Jagger, Tyler, and Lambert?

I woke around 5:15am and saw that I had a good fifteen minutes left to sleep. After falling back asleep, I woke again at 5:25am, only this time for good. Downstairs, I started my exercise routine, which included sit-ups, push-ups, and curls. I checked the temperature before heading out with Ykraps. It was 40 degrees under mostly clear skies. We walked to the west passing ‘Bucky’ and his dog doing their morning jog. Bucky is Mrs. Dent’s (Rocky’s kindergarten teacher) husband. Back home, I was more than eager for coffee, but was disappointed to discover that I didn’t have the auto-brew button pushed. I had to wait a few extra minutes after hitting the go button. I did some early internet surfing while waiting on the coffee to brew. It was done just in time to make and deliver Mindy’s first cup. I left mine to await my return. After waking Mindy I returned to enjoy my own much anticipated cup of coffee. It was so good! Like most mornings, I read the Daily OM, the headlines, and some of Glenn’s blog. Sounds like Tom S., Glenn’s BFF, is now out of work, yet another fatality of the newspaper business. Glenn may go skiing this weekend. As far as I can tell, he hasn’t taken advantage of the early spring dumping on Mt Hood. Us folks back here in Ohio covet such conditions. They’ve received close to 100” of new snow in the last 2-3 weeks, and of that, about 3-4’ to their collective base. Of course Snow Trails has been closed since Mar 8th, and Holiday Valley’s snow pack is dwindling fast. Hell, with all the snow they’re getting, Mindy & I may do an Oregon ski vacation the first week of June. At 6:15am I headed to the family room for a stretch and meditation. I really needed some peaceful meditation. It was quite nice. My stretching was equally rewarding, and it’s making a big difference. I managed my way out the door for a run at 6:37am. Because it was a clear morning, daybreak was apparent immediately. In just a matter of minutes it was daylight. An enjoyable run, indeed. Back at the house, the kids were just finishing their breakfasts. Jacob asked his mother & I if he could take his MP3 player to school. I deferred to Mindy. She said yes, but that he could use it only on the bus. He headed up to his room to watch TV. Mindy & Bella finalized their prep and departed just before 7:30am. I was off to the shower a short time later. I toyed with the idea of calling off work since the weather was supposed to be so nice (low 60s and sunny). But of course, I didn’t. Jacob and I were off to the bus stop at 7:57am. He expressed no desire to toss the football. Lovely morning. We noticed several flowing trees nearby sprouting their bouquets. Definitely spring! Jacob was on the bus by 8:03am. I went back home where I had to clean up an accident Ykraps had on the dining room carpet overnight. I wasn’t pleased, and have no idea what got into him. I left for work around 8:15am. The work day progressed at a feverish pace, especially the early part of the day. Things slowed down a little in the afternoon. I took time to eat my lunch: veggies, fruit, and a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Because this was soccer practice night, I didn’t have any reason to leave work before 5:45pm. And even that gets me to the soccer field early. But this time I was prepared. I brought my book. I left the office at 5:45pm. It took all of 14 minutes to make it the enormous soccer complex. Once again, I beat Mindy and the kids. Mindy phoned while in route, and while I was busy reading. She was in transit. I didn’t know how close. I told her just how crowded the facility was. She and the kids arrived at 6:20pm. Unlike me, they had to park towards the back of the lot. Mindy brought me a McDonald’s combo meal: quarter-pounder with cheese, fries, and a Coke. Thanks, honey! She and Bella jumped in the Trooper with me after while Jacob ran off to meet up with his team, which congregated in a field about 100 yards from our lofty perch. I sat my book aside and talked with Mindy & Bella the entire time. Like a carbon copy of the past two Tuesday’s, the sky clouded over and the temperature cooled off a bit. As I’ve stated before, it’s always windy in Hilliard. Mindy & Bella played learning games- math & spelling. At 7:20pm, I drove the two of them back to the Honda so they could depart for home a little early. I waited for Jacob while also reading my book. Practice ended right at 7:30pm. This time, at least, they weren’t the last team in the park. We took Scioto-Darby to Walcutt to Trabue and then home. We made decent time. Mindy was outside with Bella talking to neighbor Mike on the bridge when we pulled up. Jacob asked to ride his bike. I knew that it was too late and told him no. It was already 7:50pm, and just a couple minutes shy of ‘come-in’ time. He understood. Because they both bathed Monday night, they received a skip-pass tonight, but not before Jacob passed a tough ‘sniff test’. Oh, today was report card day for Bella. She did really well. Although, she acknowledged that she needs to brush-up on her handwriting. We were very efficient. We had the kids tucked into bed by 8:10pm. Mindy tuned the TV to Idol while I updated my blog. I could hear the crooners from a distance. Satisfied with my posting, I joined Mindy in the familyroom around 8:20pm. I poured myself a Jack & Coke and got comfy on the sofa. As far as I could tell, there wasn’t a particular theme to the night’s performances. Most did songs they enjoyed. Our favorite, Adam, did Wild Cherry’s, Play that Funky Music. Very nicely done! Paula Abdul paid him perhaps the greatest compliment given to an Idol contestant ever. She said, and I paraphrase, there are three musical performers that set the standard for all others: Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, and now Adam Lambert. Wow! Not sure about that, but he his special. We saw two or three top notch performances. Mindy & I also agreed on the two worst, Scott & Lil. Idol ended at 9:25 – odd finishing time. Picking up where it left off, Fox ran the Osbourne’s (Ozzy & family) Reborn. It was a goofy show to say the least. They staged a wedding at the end. What was that? Mindy headed to bed at the outset of the Osbourne’s show. I watched to its end, which was 10pm. I headed up to bed immediately after.