Food updates:
- Monday night, pepperoni pizza soup (very good, one of my favorites!); Tuesday night, Josh made what we call a “Mega Veggie Stir Fry” - where he throws a ton of vegetables in and comes up with a lovely surprise. And tonight, Josh made fried pomfret with a garlic and ginger dressing, with brown rice and my grandma’s pungent kim chi on the side. I am spoiled beyond belief.

- I had lunch at Panera Bread today, and had a great roasted portobello mushroom and garlic soup, and a half a chicken, bacon & dijon panini. Yum.

- In two and a half minutes I will be prepping my lunch for tomorrow - roasted sweet potatoes for lunch. I have no meetings, and apparently no shame, as I will inflict my garlic breath on anyone who crosses my path.

Bad Dog:
Ava has taken to wagging her tail and barking at dogs for no apparent reason, other than, “Dog! You, dog, over there! How dare you share my space!” Her waggy tail and generally pleasant demeanor is totally at odds with her barking, and she sends mixed messages in her eagerness for outside contact. Our goal is to take her on a nice and long journey to the dog park where she can eat all the snow she wants and get her fair share of dog butt sniffing in as well.

What I Have Done:
- Instead of moping around and getting more and more glum about the state of our kitchen… I cleaned it. Miraculous, I know. And it only took me something like 20 minutes. If only I could be as directed and focused in the mornings when I’m trying to get out of the door.

- I am almost finished with the holiday cards. I have three left. Of course, I still need to buy stamps. This proves one thing only: I don’t think these bitches of cards will ever get out before Christmas.

- I fell asleep on the train yesterday morning and missed my stop. Fortunately, the one afterward also gets me to work, in about the same distance, so all hope was not lost, but man almighty did I feel foolish.

- I managed to (I think) just barely max out my input into my flexible spending account. I calculated everything last week and determined that I was only $80 or so off, after all of my obligatory purchases and co-pays and what not, so I placed a big order of supplies I’ll need in the coming year (cough drops, contact lens solution and alcohol swabs for checking my blood sugar) so I won’t waste that initial pledge. Phew.

That’s all I’ve got.