I want to curl into a ball around a bag of food.

[stoney321]

My day so far:

• woke up at 6:30


• coffee


• fed animals


• cleaned up mess of teens up late (and mess of husband who is a mess-maker)


• checked email


• Breakfast smoothie (omg, it's so good: egg-based protein powder, 1/2 C OJ, 1 C water, handful of spinach, small banana. It takes like a Dreamsicle! Esp. without the banana, but why ignore a banana?)


• made bed/straightened bathroom and bedroom


• went on 5 mile jog with turned into the last as a power walk because it's HOT


• came home, stripped, slipped on bathing suit and flopped into pool


• realized I was aimlessly swimming laps for 20 min and chilled the hell out


• dried off


• got in my day's push up count


• put on gardening togs


• finished the last weeding in the big side bed (45 minutes of me, a pitchfork and a wheelbarrow. And the sun, oy.)


• realized I smelled like a horse's taint


• showered for a million hours (no, I didn't)


• got kids on their chores/school work (the Boy is in summer school to make up for lost days)

and now I'm looking at my pantry and wondering if I can just shove it all in, boxes, wrapping and all?

TODAY'S FANCY SANDWICH: 10 grain bread, a layer of this amazing English-Style aged cheddar, slices of tomato, spinach leaves, a touch of garlic salt and fresh thyme. GOOEY. CHEESY. IN MY MOUTH. Mmmmmmm. I think I should have two...

Thank you to everyone that responded to my poll yesterday, btw. It's a relief to see that the vast majority felt that gifts are no longer a "free for all." :) Personal property is just that, imo, and my children are moving towards adulthood and should be treated with the same respect I would another adult. <3

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

Great googlymoogly, just reading this makes me tired.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ugh, and I still have to go to the pet food store, Target to replace a busted French press, take #2 to a dr.s appointment, get gas, figure out dinner and make said dinner...

WHY CAN'T MY KIDS EAT MICROWAVE MEALS ALL SUMMER? (ha)

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

your fault, you taught them better.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA, good point! Stupid healthy brats... (Hee)

[ladycyndra.livejournal.com]

I like your polls. Gives me an insight to your brain. Mmmm brains.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I like making polls! I especially like making ridiculous ones. :D

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

I like to stare at this site and then get all inspired and shit.

http://www.grilledcheesesocial.com/

This is what I'm making today because I have fresh asparagus. DELICIOUS.

http://www.grilledcheesesocial.com/2010/09/asparagustus.html

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Holy smokes, that site was made for me - to drool on. O_O SO. HUNGRY NOW.

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

If you like asparagus, the sandwich amazoballs. I'm sure that's a word.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

It is muggy and hot here, too! I wish I had a pool to mindlessly do laps in for the next several months!

Cooking and cleaning up after your family makes me tired just thinking about. I have all sorts of things to cook, but this heat is making me want nothing to do with the stove. Too bad the mister is not a salad kinda guy.

Bought Book of Mormon tickets this AM! Yay to having something to look forward to in October! Months and months of eager anticipation will keep a smile on my face. Well, a margarita and some nachos would keep a smile on my face, too.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Cooking and cleaning up after people is going to be something I do not miss when the kids move on. THIS I PROMISE. I'm so freaking worn out right now...

BoM tickets!! Oh, they weren't on sale for DFW when I looked yesterday, so this is a good reminder to check that out - and make nachos.

[rena pedersen (from livejournal.com)]

Gadzooks, you are like the Energizer Bunny. I'm almost ashamed at how much I lay about. Almost. It's that "horse's taint" smell, I try to avoid it if I can. ;)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hahha, see, lying about results in NO horse's taint odor! You're a step ahead of me!

<3

[rocketlaunching.livejournal.com]

ALL THE CHILDREN DESERVE ALL THE PRESENTS!!!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

NOT ALL THE CHILDREN!! There's a rotten punk in my neighborhood that deserves a fat lip. BUT ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN!

[eac.livejournal.com]

This whole list makes me feel exhausted, but it also underlines the differences between the way we're living.

You: huge amount of work in a very hot place with pool and enough land to actually spent time gardening.

Me: Busing myself all over town in to discover I have expensive cavities and to volunteer on film preservation, with no pool or garden, but with good dim sum in a place where we think that 70 degrees is hot.

The United States is vast. :)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

The whole list made me exhausted, too! :D

OMG, 70 degrees being hot, WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?! (Then again, upper 30s is FREEZING to me - and I lived in Wyoming! Which is why anything below 40 is evil. Hah.)

Mmmm, dim sum. I could go for some awesome dim sum today, in fact...

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Every time you give us a sammich recipe, I write it down, 'cause that shit is goooooood.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Gurl, there's a link to a grilled cheese website in the comments here, and it has AMAZING THINGS THERE.

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Your icon, OMG, you are so my favorite.

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

sounds like a productive day and a tasty sandwich!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I'll collapse from just reading that, OK? :-P Damn, you rock.