Well, after months of being thwarted by weather, I was finally able to complete my first solo cross country flight. A couple weeks ago, I flew from Marion to Marshalltown to Oskaloosa and back. It was a beautiful, sunny wintery day and I'm pleased to announce that I didn't even get lost. There really isn't much to tell--mostly I just saw lots of towns and cars far below me.
For the past two months, I've been suffering from pain and stiffness in my neck and shoulders and for the past month from a rash on my arms. However, I'm happy to say that I finally found out what has been causing this. I have Fifth Disease but am starting to feel much better finally. Fifth Disease is nothing too serious so I'm glad that it isn't anything worse. Mostly it is just uncomfortable and it can last a long time but there is nothing to do to get rid of it except treat the symptoms. At least there are no lasting effects. Usually, it is children that get it but I guess that's what I get for working in a school. We've had several cases of Fifth Disease and I've worked with all those kids so I really shouldn't be surprised I came down with it.
As for Jon, he is doing well. He has been very busy with work and taking classes a couple of nights a week. Now that the weather has been nicer, he has been able to get a some outdoor projects done too. He has put a new roof on Bowser's kennel and mulched it and he has started the daunting task of cleaning up and organizing the garage. This coming week he has Spring Break so we'll also get to spend some more time together. Yea!
