I swung by the book store on my way home from work in hopes of finding a gift for someone. Since college, me plus an open bookstore equals disaster on my wallet. I was able to escape with the gift I intended to find plus only one other book in hand. I found a cookbook! Not just any cookbook, but a one dish wonder cookbook that uses real (ie, fresh) ingredients and is a pleasant combination of hometown and foreign-hometown simple, solid, satisfying meals. Tomorrow, I will round out my working "day off" with a nice fresh pan of spicy peanut porkchops and a granola recipe to mix with yogurt that I found online tonight. I cannot wait!!
While sprawled out on my living room floor (where I now have room again because P helped me remove my massive Christmas tree!) with my new cookbook and laptop in hand figuring out what meals I will cook for the remainder of the week, I kept hearing an eerie scratching noise. At first I dismissed it, thinking it was the annoyingly amusing neighbor´s kid. The noise persisted. Even the annoyingly amusing neighbor´s kid retreats after a difinitive period of time. I discover that this noise is coming from my bathroom. I mosey on over only to find that Freckles had opened my vanity cabinet, climbed up to the top shelf and was digging out a pleasant pile of Q-TIPS! Mind you, my cabinet shelves are maybe 3 inches wide and go almost 4 feet above the sink. She is one persisent kitty and by "kitty" I mean almost 9 year old cat. Turns out, she must have been doing this all day because she had a pile of Q-tips surrounding my kitchen table and all through my bedroom. Apparently I need to make more catnip toys and better hide the Q-tips!
On a completely separate note, I am trying to get some time off from work for a long weekend home over Easter. What is everyone in NY doing that weekend? (Sunday, April 8th)
