Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
household stuff, pets

when bad things happen to good people

I was actually running early for work today for a change of pace. Then I went to dry my hair and my hair dryer wouldn’t turn on. I didn’t have a backup. Nor did I have so much extra time that I could run to the store to buy a new one. So, I fiddled around with it for 10 minutes and it still wouldn’t work. Luckily, since I was running early, my hair was almost dry by this point, so I messed with it a little and ran out the door. Of course, I was a few minutes late for work, as usual. I don’t know what the deal is because the hair dryer wasn’t that old–usually I get a few years out of them anyway. You can add ConAir to my boycott list.

I started on supper a bit ago. I went to grab some potatoes out of the pantry and the potatoes were rotten. Have you ever smelled a rotten potato? Ick! I always forget what they smell like until I smell them again. It’s definitely something you want to forget about. So, I pulled the bag out of the pantry and some of the potato rot spilled onto my jeans. Now I smell like rotten potatoes. I guess I could change my jeans, but it’s not like we’re getting company or anything. Hopefully the smell will dissipate sooner or later. Luckily, I had some backup potatoes on hand, so things are looking up.

Lizzy apparently found a drop or two of rotten potato juice on the floor because she started rolling around in it with reckless abandon. Apparently she’s going potato hunting later.

tech

neglect

I neglected to thank Brian for helping me to get my new template working the way I wanted it to. What took him two hours would’ve taken me two days. I guess it pays to be married to a graphic artist.

tech

changes

I was sick of my blog template, so I found a new one at NOIPO.ORG. Looks pretty cool. Brian’s going to create one for me eventually, but this one will do nicely in the meantime.

celebrations, food & drink, jake

kindergarten bound

Today, I registered Jake for kindergarten. It was a pretty painless process; I just had to fill out a bunch of forms. We also have forms his doctor and dentist need to fill out. Since he has to go to both places in May, it’s no big deal. We also have to return to the school in May for some sort of testing and that’s it–he’ll be school-bound in the fall. I can hardly wait because we will be able to eliminate our daycare payment for the months he is in school and that’s pretty significant.

I took the day off for a number of reasons–one being the kindergarten registration process, another being that it’s Brian’s birthday, and lastly, I was due for a day off. This morning, while Jake was at his preschool class, I started preparing Brian’s birthday feast. He wanted club sandwiches, ruffled potato chips, and pickles. Sounds like the last supper for someone on death row, eh? Or maybe someone who really likes eating at diners.

I thought this was an odd thing to request for a birthday dinner, but Brian’s argument was that it was hard to come up with an idea since we eat well every day. So instead, he opted for something that he was hungry for and that I don’t make that often. Makes sense, I guess. He’s kind of like Joey when it comes to sandwiches. The club sandwiches I like to make are a double-decker chicken salad/blt combo (and quite yummy at that). I prepared the chicken salad this morning to get the hard part out of the road. For dessert, I’m preparing something called “Chocolate Decadence”. When you have the words chocolate and decadence in the title, much like Smuckers, it has to be good.