Random

• Having a usable kitchen -- meaning one with enough room to turn around and with a working oven -- makes a lot of difference in enjoyment of cooking.
• Waking up with the coffeemaker having just finished brewing a pot is also pretty cool.
• I'm not Linkin Park's biggest fan, but I really like "Burn It Down."
• When Chester and I walk around the neighborhood, we set off frantic barking at about every other house.  Chester never says a word though.  He's so well behaved!
• Except for when he took a dump on the patio.
• Faith is playing intramural badminton.  She loves it!
• We still go swimming almost every day.  But the water is getting darn chilly in that pool, despite the fact that the days are still very warm.
• I met my goal of reading 20 books this year.  (the list)  Now I'm working on number 21!