Crap. I’m a mess. Watching the Mandalorian with rum ball and milk. This week I didn’t 1) Finish social security app 2) Finish book 3) Exterminate the flies 4) Get to Costco 5) Buy a van 6) Destroy a Death Star. I did 1) Coat the fly-infested kitchen in guava nector (the Ninja blender survived the guava dump anyway) 2) Destroy my basement table arrangement, capsize a table, break glassware, possibly kill laptop (It’s drying). Plusses: Got the blood out of my favorite pants and no serious injuries.
My tooth extraction area hurts tonight.
+ or -: I saw Dr. X who I suspect of being a poorly indoctrinated alien infiltrator. Or something. Not sure what.
Big plus: Sam was here for a day with Ricky. She and I made rum balls. I did finish an edublog post.
To readers: There aren’t usually flies here but for the second time in a quarter century, I was locked in the fly strip battle. I sought and again could not find the source. I suspect a critter in a crawl space. I suspect the cat.
It’s winter now. All is well. We have a van, I have been to Costco more than once, the art studio is restored, my knee is healed, and I am pleased to report the insect population has succumbed to the late-autumn midwestern temperatures. The laptop still works. No Death Stars have been destroyed but you can’t always finish the list.
To do:
I recommend rum balls. They are easier to make than you might think. Try Chocolate Rumballs – Jo Cooks or any of a number of online recipes. I recommend a triple chocolate cake mix. Maraschino cherries make a good filling for those allergic to nuts. If you are ducking alcohol, you can stop at the cake. Tired? Buy a good bottle of spray whip cream and just squirt.
Somehow one tends to get to the other side of tough times, reader. Hugs from the Blue Room. Jocelyn
