Where I Am . . . today; going; supposed to be

Well I can’t really blame my mother but nevertheless read on.

So I was talking to my mom on the phone late last week and she and my dad met these people - blah, blah, blah, small world thing. She asked me if I knew this guy that was their son or grandson . . . I said “no”. My mom said “well you should go play volleyball. When’s the last time you went and played on Sunday night”. She’s not fooling anyone.

Anyway, I went and meet this guy who I then recognized from playing previously; the whole face match name thing. So that was it - but - during the second game, in which his team was opposite mine, I was serve receiving and the back of my gym pants split. A-w-k-w-a-r-d.

Thankfully no one heard or saw but I’m trying to figure out how to gracefully exit. The server, who was this guy, ended up serving out the game - yeah! So I quickly and discreetly made my way over to my stuff and put on my jacket which was long enough to cover the “draft”.

So that’s why I said mom + volleyball = embarrassing moment.

After the deep freeze we’ve been having in MN it’s been really warm - like 40 degrees. It’s starting to smell like spring (however, I will not be fooled- this is MN. All this warm weather means is that it is half time of the winter season- the other half comes on the otherside of this break).

Nevertheless - the smell of impending spring makes me want to run and plant things and smell like dirt (not the 5th/6th grade boys coming in from recess dirt - more potting soil dirt).

I’m looking forward to seeing tulips and trees budding and grass forcing it’s way through the lingering snow.

Spring - what a great time of year.

I found on the History Channel web site this cool page on the history of Valentine’s Day. Under the great romances tab they have the history of the love between the Trumans, the Brownings (the poets-sad and sweet- read it- you’ll see why), and the Robinsons (the baseball player). Their stories are just very dear.


Ahhh, Ground Hog’s Day. What a fun day on such a cold one. Also one of the funniest movies ever. Which, maybe I’ll rent tonight.