Pippi and her Pups

Went for a run in the cold wind and blowing snow with my Ipod--perked me right up.
Finished marking the exams!!! Yay! Spent 6 1/2 hours of straight marking in front of the fire place with a few big pots of tea. On the down side, I got an email saying 12 more exams have been found and need marking.
The only way I could even attempt to work so many hours today was because the Mist was home with a sore throat. And she was kind enough to amuse Pip for me. The dear sweet girl that my Mist is. By the way, Mist enjoyed her Basketball games last week and is learning new skills daily.
The Tabs is happy to be back at school. A big smile on her face all day today. She had ballet tonight and danced up a sweat--she said.
I bought Tabs and Mist each a new bath towel in an attempt to yet again Zen my home--giraffe print and a zebra print. Now they each use one towel (their new towel) all week and wash it with their clothes. Otherwise they went through 2-3 towels daily each! I could not keep up with the laundry! And with Peter and I both paying tuition this year, well, a maid is out of the question for now.
An update on darling wee Fernando the Great:
He is a climber! If he can't reach it or go under it, he starts to climb like a little mountain goat.
He's started to do the "Go Weldy Go!" routeen by getting jazzed up and running around the room in fast circles before he hops into my lap. I love to kiss his little bald spot under his chin.
And how about Silver the cat? He has started sneaking down to the basement early evening to ensure he is shut in the family room for the night with Fernando. We have Fernando's kennel down by the fireplace and we shut him in each night so he doesn't cry upstairs every time he hears us at night. So low and behold, little Silver has decided he must sleep down there as well...a little white furry nut!
Pip and I will do a tour of a new preschool for next year tomorrow morning. I so want to spend more time with my Pippi and can hardly wait to finish my work for good. Then it's me and Pip again, hanging together.
Gym tomorrow morning and meditation in a moment. I am so excited to finally have the time and energy to stay up n the evening to meditate again. I love it. It is like taking myself on a little vacation each night before bed.