I'm excited that I am feeling much better -- was afraid the walk would be it for me today -- so I think I'm going to make this elaborate baked shells in roasted pepper cream sauce I've had my eyes on!

Brava walkers!

I'm bummed: it's a cloudy day and it would be nice to bake, but the oven won't work without power at that outlet, damn it.

What I need to do today is hang some pictures and clean house and do laundry. But I ran nearly 4 miles this morning and I would really like to just laze around. Sigh.

I'm vegging on the patio now, with my Fitbit hovering at not quite 10K steps. Later, there may be bread baking, but for right now it's feet up time. Oh, and I have my new t-shirt on. :-)

It was a really lovely walk, with nice people, and the kiddo wasn't that whiny, just tired, and calmly dealt with by the parental units. That was no bother at all for the other team members, from where I stood.

I, OTOH, ran out to Menard's, got what I needed and...stopped in at Marshall's and spent an enormous amount of money. In my defense, all kinds of stuff I need/want was on clearance. I ended up with:

For me: 2 dresses, 1 shirt, 1 big comfy Blackhawks hoodie, one pair flats and a pair of awesome fall boots.

For my apt: gorgeous deep purple bath towels

For the house: calphalon deep sautéed pan, curtains for the bedroom, and two large throws

For the dog: new hammock thing for the back seat as the current one is falling apart, 1 cute red sweater that will hopefully bother her less than her sheepskin coat, and about a gazillion dog bags.

I hope that's all. Phew.

Sounds like a good haul, brenda.

I may have sufficient food made for the week. The rabbits certainly have a generous pile of scraps for today. I still need to make the apple tarts I promised myself I would try, so I guess that's what I'll start once this break is over. Then there's lunch and running and laundry to consider. Probably in that order.

I did most of my grocery shopping for the week this morning and walked the cat. This afternoon I'll probably head downtown to catch some of a local music festival.

Congrats, aurelia! Yay Jesse and Theo!

The yard sale was a huge success, and there was no drama. My flock of babygoths (aged 14 - 18) were there, looking adorable and being very sweet. They brought me a t-shirt that says OLD SCHOOL GOTH CHICK, which amuses me no end.

I am incredibly tired and achy, and am trying to decide if I want to walk to and from the spa. On the one hand, I don't quite feel up to walking the three blocks there and back. On the other hand, OMG SPA. Soaking in heated pools and saunas sounds really fucking attractive.

Clearance is the best. I ordered an unnecessary amount of stuff from Lands' End yesterday, almost none on clearance, but all 30% off, so that seemed worthwhile.

I should really do laundry, but ugh.

Jilli, I love that you have a flock.

My floors are taking forever to dry. And Loki is sitting on my head.