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01/08/2005 Archived Entry: "drive my car"

30 miles from home to Chris's work, 30 miles back home, 20 miles to Gardening class, 20 miles back home to change clothes after having to wade through water that was over a foot deep, 20 miles back to Gardening class, 40 miles to pick Chris up from work, 30 miles to home. All before lunch time. What a morning.
Welcome to the wettest winter in LA since 1966 which means I passed no less than 15 cars involved in accidents today, 7 of which were all in the same one along with a big rig. Sig alerts were the norm today.
Once home, Tabitha and I did some lessons so she can get to the end of her math. I promised her a big math treasure hunt after the last lesson so she's anxious to finish. Then she and Chris played some Mario Cart which Tabitha discovered she really likes as she played it while getting her hair cut the other day (we went to a kids' salon). I discovered more things about the computer before making an early dinner for us all. The rest of the evening was spent playing, Chris and I played Roller Coaster Tycoon, Tabitha played with Care Bears and pretended to go to England, then she played a bit of Disney Mahjongg and then two more Disney computer games while Chris and I Donkey Konga'd :)
Chris has read the first Unfortunate Events book and is almost done with the second so he and the child commenced their discussion times. She really retains what she reads so it was interesting listening to the two of them talk. It's like their own little book club. Today I signed Tabitha up for Book of the Month club. She was enrolled when she was younger and I took advantage of the good deal and then cancelled as soon as I fulfilled my commitment. I plan to do the same this time around. I got something like 15 books for a total of $20 after shipping, which is always the way they get their money and now have to buy 5 more in 2 years. I couldn't pass it up because three of the books are Unfortunate Events (9,10 and 11) in hardcover and they retail for $12 each, so it's a fabulous deal right there.
Tomorrow promises to be just as wet so I'd rather not go out in it, but if there's a slight break, I really do need to hit the party store and at least pick up invitations as well as see what they have to offer.