Excuses, excuses. I've got some.

Where have I been? I'll tell you where I've been. Soccer games where my kid isn't even playing because of his broken leg. But G is the assistant coach and I'm the team secretary, so I always have reasons to go, if not to cheer on the rest of Christopher's team. The fourth and final cast comes off on Tuesday. Hooray!

When not dodging raindrops, which fell frequently this school vacation week (not complaining, no sir, not me), I've been collecting rocks for my stone wall. I did get to the beach yesterday.

My mom and Lou arrived yesterday for a few weeks. They didn't show up at our door until nearly 6 PM today, but they took Tommy with them when they left for an overnight excursion. Since he's not here, Tommy won't be with me tomorrow when I take his brothers to clean up our road. It's part of the Beautify Londonderry project the town does each year, and this is my second heading up Stanley'SMilestones. What else could I call our group? And no, I don't have enough to do.

That's what I have been doing and will be doing. And you?