Some Very General Randomness

Today I went to the grocery store. Actually, today I went to two grocery stores. I go to at least one grocery store everyday. I go to the store because I need fresh veggies/fruits almost every day. Today I am making succotash - with corn, fresh beans (lima beans and pink lady peas), fresh tomatoes (they didn't have mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes so I bought mixed heirloom regular tomatoes) - but all that required two different grocery stores. I will probably mix the succotash with some whole grain pasta or grains or some sort. But, I also bought bread that is made from beer.

I've also been hungry a lot lately - I'm trying not to eat as much…constant gnawing hunger. I'm not a skinny girl (no desire to be a skinny one - just a healthy curvy one) so it doesn't hurt me to be hungry. But, it makes me think of those who can't just spend a day to go to the grocery store in search of mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes.

I'm over the summer heat. I shower, walk outside, sweat, change clothes, sweat some more, probably go get in the pool which is tepid at best - but the relief from the heat lasts a little longer than a shower. Unfortunately, I can't spend my entire day in the pool. I could try, I suppose!

We played tennis yesterday - mixed doubles. First round of playoffs. Tim and I have not had a very good season this year. We have won twice and lost three times. I'm thinking that we should not play together next season. But I don't know who I should play with and I'm not sure who Tim would play with. He gets frustrated with me, I notice it and it gets in my head. I hate when that happens. It was so hot on the tennis court yesterday and I was sweating so much that one time I was going to hit a ball and had a big stream of sweat roll right in my eyes. It was impossible to see the ball. It took me the entire day to get over the heat, the sweating…I went in the pool, that helped, then I spent the afternoon in the house, in the air conditioning.

Cassie is doing well. She is moving great, still sleeping most of the day, diarrhea basically under control. She's a funny lady. I had dog/house sitters come to take care of her when Tim and I went to Minneapolis. She did fine with them. I'm sure she enjoyed having someone here to visit with. Sirpa came over and took Cassie out in the afternoons. I'm trying to get a handle on Tim's schedule so that we can coordinate dog care - if I'm gone and he's gone we need to have someone here to help Cassie!

Gonna go cook.