Here are some short little updates from my world to yours:

• The thumb splint is off! It turns out that there was no fracture, after all. After a trip to MSU Radiology and then hounding my doctor for the results, I am now in the process of slowly de-stiffening my thumb. Also, it seems to be a noticeable shade paler than my other thumb. Huh.
• I realize that I never wrote about my birthday, which happened shortly before my trip to Cleveland. I owe a thank you or three to quite a few people for chipping in and getting me a new solar keyboard. My parents got me a couple of new t-shirts (which are extremely soft and comfortable) as well as some cash. This ended up helping to fund the trip, which was perfect timing. There was also a delicious dinner at Clara’s. This pleased me greatly, as the last meal that Nikki and I had eaten there was sub-par. All is forgiven!
• Avengers was an awesome movie! I want to see it again. You should go see it. Now. Seriously, go. Shawarma.
• I wrote a batch file today. It had me so nostalgic, I want to go and tweak the autoexec.bat and config.sys.
• Acelyn is walking on her own, seven or eight steps at a time.  She’s also decided to skip jarred food entirely, and go straight for the adult stuff. This morning she was nomming on whole Apple Jacks.
• Aidan will be with us for most of the summer, and I can’t tell you how excited that makes me. With all the drama in his life, I’m really hoping that this summer will be good for him.
• Hunter will be with his Dad for most of the summer, and I’ll miss the bejeezus out of him, but it’s not an opportunity that he gets often. We’ve been butting heads a lot lately, too, so it might be good for us to have some time away from each other.
• With the thumb splint off, I was able to get words down on paper during my lunch break. *kermit arms* YAAAAAAAY!