Things Are Still Not Back To Normal Apparently...

(Large Tennis Ball Gift or Favor Packaging by littlepeaceofmyheart)

      The post title probably has you wondering what I'm talking about now! ^_^ Well, it's nothing major. Just the fact that I thought my sleep patterns were trying to get better. In fact, they had been much better over the last few days! But last night....Ugh! I fell asleep after 11:00 p.m., and was back up a bit before 3 a.m....and I'll still up now...5:12 a.m. The only good thing about the present time is that tennis is on! :-)

        *********   The first match up this morning is Svetlana Kuznetsova versus Sara Errani. I'm gonna watch it for a little while, before I have to take me a nap so I can be wide awake for my meeting!

        Yesterday could be characterized as a "comfortable" day for the top ranking players...Well, for most of them.  David Ferrer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal breezed through their matches. And Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Li Na did the same...The real challenges are gonna be in the upcoming rounds, when these top-ranking players end up playing each other!
        There were some surprising losers yesterday though...Caroline Wozniacki was upset by Kaia Kanepi, and 26 year old Varvara Lepchenko, 26, upset Francesca Schiavone.

 (Goose Print of a Watercolor Painting by Splodgepodge)

         But speaking of 'comfortable' rounds, Roger Federer, today, is playing a fresh faced, 21 year old, slender, 5-foot-11, young man, whose voice is barely a whisper. He's 109th ranked David Goffin. The press have dubbed him a "lucky loser" because he was beaten in qualifying for Roland Garros, but he snuck into the field due to someone's withdrawal. (France's Gael Monfils pulled out with a knee injury.) Now he's reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament...and he's playing Roger Federer!!
             Goffin is an unabashed fan of Federer. He displayed posters of 16-time Grand Slam champion, Federer, in his bedroom as a child. He said in an interview: "Since I was little, I've watched Roger play on TV. To me, he plays almost perfect tennis. His technique is perfect. I also like him at the human level. He's a very good person on and off the court."
       No one...including Roger himself...can believe that Goffin is still here, into the fourth round! Federer has been winning major titles since 2003,...when Goffin was 12!...What is this match today gonna be like?!...Entertaining, I'm sure. :-) 

       Also playing today are  Novak Djokovic versus Andreas Seppi...Victoria Azarenka versus Dominika Cibulkova ...Stanislas Wawrinka versus Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...and the "feel good" match that I'm looking forward to most, Sloane Stephens versus Samantha Stosur. :-) **********

      Okay, a couple of cute Etsy finds, and then I'm outta here! ^_^ ...

 (Baby Nursery Storage Organizer Box by HandPaintedPetals)

 (Felt Brooch Heart by CitrusCat)

 (Yellow Chalcedony and Blue Beads Wirewrapped Necklace by nutraj)

       Hubby is still sleeping soundly. I'm gonna go and see if I can join him. If you don't hear from us by 2022...come and find us. We'll be the two 'wibbly wobbly headed' folks, with drool running down our beards! LOL

      Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

French Open 2012, Week One

I can hardly believe
that a whole week is through!
It's been seven days.
WOW! How the time flew!

Tosses and serves,
swings and close games,
grunting and nervousness,
"That was in!" claims.

Very long sets,
(Thanks Isner, Mathieu)
A first round upset
when Serena was through!

A ball-boy mistake,
and Andy's bad back.
I've watched with enjoyment,
whack after whack.

The basketball Playoff's
distraction complete,
with the Celtic's first win
against Miami heat.

And baseball chimed in,
with it's fans all a flitter,
when Johan Santana
pitched the Mets' first No-Hitter.

This may be Sharapova's
and Sloane Stephen's best year.
Whatever the case, one more week,
I'll be here!