last week was insane… but good

in case you’re curious about how all the stuff in “quick entry” went… here’s the short version:

the giant library carnival event thing was a smashing success (about 1000 people attended) and the day ended with long discussions about ways to tweak it to make it even better next year.

harry potter was great. i finished it before the long weekend (at 2 a.m. on wednesday night) and turned it in so that someone else would have a chance to read it.
oh, and i didn’t mention this on the blog yet (i don’t think…) but last weekend, mr. happy stuff and i both rode in the ms150. that’s right. we biked 150 miles in two days. we escaped getting rained on while on the bikes (although we did get soaked while standing in line for dinner) and although all of my friends on the ride tend to bike much more quickly than me, they all chose to do the shorter option the second day (this had been the original plan, to avoid possible storms later in the afternoon) while i decided (after the threat of rain cleared up) to go ahead and bike the whole 75 miles on the second day. yes, my butt hurt. yes, my hands felt bruised and yes, the fields of soybeans looked like nice, soft places where i could curl up and take a nap and yes (finally) i was rather slow, buuuuuut–i biked the whole thing. that felt fantastic. thanks to everyone who donated to the ms society and helped us to meet our fundraising goals!

i spent all day yesterday (the day after the ride) hanging out with my best 3 year old friend and we had a fun day, but now, i am exhausted. i left work early and took some sick hours. hopefully, i’ll be back up to speed soon. in the meantime, i’ll try to catch up a little on my blogging. i’ve missed you all!

p.s. one more little happy thing–in the midst of the insanity, i got a surprise package in delivery–four beautiful handmade cards by ruhama. thanks!!