Mother's Day
I just read a very depressing story which, on this day of all days, must definitely be filed under "be thankful you have a mother." Dreadfully awful, but (I must admit) understandable given the circumstances.
Yours truly (and his sister) took his mother out to dinner at Red Lobster yesterday, before the official holiday. I also sent flowers, which as of 4:00pm Saturday, did not make it to my mom's house as I'd instructed the local florist (because they don't deliver on Sundays). GRRRR... I hope they at least delivered them to a neighbor...provided a neighbor was home at the time.
Before Mother's Day festivities, I deposited my federal tax return. I had planned on devoting all the funds to rent/bills...but I figured a little bit of (necessary) spending was in order. I needed a new CD recording of Die Zauberflöte to help prepare for next month. I've owned three recordings (2 CDs, 1 LP) until this one. Recording #1 I put on eBay because I was, at the time, averse to older remastered recordings. Recording #2 is lost somewhere in Quincy, Illinois (possibly lost in the shuffle of moving). Recording #3 is a great LP recording, but I can't very well lug a phonograph everywhere with me. So, I stopped by BORDERS and purchased a 2006 "we're so crazy about Mozart this year!" recording, all with German singers (including Dorothea Röschmann, a favorite Pamina of mine). More on this later.
(Oh, and I think I'll buy some clothes, too. Does Target have good deals on shorts?)
Yours truly (and his sister) took his mother out to dinner at Red Lobster yesterday, before the official holiday. I also sent flowers, which as of 4:00pm Saturday, did not make it to my mom's house as I'd instructed the local florist (because they don't deliver on Sundays). GRRRR... I hope they at least delivered them to a neighbor...provided a neighbor was home at the time.
Before Mother's Day festivities, I deposited my federal tax return. I had planned on devoting all the funds to rent/bills...but I figured a little bit of (necessary) spending was in order. I needed a new CD recording of Die Zauberflöte to help prepare for next month. I've owned three recordings (2 CDs, 1 LP) until this one. Recording #1 I put on eBay because I was, at the time, averse to older remastered recordings. Recording #2 is lost somewhere in Quincy, Illinois (possibly lost in the shuffle of moving). Recording #3 is a great LP recording, but I can't very well lug a phonograph everywhere with me. So, I stopped by BORDERS and purchased a 2006 "we're so crazy about Mozart this year!" recording, all with German singers (including Dorothea Röschmann, a favorite Pamina of mine). More on this later.
(Oh, and I think I'll buy some clothes, too. Does Target have good deals on shorts?)