Weekend's Over??

What happened to the weekend? It seemed like only yesterday it was Saturday. I look around me and see that there is not much done, yet I managed to do a lot.

Yesterday I made a trip to Target for under $80. Now that is a feat. I had cleaning supplies that needed to be replaced. Windex, Tilex, Comet - that kind of boring stuff. I took a friend's advice and bought a Clorox bleach pen to see if I could remove some stains on a white shirt and a sweat shirt. Sometimes I think I have a hole in my lip because I manage to wear what I eat. We had a pizza party at the office and I managed to drip Pepperoni goo down the front of my white shirt. Of course it was noontime and I had to walk around the rest of the day with the stain in the middle of my boobs. A neon arrow flashing on and off would have been less noticeable. Well the thingy works. I tried it on some old tomato stains on my favorite Centreville Methodist sweatshirt and they came out too. So I guess it's dribble on, Joanna.

I went out to dinner with my friend BJ and her fiance. Our usual dinner spot was so crowded there was a 2 1/2 hour wait, so we tried a new place a few doors down. It is an Irish Pub and I really enjoyed the food. Two large beef kabobs (from filet no less), ample savory polenta and a melange of broccoli and cauliflower, nicely seasoned. All for $14. I thought that was very reasonable. The only draw back (for me that is) was that there was a guy with a guitar singing Irish songs and the sound system was very loud. It was difficult to carry on a conversation. Other than that one thing, I will go back there again.

Today I awoke with a nasty headache so I skipped church. It was difficult to get moving but I managed to get out and do my weekly grocery shopping. I had just enough time to get back, shower, change and meet my nephew Chris and his wife, Dana. We met at the place that was overcrowded last night and it was a delightful lunch. I managed to keep firing questions at both of them so the conversation moved along. Not like it usually is with many blank places.

We exchanged Christmas gifts (a little late) and I received three wonderful CDs that I immediately put on my iPod. All Brazillian, I'm afraid. One is YoYa Ma and his cello, one is Joao Gilberto and one is Rosa Passos. (I know, dear reader, Greek to you) but they are all lovely. Then I received the last two books in the Mitford series, by Jan Karon, a wonderful Christian author. I had followed Father Tim through all seven of her books and missed number eight and the final one. So now, I am all engrossed with the delightful lives of those people in the North Carolina town called Mitford. I turned on the iPod and hit my recliner with my new book. It took about 20 minutes and I was gone. :o)

Now I wait for the pressure cooker to tell me my beef stew is ready. Sure do love that machine. I usually hide it under the counter and I forget about it. When I do manage to use it, I love it.

So, Monday is approaching and I can hardly wait. (UGH)

God bless you all.