Kalshane, I think it's childcare she's doing, that's what she's talked about before

Anyway, again, how shiny is this? It almost looks like the apartment I moved into. Well, kitchen and bathroom, anyway.

Ooh, shiny! We always have to clean a lot ahead of the housekeeper (monthly) because we're slobs. But it makes us have a clean house once a month at least.

Was it here or in bitches someone asked about the silicone egg cups? They're for poaching eggs--basically just a little silicone dish, and you crack the egg into it, and put it in the boiling water and (importantly and I messed it up the first time) cover the pot with a lid. Voila, poached egg without the messiness! The first time I forgot the lid, and it didn't work--apparently it requires the steam from above to help it cook just right.

I still do not get Gangnam, but marching band?

Once they get to the dance break it's pretty entertaining. Just playing the song, NSM.

Dang, the Blues singer at the stage next to my apartment is interrupting every song to hawk her CD. And played one song that was basically 15 minutes of repeating "tip my band." I'm surprised she didn't go out on stage with crutches, a head bandage, and a tin cup.

Kalshane, We sometimes watch our Sensei's two kids. We have babysat each since they were infants and they are now 4 and 20 months. I refer to them as the dojo kids for simplicity. K-Bug has provided child care at the dojo for the young children of other students. So it can get confusing.

Today I'm trying "cook once, eat all month" through onceamonthmom.com. I'm done with 12 recipes so far today and ahead of schedule! Back is killing me though.

There was a little girl (10) kidnapped in Westminster yesterday. Apparently she left for school and never arrived. I was just on a panel with an FBI person for something unrelated and she said they think it was "the real deal" which I think means a stranger kidnapping.

Sad and scary but I didn't mean to say it twice.

I just informed my husband that he was not coming back from his business trip to a clean house tomorrow, as the cleaning lady makes her twice-month visit on Monday. The laundry will be done, though, so he'll have clean sheets to slip into.

I got caught in the rain! But luckily, I was almost home by then. So now I'm back in sweats and cozy. I returned two pairs of shoes and got a new red (!) purse, which was sort of unnecessary, but eh, and ran around my old stomping grounds, which was nice.

Now I should really get cracking on the cooking. I am intrigued by cooking once a month, but sort of do that anyway -- at least, I occasionally make things that go in the freezer, often cook something on the weekend to eat several times during the week, and half-ass the rest of the time. Glancing at bon's link, I see a "Braided spaghetti bread," and I have been meaning for months to make a stuffed bread thing, so let's hope I make it to TJ's and remember to get stuff for that. Monday, I guess. Monday!!

I would probably do well with a cooking once a month thing. I have a friend (homeschooling two young boys, whose husband is a firefighter with irregular schedule) who's been doing it for years, and it works great for her. Me, it's good if I remember I made a second meatloaf and froze it. (Which I did! And it's good!)

I need to make fish stock over this holiday weekend, too, because my freezer is quite alarming with carnage at the moment.