The Jackson Family Online

After I typed the whole “dont’ know who is playing at the superbowl half time show” yesterday. I went and discovered that it was “The Who” and MaryAnne I had the same thought go through my mind as you’re comment. (Who knew:). My girls weren’t impressed with the half time show…they kept saying when are they going to have somebody play that’s not old, that we know their music. I assured them that I’m sure many people do enjoy The Who…but apparently…not us. We didn’t watch the game anyway. The advantage to having no men in the house…we put on season one of The Gilmore Girls and had a girl night:).
I didn’t even know who had won the game until this morning. Hope you all had fun at your Super Bowl festivities. For me being at home last night was bliss:).
So…it’s back to another week of school. Yesterday I counted up and realized we only have 7 more weeks until Spring Break…that doesn’t seem too long. It will be here before you know it. When I went grocery shopping this weekend I picked up a couple small pots of red and pink tulips…so pretty on my island table in my sunroom and makes me feel hopeful that spring is just around the corner even though snow is coming down at the moment. We’re supposed to get 3-5 inches…who knows maybe a snow day tomorrow. I don’t mind snow as long as I can hang out at home.
Tonight we have no big plans which is nice as the rest of the week we have stuff going on every night.
Not really much to talk about today…or maybe I’m just not awake yet. Right now I’m reading a book about C.S. Lewis written by his Step son so that’s kind of interesting getting to know more about the man behind so many good books. I always enjoy that kind of thing. I can’t help but wonder whenever I see somebody in concert, or read a book, etc. what that person is really like. I know it’s none of my business but it makes the whole thing much more 3D for me if I can not only read or listen to something but also know a little about the person behind it. All that to say I’m enjoying the book.
I’m also reading a book about a man traveling all throughout Europe by train…figured it might be good for me to live vicariously through someone else’s adventures before I take my own.
I’m probably reading about five other books as well…but those are the two that jump out in my mind. Have any of you read a good book lately? Sure was tempting to swing into Borders on Saturday night after the kids and I went to see “When in Rome”…but we didn’t, I told the girls we all have more than enough books at home that we haven’t read through yet…so no point in being tempted to pick up more. Lauren talked to me about getting together with a friend to go shopping next weekend and I had to remind her that we’re not buying anything this month and she realized that wouldn’t be much fun then. Amazing how trained we are to going to stores when we really don’t need anything…it’s a reflex action I guess. But so far we’re going pretty good.
This next weekend instead of getting the girls anything for Valentine’s Day (I have no hubby…so I tend to get them something usually), I’m taking them on Saturday to have a manicure and pedicure…so that will be fun and hopefully be a good memory for them.
By the way…Lydia did mellow down yesterday after a little while and we had a great rest of the day. Sometimes she just gets me stoked, she raises the level of emotion and if I’m not careful I can jump right in there and try to match it. Parenting sure keeps one humble and dependent on the Lord!
Love,
Ruth