Argh! This crud virus won’t go away. I managed to slog my way through much of the computer data stuff for the SDA conference registrations. I finished the online credit card authorizations late today. I still have to update the SDA database. But that is not as time sensitive as getting the money!!

I pulled myself together so that we could go to the theatre tonight. We saw “Portland, the Musical” performed by the Sunnyside School third graders. Mia had several roles — narrator, suffragette and Irish dancer. She did this drawing of a Blue Heron which was on the cover of the program — another budding artist!!

The third graders of the Portland School District study Portland during the year. An incredibly sainted man, who happens to be a teacher’s spouse and a musician, has written this musical that traces important events from the Multnomah Indians to the flood of 1996. He goes to each school and plays the piano and directs the children. I learned a lot about the city tonight. Portland got its name by a flip of a coin. It was named after Portland, ME, it could have been Boston.

So that is all the excitement that I have to report. Tomorrow, I am going to the STASH meeting. We are going to plan our spring retreat  – yippee.

And, thank you so much for all the good thoughts and wishes. I just haven’t had time to answer e-mails or to post on blogs. Hope you all understand. You all rock!!