Recap

Lessee, since I last checked in...

Sunday, May 6-- worked all day at the store, hid from the rain the rest of the night. Sopranos was good, but not great. I still miss Rome.

Monday, May 7-- worked both places. We didn't have near the water concerns of others. Darren ended up with the day off, though, since he couldn't get downtown.

Tuesday, May 8-- think I worked all day, too. Since I asked off for two weekends in a row from the store, I probably was scheduled on.

Wednesday, May 9-- softball night. I'm not supposed to be playing, since I hadn't gone for my three-week checkup yet. But they were short women, and I wasn't in THAT much discomfort. Figured playing second base would keep me from having to throw too much. Managed to take an infield line drive to my left shin. Thankfully didn't aggravate the elbow, though! I'm about over this softball season.

Thursday, May 10-- Go and waste almost an hour at the orthoped office for a five-minute consultation. Says the fracture has not deepen, yet not fully healed. Three more weeks of restriction, no softball. I conveniently forget to mention the night before! Another night at the store. Day didn't totally suck, since we got to wear jeans for free at the office.

Friday, May 11-- Last night at the store before a weekend off. Thankfully a jeans day at the office! Finally remember to call all the family and remind them monster boy's birthday party is the next day. Four teenagers at the bowling alley/go-karts/arcade/putt-putt fun center. There is a reason I booked it at a place with a grill... and more importantly, a bar! Monster boy had a school dance, and was all excited he "got the digits" of a friend to keep in touch over the summer. I won't even start to go into all the anxiety that brings to mind for me.

Saturday, May 12-- party day. Monster wakes up early and is ready to go, understandably. Run last minute errands. Cake isn't ready early, which makes me a bit panicky. Everything works out fine, of course. You spend enough money, and everyone has a great time! Later that evening, we go downtown for Capital City Cruise Night. That was really fun. Lots of shiny and fun cars to look at, a perfect opportunity to get your funnel cake fix, and we ended up running into all sides of the family! Came home by 7 pm and crashed.

Sunday again, Mother's Day. My boys did an awesome job, and I didn't have to cook a thing all day! Bonus.

Last night, accompanied the lovely birthday girl Wendy to the Damien Rice show in KC. Given that it was at Uptown Theatre, it was doubly cool. MUCH larger turnout than I expected, and thankfully very easy parking. All the times I've been there, and just now realized there is a parking lot on top of the apple mart!

Although Damien Rice is advertised as an Irish folk singer... the boy rocked it out! His CDs are much more sedate. While it was disappointing he had a falling out with his female singer, you really wouldn't have realized the songs originally recorded as duets. His cellist even sang a song-- "Yoshimi Battles the pink Robots". As my Seattle brother likes to say about They Might Be Giants.... it was a song too clever for its own good.

Wendy even told me she posted video of her infamous lamp dancer on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwE2P9MRvXE

Degolar knows how to link these, but I'm not part of the l337 kidz. But it did remind me he had previously posted a link to a parody video Alanis Morrisette did of "My Humps". Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZw-8RSyvh8

Now you're all up to date! This week will be full of more work, as I'm off all weekend. The Holts are converging upon Topeka for reunion (and graduations) weekend. I'm not sure if any of us will be the same. I know I won't.... since my boy will be graduating junior high. That means high school next year. And I'm just not that old, yet!