Today was a day devoted to running errands and doing housework...nonetheless snuck in a bit of watching the Olympics (got to see part of the women's pentathelon, which was very cool) and started reading the novel Snow Falling on Cedars , a seering work about racism, which follows my reading The Secret Life of Bees, another seering and excellent novel about racism...

Rulon Gardner earned another Olympic medal, a bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling. Steven and Bill were thrilled for him. and I think they will always remember how kind he was to the young ones when we took the tour of the Olympic Training center in Colorado Springs.

Ran all over the place this evening. Took Steven to his soccer practice, then came home to get Bill and take him to the football game , then picked up Steven and brought him home, then went back to town to get Bill and some pizza ...this on top of running errands today like going to the post office, getting Steven's band book, and buying cheese bread at the bakery  (and Bill finished off the whole loaf!!!!!!!!!)

Tomorrow will feature a soccer game down the road at Lincoln High School, and grocery shopping. It's supposed to rain, so I don't think I'll be able to get much done in the garden...