A frustrating morning, though little boy was very cooperative. I had work to do. I told him this up front. He was coughing quite badly for a while last night, and we didn't want to send him to school like that. But I didn't get any work done yesterday, and today wasn't going to be much better if he was being demanding.

I've played with him a little, but mostly I've been working. Now I'm stuck. I am about three-quarters of the way each through two of the three projects I want to get finished. But I can't move forward until people return my calls. And, may I bluster again, I'm not getting PAID for this? Very, very frustrating.