TGIM --
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| Which one doesn't belong! |
Yes, I said it out loud -- thank goodness it is Monday. Things seem a bit more normal today -- I mean Target was already crowded at 8 a.m. I can't even begin to tell you what I did this weekend -- either the memory is going or I just didn't do much -- I think it is the latter.
I did wash sheets. We have a king size bed and I was so tempted to throw those sheets in the dryer but I resisted and figured out how to hang them on my little drying racks. It involved folding and re-folding once as they dried but they dried really quickly and the good part about it is -- they are already folded up! I realize that I could have clipped them to hangers and dried them on the shower curtain rod which is my hanging spot but this worked and I am happy.
I did make brownies. I have been experimenting with making brownies from scratch with various recipes. A while back I made a batch with a recipe from Mark Bittman's
How to Cook Everything cookbook. I didn't have the proper sized pan but I made them anyway and they were to die for. The second attempt -- not so much. So, I figured third time's a charm right? Armed with the proper sized pan and the knowledge that even a minute of over baking is a bad thing, I forged ahead. They must not have turned out too badly because here are the remains.
We also spent a little time Saturday morning at a craft fair at my cousin's church in Arlington. It wasn't very large and there wasn't a huge variety of things there but we wanted to go to see the offerings as the Hubs and I are thinking of doing craft fairs as an activity. After our visit at this one, though, I am wondering if Etsy isn't the better way to go. I had meant to take the camera and shoot some snaps but, once again, I didn't. For some reason I just can't get in the habit of throwing the camera in my purse so I always have it.
Saturday evening we spent visiting the Hubs brother and his wife. It was a good time, dinner out at a local barbecue spot and coffee after. Plans are in the works for my MIL's 90th birthday party and I am afraid I am going to be put in charge and that is a job I don't want. Really - don't - want.
Yesterday was spent avoiding the tv and cooking. It was a sad day, even without the tv. It was a surreal day -- how could ten years have already passed when it feels like the events of 9-11 just happened? As I read Facebook posts, some of which angered and frustrated me beyond reason, I thought about the days of my youth that were so seemingly innocent and stress free. Maybe they weren't, maybe I just grew up.
So begins another week with yet another visit to my friendly dentist to finally get a bridge. I am nursing this poor, broken temporary along as I haven't had time to get back to get another made -- this dental adventure has been a bear and I hope I don't have another for a while.
Time to get on with it -- see ya later!
