The gorgeous weather continues. I love fall. I think it was the feeling of going back to school, and having such high expectations for fun and socializing with friends after a long summer at home. A time full of wonder and feeling more and more grown up. Every step was a step forward, toward college, a job, and being a grown up.
So now Here We Are. The Grown Ups. Seems like the days are full of things, busy things, work things and keeping house things. I have become REALLY BAD about keeping house. When I should have bought a new fridge, I bought a gorgeous ruby ring. When I should have bought a new stove - YESTERDAY - I bought a lap top. I wanted one. I could afford it. BadaBING!! Do I think I should have bought the stove instead. Of course. But with some coaxing and patience the one I have eventually gets up to temp. And since my other hobby is dieting, not being able to bake is kind of a way to control what I have to eat around here since I've sworn off anything packaged for a sweet treat. Catch 22. Can't buy 'em and can't bake 'em. I'm hoping I can stick to that.
Guilty pleasures have replaced forming a single file line, marking only on the circles with #2 pencil and keeping nose to grindstone.
So, to atone for some of my monitary indescretions, I think I shall wash my car and clean it out some. I spent some time "borrowing' WiFi from one of the neighbors this morning, but it looks like they've closed the gate on me so my next expense will be finding out how to set up wifi here at home and copying files onto my new laptop from this computer. Good Times, Good Times.
Meanwhile, Puppy is growing up. I left him in the yard and took my other 2 dogs for a walk the other night and about 2 blocks down the street, he met me. I wasn't sure how he got out till yesterday. He again tried to escape out the fence over a small gate that I used to improvise a closure in the fenceline where it didn't quite meet the house. He caught his foot in the curly bob on top of the fence and my neighbor came to the rescue- and it took 2 of us to free him. It may have been a good thing, he hasn't tried it or gone near it since. Instead today, he shredded a box of moonlight mushrooms. Go figure.
So since it IS such a perfect day, I'd best get out there before I have to line up single file and go to work.
