Now that Jon's arm is doing better, he's back at planning the bathroom remodel. Today we are measuring and mapping and planning. He has some great ideas, like a stand-alone tub in front of the window and a fabulous walk-in shower with a rain-type shower head and body jets. We are a bit confused about what to do with the two remaining closets, and the alcove for the tub may be a little short. I guess we'll just have to go around trying out tubs to see what works. Unfortunately most places are closed on the weekend, because they cater to contractors, not the general public. Jon is planning on hiring a contractor for some stuff, but of course we will be doing a lot of work ourselves.

Jon had to work second shift tonight, so I made him dinner. I made shepard's pie, yummy warm comfort food. I used a recipe I hadn't tried before, but it came out really good. You have the meat mixture, then a layer of mashed carrots, then the layer of mashed potatoes sprinkled with grated cheese. I thought the mashed carrots might be weird, but no, it made sense when you were eating. And I made real mashed potatoes, not instant one, of course.

I was supposed to play softball tonight, but they cancelled the games because of rain. So Jon and I went for a run, and then to dinner at the Keg. Jon had a free birthday dinner coupon, but its not valid on Friday, but we had already decided Keg food would be good, and we earned our food with the run. We both had steaks. Jon will just have to return to the Keg next week to eat his birthday dinner.

I later found out that LMRA had changed their minds, and some teams did play. They played four of the eight games that were scheduled. How stupid is that, to tell people they canceled them all, then play half? My team ended up playing two games without me, but they won them both.

I couple of weeks ago I bought these golashes. I'm very glad I did, with all of the rain we've been getting. I love being able to walk in to work without trying to weave my way through all of the puddles in the parking lot. They're also fun :).

It has rained all day. Seriously. And its rained steadily too. All of the ditches and low areas are full of water. Its the most I've seen. Flash floods are a definate possiblity, so I'm glad I'm home and dry.

Life is slowly getting back to normal after vacation. We went to work, and to the 5k class tonight, and ran. A lot. I think I did 4.5 miles, if you add up all of the intervals. But I got lots of rest in between. I did go to the grocery store, so I have some food to pack in my lunches. The cafeteria is too expensive, and not that good, and I'm too lazy to leave work to go find lunch.

So I have some food in the house now, and I did a little bit of laundry, and put a few things away. Back to normal, slowly but surely.

Unpacking. Ugh. We flew back to Texas today, and unpacking is no fun. Lots of laundry, lots of stuff to put away, no food in the house. Boo. I do love my new luggage though. I bought it last spring and have used it a couple of times. I got 3 sizes of the Ricardo Beverly Hills roller bags, and I got nearly a 70% discount on them. I love Kohl's. The bags are great. Very durable, well designed pockets, good sizes, and they even come with extra bags for liquids or wet clothes or whatnot. They tend to tip forward when they're standing on end, but I can live with that.