Thurs 7 Jan

Taylor skipped out on work again yesterday because she isn't feeling well, so Michael brought her over in the evening when they needed to finish the bathroom floor so she wouldn't have to stay home alone on her birthday. She brought some of her new women's tea and we shared tea, I fed them pork sausage casserole, and I played a couple of rounds of Bananagrams with Taylor. We were both quite tired and since she was sick, I didn't offer to open any wine. I was able to give her the birthday presents on the actual day and she liked them. I gave her a large jar of honey for her tea, 2 32 Degrees shirts for her own (she's been wearing the ones we gave Michael for Christmas), and an Avalanche zip-up sweater like the ones she admires of mine. While I was walking with Kathy, around 9 am, I received a text from Bill. He and Paddy are coming for dinner tonight. Bill wanted to let me know that they don't really eat any of a lengthy list of "exotic" meats including lamb which I had planned to serve tonight. They are "soft vegetarians" and will eat chicken, beef, some pork, and seafood, but are leaning toward more vegetarian options. I tutor reading this morning and should be home by 11:30 which leaves me a few hours to bake a cherry crisp for dessert, go to the grocery store, and replan a menu for tonight. Thanks, Bill. Downloaded a recipe for sweet potato black bean chili which has just been assembled and put into the crock pot. Still need to make some homemade cornbread to go with it and bake the cherry crisp for dessert. Also want to make a single egg batch of Tom N Jerry's for later. Cherry crisp done. Homemade guacamole made; purchased salsa and chips. Will have dishes of chopped onion, sour cream, shredded cheese, maybe chopped tomato to add to chili. Michael will likely join us as he was wooed by the smell of cherry crisp baking. Food: 7:00 am Slice bundt coffeecake, 1/2 grapefruit, 99 g blackberries, coffee 12:35 pm 1 c Quaker Oat Squares, 1/2 c light original soy milk Exercise: 7:30-9:30 am Walk with Kathy 10:10-10 am Walk to St Steve's 11:20-11:30 am Walk home