Today did not seem incredibly eventful. It was a slow, quiet and uneventful day.

I felt kind of tired and sluggish for much of the day, then the headache set it. Like an idiot, I waited far too long to take anything for it, so it took a long, long time for the medications to be effective. Even now, they are barely winning the fight.

It as kind of a normal-ish day. The girls both had school. Neither missed the bus. Ray went to work.

Alex had theatre rehearsal. Tonight was a dance night where they would begin working on the dance for “76 Trombones.” Phoebe fell asleep and pretty much slept the entire way there and back. Fortunately, Ray went and picked Alex up so I didn’t have to this time.

Like I mentioned: uneventful.

Tonight was busy! It really was a whirlwind of activity.

I think I probably ought to start picking Phoebe up from school on Thursdays or something. Poor child is only home for fifteen minutes via the bus before we have to leave. If I picked her up, she’d have a whole forty-five minutes.

We start with taking Alex to her theatre class. It’s a forty minute class and typically Phoebe and I just return home and Ray picks Alex up at the appointed time. Tonight, he was busy at work and it is completely not worthwhile to travel all the way home to spend five or ten minutes there. So, we went to the dinky little library near the studio. Phoebe had a good time. They had some Degus creatures (named Amelia and Bedelia — cute) that she liked watching. She also found some books (all about TinkerBell and her friends) that we checked out. I also found a few things that I got as well.

Next, we pick Alex up and head over to where Phoebe’s Girl Scout meeting was taking place and dropped her off there.

Next, I take Alex over to her Music Man rehearsal.

Right about now I had about thirty-five minutes with nothing to do. So, I stopped in at a different library! I found a few things there as well (this one is much bigger and has a bigger collection, but is also much busier).

Then, I head over to pick Phoebe up then we head over to pick Alex up from rehearsal. We were nearly home when Alex’s phone calls me. She had left it at rehearsal… so…. all the way back to get it, but found out some great information about a show Phoebe is going to audition for next month, then finally, we arrive at home.

At least every Thursday won’t be like this. Girl Scout meetings are sporadic, at best, but, always on Thursdays. Theatre class is a constant that never changes. Rehearsals will vary from week to week, but will end once the show runs at the beginning of May.

I’d love a glass of wine about now though.

I think I’m glad that the week is now half over. Normally, I’d be thrilled, but the second half of my week is going to be busier than the first half. I wouldn’t mind doing Monday over for one more day. Maybe.

This morning I helped out in Phoebe’s classroom. Pretty much it entailed sitting in the smelly back closet (where the bathrooms are also located) tracing hearts for their Valentine’s Day Party project interspered with quizzing kids on their “pre-primer and primer words” one at a time. Fortunately, the closet wasn’t as smelly as it usually it, but I was still happy to get out of it. I really wish I was able to do more involved things with the kids, but I’ll take it.

Wednesday is also lyrical dance class day for Alex. That involves me picking her up from school, a stop at the coffee shop (usually a smoothie for her and a coffee for me) before heading to the dance studio. We have forty-five minutes to pass between school and dance. Typically, I sit in the waiting room while she is in class and, well, wait. Some days I use my iPhone. Other days, like today, I read my book. When class is over, we go straight home so that we beat Phoebe’s bus (don’t worry, we’re not cutting it close…not even remotely).

Most days will end here — at least with activities. Tonight, however, is Actor Roundup part 2 for the Music Man cast.

Today is “Groundhog Day.” In other words, it’s Tuesday with some weird ritualistic hoopla that apparently goes along with the date of February 2nd.

I heard that the groundhogs have predicted six more weeks of winter. Really? Oh, please…as if we really believed that spring would be early. Are we really that lucky?

I had thought about trying to find some cute little groundhog clip art to post up here, but then decided that I’d post a photo from our very own resident groundhog:

No, I’m not a fan of the groundhog…and, yes, he (she? I really don’t know…) lives in the tunnels it has constructed that run under our barn. Yay. I do, however, LOVE the green roughage. If you’d like to see a few more, I had originally posted this July 7, 2008 here.

The other big news (really the ONLY big news) for us is that today is “Actor Roundup” day for The Music Man! Alex has tap class this afternoon first, then (hopefully) a quick bite to eat at home before heading up for the meeting.

Today is the first day of February. While that means we still have cold, yucky winter weather (and often can be the worst month of it), it also means that it is one month closer to spring and nicer weather. It’s the upside of it all.

Phoebe went back to school today after being home sick three days last week. Boy, the homework she brought home makes me wish I had been able to pick it up on Friday…somehow. It would have been so much easier to work through it leisurely (somewhat) over the weekend, rather than crammed in between the weekday activities.

Tonight is Phoebe’s ballet class. Fortunately, that is it… for tonight.

Today was a lazy, lounging around kind of day. We had started watching the first season of Stargate Universe last night. I got really tired and went to bed while Ray and Alex watched three more episodes! So, today, I caught back up and then we watched the remaining three episodes. Basically, not a lot got done.

Just before dinnertime, Phoebe was completely engrossed (and in the dark) in drawing a picture on her DSi:

Tomorrow will have to be more productive. After all, it cannot be less. Can it?