Silly Sock Day

Or Wacky Sock Day.  Whatever it is, the day was a good one.  It's was also National Pistachio Nut Day - I don't think the two are related.  Still, we each had one pistachio nut this morning before embarking on the day.  The reason for this was because that is all that was left of the pistachio nuts.  We have this community bowl the three of us share, and it really doesn't take too long for the contents of the bowl to go away.

Which is somewhat like the box of thin mints I just got from Madison's cousin Hannah.  We got two boxes, but fairly soon that will be one box, I'm most sure.

Anyway, it was a good day today all the way through.  Wacky socks and all.  This is part of Dr. Seuss week, as each day has a different theme at school.  Tomorrow is "Red Fish, Blue Fish," so the kids are encouraged to wear either red or blue.  Madison will be set up for that tomorrow and... hold on... I need to seriously put this box of thin mints away before someone gets hurt....



...okay, I'm back.  Those things must have some sort of addictive substance in them.  It is impossible for me to eat just one of them.  I think I need help.

ANYWAY, school is going well, Dr. Seuss and all.  We've seemed to have mastered our subtraction of threes worksheets, although that practice will continue for a bit just to make sure she's got it down.  Today though, she did all of her exercises - about fifteen to twenty problems - and got them all right.  All of them were minus three, which oddly enough is supposed to something like the temperature tomorrow with the wind chill.  Like how I tied that in there?

It was a work day for Daddy, but he did come home around dinner time.  Mommy packed a great meal, so the trip home wasn't too eat, but to see the family.  It was a nice, happy time together.  Daddy finished that one comic book, which is what Madison is addicted to currently (like Daddy with those thin mints).

We didn't have time for much more, as it takes a little time just to get home.  But it was nice to see everyone regardless.  Madison and Mommy had just gotten back from tennis practice, where Madison had done really well.  In fact, she was very excited to tell me she had one the game of "popcorn," which I think may be like musical chairs, with tennis balls.  I think.  However it is played, out of the class, Madison was the winner, and she was quite pleased with herself in this.  Beyond that, her skills are improving.  This weekends forecast will warm up somewhat, so perhaps we'll head down to the courts soon to get some more practice in.  We'll see about that - things are getting busy, busy, busy at the church.  We'll have a new campus open in one week, the one in Gwinnett.  Also, we'll have the Espanol ministry on Sunday afternoons as well, which Daddy is promising to help with.  It's a full-scale Spanish service, along with a children's service in Spanish, which Daddy is doing his best to help with. It'll be fun, and maybe I'll finally master a bit more of Spanish than I currently do.  Maybe.

It was a busy day, as are most Wednesdays.  In fact, it's pretty much time to walk away from the kitchen here.  Must use self-control.  No more thin mints tonight.