Weekend Update

Well, aside from the Golden Anniv Party for the Parents, we had a busy yet uneventful weekend. I officially have the schoolbus back, fixed up like its brand new. My investigation into the culprit has stalled with no progress.

T went to her 2nd gymnastics class and had a ball. I was thrilled b/c last time there were about 10 - 12 kids in the class with one teacher. That meant that they kids could only do the different routines 2 times. This time, there were 2 teachers, and they split the kids up between them. The each got to do the different moves 4 or 5 times, if not more. Much better!

Meanwhile, there is a group of older girls there, which I suspect are on a competition team, as they are ALWAYS there. You'd think that they lived there. One girl is Asian and looks to be about 15. As we left the gym, they were all outside at a table eating lunch. The Asian girl called over, "Hi, Taylor!". T momentarily froze upon realizing that her idols, the big tumbling girls were actually speaking to her and acknowledging her presence. The girl then says, "My name's Taylor, too". Oh.My.God. T was so excited to hear that, she couldn't stop talking about it. Over and over. "Mama, she's from China, too. Mama, she said Hi to me. Mama, her name's Taylor, too. Mama, she's pretty, too." Of course, whether in fact the girl is from China or not is debatable. However in T's world, anyone who is Asian, or slightly Asian-looking is "from my China", whether they actually are or not. Anyway, T's day was made.

Other than that, T has had a runny nose all weekend. I'm hoping she's not getting sick.

Lastly, we're all living with the usual stress in Florida, what with 3 hurricane/tropical storms brewing out in the Atlantic. The season is certainly upon us, but it no different from any other year....except that the Republicans are now using every hurricane/trop. storm/sun shower as another excuse to cancel keynote speeches from their lame "party leaders" at their convention and pretend like they "really care". Um, where were they last year when 3 actually hit Florida, nevermind the Katrina/Brownie fiasco. Bonus for them, they now have an "excuse" for Bush/Cheney not appearing. I think its amusing how they're trying to keep those two out of the limelight without admitting that's what they're doing. I really need to invest in a cheap black and white TV, so that I can actually throw something at the screen, without worrying I'm going to break it. The more I find out about this Palin woman, and her stand on various issues, the scarier this election becomes.

Ciao for now.