The Weekend
Well, we turned the clocks ahead, and once again survived. As I grimly got out of bed at what felt like 4 am on Monday, I reflected that being busy on Sunday really helped. My daughter had several things going on, including a matinee of the musical, so we couldn’t just lounge around lazily. As a result we were pretty tired on Sunday night and went to bed at a decent time. But I have a question! We have now left Standard Time for Daylight Saving Time. Isn’t “standard” time “normal” time? And DST is something special? WHY are we only on Standard Time four months of the year? If we have to change the clocks, can’t we do six months and six months??? I’m going to call my representative in congress and suggest it (hahahahahahahaha…) Anyway, seriously. The weekend was nice. On Saturday night I went to the high school musical, Once Upon a Mattress, where my daughter was playing flute in the pit orchestra. To be honest, I didn’t like the show itself. I didn’t care for the music. But, the kids- actors and musicians- did a GREAT job and I was able to appreciate that. They have been working very hard to put this show together, and it really paid off. Sunday afternoon I dropped my daughter off for the show and then went to Starbucks, where I sat peacefully and READ MY BOOK. I’m reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and really enjoying it, but it’s frustrating because every time I try to read I’m interrupted. It’s like an alarm goes off when I open my book, alerting everyone in the house that now is the perfect time for a crisis. Things spill, there’s a knock on the door, the cat throws up, my daughter has an “emergency”… so it was absolute heaven to sit in Starbucks and read 100 pages, UNINTERRUPTED. Then, I actually made a dinner! I forgot to take a photo (probably because I’m so out of the habit of photographing dinners) but I made baked ziti and a salad. You know what that means- leftovers for Monday night and even possibly Tuesday. Woohoo. How was your weekend? Was the time change painful for you?