I hope all goes well for your mother, Frank.

So after being released from the hospital today, my dad went home and mowed the lawn.

Oy, so tired. Sleepover, followed by what turned into a day long play date. And then at dinner? Franny reminded me she wanted to bring cookies to her camp tomorrow, so I had to bake cookies. We made snicker doodles, and they turned out really well! It can be a finicky recipe, so I was worried, but I successfully trouble shooted it.

Semester starts tomorrow. I think I'm ready, ready enough at least.

This is a cool pic: A 'DOUBLE PLANET' SEEN FROM MERCURY

I never cease to be humbled and amazed when I see our Planet Earth reduced to a pinpoint when photographed from elsewhere in the solar system. So far, our planet-roaming spacecraft have taken tourist snapshots of Earth as seen from Mars, Saturn, and beyond Pluto’s obit.

But this latest view from NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft is a jaw-dropper.

For the first time we see Earth -- in astronomical parlance -- as a fully illuminated superior planet 114 million mile outward from Mercury. Earth really looks like a double star because the moon is snuggled up next to it.

An amazing picture (although it appears they overexposed the Earth a bit in order to get the Moon to show up as bright as it does - the moon reflects some small percentage (7%?) of the sunlight that hits it).

I am drunker than I have been in a long time.

Wedding was lovely. The ceremony was very directed by my friend (a theatre director). Almost had serious giggle fit during a performance of a Philip Glass piece. Dinner was great-they kept pouring wine- and the party was a lot of fun. The giy who was acting as rabbi did the worm at one point. And I have to say that the Texans put us to shame on the dance floor.

It was great to see some old friends...mostly guys. I really miss having male friends like that. It's harder to make those connections now when you are older.

I think I may die tomorrow. Seiously, this hangover won't be pretty.

Frank, surgery-ma for your mom.

And happy 1st day of school, msbelle.

thanks for the well wishes. I hope things go smoothly for him.

Semi up with the cats. They actually had me up at 4:15, but I fed them half of their breakfast and went back to bed until 5:40. Why they insist on being fed 10 hours after the night feeding I am not getting. I think I may have to start putting out a wee bit of food right when we go to bed, that or get the spray bottle back out.

Hmm - didn't post that when I typed it. Well mac is at school. He had me walk him in and stay with him outside the gym (where they go to wait for the 7:50 bell for class)for 10 min.

Oof - just got invited to our first Chuck-E-Cheese party. And it's one of Dylan's best friends, so I don't think I can skip it.

The one at the Atlantic Terminal, Jess?

ooof Jess, sorry. I hope at least they had the decency to have it right when the place opens.

Yep, that one. Maybe I'll send DH and stay home being too pregnant to leave the house.