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This was in response to an email from a friend who is a new mommy who was looking for help in organizing her life and equally splitting responsibilities with her partner...I couldn't resist.  I love my life, and thank you to all who make it possible for it to be as full, rich and joyful as it is.

Mike's working full time for Jan-Mar, which means another 8 hours for him, but I'm looking to give him as much peace and quiet as possible on the days I take care of the kids. I like to go to the gym in the mornings, which has childcare, but it has a major downside that they pick up the cold/flu of the week, and after a couple days, they're sick with something else and I can't take them to the gym, and I've likely caught some form of it too. Thank goodness I have a treadmill at home. I hope your family is faring better, it seems we're always sick with something, drat it. Maybe it's just a right of passage, being a Mom.

A finished commission for a 12 foot table runner churned out my first 3 days of vacation, in my 'spare time' before the kids woke in the mornings, for as long as they would play beside my sewing machine, and during their naps.  It took 13 hours, 6 more than I expected