Super Tuesday

D is in Mexico for two weeks, so I am finding myself with more time on my hands. I hate for him to be gone. It is as if there is a major piece of our family missing. Nothing is the same without him. The rhythm of our lives is totally disturbed, but in the extra time that I have, I am trying to find productive ways to spend it. I always feel a little extra pressure to be productive while he is gone which is strange- but I always envision accomplishing lots of things in his absence. Like what? you ask- like organizing and cleaning and reading and developing and organizing photos. I know, I am in serious need of a life. It really hit me today how detached from the rest of the world I am. I just found out from CNN that I could have voted today if I had known earlier. So, I go on, still detached in this little French town in the middle of the sticks. It's kind of cute in the spring, summer, and fall but a bit depressing in winter especially with D gone. SA, CG, and I went to a new park today to try to find some ducks to feed. I even bought the ducks fresh bread from the boulangerie, but there were no ducks. We saw a couple flying away, but no takers on the baguette. Oh, well, I think I may have found a nice place to run with the girls in a double jogger if I can scare one up. Maybe I'll lose like 1o pounds while D is gone. That would be really impressive!