Friday night in the city

It's hard to believe I've been here a week. I even ventured out on my own for a little while yesterday. The predictions of a snow storm put me in the mood to bake some cookies, so I just had to go buy some butter. I won't go into details on the cookie baking venture in Alyssa's dream kitchen, but I will note that beating cooking dough with her mixer that works as well as dueling butter knives was more than I could take. I finally gave it it up and mixed them by hand. I tried to convince Alyssa that halos have been issued for less noble works, but she wasn't buying it. The yarn shop, grocery store and drug store are all located in a pretty convenient loop from the apartment. Naturally, a butter run has to include a quick yarn stop. And really, what else could I need? I managed to finish a pair of socks (A first - I've never been able to complete a matching pair with both socks the same size before!) this week and will start a vest for Alyssa as my next project. Too bad I can't stay another week -- that vest would be finished; she'd probably also find herself with a new mixer. But alas, I must return to Wisconsin and work. Alyssa will have off next week, so mom or dad will be superfluous here.

Evan is having a bit of a low day today. A low-grade fever and some mouth sores have kept him down for the day. The morning's clinic appointment was about it for excitement. Although he did join us for supper, even Kit and Violet's arrival didn't pep Evan up much. Alyssa's off to her book club tonight; Kit and Violet and I played some Yahtzee and now a Clint movie is playing. Evan, Kit and Violet seem to enjoy it. I'm even seeing some of the first smiles of the day. Guess I'll endure this junk for the sake of some smiles, but it's not easy... Of course, I did watch the Muppets Take Manhattan earlier today, so it's not like I didn't get in any quality viewing. It was so good that it put Evan out for a well-deserved nap while I took care of the laundry.

Tomorrow will bring the beginning of the growth factor injections to get that white cell count climbing again. Until then, Evan's newborn immune system gets all the excitement it needs right here. Eau de Clorox provides the background ambiance for our little isolationist society. But all in all, it's going very well, so a little bleachy undertone to our environment isn't all that hard to take.