just quickly

i haven't posted for a few days and i currently have a 4 day weekend so i probably have no excuse. it's the 4th of july weekend, the kids are up north with their dad and i get time off. one the otherhand of that though i am anticipating a big working week as it will shortened and the hours will be stretched to get maximum use out of me!!
am heading downtown this arvo at some point and going to grant park as the chicago symphony orchestra are putting on a free performance (that's not the main reason mind you) and then there is fireworks! i love fireworks. people in the neighbourhood were letting it off the other night while i was talking to mum and i got so preoccupied that she almost hung up on me for ignoring her. lovely. tomorrow, the day itself i will go and see a parade with either kellie or magda, not sure which but i'm staying at kellie's so the polite thing would be to go with her. it's a bit of a let down actually because i always had a fantasy about how i would like to spend july 4th and it didn't include having no plans and actually feeling like a dream bubble had been popped. i make it sound like the be all and end all. it's just such an important day for most american's and i wanted to spend it amoungst patriotic paraphenalia and with having like a bbq or something. like the movies really, and i'm not. but i'm sure it'll be fine anyway.
well, i shall stop writing for now as pat is working on stuff and i'm sure my typing isn't the most lovely noise in the world, even though i'm trying to type quietly.
will leave a big update hopefully tomorrow.
have fun