I have wild dreams of sweet-talking Pete into creating a design for fabric that I can upload to Spoonflower.

Still, I'm a little unnerved by the "show you off to them" phrasing. It just seemed like a kind of odd comment. But then, this is the same co-worker who said he had been thinking of asking me if I dressed this way because I lost a bet. So, not much with the social skills.

It would have sounded much better if he said, "I'd like to introduce them to you." But yeah, seriously lacking social skills.

Bummed about Sarandon and Robbins.

Why is it that I had an easier time training a hyperactive cocker spaniel to flip a treat off his nose than I have convincing my three year old to wait two minutes for a cup of fucking chocolate milk.

OK, I'm outa' work. As in leaving. For the day.

I have a hankering for teriyaki squid, so I'm off to downtown Evanston....

Speaking of Hugh Jackman (several letters ago) I think he is awesome in this: [link]

But mostly I think-- AWESOME COSTUME CHANGE. Like COmplete change and go up a staircase in a minute!

Tonight we are off with our houseguest to our annual dinner at Damon's, the tiki steakhouse we adore. Tomorrow, the DH's bro and his sister and her husband and their three dogs are arriving to spend some time with us. That adds up to the two of us and four houseguests and five dogs and two cats (oh, and one bathroom)for two exciting nights.

I am worried about crowding and dog kerfuffles, but I love them all, so I am hoping it will be like a big sleepover.

Dinner was homemade chicken pot pie. It was warm and comforting.

OK, so my dad's grazing habits and the fact he leaves debris in his wake drives me crazy even not in my own house. Good to know!

Need to get offline, dinner prep.

Kids cute. Exhausting. Had about 50032311345 rounds of figuring out the difference between birthday and xmas eve (none) and xmas day and which presents will be opened when. OY.

I want to go to a tiki steakhouse. Instead I'm having a Morningstar chicken patty and frozen veggies (edamame, blackbeans and peapods - frozen veggies have moved way beyond cali blend recently, thank god).

But I got most of my xmas shopping done, have at least vague plans for meals the next few days, and have the evening to myself before family descends tomorrow. Could be worse.

frozen veggies (edamame, blackbeans and peapod..)

OK, while those sound very good they are biologically rather than nutritionally vegetables. Like a meat n' three in the South where red beans and rice with sausage is classified under "vegetables", as are sweet potatoes.

Well, the peapods count. Also carrots, which I forgot to mention.