After yesterday’s entry, I find my horoscope mildly compelling …..

You are restless and are seeking the future in your thoughts. You are the vision holder now, and others may look to you for guidance. Don’t try to escape the calling. If others are relying on you, do what you need to in order to hold up your end of the deal. There will be time for play later.

*I think it means that I am the boss of them and I should tell them what to do …..

Thanks for all your comments regarding Daughter #1 and her equestrian team try out!  As most of you know D#1 is in her senior year of high school and we are smack dab in the middle of the college application process.  We are waiting to hear from one more school before she makes her decision.  Her first choice is Stonehill and that is the only school we are waiting to hear from.  She has been accepted to all the others – Alfred University, Nazareth, Lynchburg, Hartwick, Cazenovia, Geneseo and Cedar Crest.  Yesterday she was at Cazenovia trying out for their equestrian team.  Daughter #1 is an avid horseback rider and Cazenovia is renowned for its equine program.  With that being said, I am surprised that this school is not her clear favorite.  It is hard to get a sense of what she likes.  She says that Stonehill is her favorite, yet she doesn’t seem totally hooked on it.  It is also hard to make heads or tails of the school rankings – as we all know statistics can be worked to support any position.  And D#1 is a very typical teenager in that she isn’t completely sure of what she wants to do.

So here we are, trying to guide her yet not wanting to make the decision for her.  I suspect that in some way she would like to have the Boar and I tell her where to go – this would only lead to her having a lifetime pass to bitch about controlling parents.

It’s not easy to be a controlling parent – it’s a thankless position!

she wants to be a teacher she is very good in math and english, she loves to ride horses, excels at it and spends all available time at the barn ….. she’s your daughter what do you tell her?

What a glorious day!  There is so much to tell.  Last week, I was offered (and accepted) a job – teaching knitting!!!  It is one day a week, at a wellness center.  The woman who is currently teaching the knitting class is moving and I have been asked to teach the next round of classes beginning in April.  Today I subbed for her since she is under the weather.  It was great – I really think I can do this and have already met a lot of interesting women (do only interesting people knit?).  Take a look at what they said about me in the class description ::blush::  did you read that part about extraordinaire??  also did you note the belly dancing classes – I may take the plunge, stay tuned for more details ….

Afterward, I went to lunch with my good friend Ricki and her father Victor.  How decadent to be lunching at a fabulous restaurant complete with bottle of wine! Ricki is marvelous – one of the nicest women I know and her father is a wonderful, courtly man.  It also added to the day that I was traveling in style in Ricki’s new car.

As if all this isn’t enough for a body to stand – Daughter #1 is at this very moment competing for a spot on a college equestrian team.  I have gotten updates from the Boar saying how great she is doing.  They may end up staying overnight, but at the very least won’t be home until much, much later.  Daughter #2 has been hired to babysit for my sister-in-law.  They are going away for the weekend and taking D#2 with them.  She leaves tonight.

all of this means that I am about to have the house to myself!

knitting + money + lunch + wine + solitude = :)

happier than a pig in shit – oink!

I did not get into the city to see The Gates.  I wanted to but had too much happening to find the time.  I have been following all the different discussions regarding the nature of art and whether or not this was art.   

This just made me smile — I may even buy some of the merchandise!

thanks to Oregon Trail for this link!