Muppets Are Cool.

Hello!

I'm getting over this cold. It was a bad one for a few days, but cleared up quickly. Well, now that's not entirely accurate. There are aspects of head colds that I find unbearable, but once I get past that part, I don't much mind having a cold. As long as I can breathe enough to sleep, I can carry Kleenex and the like, and life is still okay.

Mother's Day was wonderful, even though I was still sick. Josh made cinnamon rolls and the kids brought them to me "in bed". After Josh left, we went to the mall for sushi lunch. The kids both love white rice, and Abbie really loves pickled ginger. Oh, I wish I were kidding... Anyway, we got bubble tea, too. I got strawberry-jasmine, and the kids split a strawberry one. Abbie got the half with the "bubbles". Grant doesn't care for them. And wouldn't ya' know! A book sale was right outside the door of the tea shop!!! It was FATE, I tell ya'! I nearly collapsed when I saw the section of hard back young adult mysteries from the 50's and 60's! It was just exactly what I had been looking for. I got a Nancy Drew book for Abbie, a Tom Swift book for Grant, and The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery just for good measure. Perfect. We also played at "the play place". As we were leaving to go to the car, we noticed the absence of Abbie's blue toy car. Back we went to the bathroom, the book sale, the tea shop....finally the car was recovered at the food court, where a kindly cleaning staff member had found and saved it. And that was good, because I was wearing "cute" shoes, and it was definitely time to go limp to the car.

Monday was Grant's first real T-ball game. So cute!!! Most of them couldn't remember what direction first base was, and when they were in the field and the ball made it bast the pitcher, there was an instant dog pile on the ball. The rough part is that Abbie has dance on Mondays. We had good luck, and the game was pretty much right across the street from the dance studio, so I just walked over and got her when she was done, and we watched the end together. I even got her to yell, "GO GRANT!" Next week, though, I'll probably spend the whole afternoon driving back and forth getting everyone where they need to be.

Tuesday we went to Costco, and I would like to say that trips to Costco are the closest things to dates I've had since last summer. I also went to taiko. We were (re)learning Hachijou. I had never really embraced the learning of Hachijou, because of my back, but Tuesday I just grit my teeth and said, "I am never going to get stronger by NOT doing it." So I decided to do what is commonly referred to as: SUCK IT UP. And what do you know! I did fine, and felt great. I'm medium sore, but just in the usual way. My back is not even complaining. I'm actually looking forward to trying it again.

Except...I can't go to practice tonight. Very disappointing. It's okay, I guess. It's for a thing at Grant's school. Why don't they ever give us any notice?

And...I don't mean to complain (okay, I do mean to complain) but I'm tired of all the scheduling complexities of a single mother with none of the privacy!

Once again, scheduling at Josh's work has been mentioned. He came home furious the other night because they had announced that the days off he requested were being given to the scheduler's friend, who has been there less time than Josh, and also has a recent write-up, which Josh does not. Just when he was resigning himself to this recent unfairness, they decided NOT to change anyone's schedule just yet. So, why do I listen to any of this? It always comes to the same thing. Nothing good.

Abbie and I are watching The Muppet Show.

Link Hogthrob: What happened?!

Dr. Strangepork: I must have blasted into the 5th dimension!

Link: Well, thank you.

Strangepork: Don't dimension it.

HEE!

Probably I had something deep and meaningful to say. But I can't remember. My brain is deteriorating. I read Twilight again. I'm sure that accounts for it.

Did I ever say anything about The Mysterious Benedict Society? I meant to. It's good. The Pseudonymous Bosh one is....a little....snarky. It is funny-ish, but does stuff like tell kids how important it is to be a good liar. Not right for the ages of my kids. That's why I was excited about the Nancy Drew and such. They'll need to read a few real mysteries before they can find the humor in those unconventional ones. The Mysterious Benedict Society, however, is good quality stuff, with a sophisticated writing style, consistency, interesting characters, a fascinating story.... It is a little obvious in places, but possibly not for a young reader. I approve; I recommend. I don't exactly recommend the Five Senses series. At least, not for actual young readers.

Well, anyway, I am too distracted by funny singing puppets to really write anything. Hope you area about to have a good Thursday and a good weekend, too!!!!

Extra friend hugs to Master Awesome, who claims that he still reads this. Poor thing. Let's all indulge in a moment of heartfelt sympathy for the poor man. On the other hand....don't you ALL have something better to do? :P

Happy Friday Eve!