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.

yay walkers! Also yay for old school goths, and youthful adorers!

We biked to brunch, now we are home doing homework, by which I mean Franny (math) and I (grading) are doing homework, and Cody is trying to help Franny understand hers. One big challenge for her? It's so much harder to learn the lesson when you write down NONE of the answer when the teacher works it out on the board in class. Oy vey! Middle school is going to kill me.

I'm catching up on last week's Daily Show and finally have seen the bit where they talk about a new terrorist "supergroup" that includes members from ISIS, Al Qaeda, etc. and One Direction. Which One Directions fans FLIPPED THEIR SHIT OVER. I really appreciate their shit-flipping, but would take it more seriously if I thought anyone who worked for TDS has any idea that 1D has a member who is a Muslim.

Babygoths: [link]

(Please don't let FB's ridiculous coding break the board.)