On Saturday morning

The most brilliant thing I've done here lately was to go the grocery store yesterday, saving me from the crowd today.  So smart.  And the meals I got are the easy kind---the sort you don't have to turn on the oven for.  Sure am still craving cake, though. :)  Maybe if I talk about it enough, one of the kids will go buy one.  The grocery store we go to has a yummy refrigerated case full of their cakes---an Italian Cream Cake would go over nicely.  Must drop hints.

Our neighbor has been gone from his house since Thursday night, which has been a wonderful break for us, tension-wise, but we are curious and concerned about where he might be.  Hoping he's in treatment, but won't get too optimistic until we really know.

Told the kids we'd likely stay in from church this weekend.  The place we go is across town, and my Suburban gets older by the minute, and with the air conditioning cranked up high it gets sad.  It labors to go up hills (a weary transmission) and with the temperature supposed to be 99F. before the heat index, well, I figure it'd be wise to spare the truck any more stress than necessary.  Plus, with the drama next door, it's nice to lay low and be quiet.

Rest is good.

(photo from cilantropist.blogspot.com---such a wonderful-looking cake!)