Today I had Intro Bio for 2 1/2 hours (I hate this class a lot). Now I am eating t checks box Coconut Ginger Noodles. Once I'm done, I'll go down to the theatre and help paint. No plans for this evening. Tomorrow, the choir sings in the morning, and I help with a light hang at 8 pm, no idea what between there, apart from I need to prep for class on Monday.

I've got the kids at gymnastics this morning. We ate scrambled eggs.

I need to shop for Liv's birthday party on Sunday.

My van still isn't fixed. Grrrr.

Cooking it on the stove somehow cooks it but makes the oats maintain their individual oat integrity.

I purposefully put in less water than recommended to emphasize the oaty integrity.

But we're having bacon, eggs and hash browns this morning.

Last night the Zmayhem braved the dark and the rain and a half hour drive to javachik's house to eat tasty foods, drink tasty drinks and play games. megan walker showed up and we all played Zombie Fluxx. Emmett hooked up java's Wii (which had been sitting in a box for a year) and showed her how to bowl, box and do the Wii Fit.

I made Pimm's Cups Plus Gin (Gin Ginger Pimm's?) topped them off with fresh Meyer lemon wheels since we had no cucumbers.

Most tasty. And we came home with a big bag of lemons too.

Maybe I'll make lemon curd, or a lemon meringue pie. What would you do with a bag of Meyer lemons?

java had never seen Emmett and Matilda being their usual affectionate selves in person before. They were all charming and shit. Much fun and bonhomie.

Today we are sitting around in a post breakfast stupor.

Matilda and JZ have been watching select video hits from our past including: "It's Baby Dylan!" and "Jen thinks your socks are funny" and "Kelly's got your stuffed bear!" (All starring Matilda.)

Later I will try to rouse the bunch to go see Fantastic Mr. Fox which is still lingering in one theater and has a matinee price as late as 3pm.

Tomorrow, JZ and Matilda go to church and see Papou. Emmett and I will slug about and then play some catch as the baseball draft is coming up and the season will be starting in mid-Feb. Well, the practicing part of the season.

Last night the Zmayhem braved the dark and the rain and a half hour drive to javachik's house

I am sosorry I missed that. I was supposed to go out with work people, but we were all too worn out and wussy to venture out in the rain or do anything but go home.

Maybe I'll make lemon curd, or a lemon meringue pie. What would you do with a bag of Meyer lemons?

Marmalade.

I slept until noon, ate some oatmeal and a banana, now I'm drinking tea, watching Renovation Nation, and being a kitty heating pad. Lucy's on my lap for the first time.

I have finally showered. At some point mac and I will venture out for PO, lunch, and returning library books. I should probably get out the heat gun and finally test it out on the bathroom areas that are over 50% stripped already. AT some other point mac needs to do some homework and we will also probably do some work on the 1000 piece puzzle we are working on that is going to take forever (approximately).

Tomorrow, we church, then I lunch at Les Halles while mac goes with his uncle, then at some point I meet up with them and we go buy all the paint for our place.

I went to the gym (1 mile in 15:44, WOOT), and later (after I shower) we're going up to the community swap meet (called "Up For Grabs Day" -- if you bring at least 2 things you want to get rid of, you can come in and take as much you want of the shit that other people brought to get rid of [this is VERY dangerous with The Boy, and I don't let him go to it without me]).

Much later, we're going to have Mexican food and glow bowling with some friends. The Mexican restaurant is attached to the bowling alley, so we get soused on enormous margaritas and then attempt to bowl.

Tomorrow, the usual desultory attempt at cleaning, run to the grocery, and meet up with a friend who is borrowing one or both of my corsets. Possibly a matinee of Dr. Parnassus.

I am so sorry I missed that.

You should've come! It was fun.

Ple, how many lemons do I need to make a small batch of marmalade?