weekend and other things
Oct. 14th, 2013 11:53 amFriday - I had off work as a "recovery" day to make up for spending the previous weekend working at the customer site. I slept in, dyed my hair, and picked up Emi after school to go apple picking. Friday evening I'd intended to go up to Med Hookah to watch Au, but the Depression/Anxiety monster kicked in and I couldn't do anything other than mindlessly play Solitaire and drink tea.
Saturday - Got up super early (for Saturday) and went up to Baraboo with Emi and a friend. The theater group up there was selling off a bunch of old costumes for $1-$5 per item. There were some awesome deals! We then wandered through the Baraboo Fair on the Square, stopped at a roadside farm for cider and pumpkins. We also went to Woodman's (stock up on the good rice milk) and JoAnn's. We were tooling around Peg when I got a text saying that friends were at home for gaming and where was I? So we dropped other friend off at her home and zoomed back.
I then had wine for lunch and played a rousing game of Deadwood. I still can't make a role to save my life, but we discovered that the dice like you more if you at least attempt to deliver your lines well.
After a pizza dinner, the Depression/Anxiety monster sat on my shoulder and told me everything that was wrong with me. So I went to bed early and took Emi with me. When I hold her, the D/A monster retreats. Ox is a similar force field, but he doesn't sleep and snuggle. He wants to be in his bed with his things just so, now go away Mom, I want to sleep. Emi will snuggle into my arms, talk a little bit, then pass out.
Sunday - Wash all the things! I washed all the clothes and quite a lot of the dishes. I'm not sure how any of us had clothes to wear or dishes to eat off of, given what all I washed. Obviously, we have too much stuff!
I also worked on transforming the 20 lb of "second" apples into apple food. The seconds are the apples that aren't quite pretty enough for the orchard to sell for eating, but are still perfectly good for cooking. I made a giant pot of super-delicious apple sauce, two pans of baked apples, an apple crisp, and an apple pie. I have about 7 apples left in the 20# bag. I also have the bag of apples that we picked.
I also prepped some food for the week - udon noodles, hard boiled eggs, and a big pot of quinoa/oatmeal for breakfasts. In the evening, I decided to wrap up the day by roasting some butternut squash and onions and pan frying some pork chops with apples and onions. It was super tasty. Ox decided that he loves squash, but only if he uses his fork himself - not if we try to help. If Mom or Dad helps, the squash is ruined. Mom's allowed to help him with the applesauce spoon, though, but only after he fed me a bite - we think he wanted to verify that it wasn't poisoned.
Today - All the work issues are blowing up at once. What the crap. I have all the shinies for my dance friends, so I'm trying to get through the day to make it to class.
Saturday - Got up super early (for Saturday) and went up to Baraboo with Emi and a friend. The theater group up there was selling off a bunch of old costumes for $1-$5 per item. There were some awesome deals! We then wandered through the Baraboo Fair on the Square, stopped at a roadside farm for cider and pumpkins. We also went to Woodman's (stock up on the good rice milk) and JoAnn's. We were tooling around Peg when I got a text saying that friends were at home for gaming and where was I? So we dropped other friend off at her home and zoomed back.
I then had wine for lunch and played a rousing game of Deadwood. I still can't make a role to save my life, but we discovered that the dice like you more if you at least attempt to deliver your lines well.
After a pizza dinner, the Depression/Anxiety monster sat on my shoulder and told me everything that was wrong with me. So I went to bed early and took Emi with me. When I hold her, the D/A monster retreats. Ox is a similar force field, but he doesn't sleep and snuggle. He wants to be in his bed with his things just so, now go away Mom, I want to sleep. Emi will snuggle into my arms, talk a little bit, then pass out.
Sunday - Wash all the things! I washed all the clothes and quite a lot of the dishes. I'm not sure how any of us had clothes to wear or dishes to eat off of, given what all I washed. Obviously, we have too much stuff!
I also worked on transforming the 20 lb of "second" apples into apple food. The seconds are the apples that aren't quite pretty enough for the orchard to sell for eating, but are still perfectly good for cooking. I made a giant pot of super-delicious apple sauce, two pans of baked apples, an apple crisp, and an apple pie. I have about 7 apples left in the 20# bag. I also have the bag of apples that we picked.
I also prepped some food for the week - udon noodles, hard boiled eggs, and a big pot of quinoa/oatmeal for breakfasts. In the evening, I decided to wrap up the day by roasting some butternut squash and onions and pan frying some pork chops with apples and onions. It was super tasty. Ox decided that he loves squash, but only if he uses his fork himself - not if we try to help. If Mom or Dad helps, the squash is ruined. Mom's allowed to help him with the applesauce spoon, though, but only after he fed me a bite - we think he wanted to verify that it wasn't poisoned.
Today - All the work issues are blowing up at once. What the crap. I have all the shinies for my dance friends, so I'm trying to get through the day to make it to class.