Friday again. Went to Plough Boys and Bisher's. Bought chicken breasts at Bisher's. Make chicken picatta. Bought some ground beef to make meatballs and meat sauce with for spaghetti. The kids can have white sauce with meatballs and spaghetti. Also bought some frozen veal chops and some fish.

Cassidy was difficult to pry out of bed this morning. Got both kids to school. Up, clean, dressed, fed, delivered. My primary function is getting them up and to school on time, clothed and fed. Ideally with their homework done and whatever supplies they need with them. So far, so good. Flynn's GPA is now a C-, so he's raised that quite a bit. Good for him. Cassidy is breezing through first grade.

What else? I noticed that out of the eighteen spots in a seed tray I planted with three varieties of tomatoes, in one third only one seedling is up. Hmm. Have to pamper that seedling. Still undecided as to where to let them grow. The cement side of the house seems likely. Build a planter box and plant the tomatoes there..? Use buckets as hydroponic units? Train the vines along the fence? Grow them in soil?

Still waiting for a check in the mail.

Called Diane, we'll pick her up tomorrow instead of Sunday. I like having Sundays off. Possibly go to the beach or to the glider port near Torrey Pines. Always wanted to see that. Sounds intriguing.

What else? Not much else. Took the kids out for Chinese food yesterday afternoon. Got some Chinese food to go, also. It was delicious. I get tired of cooking and having the kids reject whatever I serve.

I could use some more dryer sheets. Maybe I'll go to Ralph's and buy some of those Hawaiian hamburger rolls and some dryer sheets.

I'm anxiously awaiting a check in the mail. A large check. I'll pay off the truck, pay off the Visa card... I'll have no debts. I'll own the truck.

cares of the past are behind
nowhere to go but I'll find
just where the trail will wind...

Cloudy Saturday

Some rain, wonderful to see the raindrops fall in the pools of the fountain.

This may be the last rain we see this spring.

Glad that it rained a bit. Wish it would rain more. I study the satellite and radar maps, hoping to see massive storms heading our way.

That rarely happens. Oh well. I certainly enjoy what rain falls here.

A set of casseroles arrived today, very happy to have them. Something that I didn't have. And will use.

Flynn arrived home yesterday after being at school-at-camp since Monday. Good to have him home. He's squabbling/playing with Cassidy.

I hope that it rains more.

Wednesday

Some rain. Nice to see the raindrops fall in the water in the fountain.

Nothing much happening. Kelly e-mailed and told me that she'd received a check for me from Linda. That's not terribly convenient. Kelly will mail the check to me.

Spent too much money last month. The windows, Cassidy's closet doors, chairs for the kids, spices from Penzey's. 

Most of the bills are paid online, automatically. That saves time.

Just sitting here. Listening to the Howard Stern show I recorded earlier today. Looking out the window.

It may as well be a day back in the house on Carnation long ago.

Twenty-five years have gone by, going on thirty. Wow. Now I'm getting into the last chapters of my story.

Rain Tuesday night. Cloudy this morning. Doesn't look like much rain today. I'd be happy to be wrong in this instance.

Sat down last night at 7:30 with a glass of ice water to watch Cassidy play a video game and to watch the fish (cleaned the tanks yesterday morning). Fell asleep, woke up at 8:55 again, missed American Idol again. Oh well. Nothing new there.