Monday Erratica

1. Curve ball! Due to flash flooding, the County Schools are closed! What's a mother to do? A lot.

2. I'm trying to decide whether to keep my spare tire as a flotation device or hire a personal trainer and work it off. Hmmm, water safety versus vanity? Which will win? Stay tuned!

3. Our friends in Connecticut sent Comet a fabulous toy rocket that is as big a an ottoman (the furnishing, not an ancient Turk). The nicest part is that the friend's children searched for it and chose it for Comet themselves. Very sweet. Now to surreptitiously smuggle out a toy of equal size and weight.....

4. Speaking of toys, I tried to pitch a toy buyout to Comet. I was thinking $50 in his robot fund for half of his toys (toys he doesn't play with) and he said, "NO! If you take my toys you will have to give me $12 dollars!" I thought this was a deal until he added "for EACH toy." My child is too savvy. I guess I'll just be sneaky about it.

5. So our vehicle (the classy one) had developed a stench. It got so bad that even I could take it so longer, so I did a bit of detail work this afternoon. Okay, so it kind of smelled like moderately stinky cheese, but after examining the extent of the damage, it's a wonder it didn't smell like Limburger with anchovies stuffed in a cabbage and baked in the sun. It was rough. All I hope is that the cleansers I used will cover up the "ambiance" long enough for me to get the car to the mechanic and bodywork place and then I will have it professionally cleaned!

6. Speaking of dirty cars, we visited my cousin Fancy at her new condo home and Gameguy noted that, aside from our car, there was only one other dirty car in the whole, extensive condo complex. Different lifestyle choices, I guess. Another good reason to live in the woods!

I'm out of here!