Long Weekend

Nothing too exciting to report this weekend, despite my extended absence from the blog. I have no excuse other than laziness.

Friday, I took the day off work and took CJ to his specialist checkup. He received a clean bill of health, and the bloodwork showed that the earlier liver abnormality was cleared. His ultrasound was normal, too. So he's very happy to be back on dairy, and has been sucking down milk as fast as I can give it to him. We still think he could be lactose intolerant, so I'm giving him lactose free milk. It's pricier, but lasts three times as long in the fridge.

Saturday, Jay and I had a girls' day out, beginning with lunch at a new Mexican place. Living in Phoenix, I'm always surprised to find unspectacular Mexican restaurants, and this was one of them. Somewhat bland, and not enough to make me go running back. After lunch, we went to Lowe's, and I bought a grill--FINALLY! We had our backyard done last year, and have just now gotten the grill. Fewer dirty dishes for me! Then, we kicked around Kohl's where Jay bought some clothes because she's slimmer and can actually wear cute stuff. I browsed the womens' section, but it was mostly old lady stuff.

I have to say, though, that Daisy Fuentes has no business designing clothing for fat women. If I wear a tank top, I'll need a bra, and very few larger women can carry the strappy tank look. Of course, I see them try anyway, which is why I think Daisy Fuentes should be stopped--at all costs. Wrap her in ticking and gauzy fabric and make her watch every Divine movie ever made. That should do it.

After our fun at Kohl's, Jay and I scored mocha frapuccinos and wandered through Costco. Someone needs to figure out how to merge the creamy goodness of a Chik-Fil-A shake with the yummy jolt of a mocha frapuccino. I would pay dearly for that.

Sunday and Monday were spent at home, working on home projects and getting the house in shape. Sunday, I used nail polish remover to remove the stickers from the glass of 18 picture frames, then organized a bunch of photos to into them. Monday, Tom handed frames up to me while I climbed the ladder and hung them, and the result looks really good! We covered a section of wall near the front door that has one of those spotlights in the ceiling for display. I think there's nearly 30 pictures up there--I don't know why we hadn't put them up earlier.

Today, CJ and I went shopping while Tom tried to get some work done. We went to JC Penney and got a set of luggage for 50% off. We finally decided that now that we're doing family trips each year, our old mismatched bags need a break. Plus, it's very nice to have the bags on wheels, which our old bags don't have. Then CJ and I went grocery shopping and he happily ate a Granny Smith apple while I stocked up on good sales.

So that's it! I did find out how much stuff the trunk of my car holds, including the stroller, and I have plenty of cow for breaking in the grill.

We fly out Saturday night, so I should be able to make another post before we go. Keep in mind that I won't have any internet/PC access on the Cape, so if you start singing for posts, you'll be singing for a while!