It’s Sunday. Thank goodness! Such a horribly long, stressful week. I spent most of yesterday napping on the couch and it was lovely. I was worried about a tooth that the Otter Pup broke because our regular vet quoted us this ridiculous amount of money to get it taken care of and with all of the money issues lately, it was just too much to consider. I felt overwhelmed. But, I asked my friends on Facebook for vet recommendations and tried a different vet. They gave us a much better price and we, along with the pup…really like them better. So next week, she is getting it taken care of. Very grateful for the help. I guess I was so relieved I just conked out on the couch.

Today, are watching some football. At home to start, and then we will visit with the in-laws for a bit. I have pulled pork simmering on the stove for tacos later. I saw the recipe on the Food channel and it looked so good. Pulled pork tacos with citrus salsa. Yum. The recipe is here.

Still waiting for word from The Boy. He is on his retreat and communication has not been good. We have no idea when to expect him back so we are all on hold, waiting for info.

The Girl wants to be something bloody for Halloween. We looked at costumes yesterday and I saw some darling costumes which would be so cute for her, but she told me flat out, this year she is going for bloody and gross. Okay then. I don’t mind her wanting to be scary but from a practical standpoint, I will be stuck in rush hour traffic on Halloween night, trying to get home by a decent time. I really don’t want to get home and have to spend an hour putting make-up in her. You know what I mean? Halloween should always be on the last Friday of the month. It would be so much more fun if it was.

Tomorrow, both kids start rehearsal for The Music Man. That means lots of time spent in my car. Auditions will probably be next week. Details to come.

Well, I am off to begin my relaxing day. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday as well.

It’s still warm here, but the light in the early mornings and late afternoons has that trademark glow that signifies that fall is on the way. I love it. I’ve pulled out the candles and I am starting to think about football and chili. It’s my favorite time of the year and I milk it for what it’s worth. Pumpkin lattes, hearty soups, one dish casseroles. Love them all.

That said, we are having salad tonight. Yep, I went to get a pot roast but when it’s 86 degrees out, salad is what you end up with. However, it will include grilled chicken so there will be some BBQ’ing too. Might as well make the most of this nice weather.

Reading? This has not been a good reading weekend for me. I completed a time management course at work and it’s taught me to eliminate all gathering places except for one. Do you know what a gathering place is? It’s that spot on your counter or your desk that accumulates the “junk” or other items that are important, but for whatever reason are not important enough to deal with right at that moment. Well, I spent most of yesterday and today taking care of them and it feels great, but it didn’t leave me much time to read. I will be curling up with The Dog Stars later this evening though just to finish it up.

We are falling into a routine now with school and all of the other activities that my kids are involved in. I start school next week but I may drop the class. The short story class that I signed up for is a lot more work online, that what you get in the face-to-face class. I saw the syllabus and the cost of the textbook and now it’s making me rethink my decision to take it. I get to take classes at the university where I work at a greatly reduced rate, so I try to get one here and there (just for fun) but I may not have the time for this one.

Speaking of school, The Boy was moved to honors English. The Boy. The non-reader. Well, he had to read the summer reading book in one weekend and I am proud to say he did it. With annotations, too. Maybe this will be good for him.

Movies? I am always watching movies from home and this weekend was no exception. We saw The Thing (new one) and When Harry Met Sally. The Thing wasn’t all that great. I liked the original much better even though this one is supposedly the prequel. They were just too similar.

Okay, I am off to read for a bit while the chicken marinates. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday!