Swingin' Sistas

...no...NO...don't go there....I'm talking about the Williams sisters swinging their rackets at the US OPEN tonight-should be a great match. I'll be watching thanks to Tivo.

Today...

• began with a bloody nose (Boo-second one in less than twelve hours) and two phone calls before 8:30) 
• piano lesson for Ian
• trip to Wally World for groceries and the new Star Wars Clone book for Ian (relentless in his pursuit for more literary works)
• homemade potato soup-b/c it does a body good on rainy days like today :)
• cancellation of tennis practice meant the impromptu scheduling of playdates for both of the BEBZ (and a brief bit of scrapping for the momma with scrapping pal Julie)
• paying of bills
• emptying of dishwasher and folding of laundry
• checking of emails and scramble round on facebook-latest craze and mild addiction (like Boggle)
• received "Happy Mail" via Fed Ex a RAK from my DF Lexi-ALi E's new mini-album book-can't wait to snuggle up under the silk comforter tonight (after the viewing of the US Open of course) and sprawl myself out over the expanse of a queen size bed with only Hugsley to share the space with-Miss you Mick but I do enjoy some nights to myself-LOL) and soak up all of the inspiration-can't wait!!!

Gee...

pronounced with a hard ga sound as opposed to the spoken letter"G." This from our 6+ year old who reads well past his grade level for reading. The hard words come easily...but the easy ones...not so much! LOL

• My first match was rained out today. 
• Mick's away on business. 
• Doing laundry. 
• Paying bills. 
• The discovery of seemingly long-lost pics of Ethan's first day of KGTN and my 20yr. class reunion. Big WOO HOO moment. HUGE.
  
• Storytime and a little viewing of The Pink Panther and of course US Open (5 setter Federer match-good stuff).
• A little game of Scramble with Facebook friends.
• Returning emails
• leftover chili 
• residual GI distress due to aforementioned indulgence  
• loving on the puppers and kitty
• vacuuming
• a wee bit o scrapbooking
• Ian completed Marley and Me (kids version) Like me, he loved it until man's best friend passed on-major boo hoo moments (I finished the adult version down at the lake this weekend)-speaking of-Lily helped herself to 7 pancakes and a half a pound of bacon Sun am. Needless to say she was spared an evening meal. LOL
• Homeschooling studies: The Horse and His Boy, respiratory system, Celsius scale review, math review + more