Your editor has checked over her parchment, and our points stand thusly…
~ Point Totals ~
Witch Weekly : 0 readers, 0 beans** , for an average of 0 beans per reader.
Daily Prophet 2 readers, 140 beans** , for an average of 70 beans per reader.
The Quibbler : 2 readers, 140 beans** , for an average of 70 beans per reader.
Which Broomstick : 0 readers, 0 beans** , for an average of 0 beans per reader.
Hello Friends! My apologies for basically not existing for the 2 months of this semester. I cannot tell you how sick I was from Christmas, until basically the first week of March. We got RSV, flu, norovirus, and some other unknown crud. The kiddo was running a fever for weeks and weeks. Every time we’d get sick, she’d get well first, and Jim & I several days later. Once we were all well, I’d go back to the Y to workout, and she would immediately pick up something else at Child Watch. We were only ever healthy for about 4 days, before she’d bring us something new. Then by the time we were finally well, I was knee deep in planning her birthday shenanigans, and I’m just finally starting to catch up after that insanity. Meanwhile, the kiddo is napping less and less. She napped often while sick, but now that she’s well, she generally can’t sleep. And she finally just got a toddler bed. (She is so small that she’s been in a this whole time crib!) We’re trying to mentally adjust to knowing she’s loose in her room. Plus she learned how to open the baby gates from the living room, so there’s basically no way to contain Hurricane Ada anymore. Plus, she was able to start Preschool the day after her birthday, so that has changed all of our schedules. Suffice to say, it’s all been a lot.
So much in fact, that I only now just realized that I never made a Hermione’s Homework Planner page for the term, as I promised/planned to. Thank you so much @Moonflame for writing one up for everyone to share. I truly appreciate it.
Now that I’ve been able to do a points tally, I’m going to see what projects I’ve managed to accomplish this term… Wish me luck.
That is…a lot. Even those who might not know the joys of flu season with a toddler in the middle of a sleep regression can appreciate that nothing else is getting done in that situation. (hugs)
Prompt/Challenge Title: McGonagall’s Office
Project Name & Page Link: Monochrome Book
Team: Daily Prophet
Brief Description: I have a visitor in town this weekend so of course she needed an Easter Basket. I also made ones for two of my coworkers who have Sunday hours that I’m leaving on their desk today, and one for my grandfather. I used the traditional paper plate technique and then gussied them up with washi tape and some grosgrain ribbon. I had to switch to plain knots on the final two because I was down to the final inches on the spool.
OMG @MistressJennie that sounds harrying! I hope you get to smoother waters soon and can all stay well for a good long time!
@Trillian Those are ADORABLE! I’ve never seen that technique before! Thanks for the link!
