Painful-turned-tolerable

I found a book I liked enough to buy! The bad news is that I found it days before leaving, so I still has nothing to read for most of two weeks. At least I got to read it on the plane.
My cousin was nice enough to have her baby two days before I left. I got to welcome a new member into the family. Just when I was about bored out of my skull and dying to go home, I spent a weekend with a real cutie.
Now, most babies are really ugly when they're born; I've had plenty of opportunities to witness it. But little Riley is so adorable. He gets bonus points, too, for sleeping the whole time I saw him over two days. He didn't fuss or whine or cry or nuthin. I like 'em that way.