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etumukutenyak ([personal profile] etumukutenyak) wrote2008-12-06 01:41 pm
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Saturday Doings

Slept in a bit this morning, until 7 am. Woo! Nice warm bed, with two sleeping cats next to me, and Honey had gone off to the gym, so I crawled back in to catch up on my newspaper readings. Then I moseyed out to the kitchen, wrapped a present (the big 13 is tomorrow!), and pondered breakfast. While I pondered, I spied some beans, and decided to make bean soup. I dragged out all the old celery and carrots that were wilting in the fridge, chopped them up, along with some garlic, doused them in TJs organic chicken stock, added a bag o'beans (didn't use the packaged spices as some of those use MSG), threw in some garlic powder (never can have too much garlic), minced onions, bay leaf, parsley and chili flakes. Then I sliced some bacon, briefly sauteed it, and dumped all that in too. It's all brewing in the crockpot, and smells like garlic and bacon. Oh, and celery. I put in a lot of celery. Sorry.

Around the time of the bacon sauteing, Honey was making her appointment for a hair cut, and got one for me too, so now my hair is shorter again. My hairdresser is going through chemo for breast cancer, and seems to be doing well so far. She was very chatty today, and we talked about a lot of different things, including the election. I noticed she very carefully asked if I was happy about the election, which was a diplomatic way of putting it! Even in this very blue state there are McCain supporters around too. We talked so much Honey arrived for her appointment -- a half-hour after mine -- and Sonny came along with her. He's been growing lately, and she mentioned that he is a good-looking kid. I told her he turns 13 tomorrow, and he's getting another Game Boy game, which he won't be playing until tomorrow.

We were hoping to have his party/celebration today, but his best friend can't do it today, so next weekend is more likely. Today our plans include the shopping for the Game Boy game, a bit of the Army-Navy game on tv now (I wear the Navy sweatshirt as a Goucher grad (which is a long story), and Honey wears the Army sweatshirt as a former officer in the Army), followed by Madagascar Two: Back 2 Africa in about 35 minutes from now.

More later.

Mmmm, bacon.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-12-06 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a very busy day to me.

[identity profile] etumukutenyak.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
It got only busier, as we shopped after the movie, came home, ordered Chinese food (his favorite), waited while he worked on his homework assignment (I found a few things to rewrite), shopped some more, made cookies, he finally finished, took his shower, we ate, and are now watching the end of Harry Potter.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Busy indeed. Which Harry Potter?

[identity profile] etumukutenyak.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
It was Chamber of Secrets, and now we're into the next showing which is the Prisoner of Azkaban. I suppose we really should send him to bed now...

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Well, tomorrow is not a school-day.

[identity profile] etumukutenyak.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
True..but there's an early church thing, followed by church services, then a boxing of treats for the shut-ins, the choir party, and then we have to drive an hour or so north to allow his grandmother and birth mother to wish him a happy birthday. It's going to be a long day. In fact, I ought to head off now and get some sleep.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-12-07 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hope you're rested for this busy Sunday!

[identity profile] etumukutenyak.livejournal.com 2008-12-08 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well enough! We made it back around 6:30, and all the animals are now fed. Phew. Life on the farm is a series of never-ending animal-related chores.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2008-12-08 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
I know it!