QUES: August 10 , 2008 4:30 PM I ' m finally getting a moment to sit down and craft my Sunday Salon for today . It 's been a busy morning here in Northern California with a necessary trip into town to do some grocery shopping and errands . I ' ve spent a little time watching some Olympic coverage taped earlier on my DVR ( how did I exist without a DVR before ? ) . Are any of you finding time to catch the Olympics ?

Question with options: Why is the narrator watching sports on a nice day ?
OPTIONS:
- Their friend is playing in the game .
- They will watch any sport .
- Their favorite team is playing .
- They are a huge event taking place .
ANS: They are a huge event taking place .

Problem: I took Oliver to the Marin Headlands with my roommate a few days back . I ' m fairly certain that it 's the first time he 's ever seen the ocean . He went crazy - first he ran from the waves , then he dove into them , then he tried to bite the water , then he picked up a gigantic piece of seaweed bigger than his body and carried it around , then he chased some driftwood , then he barked at a seabird , then he romped in the sand , and then he collapsed in exhaustion because he was cold and wet . We went and warmed ourselves in the car where he proceeded to pass out .

Where is Marin Headlands likely to be ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- a mountain
- inland
- the desert

A: None of the above choices .

Question:
Then Noah decided he wanted to bring that stinky , slimy thing home with him and would n't let go of it , and was the most insistent I ' ve ever seen him be about anything , over bringing that thing home . I told them tonight at dinner that those 2 things were like going shopping with me ALL DAY while I go to every store and try on everything , then shop some more , then get my nails done all the while they were watching me very quietly and patiently . That what this weekend was like to me .
Answer the following question: Who is Noah ?
OPTIONS:
- Noah is the narrators small son .
- Noah works at the narrator 's favorite store .
- Noah is the narrators husband who loves shopping .
- None of the above choices .
Answer:
Noah is the narrators small son .

Question:
Yahoo , wonderful , look at me go ... damn now I have to do laundry . Oh and I am down 6 lbs this week . I went up 8 lbs . I blame Mark and two weeks at the cottage .

Did the speaker eat a lot of food at the cottage ?
OPTIONS:
- Yes , the speaker ate a lot more than his weight could maintain at the cottage .
- No , the speaker lost weight while at the cottage .
- No , but Mark did eat a lot at the cottage .
- None of the above choices .
Answer:
Yes , the speaker ate a lot more than his weight could maintain at the cottage .

IN: I took the toy off its hook and decided that I would keep it . I also found a metallic foil poster of the pope . Walking down the stairs I felt guilty , so I decided I 'd offer some money for my new toys . The girl told me that her father had made the butcher toy , but she 'd sell that and the poster to me for ten dollars .
What did I decide about the little toy ?
OPTIONS:
- to leave it be .
- to steal it .
- to purchase it .
- to sell it .

OUT: to purchase it .

mkay , so i had to leave in a hurry cuz i had a class , but now it is nite times , sooooso , it was an interesting day . no it was nt , but the afternoon pretty much sucked , so that s what i mean.so my mom is in the hospital again for reasons unknown , and i am a little worried . but she told me not to worry ... WUT A LITTLE PICKLE WE HAVE HERE .

OPTIONS:
- Their dad is sick .
- Their mother is sick .
- Their brother is sick .
- Their father is in the hospital .
Answer the following question: Why is the narrator feeling so anxious and nervous ?


Their mother is sick .