I have a muddy knee. I found some blueberries that are good for growing in Texas at Lowes, so I bought two of them. I can't really use a shovel yet, so Jon was kind enough to dig the holes and help me plant them. I hope they grow.

Jon and I also spent nearly 7 hours today installing ceiling fans. We are not inexperienced with this kind of thing, but the fan just kept fighting us every step. We finally won though, and got the new fan with the remote installed in Jon's bedroom. We also finished installing a fan in my guest room.

We went over to some friends' for dinner, so that was a nice, relaxing way to get over the fan frustration.

I want to volunteer with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to prepare taxes for people. I really like doing taxes, always have, and I took the H&R Block class last year to prepare. So I signed up, and now I have to spend all day Saturday in the VITA training class. Bleh. One of my friends said that that's what I get for wanting to be nice. I'm glad I took the tax class, otherwise I would have been so lost. They gave us this bag full of tax books, and we only spent a few hours going over tax law, then did some practice returns online. I was the first one finished, and I got to leave two hours early. They also gave us pizza for lunch, so that was nice.

I slept late today, and then went to the gym to renew my membership and work out. I was the only non-retiree at the gym. I've often wondered if other people show up on days off, and I guess the answer is no. Its been quite a while since I've worked out, because I was sick, and the exercise made me feel awesome. Afterwards I got my car inspected, and found some detective novels at Half Price Books. Yay! I went to the nursery too, to get some blueberry bushes, but they were sold out. It was a beautiful day out, so I went for a walk in the park, since I'm not allowed to run. I saw a few runners, and I was jealous.

It is hard to put on a shirt when your arm doesn't move much. After surgery, the only shirts I could wear were either very big or very stretchy. I still have trouble getting shirts on and off, and every time I manage to get into a new shirt I am happy. Its like a sign of progress. I managed to wear this shirt today, and Marie, my physical therapist, said she had the same shirt.

The good thing about cooking a lot is that you accumulate a lot of ingredients. Jon and I are making teriyaki tuna steaks, and all I had to buy was the tuna.

My spice cabinet is very well stocked, although you won't find something like chives or rosemary or mint in it. Those are growing on the front porch! I do want to start picking the extra leaves and drying them, especially for annuals like basil.

This is a yummy Christmas cookie that I took from Jon. I'm not quite sure what it is, I think a graham cracker covered in chocolate. Apparently Jon loves them, and his mother gets them for him at Christmas. I love them too. Even though they are getting kind of old, they are still worth eating.

I stayed up late tonight to finish my book. When I get hooked into a novel, its so hard to put it down. I will read for hours to finish the book, and then digest it for the next few days. Sometimes I can't even decide if I liked the book until I think about it for a while, but I really liked this book, fun and pulpy. I'm going to have to find the others in the series.