February 1, 2013

• Frigid arrival of February

  It was 8 degrees this morning.  I bundled up and made it to school just fine.  Today may have been a first...I didn't see anyone wearing flip flops.  There were some kids wearing shorts, but with tennis shoes & socks.  

  Tonight was Court Warming.  The boys beat Pacific.  They had a lot of fans, considering they are about an hours drive away.  There was a lot of purple clashing with the Tiger Red in the gym. It was a rough and close game.  Some bad calls by the refs...mostly against us.  Hopefully everyone "left it on the floor" when they headed home.

  I finished Atomic Summer.  I enjoyed the book and recommend it.  It wasn't as humorous as I expected, based on the first 50 or so pages.  There were serious subjects, as in all "coming of age" novels, but they were not turned into depressing moral issues.  Now I'm back to reading Around the World in 80 Days.  I like the characters, even if they are stereo-typed.  I enjoy the description and detail of the various locations Mr. Fogg travels to...and the misadventures his "servant" manages to get into. After Jules Verne, I might be ready for another Patterson novel. 

  Kroger had their "mix & match" 10 selected items and get $5 off (or 50c a can) sale this week. So I replenished our Progresso soup supply.  Not all the Progresso soups were "selected" but the ones that were, ended up being 99c a can.  

  The Almanac:  February 1-7 Flurries, turning very cold.    Reality--warmer (40's day/20's night) Saturday & Sunday.  Not sure what will happen after that.   The Farmer's part suggests perusing the seed catalogs; planning what varieties and how many seeds you need to order.  

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