Got tired of Xanga always being out of service. I have a weblog at:

http://www.deadjournal.com/users/katerhealy

Was going to go to the Tower Records near the Sports Arena but the bad weather, and the fact that I didn't want to make the long trip(actually, it's not that long but...))today,so I went to the one in La Jolla instead and spent a while there.

Actually, spent quite a while at La Jolla Village Mall(where Tower is).When I was sitting in Starbucks, it was bright and sunny,but it was raining.It was the freakiest thing

Then, my mom, dad, uncle and I went to the California Pizza Kitchen in Solana Beach, and there was an electrical storm while we were waiting for our meal and while we were eating our dinner.It was neat, but also kinda scary(I'm not crazy about lightning).

Went up a pound as it turns out.Not really all that much of a surprise(I think I know what I ate that might have caused the weight gain )

Speaking of weight gain I had a very nice Thanksgiving. Was going to make the sweet potatoes last night.but the sweet potatoes my mom bought a few days ago were moldy already and my dad had to run out to the store to buy some fresh ones. Made the cranberry sauce last night but by the time it was done it was late and it took my dad a while to go to the store and get the sweet potatoes, so the sweet potatoes I made this morning which was not a big deal because my mom had already boiled the sweet potatoes for me.Nice!

And I did pretty good when it came to not oveareating *too* much(but there was so much good food, it was tempting, let me tell you!)

We'll see how much damage I did the next time I weigh in. Between now and the next time i weight in, I'm going to try to get lots of exercise and stick to my diet as much as possible.

It turns out my mom has strep throat. Ick. Been there before.Had it quite a bit as a child. My mom probably got it from one of her students(she's a teacher).

Got all of the errands I needed to do today done, save for vacuming(ran out of time to do it actually) My day of  getting stuff done around the house was broken up by a dr.'s appointment(my *whispers* lady doctor is right around the corner, so before I went to see the doctor I was seeing,I went to the lady doctor's office to see if I could make an appointment- I did, for the 10th of December ) Was glad to have that appointment made and will be even happier to have it out of the way

Thank goodness I didn't have to be outside very much today, since it was raining in the morning(not like it was a few weeks ago, when it was pouring down rain and I didn't have an umbrella).but it was still rainy enough that I needed an umbrella(I have one now, thank goodness!)

Gonna be busy tonight, between going to Weight Watchers and being in the kitchen cooking when I get home. Since my mom's sick, my dad and I will have to fend for ourselves(which means take-out Mexican food, probably )

Today's topic: The to do list

I have so much stuff to do tomorrow before I leave for a few days(going to my parents' house tomorrow and staying 'til Sunday night),that I made a to do list.

Know that this is something I don't usually do unless I am REALLY busy.I worry that I'll forget to do something, but that's just me

My mom is sick(sore throat, feverish).What a cruddy time(2 days before Thanksgiving) to get sick. My dad had to go to Costco to get a bunch of pies since my mom's not going to be able to make pies this year. Not that I mind that the pies are from Costco this year... they make good pies

Anyways, I plan to do all the hard work the day before(not 100% correct-I'm making the cranberry relish tomorrow night, and that's easy enough.I'm also going to boil the sweet potatoes for my sweet potato dish and fix it the next day(again, it's very easy-the only hard part will be peeling,and then cutting up, the sweet potatoes.))