Yes, lots to touch on today.
I don't usually talk about my day job here. But lots of changes are going on there. My supervisor is retiring soon, my night/weekend supervisor is moving to Florida, and the building project affects my floor first. Needless to say, I'm doing a lot of planning and planning for contingencies. My stress level is pretty high, but I'm trying to keep it constructive, not destructive. Wish me luck!
I am keeping up with the knitting and should finish a lovely sweater for my nieceling (1st bday is 30 May -- Friday!) today. Photos to come when completed.
I've been making sweet tea frequently. It's keeping me sane in a way -- ties me back to childhood and keeps my southern sensibilities intact.
More on food: our friend Mark spent the night here Friday night. He lives in St. Louis and was visiting family in Wichita this weekend. We were delighted to have him stay over Friday night. The menu included grilled steak, grilled corn on the cob (with butter and herbs tucked around it in the foil), new potatoes with butter and dill, a salad (with craisins and other yummy things in it), homemade rolls, and brownie pudding with vanilla ice cream. Oh, and gin and tonics and when the gin ran out, vodka tonics. Mark enjoyed it very much, and I think the homemade rolls just sent him over the edge. I won't say how many he ate, but I'm glad for him that he swims laps every weekday!
Before he retired for the night, Joel got the sourdough batter going for waffles, so we all had blueberry waffles for Saturday morning breakfast, and Mark and I enjoyed bacon with them. We may not do fancy, but you'll leave our house well-fed!
We enjoyed sitting out on the deck for a while Friday night, and my love of nature became evident -- I forget that other folks don't take the same interest in birds and other critters. Mark lives in the city proper (where we live in the named city, but far out and have a field back of our house), and may not see the same mix of birds and critters we do. Speaking of the critters, the birds are still going through a lot of seed, the orioles really love the grape jelly, and the hummers are not so crazy about the new pretty feeder. We're going to put up the trusty old red feeder, which should lure them back.
The furriest one has enjoyed the nice weather too. It's been fairly cool this spring, so we're only now enjoying the deck. She and her friend Mooch like sitting out on the deck, and when we're out there, they sit near us or underneath the furniture. Mooch has been around a lot this weekend -- I think he enjoys the scritches as well as the food we give out.
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