Things are looking up a bit. On Thursday Bill finally was able to keep down Gator Aid and crackers, and began feeling better. He was able to practice today, and will be leaving about 4AM to go to Battle Creek with the rest of the varsity team. They will be spending the night there. Steven will be spending the night with his best friend tomorrow night. That means Dan and I will be able to go to the New York Philharmonic concert tomorrow night, then come home to an empty house. We're planning on piling up pillows in front of the fireplace, playing some jazz on the stereo, and doing some serious snuggling.

Some other things that are looking up include a nice mention of Bill in the local paper on one of his wins last week that was a big upset (the kid he beat had beaten him rather soundly earlier this season), and also his medal at Sherriff's. Also Steven is finally doing better from his head injury and is able to practice again without getting headaches or feeling dizzy. He has been having a rough time with his health since last October between the recurrent staph infection and the head injury, so I am very happy and relieved that he is feeling better.

Watched Shall We Dance? with some friends the other night and it was a very good and unabashedly romantic movie, and seemed to be every bit as enjoyable for the men as the women in the group. Takes a good chick flick for all of the men to like it that much, too. Richard Gere put in a good, restrained performance as quiet workaholic in a quiet midlife crisis. Susan Sarnadon was good as his unconnected wife, who loves him but is too busy running around to express that to him. Jennifer Lopez was very good as a dancing teacher, who shows a great passion for dance under a very restrained exterior.

Tonight I watched Two Brothers with Steven, and we were both glued to the movie. It tells the story of two tiger cubs who lived somewhere in French Indo-China early in the last century. Their mother is shot (that might be upsetting to younger children, as it upset my 12 year old) and one cub ends up a circus and the other eventually in a sort of menangerie. The tigers are beautiful, as is the cinemetography. The story, about the power of family love, was very moving.