Uh Oh -- A Little Backslide!
It is a beautiful day today -- the breeze is blowing in a cool front that promises to reduce our 100+ temps to mid-80's by tomorrow! I couldn't be more thrilled. I used to dread winter -- still do considering our winters have become so icy the last few years -- but I really dread summer. It has been so hot that it hasn't been safe for outdoor activity at all this season so I am really looking forward to this cool front that is ushering in autumn. I don't believe any rain is in our forecast even with all the tropical storm activity in the gulf but that is ok, I won't be greedy -- I will be more than content with the cooler temps.
We had a lovely get-together last night for our DD's birthday which is actually on Tuesday. She had a couple of good friends join us and a good time was had by all -- Beanie really enjoyed herself although it was determined that my high chair is way too big for her and sort of swallows her up. I might have to look at an alternative but as soon as I do, she will be out of it so I don't know if it is worth the effort or the expenditure. We did miss our son and his family, though, but he was home with a migraine. I will check on him later and see if he is better.
The Hubs cooked kabobs -- beef and chicken and veggie for B our vegan friend. I had rice and a large tossed salad. Hubs also made a wonderful apple tarte tatin which he served with heavy cream. Yum. I made devils food cupcakes. Trust me, his apple thing was much, much better than my mix made cupcakes.
It proved to be a quiet afternoon except for the accidents. In the course of thirty minutes a cabinet hinge gave way, Hubs dropped something and broke one of my canister lids and then he broke a coffee cup! We made him sit down for the rest of the evening. he is not usually so accident prone but I felt like he was on a roll and needed to be stopped! And then came the back sliding part ----
with every dish in the house dirty, I broke down and ran the dishwasher. I was so sad that I didn't have the energy or the desire to stand there and wash all those dishes. However, I used the normal wash cycle instead of the high temp cycle and I turned off the dry cycle so they dried on their own so I guess it wasn't a complete disaster. I now remember why I don't like using the dishwasher -- my dw is across the room from where the dishes are kept and I don't especially like unloading a huge load of dishes. It is much easier to unload the dish drainer on the counter and I prefer it so this mornings dishes were washed by hand and are happily drying right now -- in fact, they are probably already dry. I guess I am back in the groove so to speak.
I have been trying to complete a quilt I started -- a disappearing nine patch -- and it just isn't going together well at all. I thought this pattern would be a cinch -- there is nothing to it -- and I have made one before but if it isn't cut accurately, it is just a monster and that is what has happened with this one I am afraid. So, I have been struggling with that declaring under my breath that I am never going to make another one of these again! I also found a section of a quilt that I was hand piecing and I seriously think I am going to try that again. The accuracy is unbelievable and I much prefer handwork over being hunched over the machine. I am going to finish that one and see how it goes -- who knows, I might actually prefer it.
So, it is labor day weekend -- the weekend I gave birth to my daughter -- very appropriate, don't you think? I think the rest of this weekend I am going to rest, enjoy my tea outside in the cooler weather and just enjoy this wonderful change of season! Have a great weekend everybody!
3 comments:
I wouldn't feel guilty about using the dishwasher; we use ours because it is more water efficient than washing by hand. We have a well, so we are careful with water.
There is so much rain today, I could have put the dishes outside to wash!
Jane x
It is a toss up, isn't it between water conservation and power usage. I think I might go back to using it but at night and without the dry feature. That should work. We need rain so badly --supposedly we are having a cool front come through but it needs to hurry because it is still over 80 at 10:30 pm!
Great choice! :)
Here's mine:
http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-mondays.html
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