Saturday night

• tamale casserole is in the oven
• smells yummy
• we're eating late tonight, because i couldn't get it in gear
• daisy's better
• a sunny warm day is a help, since i believe her coughs are generated by weather changes
• neighbors haven't moved yet, but am optimistic
• don't like seeing large crowds of boys congregate, and the two boys in that house seem to draw a crowd
• always am leery of gang influences, and you just have to wonder
• our other loud neighbors across the street (we're on a corner) cranked up the tunes this morning, causing me to get really ornery
• when you can hear it in the house with the windows closed, it's too loud
• our kids were able to blow it off, but me, not so much
• flavored some tea today
• bought a box of Lipton's loose tea at the store and spilled it out in a bowl
• added powdered cardamom and some vanilla extract
• it smells wonderful
• when life is a bit stinky, you've got to do stuff that detracts you from the stink
• one of the interior designers gary works for had a stroke recently
• makes me very sad
• he's recovering, but is having to re-learn walking, and the saddest part to me is that he's having to learn how to write his name again
• makes you look at life with a different perspective
• my friend, patricia, passed away one year ago this weekend
• if i seem overly chattery, it's a defense mechanism
• i tend to be quiet, but when i'm upset, i get a bit talkative
• don't know what's up with that
• must go now
• dinner's smelling like it wants out of the oven
• take care