doing well....

Hey, you know, I slept like a baby last night--no kidding---can't remember when I have gotten a more peaceful sleep. Guess my mind is cleared, now that I have had one day at Friends, and it looks like more will be coming....four days without work simply were the first four days back from a two week vacation....so all of a sudden I am more relaxed. Today, tutored Ashly, a six year old with serious reading problems---she really has trouble with simple word identification---terrific challenge---just to get her to recognize rhyming words is difficult, how will she be able to absorb non-rhyming, same sounding words....I don't know, it will be a challenge, see what I can do---she really needs a more comprehensive course---almost daily work, but I will try my best. Just placed my bet on the Wood Memorial--only one bet---it would be nice to do a whole afternoon, like the old days, but at this point, does not seem possible, or maybe I have just too many optionss, or too many other things seem interesting. Lasted one full act that the Gambler, last night---opulence for the ear, very fascinating, but simply was too tired...see what happens re other opera choices the rest of the year.