Cathing up

Hey you,

I hope you are rested and relaxed from your weekend away. Back to the grind...Did you have fun? Hoping for details!

I had a pretty good weekend. Jack's track meet was Friday night and he kicked A$$! First, first, and second in his three events! It lasted forEVER though; we didn't get out of there until after 8:00. Saturday, J had the Open House at the FD, so JJ, JK and I went down there for awhile. Then we wandered around town shopping and such for most of the afternoon. JK was to spend the night with us, so she asked if she could make dinner; we had invited K,R &TN over. She made a garlic tomato puree out of my homegrown tomatoes, which she then turned into a creamy marinara sauce with half & half, then added sauteed chicken and mushrooms, threw it all over penne and voila! It was awesome. She's not even 13! (Seriously, I did not help her even a little.) Everyone loved it and we all toasted to her at dinner. She was so cute; she said, "Wow, I never got a toast before!"

Sunday we worked in the yard all day, since we are supposed to get crap weather tonight that will last the rest of the week. J is headed out of town on Friday for eight days, so I didn't want to get stuck with a bunch of soggy plants. My back is killing me today, though.

Today I'm finishing up this app for Starbucks and meeting TL for coffee at 2 to go over it. Nothing much going on this week - maybe a haircut, nails and toes, then after J leaves on Friday, A (from DC) arrives for the weekend. We're going to a Mariner's game Friday night with Bro J, nephew A and JJ; they're playing the Rangers; A is a Texan, which is why we're going to this game. Saturday I'll hang out with him a bit, then I have a wedding to go to with T&S. Actually, everyone in my wine club is going too, so it should be a blast. A will go over to Bro J's for the night and leaves Sunday am.

Then I'm on my own for a whole week! J doesn't get home until Saturday afternoon. I have absolutely nothing planned, other than JJ's second track meet earlier that day. Totally looking forward to the alone time.

Hope all is well with you. Sorry I didn't catch your call on Friday. Can you email me the chowder recipe? It sounds like after our little cold front moves in tonight, it would be a perfect dinner choice.

Happy Monday!
Love, A