Monday...Monday.....

Hello out there!  Did your team win yesterday?  I didn't care who won, I just hoped to win the football pool.  I didn't .  I never do.  Boo-Hiss.  Well I didn't embarrass myself or my husband at his boss' house yesterday.  I was on my best behavior.  I didn't spill anything, or trip.   Didn't overflow their toilet, or get one of my terrible cases of hiccups that last for hours, and break the barrier of sound.  I made pleasant conversation and enjoyed myself immensely.   Yesterday was clear and beautiful here in So. California.  On the way there coming through the toll roads towards the beach, you could see the outline of Catalina perfectly!  It was so pretty.  The house we went to was in San Clemente.  Their house sat high on a hill and they had a fabulous view of the ocean.  There were lots of people there, and quite a spread of food.  We brought the shredded beef, and it was yummy.  There was sushi, and every kind of dip you could imagine. Along with wings, and cold cuts and cheese, and drinks of all sorts.  They had one of those "Nothing But Bundt" Cakes and it was melt in your mouth delicious!   We left shortly after the game was over, and we quickly changed into our comfies and watched our last episode of Downton Abbey to bring us to current time on the series.  Oh how we have enjoyed this show!!!!  I even have Drew and his girlfriend hooked on it now too.
Today after I dropped Noah at school, I went to visit my friend Jae for a bit.  We laughed and chatted like we always do.  She had an appointment so I left and popped into the public library to visit their used book store.  They feature different deals all the time, and today was half off all cookbooks.  I found a book by one of my favorite chefs, Rocco Despirito.  I have a couple of his other books and they are so good.

The recipes are simple and delicious.  With some great photos.

Priced at 3.00, but half off, I got it for 1.50!   I found this series of books that looked like a good read, but they were missing the first and second in this series.  Have you heard of these? 

I will need to find the first two before I can read them though.  Also got one garden book.  Mostly because I loved the cover and thought it would be pretty sitting out.

I love our public library's used book store.  Great prices!!   I also wanted to find a movie that my friend Kate found at her library that she loved.  She said it was crochet heaven!!!  I couldn't find it though Kate.  Darn!
I took these pictures of my hens a little while ago.  They can still fit through the fence that separates the grove from the backyard.  At least, all but Ham can fit.

Poor Ol Ham...can you see her over there on the other side?

I have been living in my funky crochet slippers lately.  Today is kind of chilly and a slipper sort of day.

It has been a very busy few weeks around here!   I don't have a lot of pep today.  Noah has a cold and I feel like I could be getting one too.  I think I will go fix myself a cup of hot tea, and work on my afghan and get cozy underneath it while I stitch.

See you soon.
XO  Kris