the shift in homework with the move to Texas has been really great for homelike. Of course, I think here it is not enough, but in NYC it was way too much and not effective at all IMHO.

I am still in bed. I really need to motivate. BUT, I did pay bills and correct some stuff in my mint account, so at least it hasn't been all fb games all morning.

I expect to be updating with a done list as the day goes on since it makes me feel more productive to tell you all.

So far today we've welcomed my parents' dog for the rest of the week, which should be interesting. He's never met a cat before, and won't even walk past Cortez, although Cortez isn't doing anything but sitting there looking offended.

Miles is a sweetheart, but he's twelve now, a purebred English cocker my dad adopted when Miles was four and his owner was too elderly to keep him. They've spoiled him rotten, for one, and after they moved, he went a little neurotic -- he now gets into the garbage and last week found a bag of chocolate chips up on the counter, got it down, and managed to open it and eat it.

So now the trash can is inside the door to the basement, and the cats' food is up on the breakfast bar, and Miles is barking at the cat.

This might be a long week.

We had omelets for breakfast.

Matilda and I just had ham and cheese, but for JZ I did one with fresh baby spinach, roasted bell peppers and goat cheese.

Then I gave her a fancy English muffin (extra puffy!) with Devon Cream and strawberry jam.

Decadence, thy name is butterfat!

I have a question for people. Does anyone here have progressive or bifocal lenses? My eyes have turned the corner to middle age, and I need reading glasses in addition to the regular ones. Especially with all the reading and grading I do, it's a must. I just need to decide if I want to go the two glasses route (reading and regular) or the progressive lens route.

Matilda and I just had ham and cheese, but for JZ I did one with fresh baby spinach, roasted bell peppers and goat cheese.

Then I gave her a fancy English muffin (extra puffy!) with Devon Cream and strawberry jam.

Wow. That slightly beats my breakfast of a plastic cup of chocolate milk downed while standing.

Burrell, I have had progressives for years (tri-focals) and I like them. Personally, I would go nuts trading between multiple pairs of glasses and I'd be afraid of misplacing the "other" pair if they weren't on my face.

I've got trifocals, but I don't think I use them right--unless I'm not noticing my moving my head to see things. For reading in bed, I'll still take off my glasses because the book is generally within my uncorrected focal length.

edit: I do have some clip-on magnifiers that I use with needlework.

Wow. That slightly beats my breakfast of a plastic cup of chocolate milk downed while standing.

Come over to my house, Gud! I'll feed you fancy food.

I have progressives, and I am very happy with them -- when do longer stretches f reading I take them off - I think I need a larger lenses because I think the reading area is too small

Christmas was nice and low key. we ran around Sf for a while yesterday and I picked up the house from Christmas. Off to work at little later.

Thanks for the input. Still not sure what to do. Hrm.