Lazy day....

    + = My dinner tonight.

 

I obviously couldn't find a "chicken soup" graphic, so I compromised. My soup is simmering on the stove right now and smells wonderful. I managed to stay in bed this morning....even watched a movie. Little Darlings was on....remember that one? From 1980 starring Kristy McNichols and Tatum O'Neil. I had never seen it, so I figured I'd rest while enjoying a blast from the past. It was pretty good. I love watching old movies like that, trying to remember things from my childhood....striped knee socks, silky running shorts, and the oh-so-fashionable barettes wrapped with ribbon. You would wear them on either side of your feathered bangs....lovely! LOL

I have just finished cleaning up the place, doing a load of dishes, and I'm going to do the ironing. I'm feeling slightly better than yesterday, which is good. Tonight is supposed to be "birthday shopping night", although I'm not sure if it is still on, as Betsy will be babysitting into the evening. I was hoping that they would go, and that dh would take them out to dinner so that I wouldn't have to cook. But, I'm looking forward to my soup.

My grandmother stopped by today. She is on a mission for cheese. While we were in North Carolina, she bought the best cheese....it was white and soft and mild and creamy....and we didn't save the freaking label. I am thinking it was gouda, but not the smoked kind. We both went out on Monday and bought what we thought was the same kind....but it wasn't. Wee one took one bite and said, "Uh, mom, that isn't it." *Sigh. So now I have a $5.95 block of cheese that the girls don't like. I'm sure dh will eat it....he loves cheese. In any case, Nana is out shopping right now, hoping to find it. Of course, she is getting on in years, so if she does manage to find it, she will either A.) eat it all and throw away the wrapper or B.) eat it all, throw away the wrapper and forget she bought/ate it. I am going to try the gourmet shop and see if they carry it. Of course to shop there, I'm going to have to go on a day that I feel good, as you have to be dressed up to go in there. I will probably have to park in the adjacent "radio shack" parking lot, as I do not drive a Lexus/Beamer/Cadillac suv, and I doubt they would appreciate the humor of my Homer Simpson antennae topper. I don't usually shop there....obviously....but I'll bet they have the cheese I'm looking for.  I should go in and ask where the "Kraft singles" are....that'll get 'em talking!

Boy, the house is quiet right now. I should be lying down, relaxing with a hot cup of tea or coffee to soothe my throat. I think I will do just that....