Happy Day.

Having a happy day despite the weather, it's not raining, it looks like it's raining only without the rain. It could be the extra cup of coffee. I had a meeting this morning and collected lots of cookie orders. I don't take the order forms to work [for obvious reasons, one being I have not worked outside this home for over six years] and neither does Tony take it to work, so that's about the extent to the assistance I can give my miniature salespeople on that front. I am on the steering committee of a [really cool] Mom's group, I do the newsletter and publicity. I am really proud of the 4 page newsletter, it's really pretty and has decent content [I think, ha]. Am I using too many brackets? See, I told you I was having a happy day.

I am feeling somewhat better today. I realized that I often bring something up and then never follow up and tell you how it turned out. I am still fighting this little head cold. I say little because it isn't impeding me in any way from the usual duties, it's just annoying and makes me feel sleepy even when I think I am getting enough sleep.

Another thing that I have not mentioned in a while is Sarah's eczema. As usual, it's cranking up and becoming a bigger problem as winter sets in. I think she is probably a three on a scale of ten, if ten is the worst it has ever been for her. That sounds pretty good I know, but even at this point she is uncomfortable a lot of the time and we are in a constant state of treating/trying to prevent it from getting any worse. We have not even made the rounds this season to the usual team of doctor, allergist, dermatologist. We are just dealing with it with the tools they have given us in the past and I think maybe she is either starting to grow out of it or we are just better prepared and are more aggressive with the treatment and meds. In either case, we are happy and thankful that it is semi-under control.

My love for making treats out of cereal is speaking to me today of these. I have not made them in a long time. I have chocolate, I have the cereal. Aw shucks, no peanut butter! Momentary devastation, only momentary, plan aborted. New plan. Wait...wait, if I scrape the bottom of the Jif I can fit 1/4 cup into the measuring cup. That means I can split the recipe in half and still make a lot! Woooohoooooooooo. Uh-huh, I did it uh-huh! I guess I am sharing that it does not take much to get me pumped up [especially when it involves chocolate].

How could I be out of peanut butter?

I am now going forth to create my sweet treat. Other things on the agenda for the rest of this drizzly murky looking day [just the weather] are Girl Scout cookie order collecting from our neighbors, and getting a haircut for Emily. She has been asking for a haircut for a while now and I can't wait to share with you the before and after. This is going to be a good one. If you have seen her in the last year or so you know that she has only one hairstyle, the pony tail. It is always pulled back [by her, yay] and into the pony holder, even before she comes into the kitchen for breakfast. Habit. No more of that after today. I don't think she will be requiring any pony holders for quite some time hereafter.

I am completely turning off this computer now so I can go and get some 'real' things done. No offense, you are real, but very one sided and I am feeling a bit lonely right now. Just kidding, happy day!