More excuses and then some goals

Starting around midweek last week, the house went to hell. The fish is already sick (dropsy, I think, but she's not responding to any treatment), and the ten year old dog is showing signs of exhaustion after spending over a week with a puppy. The Pink Tornado got sick with strep throat, and Jim got a cold/sinus infection. So I got to use one of the best excuses for not writing:

I can't write, I am taking care of a sick family.

So yeah, that held me back a bit – but today I have to start writing ag