Saturday night

• drinking a cup of tea I flavored on a whim---put some black tea bags in a ziploc bag and sprinkled them with vanilla extract, then sealed the bag for a bit
• trying to copy the loose tea flavor I got at the hippie store
• close, but not quite---probably add more vanilla next time
• added sweetener and half and half to my cup
• half and half makes most everything better
• sweet Indian boyfriend is over and helping oldest daughter bake some cookies
• with m&m's in them
• considering leaving sugar out of my diet for Lent
• Lent begins on the day before Valentine's
• do you follow my thought pattern here?
• might have to re-think this
• ::laughing::
• got the taxes completed this afternoon
• had them done a week ago, but a form wasn't available online before today, so couldn't finish up
• figured I'd have it licked in 30 min. today
• over 2 hours later I was pulling my hair out
• the form wasn't working right
• logged out, went to the store, came back, tried again and it worked
• whatever
• relieved, no matter
• made me tired
• I feel like something is eating on me, but don't know exactly what it is
• I think it might be second son and his overworking pattern of late
• he's way involved in the inner-city church he's aligned with and he's doing more than many of the other men put together
• he's gonna burn-out if he's not careful
• hard to watch and wait for it to possibly happen
• oldest son says it's just a matter of time
• he can relate from experience
• parenting is harder when they're older
• they have their own opinions now and don't hesitate to express them
• I blame it on the fact that Gary's got so much Irish blood in him---very passionate
• I don't blame myself and the German strain in me that probably adds to their stubbornness
• gonna go now---need to turn off my brain, be thankful for what got done today and leave everything else alone
• take care :)