Friday, March 26, 2010

April is...Autism Awareness Month (and Library Week is in April, too)

Don't forget to celebrate, this April, two things I hold dear.

It is National Autism Awareness Month, as well as April 2nd being, World Autism Day.

Plus, April 11-17 is National Library Week!! My library is planning some fun events to support NLW!

So many things to look forward too in April.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

I'm Here -- A Love Story

Great short film by Spike Jonze!








Monday, March 22, 2010

Bracket Busted

With Kansas out of the Men's NCAA tourny, my bracket is busted. I guess that why it is called March Madness! I am glad to see MSU still hanging on (by a thread).

My kids have 5 more school days, including today, before their spring break. They will be hanging out with my parents for the week. I'll be meeting my parents in Mackinaw City for "the drop" this Sunday. Why Mackinaw City? Well, it's about 1/2 way for each of us. We live 10 hours from my parents. So, the week the boys get to spend with my folks is HUGE! Especially, since there are no parents in the equation (well not until sometime on April 2--when Mies and I go all the way down to visit my folks for Easter weekend). I heard of a possible trip to the Toledo Zoo is in store for the boys, plus countless hours of gaming (with no parent interruption) and a couple of movies. Who could ask for anything more???
The question is what will Mies and I do with our time "alone". I'm not sure we could have a conversation that doesn't revolve around the boys or at least touch on that subject. We do plan on going to the North Shore Grill for a grown up restaurant experience, with out the nagging feeling of running home and paying off the babysitter. Hey, maybe we'll even take in a movie ourselves! I know that sounds a bit crazy to me, too. ;) We surely live on the edge, Mies and I! Jealous??? I didn't think so.