Friday, July 29 we went to see the Braves beat the Marlins. It was the kids' first baseball game. They enjoyed it. Sidney was ready to leave by the 5th inning but we stayed until after the 7th inning stretch. Sidney discovered a love of soda (Coke). Cleo shared her cotton candy with me. She's a huge fan of fair and stadium food; she also got a pretzel. Roger shared his French fries with me and Sidney.

I was home yesterday because I have strep throat. Yesterday morning, I went to a Walgreen's Take Care Clinic where I received my diagnosis and some antiobotics. My throat is doing much better.

We saw Sidney's ear, nose & throat doctor on Aug. 2 and he recommends that Sidney's tonsils be removed because they are so swollen. He was not pushing us to make a decision right away but Sidney is clearly suffering. His breathing is horrible. The surgery entails a 7-10 day recovery period, during which he's at home. We hope to do it in early Sept. before our Sept. 29-Oct.2 trip to Hilton Head.

We are going to our friend Keisha and Kevin Duck's son's 4th birthday party tomorrow. Bryce also has twin younger sisters. Prior to the party we are going school supplies shopping. Cleo and Sidney's daycare follow the Atlanta Public Schools' academic calendar so the first day of "school" for them is August 8.

Have a great weekend.