memory loss

today i played tennis for the first time since the ankle injury. it went very well. the best part was the commentary by a competitor. i used to think of her as "mean Jean", but then she called me at home to check on me a couple of days after the injury. she also hugged me goodbye as i sat on the court waiting for my friend to get her car to drive me home. so...i couldn't keep track of the score very well today and at one point i nonchalantly mentioned that i had a hard time remembering the score. Jean said "Yeah, I noticed". So a little later someone asked what the score was, Jean answered and i said "are you sure, Jean"? she was a little put out until i told her later that i was just teasing her. then she laughed. she is very competetive and i don't think some of the other ladies like her very well, but she is quickly becoming one of my favorite people.

ella and i took a trip to sam's "cwub" (ella talk) today to pick up toilet paper, bananas and contact solution. is this a great country or what? only in america...

afton has been logging on to the webkinz website each day and literally laughing with joy at each new game, prize, dog bed, newfound feature, etc, etc. i frequently hear, "mom look at this. isn't that the cutest thing?" "look at pink puppy's fluffy little bed, isn't that sweet?" "look mom, can you believe it? they can travel to each other's rooms to visit their friends!"

we've been registering a webkinz a day for the past week and i think we only have 50 or so left. today i reminded aftie that she had to practice her spelling words for her test tomorrow. she promptly answered, "i don't care". i said "yes you do". she said "oh yeah, i do. i want money to buy more webkinz". i guess we've missed the point about the importance of being a good speller.

ryan and i had a nice discussion over dinner tonite. this is a rarity because usually some little person is whining or yelling or saying "yuck-o". i remembered how much i like that guy.

by the way, wherever you are, i'm 99% sure it's warmer than it is in buffalo.