Ah, life!

Good morning? Are you having a wonderful, beautiful day? I am. Just took a short video of my children fishing for shoes. The part of Fishing Pole was played by a really long and skinny stuffed dragon. Classic.

I still have a haircut. HA! Did I mention that I was excited about the haircut? I've been wanting one since about April. And it's not my usual "The Same Only Shorter" one. When I came home I loved it. Then, the next morning, Josh cracked up when I came out of the shower. Never a good sign. I looked and it wasn't as bad as I thought. Just really curly. Josh took a picture. He was quite amused. But when I tried to fix my hair, a concept I'm out of practice with lately, it didn't turn out. Then, I was worried. But Dawn had said I would need to replace my flat iron with the newer kind. Josh must have thought I looked awful, too, because he bought me one. (Thank goodness it was cheap.) Now I can make it look just like I want...which is pointy!! Hee hee hee hee heeeeeeeee! So fun.

Anyway, Josh came with us to the Pirate Fest instead of studying. Well, the way I phrased that was a little misleading. Josh finished his homework early, and was able to join us at the Pirate Fest. There. That's more accurate. It was fun. We saw Ms. Penny at the petting zoo. We watched the Danger Show, and some Gaelic musicians, some belly dancers and the harp lady. We didn't do any shopping, but Josh did con me out of all my money so he could have funnel cake AND fried oreos. We had to drag Abbie away from any music or dancing. I asked Ms. Penny about local dance opportunities, but I'm not going to hold my breath for a response.

Then...beginner class! I picked Brandon up on the way. The one condition to picking him up, was that he would have to get good directions for me, because I tend to get lost. And the directions he gave me were very clear and simple.

And wrong.

So, lost in the rain on Lindenwood campus = not my favorite way to start the day. We still made it on time, because I was expecting rain-induced traffic accidents and left extra early.

The beginners seemed pretty okay to me. I am quite fond of them already. And I'm pretty sure of which ones I'll never see again. I made it through the jumping jacks and the arm circles and all the regular stuff, although there were so many people, my patience was suffering through the crab walk.

My neck is a little sore today, but nothing like I expected and nothing like last year.

After I dropped Brandon off at Lindenwood, I rushed over to Fifth Street to the Denny's there for the tail end of Josh's parents' birthday brunch. I looked terrible. Probably smelled, too. But that's what they wanted. Then we all went to Foundry Art Center to see some of my niece Sydney's drawings. Sydney was a little disappointed. It was an old picture, and whatever one she was expecting wasn't up yet. Then we walked by the studios upstairs. We were rather a noisy party and got a petulant look from one of the artists.

Then Josh dropped me at the car and I drove back home. Abbie rode with me. We spent the evening at home.

Tuesday is the meeting. That's good, I guess. Everything is getting complicated. My in-laws have new issues with watching the kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I have to be there for another go at the window repairs on Thursday...

But I won't think about all that now. I'll think about it tomorrow. At Tara.

We did a really bad grocery shop this weekend, and I think I'm going to have to go again. But not today. It's Monday, and since I don't get Sundays off....or any days, really, I am not doing any housework on Mondays unless I can't avoid it.

Do you think the weather forecast will stay the same? I hope it does. As it is, it is just right for our apple picking adventure next Sunday. So I hope that Sunday remains cool and rain-free. Otherwise, I'm not particular.

My mother is planning another trip to Colorado. More on that later.

So, what will you be doing this week?