I haven’t posted in a few days because it’s been a roller coaster sort of week.  My mood bottomed out about midweek for no good reason and left me flat and absolutely uninterested in pretty much anything, including blogging.  Perhaps, especially blogging.  And those of you who blog know, the longer you go without posting, the harder it can be to start again.  It hasn’t been for lack of anything to post about.  Perhaps, there has been too MUCH to post about.  There has been a lot going on.  And, I’m sorry to say, not all of it has been good.

But first, I want to talk about the good.  Harry had a parent/teacher conference last week.  I stayed home with the brats little ones while Kile went with Harry (his teacher actually requested that the students come with their parents!).  And when Kile got home, I heard that Harry was going to be getting STRAIGHT A’S this trimester.  This means he will be on the principal’s list, yet again.  This is all the more remarkable when one takes into account his teacher, who is easily the toughest teacher he has had to date.  We are incredibly proud of him and have been urging him to keep up the good work.  I know every parent thinks their child is a genius, and I suppose we’re no different.  But it’s always wonderful to see someone else who is unbiased reinforce our beliefs.

There’s also been a lot of inconsequential things happening, that I think are worth note anyhow.

Like Harry’s newfound love for the “High School Musical” movies.  Ever since returning from our Disney Extravaganza, he’s been more interested in the shows on the Disney Channel.  I admit that I was curious to finally see these movies after all these years so when I saw them come on, I recorded them to the DVR.  And yeah, I like them.  And Harry likes them.  And so now, almost every night, while we’re putting the wee ones to bed after dinner, I can hear Harry downstairs watching one of the movies for the umpteenth time.  I think I have “The Boys Are Back” permanently etched into my memory.

The Air Races were this last weekend and while it’s kinda cool on one level, it’d give it up in a heartbeat to be able to move away from Reno forever.  But while we’re here, I can only hope that in future years they limit the Blue Angels stunt show to a time that ISN’T smack in the middle of naptime.  Those jets are LOUD.

And now, to the bad.  I found out over the weekend that my best friend’s mother, who has cancer, was not doing very well and my friend was planning to fly home to see her.  Then, an email from my friend this morning told me that her mom had passed.  And she hadn’t been able to get home in time to say goodbye.  And I’m just simply devastated for her.  I can hardly think of anything else.  And as soon as I know more of funeral or memorial plans, I hope to drive down to San Jose so I can be there for her and pay my respects.

How terribly, terribly unfair for her to lose her mother.  I ache for her loss.

So yeah.  It’s a Monday.  And there is both good and bad in the world.  Sometimes, I have a hard time seeing past the bad.   But I must always remember that the good is out there.