Feeling much better except now I have chores to get caught up with. Went to the lake yesterday. I was going to wear shorts-it was sunny out-good thing I changed my mind. It was freezing down there! But I spent about an hour down there, anyway. I heard some loons. Saw a pair of ducks-most likely common mergansers-but I couldn't get close enough to get a very good picture. (Just close enough to see that it definitely wasn't a pair of loons.)

Tomorrow, my oldest wants me to go with her and one of her friends to look at a couple places for the wedding reception. It's over a year away and already she's getting prices from caterers and stuff. I'm hoping it won't take too long cause I'm looking forward to the lovely weather and working in my garden. (Excited cause I already have daffodil buds.)

Finishing off my creme de cocoa...I have other liqueur-stronger stuff-but for some reason, none of it seems to work as well with girl issues. Unexpectedly, of course, so I would nearly be out of motrin as well. Hopefully, I'll be feeling much better tomorrow.

Felt like kaka the past couple of days.

For travel, I'd pretty much be happy going anywhere there's an ocean beach.





But of all the places I've been, and all the places I'd like to see, if I had to pick one place, it would be Seoul.








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Going over to my best friend's in a little while. Might go out later for a couple drinks, haven't made my mind up yet. She can't, yet. She's done with the court stuff. She decided to take a deferred judgement because she was worried about my daughter having to go to court, how stressful that would be. Her daughter and daughter's boyfriend weren't very happy about it. They actually brought witness impact statements and asked for an "intervention." The audacity of some people astounds me. But I guess, they probably figure since they got away with lying once, why not keep running with it? It doesn't take much sense to figure out how someone on probation got away with assaulting someone in their own home, even if it hadn't been in the police report/court papers. Which to me, speaks volumes as to his lack of character. I can't imagine ever having either of my children put me in that type of situation. But then, my children didn't get their way by pestering or throwing temper-tantrums. Not that I'm strict-not by any stretch.

Had a phone call on my cell. The number looked familiar but I have no idea who it was. So of course, I didn't answer it. Kinda wish I could look on my old phone to see if it's in there. Not cause I might want to call them back. I'm pretty sure I'd recognize any number belonging to someone I'd wish to speak with. It's more a curiosity thing.

I guess, that's enough procrastinating for one evening. I should have been ready and left quite some time ago. Just feeling really slow and unmotivated. Probably because I slept in. Til after noon.

My youngest has been sitting out in the car for at least the last half hour. All week, she has been looking forward to the school book fair. We were going to go after school yesterday, but it (school) closed down. The librarian told her they'd have it until 4pm today, so I met her up there...only to find out it actually closed at noon. I don't know why she told my daughter otherwise. Cause I either would have given her money or gone up there earlier. (Not to mention the librarian let someone else put some books aside and pay for them after school so I figure she was just being a bitch. You don't like me, whatever. I could really give less than a flying fuck. But leave my child out of it. And the thing is, big disappointments to her literally have her feeling like it's the worst day ever, end of the world.) So, I think I'm going to take her to get ice cream. I know it won't quite make up for the books, but it will make her feel a little better. Parenting is so hard. I wouldn't give it up for anything, but some days it really sucks doing it by myself.

Made dinner for my future son-in-law (beef bulgogi, cause that's his favorite) to celebrate his birthday. Had to get beer (for the steak) so it was a good reason to try a new one. Berghoff Sir Dunkle, a dark lager. Usually, I stick to stouts and porters but it was pretty good. I got a new phone. I just have to figure out how everything works on it. The old one-I broke it. Like really broke it as there is no accessing anything on it. Screen barely even lights up. I think I got around to getting maybe 6 numbers out of it. Oh well. Anyone of importance would call or text me anyway so it doesn't really matter. Right now, I'm waiting on my daughter and her fiance to get back with a movie. And realizing that I'm missing "Psych." And feeling really hungry for more potstickers. And maybe some more strawberry shortcake. (Which we had, not because it's his favorite, but because it's my oldest's favorite.)

A bit exasperated. I dropped my phone in a puddle yesterday. Took the battery out and put it in rice for several hours...it worked before I went to bed. Well, it didn't want to work earlier...things fell out. I tried to transfer my number over to my youngest's old phone but they said I need a new sim card for it. I don't want to wait a few to several days for one. My youngest is at a track meet; I don't know when they're getting back from that. My cell is working right now, but I don't know if it will keep working.So I kinda need to stick around home for when she calls. (At least I can get into my phone book. For the whole 20-some numbers I have.)

If my yard wasn't so soggy, I would have laid out in that beautiful sunshine today. But I helped my oldest clean her car and I picked up my front yard instead. And even though I wanted to go hiking today, at least it's finally warm out...and I have the house to myself.