Quiet Morning with Mitch

Mitch and Evie are the only two up.  She's already already made him an egg and cheese bagel and he's got his ubiquitous cookie monster hat on, which he loves, his father hates, because he wears it like a rapper, which he's not, just a skate boarder extraordinaire.  Beth's gum surgery is today, so we are off around 8:20 and the procedure will take around 3 hours total, so we won't be back till around 1:00.  I will probably hit the local mall during the procedure, take along my computer in case I find a Starbucks, and a book or two to read.  What a different world this is in just ten to fifteen years, my own computer, a coffee shop, wireless almost anywhere.

Last night the kids and all of us, in fact, devoured Evie's lemon chicken.  All three kids loved it, in fact, not a word was spoken for about ten minutes as they were so famished, Mitch from lacrosse practice, Marisa from jumping rope and riding her bike,  Tyler from crew practice.  Tyler and I then watched a few shows from the first year of The Office before heading off to bed.  Tyler's very organized about his studies, getting in done in a timely fashion and confident about having his work under control.  Marisa still loves to go to bed, decidedly tired by 6:30 or 7:00 and she's reading MRS. PIGGLE WIGGLE for school.  Mitch is more reluctant, wants to stay up like Tyler does, but last night, he was tired out and sore from a hard lacrosse practice. I guess a new coach for the day ran them ragged, kind of hot shot know it all, according to Mitch.

Beth's surgery seemed to go well; the doctors were very accommodating for her and she was done around noon, as expected. I spent the morning at the local mall, walking and looking mostly, bought nothing except for a cup of coffee and bagel at Panera.  Marisa is home early, so we are keeping her busy as well as keeping an eye on Beth, who is sleeping right now.   The fun begins when the boys get home.