Oh Sophia, feel better soon.

New window installation has begun. K-Bug, Jack, and I are on the back porch trying to stay out of the installer's way and trying to keep Jack's barking to a minimum. Tomorrow they install the new patio door, so he will be off to doggie day care for that.

I had a mild freak out last night over the cost of the windows and having them be a reality. We will still have 3 more windows to replace - I just couldn't afford to do them all at the same time.

Sweet, Maria, I saw a lot of those. How many do you want and do you have a preference for color? Probably 50 cents each.

You could just send out a Goodbye Email on Wednesday, shrift. People do that here pretty often.

Yay vacation, boo rash and washed iphone!

Clean underwear status - I have enough to get through the week. I hope I didn't keep anyone up worrying about it.

Oh, hell, I don't think I put the waffle batter back in the fridge this morning. Oops.

Sweet, Maria, I saw a lot of those. How many do you want and do you have a preference for color? Probably 50 cents each.

Oh wow, that's super cheap! How about 10? Color-wise? I don't think it really matters. My dishes are all white, my mixing bowls are stainless steel, my appliances are stainless steel, and the kitchen decor is neutral Tuscan farmhouse. Lots of grapes and pig accents.

As for the chopping block/wood cutting board, I'm looking for at least 12 x 12, but larger is better. I've seen a few over-sink ones, but they've been super expensive.

Thank you so much!

Sophia, I hope the rash is better. Did you put the phone in rice?

So I spent half the weekend feeling sick about a thing I screwed up last week, and how I was going to get a Talking To from my boss about it this morning. Somehow by the time I got here, I had figured out a relatively strong way to present myself, and was feeling pretty good about it. Then something in my boss's attitude made me go all-in, and I just said something about learning for next time, which she totally took. I didn't have to prostrate myself at all!

So of course then she told me she's leaving in September. I figured she would be following the grandboss to his new job (as she followed him here), but I didn't think it would be so fast! So that's a lot.

But at least I'm not in trouble.

Not in trouble is good.

Great, 10 ramekin/prep bowls to go with neutral Tuscan farmhouse, I think I'll be able to do that. The cutting board I don't have so much hope for, they tend to go really fast, but if I see one I will grab it.

Oh, September is soon. Yay, for not being in trouble!

Yay, for not being in trouble!

ITA.

Also, I'm testing my new tagline.

eta: Man Calls Police to Arrest Cat for Stealing His Bacon

Wow, Jesse, that is fast! But congrats on the not prostrating!

I riced the phone, but it was in there for a long time, so I am not hopeful. I am waiting until tonight to try to turn it on.

I am so frustrated by this rash because a) it covers 90% of my body, b) no one can figure out what it is, or anything to stop it and c) it seems to happen every 2 years for no apparent reason.

Jesse, that sounds like the best outcome of a not-so-great situation. I'm sorry that change is taking place faster than you anticipated.

-t, I'm sorry I wasn't more precise. I think I'd be more picky about servingware that other people might see, but I value function over color when it comes to things I use to cook.

I am so frustrated by this rash because a) it covers 90% of my body, b) no one can figure out what it is, or anything to stop it and c) it seems to happen every 2 years for no apparent reason.

I had a recurring rash no one could explain for a couple months. Very frustrating. Mine did not itch and had no other symptoms besides fingernail-sized red spots all over me from my collarbones to my ankles. Didn't seem to be caused by soap or detergent. Still have no idea. It happened about a year before the maddening itch that also had no other symptoms and no one could explain. I hope you do not get that.