Month: March 2009

Kitty’s been sneezing for a week. I would think it’s a cold only he hasn’t been out to catch one. So maybe it’s allergies.

I woke up yesterday morning wanting to make peanutbutter fudge. So yesterday I researched a recipe, found a super easy one, and today I made it. It’s so good but not a health food whatsoever. There are no nutritionally redeeming qualities. I guess there’s a little protein in there, but mostly it’s fat and sugar.… Read More »

Yesterday was my first day wearing shorts since last fall.

  This came in a “we fucked up” plastic USPS bag.

Last night was women’s writers group, and we got a new member S. She’s funny and laughs loudly. She’s quirky with language, kindhearted, very verbal and demonstrative, two years older than I am, and some of her hair is pink. I hope she’ll email us her story soon. She brought some poems I never read,… Read More »

Last time we were there, Trader Joe’s didn’t have decaf fair trade organic black tea, so Erik recommended decaf Irish breakfast tea as an alternative, and I think it’s really good.

Erik didn’t go to the dentist for more than 10 years, but I finally convinced him that it was the responsible thing to do because it’s better to know what’s going on in case there’s an emergency growing. We got some introductory offers in the mail, and we live right by a lot of dentist… Read More »

Yesterday morning we headed out. First stop was Half Price Books where we sold about 30 books. It was good to get rid of them. I bought some pretty notecards with a picture of sunflowers on them and a Nancy Drew journal–both were very inexpensive. Erik was looking for a textbook that wasn’t there. Then… Read More »

Today was called Shit Day. We planned all the stuff we didn’t want to do for this day. For example, Erik had his first dentist appointment in more than 10 years. I did mass Medi-Cal forms. We got the oil changed. Erik started the taxes. That kind of day. But it’s good to have stuff… Read More »

This is my favorite song today.