Nice to have a day off from schoolwork. I'd not been aware of it being Columbus Day today (the mail lady had said on Saturday that she'd not see us until Tuesday), so was tickled to tell the kids that we'd take a mini vacation. Well, as vacation-like as it gets around these parts. I'll be taking two of the boys (the ones who both work at a restaurant) to buy Crocs to wear. Their feet get so wet in the restaurant's kitchen doing dishes and moving to and fro and cleaning tables, that these shoes are the most practical solution. And happily, I'm not buying them! They've made so much money with this job and are proud to buy their own stuff. Plus, one son is buying me a drink at St*rbuck's!
As to other stuff, will make homemade spaghetti for dinner. And after I come home from taking them to the mall, will read more of my new book. It's Walking Home by Gloria Goldreich, and I'm really, really enjoying it. Really. :) It's about a successful business woman whose parents were survivors of the Holocaust. The story revolves around the deaths of her parents (in present-day and unrelated to the fact that they're concentration camp victims) and how she copes with re-creating her life afterward. She goes from being very successful in a worldly sense, to totally changing her values. As a result, she takes over some friends' dog-walking business, and the way her mind works just fascinates me. It's definitely a keeper.
Must go now. Have been in my skivvies and now it's time to get ready. Happy day!
