I have gotten plenty done today! A load of laundry, saw my father, had lunch and a walk with my mother, got a pedicure, picked up a framed print, grocery shopped, hung the print, and now have a pork shoulder in the oven. Sweet.

Well done!

Allergies and perhaps the incoming weather are making my sinuses uncomfortable. I'm not really suffering, but I feel justified in not doing much in between my bouts of sneezing and blowing my nose.

My dad called me yesterday to ask how to spell a word,

What was the word?!?!?!

How did no on else (including me) ask that until today?

Timelies all!

Gary's dad did some babysitting today so we could get some errands done.

we lost power for 6 hours this afternoon. mac was asleep when it went off so he didn't care. He damn sure did when he woke up, but not enough to take me up on an offer to go out for dinner. I told him I would not go unless he showered - an hour later he showered, but then he still was trying to negotiate with me to just order pizza. I had no interest in eating hot pizza in a house that was 85 degrees PLUS I had enough cold (rice and bean salad, lara bars, apples, bananas, avocados, green salad, cereal) and or ready to eat food that I was happy not to go out. he refused. would rather have no food. all he has eaten all day is a egg croissant sandwich and a donut. so stubborn, my taurus.

I really wonder what my mom would've written had she had a posting board during my brothers high school year. So fraught.

Sue!

I totally overslept this morning. Woke up at 9, when I was supposed to meet to go to market at 8:30. I think the heat and everything just caught up with me. I know I've not been sleeping well.

Contacted a housecleaning service for post construction scrub down, and now I'm all overwhelmed by the questions and feeling preemptively embarrassed by the clutter that has built up. But a monthly service that comes in to dust and do windows might help me stop with the piles.... I did finally got through my current coffee table pile and finally put away my tax docs.

Little by little, I need to empty my front room over the next week. And buy paint.

I got up and rode this morning but then felt bleh for the rest of the day. Ended up taking a long nap at my friend's place while Bob helped her put some furniture together. So stayed in tonight and watched a movie and had frozen pizza. Which was kind of awesome. Now I think I'm going to see if I can talk Bob into taking me to get ice cream, though.

so, 2 hours ago, the people I am dogsitting for texted and said they just landed and would be here soon. am falling asleep.

My dad called me yesterday to ask how to spell a word,

What was the word?!?!

"Congratulations." (Spelling is not his strong suit.)