So was the guy behind President Obama during his inauguration speech staring solemnly at his gloves or nodding off?  Hmm.  Though it is inauguration and Martin Luther King's Day, we had school.  Grace is taking mid-terms and just found out she and a group of 11 other students are going to a history competition in Rome in 2 weeks!  She has switched from soccer to volleyball because the soccer coach is a womanizing twit and there have been some bizarre staff changes at the school.  The new IT teacher for 7-9th grade is up from elementary music?  Who knew?  No other news at moment.  Thursday will be my next installment of "Shelly gets her Italian license."  xxoo me