It is still warm here. I like sunny days and blue skies but this is getting to be a bit ridiculous. Triple digits. Still. A little humid. Still. I am so ready for some 70 degree weather. I m anxious for cool weather walks, soup and the holiday drink menu at Starbucks but I guess I am going to have to wait a bit longer to enjoy them.

Today, is a “do nothing” day. I did all of my errands yesterday so that I could be totally useless today and not feel guilty. This morning I made cinnamon rolls and some pasta sauce is simmering away for tomorrow’s dinner. Tonight’s dinner is roasted chicken with fingerling potatoes. Simple. Easy. Good. Right now I am just sitting on the couch staring at the Otter Pup. Look what she did to those pillows. Tsk tsk.

Some updates:

The Boy and Girl completed the first round of auditions for The Music Man last week. I’ve no idea how they did because auditions are closed. The callback list will be posted late Tuesday afternoon and the second round of auditions is the very next day. Let’s hope they get a callback. The Boy is battling a cold right now, so we are trying to knock it down before he has to go back. Singing with a cold is very difficult. I hope he is over it by then.

This past week was back to school night at the high school and parent conferences at the grade school. Both kids are doing well. I am proud of them. I always brace myself when going to those conferences because you just never know but all is good.

Speaking of school…

You might remember me struggling with the short story class I signed up for. Well, I was willing to do the work, but after three weeks and no interaction from the teacher (online class) I decided to drop it. I do not approve of teachers who run their classes on auto-pilot. Seriously! They are getting paid to teach! Anyone can list the assignments for the semester. I don’t consider that teaching so I dropped it. I am still reading the stories on my own though.

What I am reading:

I just started Peter Geye’s new book, The Lighthouse Road. I adored his last book, Safe from the Sea so I am really looking forward to this one.

I also started American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis as part of the Dueling Monsters read-along/challenge. So many of you have emailed, saying that you have it on your shelves. If that’s the case, then what are you waiting for? Get it out and join us. As we read, we’ll be talking trash on Twitter using the hashtag #monstermash. It will be fun.

Okay, that’s it for me. Off to read! Happy Sunday to you all!