Happy Sunday and good morning from Stockton. <br />
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Won&#39;t blather on about the sun rise since it hasn&#39;t yet.  Still as dark as anything out.  Seemed very odd that it was 4:15 in the bedroom, but 5:15 when I got downstairs.  Not being a proponent of time switching, it was more palatable to entertain a time warp (it&#39;s just a step to the right).  <br />
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The day started out well with the usual grocery shopping and errands, but the afternoon sort of deteriorated when I stumbled upon a two-hour &quot;Star Wars&quot; special.  it&#39;s amazing how fascniating something like that can be as opposed to laying in a sprinkler system...heh, heh, heh...<br />
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Went on a rescue mission yesterday to retrieve some plants past tenents left.  Seems like we are always picking up stray something or other, be it four legged or just hanging in a pot.  I can&#39;t abide watching something die to do inattention.  Surely that wasn&#39;t why we were put here...sorry, off my soap box now.<br />
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Today we have to decide whether or not to re-hang the closet doors.  They had to come off for thewasher and dryer.  I&#39;m happy with them off, but Chris wants to put them back up.  It will mean drilling new holes through the concrete flooring - always a high point when you can get power tools involved.  however, the baseboard is severely cracked and will have to be replaced.  I don&#39;t have any miter tools at home (man, I miss my shop at work&#33;) and will have to cut the angle by hand.  <br />
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Also have friends coming over tonight for dinner.  They are having their kitchen redone as well, Cheryl, and have decided that we just have to have their old French onion soup bowls (among other things).  Rod then asked if we could have French onion soup to put in them.  Since he&#39;s a bit of a fussy eater at 84, I immediately acquiesced.  so, we&#39;re having that, a Cosmo salad, with cheese and smoed salmon for apps and homemade strawberry short cake for dessert.   Have a nice Pacific Rim wine to serve with it and a nice Karley dessert wine to finish with.  Have to say, I love living in a wine region.<br />
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Mary Lou - have to confess to not being a clothes person.  I still have a sweater that was given to me in high school and that was over 30 years ago (and I still wear it).  The only time I shop for new clothes is when they have worn out to the point of embarassment to my friends and family or when I&#39;ve (cough) out-grown them.  Being in theater, nearly everything I own is black or dark blue and of the blue jeans and tee shirt variety.  I don&#39;t dress up often, although I do like mu&#39;u mu&#39;us in the summer...if that could be called dressing up.  thankfully, Stockton has a large South Pacific community, so i aren&#39;t as many odd looks as one would expect.<br />
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Still I hope your shopping went well and you&#39;ve got lots of fun new things to wear.<br />
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Ah, the sun is breaking.  Think that means it&#39;s time for me to head down to the kitchen and start baking.  My family has always baked on Sunday, so who am I to argue with tradition?<br />
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Have a Grand day out, everyone&#33;<br />
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Charlie<br />
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P.S.  Mary Lou - I love your &#39;smile&#39; encouragement at the end of your post.  Everyone can do with a few more smiles&#33;