First of all, I took the day off of work, so right off the bat, this Friday is even better than the average (already good) Friday.

I went to the grocery store with Mom this morning to buy a really rather ridiculous amount of stuff for Easter dinner on Sunday, and then we stopped at Barnes & Noble. Naturally, I bought just a, you know, couple of items!

Wait! What’s that on top of the pile?

  Yes, Stephanie’s bookbookbook!

I flipped through while Mom and I refreshed ourselves over coffee, and couldn’t help but read whole sections out loud (which I’m sure she really appreciated). Funny and fun. I can’t wait to sit and read the whole thing . . . and I’m thinking it won’t be long before I do!

My plans for the rest of the day: take Chappy for a walk since it’s not actually freezing or snowing or raining, then curl up with a good book (if, ahem, I can only find one!). It’s entirely possible there might be some spinning or knitting going on, too, though generally, I do those at night, not in the afternoon.

Tomorrow, I’ll bake cheese drops and a sponge cake. The cheese drops will be put away for appetizer/snacks on Sunday when my sister, b-i-l, niece and nephew come. The sponge cake will–along with vanilla custard I have yet to make–become something along the lines of a peach melba trifle. Sponge cake, drained, canned peaches, raspberry sauce, topped with custard and whipped cream. NOT a “light” dessert at all! And I’m winging it without a recipe, but it sounds good and as long as I get the proportions right, what could go wrong?

(Hmmm . . . did anybody hear that ominous music just then? Hmph. Must have been the radio…)

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