Today is the first day of Spring Forward and I was well aware of this when I went to bed but I still managed to set the clock backward, instead of forward. I was clued in by the chirping birds outside and the sun peeking through my window. I love the end result of the time change but it always messes me up for a few days.

This morning I had the luxury of going to breakfast with one of my girlfriends. We went to a local place that I’ve been enjoying lately (perhaps too much) and it was delicious. Food always tastes better when you have a chance to sit and enjoy it in peace. My kids are really good in restaurants but my little one is constantly needing something. Another straw or more syrup or extra napkins. What can I say? She is a lot like me 🙂

My son is about to head off to a birthday party and my daughter and I will be attending a Mother/Daughter Stampin’ Up workshop. She is quite the artist but I always get a little nervous when there is ink around. Especially with my friend’s white carpet!

Later, I plan to just sit and read. I’m reading Drood and Laws of Harmony right now. I also have to fit Nineteen Minutes in there and The Prudent Mariner. I’m slowly catching up on my stack and it feels good to be making some progress.

At some point I am going to have to ask Kidlet #1 to practice his audition pieces for The Wizard of Oz which is the next show. He practiced some yesterday but auditions are this Wednesday so he needs a bit more practice before then. He is auditioning for Toto (yep, the dog which apparently will fly), a role called “gatekeeper” and a lead flying monkey. He was too young to audition for Scarecrow which is what he really wanted but what can you do?

I am looking out the window right now and the weather is beautiful in Southern California today. Makes me feel as if spring has arrived. What do you have planned for today?

When I started to type this post up, I first wrote February (thinking it was still February) and then when I wrote March I typed 2008 (thinking it was still 2008). Boy…I’m a mess! I don’t know what month or year it is apparently.

It’s been a busy Sunday morning for me. I woke early to make pancakes but the mix was dead. Meaning, that the brand new box mix that I purchased must have been on the shelf too long as the pancakes were flat. Flat as a pancake. Now I know where that saying comes from. I tried to revive it by adding baking powder but guess what? That was dead too. My kids didn’t seem to care after I added a bunch of chocolate chips to them but they were really more like blintzes.

Being that I am a bit behind in everything, I spent the early morning hours typing up PTO minutes as they were due last Friday. I’m about to send them out but have to wait for confirmation on one item. I don’t know what I was doing during the meeting but my notes are not very legible.

I’m about to throw a load into the washer and write up my review of The Sum of Our Days. After that I should be able to relax a bit. Yesterday I went to the zoo and it was hot! I got sunburned! I put sunblock on everyone but me so I want to slather on some aloe and take it easy. I was diagnosed with Lupus almost 2 years ago and lately, I’ve felt that is has gone into remission but apparently not. The extreme reaction to the sun tells me so.

Later today I plan to watch Mamma Mia! and read a good chunk of Drood. After that we plan to BBQ some burgers. Maybe I will post some pictures later from yesterday’s zoo trip. What is everyone else doing today?