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I do not know what is going on with my blog. I was told that I was suspended since I was in violation of the service agreement but then I logged in through another browser and I seem to be okay. So this post is really my Sunday Salon on a Monday, but also a test to see if WordPress really did something to my account or if I got hacked somehow. Nothing quite like logging in and seeing a message like that. I just about had a heart attack. So my reminder to you… if you have a blog, take a moment to back it up now. I’ll wait.

Okay?

Good.

Anyway, the weekend was rather uneventful. Which is not a bad thing. We really needed to stay home and just chill out because The Boy has been crazy with stress lately and when he gets that way, he gets loud and obnoxious in that TEEN way of his. The Girl reacts to the nastiness with lots of sobbing which in turn makes me crazy so I kept The Boy in for the weekend which was good. He needed to be reeled in. All I wanted was a little slice of quiet and I think I got enough to feel like a normal person again. In between the reading and the movie watching, we grilled burgers and made stew and got ice cream. It was good.

On Tuesday, the final cast list for Beauty and the Beast will be posted and we have a Jazz Pop performance to look forward to this weekend. The Boy has a solo so he is very excited. He also has a track meet in Santa Barbara which conflicts with the performance. I swear, even with a schedule I have no idea what is going on at any given time. It’s all so confusing and exhausting trying to keep track of it all. He obviously can’t be in two places at once so we’ll see what wins out.

What am I reading? I am finishing up Carrie on audio and I am down to the final pages of The Painted Girls. I just started The Thief of Auschwitz by Jon Clinch. I have reviewed his books here before. I really enjoy his writing and have been looking forward to his new one for quite a while. I am also starting a short story collection titled Survival Skills: Stories by Jean Ryan.

What do you have planned for the week? Are you planning a getaway for Spring Break? If so, where?

The house is still asleep. I sit here with the Otter Pup on my lap. She is not happy about sharing space with the MacBook but what can you do? I haven’t had any coffee yet but the sun is peeking through and it’s COLD! Very cold, actually. The big storm we were supposed to get, was really just a little bit of rain. Oh, and the time change. I HATE Spring Forward. Don’t even get me going on that subject. In my mind, I just hate having to lose an hour of my weekend.

Now for some updates. The kids have completed round one of auditions for Beauty and the Beast. The callback list will be posted late Tuesday afternoon. The waiting is always hard. If you are familiar with the roles, The Boy is going for Beast, Gaston and Lumiere. The Girl is trying out for a Sugar pot, and a Pepper shaker that flies! Both have songs and some lines. I sure hope she gets one of them. Hoping The Boy gets called back for what he wants too.

Yesterday we went to the school’s variety show where the girl did a dance routine with her friend. It was cute and overall very well-paced. Sometimes those things go on and on but yesterday’s show was pretty good.

On the movie front…

We’ve been picking up discount DVDs lately as a form of cheap entertainment and we are slowly working our way through all of the James Bond movies. All of them except the Timothy Dalton ones (he sucked as Bond!). I’ve seen many if not all of them before, but The Girl is having a such a good time watching them. Last night we watched Goldfinger.

Gioldfinger

These movies are PG, show very little of anything but have a lot of action and that is what The Girl likes. Plus, she remembered the theme song from Bassey’s performance at the Oscars and has been signing it non-stop ever since. Seeing these movies has made me want to read the books.

On the reading front…

I am reading The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan. I just started The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver and I just gave up on my audiobook and will probably listen to Carrie by Stephen King.

I should mention that March is flying by at an alarming rate. When I first announced #winditup2013, it was only January. Now, it’s right around the corner! We have over seventy readers signed-up from all around the world. Many are fans of Murakami’s writing but many of them are brand new to Murakami too. It’s going to be a blast! I seriously cannot wait.

As for today, nothing exciting planned. I have to help The Girl with her Loma Prieta earthquake science project so that will take up much of the day. Fun! Maybe I will get some time to myself later.

Chatting with friends about books and life…