Before the rains...

Today was a seasonally cool day, delicious after the hot summer we've had. In the morning, I was treated to homemade banana and chocolate chip pancakes, before going outside to play with the girls and Rosie, an adopted stray puppy. The temps were a bit of a shock to Adela and Nora, who had to go back in for jackets with hoods. Swinging in a hammock was the pastime until this chick's arm got tired of pushing back and forth. Spent some time with Rosie, who has the attention span of a gnat when the girls are there, but was actually pretty attentive when it was just the two of us. She's in the gnaw and nibble stage. She's got the cutest ears, though, and as is my habit, I got a picture of the canine resident, without getting pictures of my friends (yet).

Lunch was Chick Fil A, while chili was cooking in the crockpot for supper. The afternoon had some homeschool work going on with Adela who wanted me to be her teacher for the day. We worked on some math, penmanship, logic, and reading. Got to find out about that ol' Reddy Fox and Milly-Molly-Mandy. After that, I needed a nap (which I got) and then it was supper time. Afterwards, while Ames was mixing up some cookies from my dad's recipe, I watched a Czech production of Cinderella, complete with English subtitles. Amy's husband, Leo, is Czech, and the girls are both bilingual, moreso Adela who was born in Brno, Czech Republic. It was actually a pretty good adaptation from the early 70's...not your Disney version, but more along the lines of 'Ever After' with Drew Barrymore. And it had a fairy godowl.

Once that was done, and the kids corralled for bed, Amy and Leo, along with her dad and I went out for some cosmic bowling, while grandma stayed home with the girls. We didn't get there until after 10, so they had the funky lights on, disco balls and thumpity music (or noise, as it really is). It's rather nice to have it be smoke-free in there, so we only came out smelling like the grease of the fries they sold, and not ashtrays. My bowling was consistently stinky...a couple of spares, a strike or two, but then the odd gutterball and single pin frames. Amy's dad ended up being the super star of both games we played, and Leo played more than half of Amy's turns, while she rested up between frames.

Now I'm yawning to beat the band, and getting ready to turn in. Tomorrow's forecast keeps flip flopping. Only thing that's guaranteed is that there will be weather. Of some sort. I'm hoping to get on the road by 10, which will get me into Norfolk still in the afternoon, even if I dawdle. I plan to stick to non interstate roads as much as I can. Should be a little more scenic that way. Hopefully my throttle hand won't be too worn out from the bowling ball tonight :)