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I'm putting off starting school this morning because my girls are coloring so happily together that I cannot bear to interrupt them. When they start screaming at each other, which will happen soon, I'll distract them with school work. Heh. Unfortunately, that makes it seem like school is a punishment or something. But that isn't usually how it works. Usually it is more like a "you are bored and so are fighting with each other, lets solve that problem." *shrug* It works.

We are leaving on Friday to go to Oklahoma for my grandfather's 90th birthday. It is going to be sort of a family reunion on my dad's side of the family. Most of my cousins on that side will be there with their kids. I haven't seen most of them since my grandfather's 80th birthday, when we had a huge party for him. It will be interesting I think. I hope it will be fun. This time there isn't going to be a huge party, as my grandfather is in a nursing home now and sometimes doesn't even recognize his wife. He is still so sweet and funny though. He just hugs on all the great-grandkids and says "I don't know who you are, but I know you're mine!" I will miss him so much when he is gone. That time seems to be rapidly approaching and I'm so glad we are doing this reunion.

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I've been reading a LOT lately. I noticed a few days ago that when I finished a book I felt a bit panicked until I remembered I had another book waiting for me. When do I find time to read, you ask? Because technically I shouldn't have any time to read. I steal it here and there. Mostly after the girls go to bed. When I could start thinking if I didn't start reading. I neglect housework and read instead. I'm not sleeping well, so I often read far into the night. Insomnia has struck again. Anyway, I've been reading mostly trash. I need some good stuff to read, something that will challenge my brain a bit, but still entertain me and take me out of myself. I did read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan about a week ago and really enjoyed it. Not great literature, but very interesting. I tend to like the exotic lately, things that will take me completely out of my life. Good sci-fi, fantasy, and novels of cultures far removed from my own. Any suggestions? I've gotten good suggestions here before.

Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day. We must do some school in the morning and I have to clean out the van for the trip. It is a bit of a mess from all the running around to classes and eating snacks in the car we do lately. At 1:30 we have Zoe's and Luci's dance class. Then we are going swimming with my sister and her kids at the gym. We can bring them once a month. And at 7pm I have to go to Maria's soccer parent meeting. Her cousin (my sister's daughter) is going to be on the same team. I hope the turns out to be a good thing. So tomorrow will be busy and I need to sleep. I'm coming down with a cold or something again and have lots of stuffiness and drainage and I just don't need it, ya know? Very annoying. I wish I could take a sleeping pill or something. But with just me here with the kids, I don't think drugging myself to sleep would be a good idea. All I can think of that I have in the house that might help me sleep in camomile tea and I HATE camomile tea.