Weekend Update

Saturday--the big outdoor task was thatching the front lawn. Net result was 5 large wheelbarrow loads dumped on top of the garden. Still can't move my arms above shoulder height. Still, there is nothing quite like a grilled burger, cold beer (anchor steam left over from when my brother in law was here a year ago), and a sit on the porch after a long lawn and garden patch.

Sunday--took the girls to the UVA lacrosse game, to watch the Cavs stomp Boston College 18-4. BC---alma mater to The Dear One---put on a great clinic for class and determination, scoring two goals in the last 90 seconds. Never gave up, something good to watch.

Today--Mr. Skinny is home from school, as he had the stomach bug yesterday. He and I are about to head out to the Home Depot to get a dozen bags of compost and some bags of grass seed. Hopefully, he'll feel up to "men's lunch," my favorite institution that we haven't been able to revisit since first grade started back in August.

Good news update: A little birdie sent along a fully functional copy of Flash Media---I was playing last night, trying to do an animated Colin Firth/Mr. Darcy mugging it up with Paris Hilton's head on Elizabeth Bennet's shoulders. Scrolling through the menu, I realized I had met my destiny---it was definitely a "where have you been all my life?" moment.

Bad news update: I may have just sent a logon access code to the LLamas to The Dear One, so she could make fun of my pain and suffering from doing yardwork. She's supportive that way, that one. Anyhoo, it's part of my continuing project of getting everybody I know and like to start blogging. I've got her reading blogs regularly now (she's got a whole list of mommy blogs that she keeps up with) but I'm trying to push her over the edge. Basically, it's part of my plot to turn us into the Sid and Nancy of blogging.