shoulders (that happens mostly when both strollers are in the car and we have to go somewhere on foot) and an office chair that is a long way from ergonomic, and it's no wonder my back and neck are out of whack. That said, I'm not crazy about chiropractors in general, so I'll try the massage route first. I think Piet even has coverage for it in his benefit plan that's better than my coverage. (My benefit plan allows me to claim $10 for each visit. That's one quarter of a half-hour massage - pathetic, really.)

Gotta get the little lady ready for school, and get breakfast, and otherwise start the day.

Good morning everyone!

Ouch.

I've been back at the writing for less than an hour, but my back is aching and the words aren't flowing. Having done 2700 words so far today, I'm going to let myself take another hour off. I wonder if the Robax Max that's downstairs will knock me out, or make it possible to work more?

I'm debating going to work out before picking up Elizabeth, and having my MIL pick me up at the gym. We'll see.

Well, time to get ready to pick up Elizabeth.

I wrote 3000 words, and I'm mostly happy with what i wrote, so that's good. I ate a healthy lunch and almost no snacks, crocheted a bit, saw pics of redstorm's wedding dress (pretty . . . very pretty) and generally had a good day. So now I have to get dressed in off-the-front-porch clothes and head out.

It still hasn't rained here. Apparently, it's been storming in Toronto all afternoon. Weird.

Plane crash in Toronto

It's a large Air France airbus, with approximately 300 people on board. Several busloads of passengers have been evacuated. It is still on fire, from the tail, and it's lucky that the plane was landing instead of taking off, or we'd have a crater where the runway used to be.

It's sitting in a ditch a stone's throw from the 401 highway. Guess who won't be home for dinner tonight? Piet takes that highway every day.

Every station that has anything to do with Toronto is showing non-stop coverage. Apparently CNN has made noises about terrorists. A plane slides off the runway in the middle of a torrential downpour/lightning storm, and it's terrorism? For heaven's sake, people, get a grip.