I thought I’d be different and take my Saturday Sky picture from indoors today.

You know, to be different. Unique. Special. Stand out from the crowd.

(crickets)

Okay, I admit that I was just too lazy to go downstairs and go outside and do this properly. But I plead extenuating circumstances.

First, there’s the cold. Now, I am not complaining about this cold (much) because it really could be much, much worse. I’m sneezing and blowing my nose a lot more often than usual, and I’m more tired than is normal for me, but mostly, I feel pretty okay. Not great, by any means, but you know, not miserable.

Second, we’re celebrating Chappy’s birthday tomorrow. His actual b’day isn’t until Friday, but we always do the family-thing over Fourth of July weekend. Not a full-blown party, or anything. We don’t do paper hats and balloons and all that, much as we love Chappy. But we DO take advantage of a reason to get everyone together and eat cake . . . and maybe get Chappy a new toy or two (grin).

Anyway, tomorrow’s the day. So this morning, Mom and I went to the grocery store to buy things for tomorrow’s dinner (pot roast and baked potatoes). We stopped and bought some wine to add to the pot roast (Gallo, Liz!). Stopped and got some coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts and brought it back home, where we sat and drank and recouped our strength. Then I went in the kitchen and started baking.

I made a batch of “Grandma” cupcakes. (Yellow cake, chocolate frosting, made to my Grandmother’s incomparable recipe. As in, they’re so good, we still call the cake “Grandma Cake” even 20 years after she’s been gone.) And then I made a batch of brownie cupcakes with peanut butter frosting that I got off of somebody’s blog not too long ago, but can’t, at the moment, remember whose.

Oh yes, I also gave Mr. Birthday Dog a bath so he’ll be extra fluffy and soft and adorable for his admirers tomorrow. And cooked my dinner. And went around taking my “N” pictures, too. And finished my first book for the month during the rest-and-tea-or-coffee breaks scattered throughout the day. So really, I’m a little tired. All this on top of a cold, you know!

So, while I admit that the sky picture is a bit of a cop-out, at least I tried! You can’t say I’ve been really lazy today.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go blow my nose….

• Tags: Baking, Chappy, Family, General, Sky • Permalink:Preparations //