If anyone is trying to follow the scatterbrained soap opera that I sometimes remember to write here, um, here’s some stuff:

We are not driving to visit family this weekend. That is a relief, because after the last week or two I need a little downtime, and maybe some playtime. If you didn’t know I was driving to visit family this weekend this isn’t exactly news. Or maybe it is.

Speaking of playing (I was) Jack Ingram is in town tonite. I’m thinking of going. I want to take my wife but I know she barely slept last night and has already put in more than a full day at work (and it’s not even 2:00 yet) so we’ll see. Also if we both go then the kids will be up till all hours, too (and it’s 18 and up so I can’t take them, but I think they are bigger Ingram / Robert Earl fans than I am)

Also, I’m dying to see “Sin City” and “Hitchhikers Guide.” Not necessarily on the same day, or even in that order, but ya gotta do what you gotta do.

We met with the teacher for the alternate school where my son will start on Monday, and I feel much. better. I’m kinda kicking myself that I resisted the notion as long as I did. Some info without too many specifics: she’s a special ed teacher, there will be just about one-on-one classroom time (there are only a few kids in the program and only one other as young as my son), loads of structure, daily feedback and incentives for progress, etc. We talked for over an hour and I feel like she has a pretty good idea of what we are expecting and we have a good idea of what SHE is expecting. She supports us in our quest to get him tested for special ed and has tons of experience working with the Powers that Be with regards to that. And no, I didn’t put this bit after “Hitchhikers Guide” because it’s less important, but because I still like to deny that anything is seriously wrong.

And speaking of seriously wrong, do you ever feel like you are should be on Jerry Springer? Me niether.

We have soccer tomorrow, last week my boys dominated in a 10-1 win. I hope they aren’t too cocky.

And hey, maybe I can update some photos so you can see what the clan looks like now.

Oh, crap, I keep forgetting to tell you about the cat. (this would be the cat that was hit by a car and nearly died, not the other cat that just eats her weight in food every day and then sleeps). The cat is fine. He is back mostly to his old self. He is a little camera shy (the infrared focusing beam freaks him out, I think) but he is climbing and running and jumping just like he should be. He has a funny little limp, sometimes, but I think even that is going away as the days pass.

I knew he was going to be OK the day I found him on the top bunk in the boys room. The only way to get there is to go straight up the ladder – I mean vertical. How a cat with a broken pelvis managed I’ll never know. This was several weeks ago. See, I told you I keep forgetting to talk about him.

Autumn invited me to draw a pig today. Hers is better than mine.

That’s enough for now. I rented Sideways (haven’t seen it yet) so in addition to Sin City, Soccer, Hitchhikers, cleaning house, mowing the lawn, etc I’m gonna try and watch that. Good thing I’m basically an insomniac lately.