Chilly rainy day here. It's been a good day -- lots of away from here time, which included farmer's market, trader joe's, coffee bean and then yoga. Came home and made a quinoa salad (red quinoa, sweet italian sausage, garlic, ginger, balsamic vinegar, cucumbers, flat parsley) which I'm still tinkering with.

Toddlers are sleeping and I need to rearrange furniture and clean before tomorrow's nurse arrives.

Oh, lord, yes, weather and mood and pain--my shoulder has become a very reliable predictor of weather change.

I'm making a cherry cheesecake pie which uses up a can of sweetened condensed milk, a can of cherry pie filling, a pack of cream cheese, and a good portion of the remaing lemon juice and the vanilla.

I also finished off a jar of almonds today and another bunch of tea bags. I am going through 2 pitchers of iced tea a week at the moment.

I need to get some rice on and also make some salad for tomorrow's lunch.

Oh and making a cheesecake is on my 101 list, so I get to mark that off. Whee!

I continue to be impressed by the contents of msbelle's pantry. I never manage to have that much usable food in the house at one time.

ION, YAWN. We took D swimming at the Y (early 3rd birthday present from my mom - pool membership!) and even though it was only 45 minutes we are all zonked. 6pm isn't too early for bedtime, right?

I continue to be impressed by the contents of msbelle's pantry. I never manage to have that much usable food in the house at one time.

I am boggled by it.

I am boggled by it.

Same here. Maybe this summer, I will have my nutritionist friend come over and help me clear out the pantry and come up with a list of what I need to restock it.

You know what helps with sinus headaches? An old-fashioned bonnet hair dryer. Hot air on my head is soothing. (It is also setting the indigo. Unnaturally blue-black hair will be mine!)

I think msbelle's pantry is like Mary Poppin's carpet bag. Or perhaps the Tardis.

I dreamed I was moving to New Orleans and I was all lost and had nobody to help me move, and then I though, "Wait, Nora!" It was such a relief.

Aw! Glad to be dream relief.

Caught up on Dr. Who and almost caught up on Top Chef Masters. Tonight, Lost finale!

It's been super hot here the last couple days and I've been trying to become zen with the heat. Some days it works better than others.

We had a nice night last night drinking beers with a group of folks from the neighborhood- this is Daisy Jane's cousin and her friends, who have been so super friendly and inclusive.

Well to make some of this stuff I have to buy also. Like the pie I had to buy the graham cracker crust.

I put some black-eyed peas on to cook. Of all the dried beans I have, those were the only ones mac said he would try. Also made a super quick cucumber salad which uses the same dressing as my slaw and with that I finished off one bottle of hot sauce, but there are two more to go.