score!

Took the youngest kid to the library yesterday as he was on a mission to checkout the latest "Seems" book and find a book on Fibonacci numbers. I, on the other hand, wasn't really looking for anything to read as I have two books I bought waiting to be read. So, of course, I found four books to check out, three of them 2 week checkouts.

I've already started Dacre Stokers sequel to Dracula, quite good by the way. I also have Charlaine Harris' "Grave Secret" and Lauren Willig's latest installment in her Pink Carnation mystery series. Then I found a YA title I've wanted to read called "The Hunger Games."

Sometimes you just really score like that when you least expect it. Yea!! To top it all off, the kids will return to school today. Geez, this week is shaping up to be a pretty good one after all.

snow equals addled brains

Yep, the weathermen, in their infinite wisdom combined with many super dooper double dopplers goofed and failed to predict the 4 plus inches of fluffy white stuff that fell in my fair town yesterday. Much to my surprise, I opened the door to let the dog out and witnessed what we call 'white death' falling from the skies. I knew immediately school would be cancelled and that chances were very good it would be called off for today as well. That makes five snow days we've had in the mid-south.

Can I just say how happy I am that I didn't put a deposit on the gulf shore condo for the first week of summer break? Because the first week of break will now be the last week of school. Whew....that was lucky.

Yesterday we played outside. I shoveled, mainly to stay out of the house and get some much needed fresh air and exercise. We watched a wonderful HBO movie called "Into the Storm" about Winston Churchill and WWII. I coerced the middle kid into watching it with me and am saddened again by the lack of knowledge high school students have about WWII. She received an entertaining education on one larger than life figure in the war.

I didn't do any reading. I finished the "White Mare" book and am quite upset that the remaining books in this trilogy are not to be had in our library or its consortium. Bah humbug!

Not sure what we will do today other than laundry, but weather permitting, we need to do something other than sit around all day.

fabulous friday

For a school week that was only four days instead of five due to the ice storm, it sure has been a long week.

The youngest kid brought home the gold from last night's science fair. He earned a first place medal in the Physical Science category for his experiment with probability. Hubby and I were so happy for him and he was thrilled. His medal trumps the medals the older two kids earned. Guess hubby is getting better at helping put together a medal earning project as the oldest earned a third place ribbon and the middle kid earned a second place ribbon. Practice makes perfect. Now the project goes off to the county fair.

I hauled the oldest kid off to the family doc yesterday as her ankle just wasn't improving quick enough to suit me. The doctor agreed and today she sees an orthopedic doc. X-rays showed that while the ankle does not have a fracture of any sort, it does appear upon manipulation of the joint that she has some ligament or tendon damage....just how serious is the issue. She has no pain walking or even moving the foot or joint. The doctor said it will most likely just require some physical therapy and resting it, but wanted an expert opinion. My guess is no soccer for 6 weeks.

Middle kid is going to see a student written high school play tonight with a friend. Hubby and I have a 'date' for a church function/fundraiser tomorrow night.

Not sure what else is in store for the weekend, but I'm hoping it doesn't include any precipitation. Happy Weekend!

smooth

Our meeting yesterday went smoothly and I was so glad to have my friend Anne back in her usual seat!

Today I'm going to help with the sorting/boxing and stocking duties. Then off to lunch with a few of the gals. The weathermen were predicting rain today, but I haven't looked outside or on the radar to see if they were right.

No one went to soccer last night. The oldest kid's ankle is looking much better, but is still a bit tender. The middle kid had three huge tests to study for and didn't need to go anywhere except her room.

Veggie beef soup for supper last night turned out well, not one drop left from a very full crockpot. Up for tonight, shredded beef enchiladas, one of my faves, but the kids tolerate them. There will be leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

Hard to believe Lent is almost here. We have two birthdays this month, the youngest and the oldest. Preparations are under way for both. Shhhhh. I'm party planning!

Happy Thursday:)

mid week

Boy the past month went fast. I can't believe I have my second Friends of the Library meeting today. The agenda is complete. The 2009 annual reports are printed. I need to fold them this morning. I've looked over all our government forms and now know why the form I sent to Nashville was rejected. It looks to be a problem with the word 'the.' I used it and legally that is not our name, we are Friends of XXXX not Friends of THE XXXX. Seriously. I will be making a phone call this morning to confirm my suspicions. Argh. Ugh.

The whole fam damily watched the premiere for Lost. Season six is underway after a two hour episode with a one hour preshow to remind us how we got to this point. Fun to watch it with the kids as theories and ideas flowed pretty quickly during commercial breaks.

I'm still reading "The White Mare." Hope to finish it today, I'm very close to the end. Of course, this is the first book in a trilogy, which means I want to read the other three books, and none of our local libraries have them. Not sure if I will be buying them off B&N or Amazon just yet. May have to look in the store stocking closet and see if they are in there as that is where I found this first one.

I do want to make a trip to the bookstore and get Kate Collins' latest Flowershop Mystery! Such cute cozy books and the new arrival, "Sleeping with Anemone" sounds adorable. I can then pass it along to the Library so they have a complete series.

But, up first, lots of coffee. Stayed up past my bedtime watching the antics of Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Sayid and the rest......and just have to say, total eye candy treat to see Ian Somerhalder make a guest appearance as Boone last night. The oldest two and I were quite happy to see him.

bullet dodged

When I traipsed off to the eye doc yesterday, I figured I'd leave the office with a prescription for bifocals. Yet, much to my surprise, I don't need them yet! I guess when you are as near sighted as I am, that bifocal due date is pushed back by years. Finally a perk to being blind. I do have a slight vision change and an astigmatism adjustment, so new glasses are in order. I will be heading to Costco today to pick out some new frames. I really like my current ones and am hoping to find something very similar. I'd get new lenses in these old frames if I could, but I can't be without my current eyewear for 7-10 days.

I'm still reading "The White Mare." Middle kid finished the final (sob,sniff) Georgia book over the snow days in addition to writing her essay on Animal Farm. Oldest kid did a ton of Algebra II homework and read what she is calling the most hateful book ever, "The Poisonwood Bible." Both kids read "The Bean Trees" by Kingsolver and liked it, but TPB is not making the short list. So, this year I get to listen to the oldest complain about it, next year the middle kid will voice her discontent. Youngest kid is plowing through the Harry Potter series, finally, so he can rack up AR points at school.

"Lost" has its season premiere tonight, and we have already carved out our TV watching time to see what sort of craziness those writers can throw our way.

I think we will be back to what passes for normal around here today as the kids return to school, where they most assuredly belong, and I enjoy a day where I don't have to referee laptop, Wii or TV time plus monitor the pillaging of the pantry and fridge.

frozen

We only saw a bit of snow, but the rain and sleet we did see managed to freeze over everything and caused power outages all across the area. The kids are still out of school today as the county system shut down due to icy roads north of us. All of our roads are clear and dry, but we do have some major trees down across sidewalks and driveways. We even lost power for a bit yesterday although it was sunny, calm and the ice was melting. We were without power for a good 6 hours on Friday/Saturday.

Besides cooking all day Friday and having the hubby cook most of Saturday, we watched some TV, played some video games and did quite of bit of reading. Hubby and the youngest completed the required science project. The oldest and the middle kid did their homework.

So, I guess today will be a play day for them. I have an eye appointment and need to get to the grocery store for the week's supply of foodstuffs.

I finished Chevalier's "Remarkable Creatures" and have started reading a book titled "The White Mare" by Jules Watson. This one is set in Scotland during the first century and encompasses Agricola's attempt to invade that part of the island. So, far so good.