In brief...

I'm up to my eyeballs in soccer, coordinating not one, but two leagues this year. The politics! The pettiness! The pathetic "please place on so-and-so's team for carpooling reasons". Carpooling my a**. Lots of cliques in this sweet little town.

Jeffrey's staples are still in his head. He doesn't even bother with them. I can't wait to use my handy stapler on him next week to remove them!

I picked up Koda today. Or I should say, his remains. Hard to imagine him in the tiny little flowery tin box. What should I do with him? I still don't know. For now, he's safe and will remain in a well hidden place from the boys.

The pool is here, disassembled. We are expecting it to be installed early next week. I guess I won't be swimming in it this weekend after all. But that's OK. I still have half of the trench to complete and it's Londonderry Olde Home Days, so we will be some of the bystanders at the parade. I just love a parade. The bands, the locals, the adorable little kids. The kids love it for the candy tossed their way.

G's company outing is Sunday at Canobie Lake. Too bad he didn't know that before he purchased tickets earlier, as we promised the kids we'd go one day this summer. That day has yet to come, and now here is the outing at an outrageously discounted fee of $5 per person! And that includes LUNCH! But we don't know if we are going yet. We will have to see how the weekend pans out and if the boys have earned it. And then we still have the tickets he previously purchased to use. They probably expire at the end of this season. Maybe I'll get some girlfriends to go with me... Maybe he can return them for a refund. Bah!

I now have two sisters living in sunny Florida. My St. Louis sis is rooming with my older sister. Good or bad or whatever, I hope it all works out for them all.

Okay, the soccer registrations are looming. I have to do my duty and get these kids onto some teams!

Irene, good luck in your triathalon Sunday. You know you'll do great.