Dear Contractors – Please don’t wait until the very last minute to call me and ask for clarifications. Why? Because I won’t answer. I have to be fair to all the bidders, and giving you extra info makes fairness less likely. The bid opening is Wednesday, which means all of you should have looked at those plans and read the contract provisions by now. Yes, Really.
Dear Caffeine – Hey! I’m not missing you!
Dear Eczema – You itch and are driving me nuts. Please go away.
Dear Christine – Thank you Thank you for the amazing new color! I like being golden blonde much more than being greying-blonde.
friends who still have the flu, and those who have contracted it in the past few days, that they all recover quickly and that it doesn’t spread through their households
my husband and children
our country, heading into a new term, for Divine guidance and a hearty dose of common sense
Grateful for
seeing Princess Pea this weekend
sunny skies
Girl Scout Thin Mints
::healthy
Lady Penelope
I pulled Lady Penelope out of the shed and took her for a cruise a couple miles over to city hall to pay the water bill. She’s been a tad neglected lately, in favor of Princess Grace, the mountain bike. May I freely admit that Princess Grace’s gears and hydraulic brakes have made me soft? Oh mercy! I totally forgot how much strength it takes to operate a fixed gear bike. I was gasping by the time I got back to the house. I should schedule regular rides with Lady Penelope to remind my legs how darned lucky they are!
Here’s something amazing. Lady Penelope was the bike that got me started on my weight loss journey. When I first started riding, I could barely make it around the block. Now I think 10 miles is a ‘short’ ride!
First post at Suscipio will be this weekend! Whoot!
::creative
Finished one of those mitts from last week; have one more that just needs the thumb knitted up. And yes, I did pull out the sewing machine, but only to do some mending – reattach a strap to a duffle bag, fix a few hems and take in a skirt for Princess Pea. Oh, and I did manage to locate the hot glue gun and reattach the decorative gizmo to the center of the wood cross that Cherry Ames made us for Christmas.
::delicious
Steak, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Spinach Salad
More Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage and Zucchini (made two batches last week and froze one)
Blackened Tilapia, mixed veggies and a salad
Turkey, Tomato and Mozzarella Panninis
Chicken Noodle Soup, Cheese Biscuits
Tacos, Black Beans
Ham and Cheese Omelettes with Spinach, Grapefruit Salad
Ahhh…Grapefruit is in season! Rio Star and Texas Rubies are NOT to be missed!
::fun
Well, the boys have a school holiday today. The first call I get this morning went something like this: “Mom, can we use the chainsaw?” Seriously? NO!!! Since we spent yesterday afternoon cutting down dead trees, chopping them up and hauling them to the burn pile, I suspected the question would come up, which is precisely why the chainsaw is in the back of my van this very minute. Yes, I trust my boys, about as far as I can throw them, when it comes to the siren call of power tools. They are teenagers and have all the common sense of rabid squirrels. ‘Nuf said.
About those trees…We pulled down a dozen dead red oaks yesterday. Damn drought.
::looking ahead
It’s time for the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show!! Yee-haw!! I love the Stock Show. We may mosey over this weekend and check out the calves and pigs. The Architect’s rescheduled race is Sunday afternoon, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for warm, dry weather!
Dear Masterpiece Theater – thank you ever so much for Downton Abby. I seriously want to dress for dinner like that. Actually, I’d like to dress like that for strolling the grounds of my mansion, for horseback riding, for conversing in my library, for having a picnic at my summer-house…
Dear Mr. Waldo – Yeah for you and the new job! I’m 100% convinced that it was my glowing recommendation that landed you the position.
I’m just too cute!
Dear Kasey – You’re doing a great job learning how to behave inside. We haven’t had any accidents in several days. However, you really need to stop drinking a lot of water and then running around so fast that it comes back up again. Especially if you’re right behind me. You do need to stop fussing with the cat. He’s displayed amazing patience with you to this point. Keep it up, though, and he’s going to smack you with those spiffy claws and you won’t like it one bit. You are going to focus this week on learning NOT to jump up and pace on top of the pool table. And? No matter how cute it is, you may not sleep curled up on top of tall chairs in the sunroom.
Dear DirtBike – I am so, so sorry your mountain bike broke. You worked very hard building it from spare parts. I am extremely thankful that you didn’t impale yourself on the crosstube when the frame snapped. Trips to the emergency room stink. We will help you scour the lists and find a new frame, and I’m sure The Architect will help you put her all back together again.
Keeping the Faith 
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