Fashion Mom

Hello?! Squash and corn chowder? Recipe, please! That sounds amazing. Not to mention I'm scoring a bunch of squash of different varieties off my neighbor, who grew a farmful this year. I seriously want to hang out in your kitchen.

Feeling great today. No more grogginess since I'm off the Vicodin. So far, anyway. I took some Aleve when I woke up and haven't had any trouble yet. This would make me very happy because a) that means the procedure was successful and 2) Vicodin makes me stupid and nauseous. I don't enjoy it like everyone else does. It makes sentences die midway out of my mouth. I makes me feel like I've just eaten something fried in old oil that's not hot enough. I could never get addicted to pain killers; ok, I should never say never. This just wouldn't be my drug of choice.

I don't have much planned today other than completing a couple more applications. I'm applying to Starbucks, can you believe that? I think J is getting nervous. At least it would be part time, it's decent retail money, really close by and it could be flexible in terms of being home after school. Might not be too bad...I wonder if they still give employees a free pound of coffee each week? That wouldn't suck. Actually, I am applying for store employment, but I'm also in the process of reforming my resume to apply for a Training Manager job in the city. TL, J's HR person, came from Starbucks to the FD a few years ago. She has been helping me with my resume and cover letters and is going to put this one together for me too. Who knows. Not like I want to drive that commute every day, but it would be a "real" career.

This afternoon is JJ's first track meet and, good Mom that I am, I volunteered to help out. Maybe they'll give me a tape measure and a clipboard and a whistle and I can walk around looking important while having absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Definitely wearing the new Privos, though. Prime opportunity for the sporty-casual-yet-fashionable look. Ah, I kill myself. The entire middle school track team is just dying to see what JJ's mom will wear to the meet today!

Ok...I should get moving. Have a great weekend!

Love,

A

They're freakin' cute, though, aren't they!