On The Eve ....

School is going to start in less than 12 hours and I had nothing much planned today. We attended the sunset mass yesterday so that we could watch the last swimming events in the Olympic Games in the morning. We wouldn't want to miss the opportunity to witness Michael Phelps getting his 8th gold medal and broke a new world record with his team mates and to see 41-year Dara Torres winning a silver medal in 50-meter free style. They and so many swimmers were so fantastic this time. Incredible!

My Sunday has been a complete unproductive one, I feel. I got some cleaning done, some laundry done and some cooking done too. I went around making sure that the kids are well equipped for their first day of school. In this country, bringing umbrella is a must, unless you want to get caught in the rain. A day could be started off nicely with the sun shining nicely, but by afternoon it could end up with downpour. So it's umbrella, money, school stuff! Don't forget that! Uniforms have been prepared. Shoes have been located. Make sure we all get up early enough for school! First day can be quite nerve-wrecking!

The rest of the evening was very much spent on watching Olympics events on TV. With more than six channels available here to watch many sports of our choice, we flipped the channel watching the finals of gymnastics, tennis, table tennis, badminton, athletics and a few others. For the first time in a long time, we spent so many hours staring at that small screen.

Tomorrow, our first baby will start her last year in high school. A very important year indeed and a year to treasure before she goes away for college.

Okay, so we are ready for a new school year. Bring it on!