It’s not a normal day at the S house if it’s not packed to the nines with things to do!

Hold the phones, I slept in, all the way to 9am! oooooh! I think I heard people rousing, but put my head back under the covers, so there! I gathered my things and made my way upstairs, all better after a shower and brushing my teeth, that seems to make things better.

KP was back to visit GES for the morning before she left for the airport. EJS, MGS and ACS were at swim lessons, they came home shortly and then got ready for Sunday school. Everyone walked to the temple, MGS and I stayed behind to play, we went outside, it was warm, still snow on the ground, but warm! A heat wave! We played in the front yard, she shoveled, got bored, wanted to play catch, got bored, then we headed to the backyard, we swung, slid, played hide and seek, snowball fight, what could be better? Before going inside, we saw COF and her middle daughter, JF, on their way to VISIT A COLLEGE! Where did the time go??? Inside to change intro dry clothes, throw some laundry in, get cleaned up and get snacks.

BR came to pick up GES and I to go off for a little pampering, claws and paws, [manis and pedis for those of you not in the know] and it was delightful, we caught up, chatted, laughed and were pampered, what could be better? A quick stop off at Trader Joe’s for last minute supplies, then to the house.

We straightened up, got some things ready for people to come over for the big game, the Super Bowl, just in case you were wondering. Amidst all of this, discovered that Phillip Seymour Hoffman was gone, very sad, an incredible talent over his career, of course, I will always remember him best as Dusty from Twister! The difficult/interesting part was trying to discuss it with EJS asking the tough questions about what happened, death, things like that. I think we handled it well.

All of a sudden, there were people in the house…RG came with her twins, S&A, love those two! A just donated ten inches of her hair to Locks of Love two weeks ago, what a big girl! A&K S and their lovely daughters H&B, also known as ‘the baby whisperers’ came over [they are AMAZING with kids!].

RG brought my new kicks with her! New Mizuno Wave Runners, she works at a local running store and got me a great discount! OMG! I’m stoked! Perfect timing for me to get new shoes before I go to Disney in a few weeks to run a race! THANK YOU!

We sat down to watch the game and commercials. Well, they did, I was in and out, not a football fan, as most of you know, but I’m always game for the commercials, but like the game, they weren’t all that great. What a sad game it was. [Muppets were top of my list, go figure!]

Are you with me on that? Everyone wanted to know if the Broncos showed up yet, DCM said maybe they missed their flight. Bottom line is, they made it that far and were in the game, so kudos to them for making it to the Super Bowl. Kudos to Seattle for winning. There, I’m done talking about the game.

This was a little weird for me, it’s the first time in about seven or eight years that I was not at JT’s house for the Super Bowl party, miss ya my friend!

Here’s the interesting thing…We started off the game with lots of energy and noise in the house, along with the players and as the game wore on, the crowd got smaller and smaller and the game seemed to get worse and worse, as everyone was commenting. In the end, it was me, GES, ACS and dad watching the end of the game, very subdued. Interesting parallel.

After everyone else went up, ACS and I watched Shark Tank for a few minutes and then Shrek The Third, then he was off to bed, tomorrow’s a work day.

For me, I needed to check in for my flight back to Denver tomorrow. I purchased my ticket on Orbitz, flying US Airways here and American Airlines back, even though they merged, they’re not completely merged, so I still have to check in on American. I go to American, sign up for their frequent flyer program and guess what they can’t find…my reservation, really? Ok, so I have to check in at the airport, whatever.

So, here I sit, everyone is tucked snug in their beds and I am writing to you. Time for me to log off and pack my bags to get ready to head out tomorrow. [hopefully my day of travel will be uneventful]

I hope you had a great day whatever you did!