sitting home eating bon-bons

we went to the library today for story time for the girls. it was wonderful! nathan went to the teen room and read his book (the iliad) while the girls and i were in "class." he loved the library, too. the main library building was funded by andrew carnegie, is a roman design and is all marble and granite. it's a really neat building and has all sorts of fun resources inside. i like the coffee shop, myself.

i was wondering how a room full of toddlers would get through a half-hour of reading... no... i knew what was going to happen with them, it was me i was concerned about! but it was cool! they started out with a little song and dance, read a story, did another little song and dance, told a story on a felt board, did another little song and dance, and played a little game. it was brilliant! you would think these people know what they are doing!

afterwards, we went to zuppa where sandra works and had lunch with her since we were already downtown. i didn't get a ticket today! i have gotten a ticket every time i've been there. seriously. it's a good thing she's cute because man, she is expensive to visit!

later we went by the charles school which is a charter school here. it's part of ohio dominican university, which is very cool because the students have access to the college and are encouraged to take classes towards college credits while they are still in high school. i think nathan needs someone else to motivate him to want to do good in school, and i'm not sure i am the one to keep doing it. we're going to check out cornerstone academy in westerville tomorrow, although i don't think they will have the same college benefits that charles does. i'm sure their location is much more desirable, though! ohio dominican is supposed to be a good university, but they are located in the armpit of columbus, i think.

we went to whetstone park and had 2nd lunch... or a pre-dinner :) we ate our reds and blues there. we had blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries! it was wonderful. i try to make sure we get a complete rainbow every day, along with healthy grains and some protein. i can't say it happens every day, but today we did good!

nathan had martial arts tonight, so we dropped him off at the studio and the girls and i came home.

whew! i didn't realize how busy today was!