Easy Private Time
Kaya has been very independent today, preferring to play by herself in my bedroom or hers. And now she is napping in my bed. This has afforded me the opportunity to cook a dinner I've been planning all week. When I'm happy, I cook. And I am very happy lately.
On the menu for dinner tonight: stuffed shells (filled with a blend of three cheeses, sweet Italian sausage, roasted zucchini and herbs) baked in homemade marinara sauce, warm garlic bread, Cesar salad, and for dessert -- chocohotopie (my take on Nigella Lawson's "chocohotopots") covered with rum flavored freshly whipped cream.
We are going to buy a house in the near future. It wasn't even a thought that we'd be in a position to do this anytime soon, but I got to talking with a patient who happens to be a mortgage broker a couple of weeks ago. Suffice it to say she cleared up a few things I have been worried about, and we are now firmly on the path to home ownership! For the next few months we'll be saving up as much as we can while watching the market continue to deflate; then we'll begin looking for the right place.
Kaya pooped and peed on the potty last Friday. It was a huge deal! But she also sustained an injury to her left great toenail when she dropped her little chalkboard on it. Let me tell you, her toe is gross -- the nail is completely black, cracked, swollen and threatening to fall off at any minute. She's very good about soaking her foot in epsom salts and having her toe bandaged each evening. She's obsessed with bandaids under normal circumstances, and REALLY doesn't like looking at this particular boo-boo.
We are going to see Stevie Wonder in a few weeks, and got pretty good seats, too! Of course I paid three times the original price, as tickets sold out in about two minutes and I ended up buying ours through a broker site. Whatever, we don't go out very often, and I have been dreaming of seeing Stevie Wonder in concert for about a decade. Can't wait!
Bruce and I are going to have our first child-free trip soon, when I tag along with him on a business trip to New Orleans. I'm nervous about going there during hurricane season, but have to take the opportunity, so as long as my mom and dad are willing to keep Kaya, we'll finally have a honeymoon of sorts. He's not off the hook for a romantic trip to Mexico or Jamaica, however.
Sasha, my dog, has been laying on my feet today, first in the kitchen while I was cooking, and now as I sit at the computer. She LOVES me, and I love her. It took a little longer than I had thought it would to develop a close bond between us, but we have it now. She is a gorgeous shiny black Collie/Lab mix, 50lbs. I've never had a large dog, my two childhood dogs were small Terriers. My girl thinks she's light as a feather, and prefers to sit on me or lay next to me. Makes life interesting, as Kaya is usually all over me, too. Man oh man, am I lucky!
Autumn is on the way. I've had off work the past few days, and the weather has been cloudy, rainy and cool. Puts me in the mood for crisp mornings and crunchy leaves. Right now I am listening to Bob Mould's Workbook on my iPod, which for some reason sounds like Autumn to me, it just doesn't feel as appropriate at other times of the year.
So there are my thoughts on this day, up to the minute.
On the menu for dinner tonight: stuffed shells (filled with a blend of three cheeses, sweet Italian sausage, roasted zucchini and herbs) baked in homemade marinara sauce, warm garlic bread, Cesar salad, and for dessert -- chocohotopie (my take on Nigella Lawson's "chocohotopots") covered with rum flavored freshly whipped cream.
We are going to buy a house in the near future. It wasn't even a thought that we'd be in a position to do this anytime soon, but I got to talking with a patient who happens to be a mortgage broker a couple of weeks ago. Suffice it to say she cleared up a few things I have been worried about, and we are now firmly on the path to home ownership! For the next few months we'll be saving up as much as we can while watching the market continue to deflate; then we'll begin looking for the right place.
Kaya pooped and peed on the potty last Friday. It was a huge deal! But she also sustained an injury to her left great toenail when she dropped her little chalkboard on it. Let me tell you, her toe is gross -- the nail is completely black, cracked, swollen and threatening to fall off at any minute. She's very good about soaking her foot in epsom salts and having her toe bandaged each evening. She's obsessed with bandaids under normal circumstances, and REALLY doesn't like looking at this particular boo-boo.
We are going to see Stevie Wonder in a few weeks, and got pretty good seats, too! Of course I paid three times the original price, as tickets sold out in about two minutes and I ended up buying ours through a broker site. Whatever, we don't go out very often, and I have been dreaming of seeing Stevie Wonder in concert for about a decade. Can't wait!
Bruce and I are going to have our first child-free trip soon, when I tag along with him on a business trip to New Orleans. I'm nervous about going there during hurricane season, but have to take the opportunity, so as long as my mom and dad are willing to keep Kaya, we'll finally have a honeymoon of sorts. He's not off the hook for a romantic trip to Mexico or Jamaica, however.
Sasha, my dog, has been laying on my feet today, first in the kitchen while I was cooking, and now as I sit at the computer. She LOVES me, and I love her. It took a little longer than I had thought it would to develop a close bond between us, but we have it now. She is a gorgeous shiny black Collie/Lab mix, 50lbs. I've never had a large dog, my two childhood dogs were small Terriers. My girl thinks she's light as a feather, and prefers to sit on me or lay next to me. Makes life interesting, as Kaya is usually all over me, too. Man oh man, am I lucky!
Autumn is on the way. I've had off work the past few days, and the weather has been cloudy, rainy and cool. Puts me in the mood for crisp mornings and crunchy leaves. Right now I am listening to Bob Mould's Workbook on my iPod, which for some reason sounds like Autumn to me, it just doesn't feel as appropriate at other times of the year.
So there are my thoughts on this day, up to the minute.
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