I stayed on task today and stayed busy. School was delayed by 2 hours, much to Emily's chagrin. I left after she did and went to CVS, the bank, Super Fresh, the hardware store and Weis market. I came home and put everything away. I attached a 'rain drain' to the downspout by my basement because I've been getting some water coming in by the foundation. I vacuumed the house and picked up. I separated all the things I'm going to donate on Thursday and made a neat area in my living room of the things I want to sell. I did two loads of laundry. I was interviewed by the F.B.I. doing a background check on a neighbor. I made my lunches for the next few days. I love getting that done ahead of time. It's probably that way for people who have to iron; better than having to do it each morning. I got all my ingredients prepped and ready to go for dinner. We had our once a week shrimp scampi. Each week it gets a little better. Today I coated the shrimp with flour, like I did last week. I sauteed bruised and sliced garlic in butter and olive oil. Then I turned up the heat and added the shrimp. They browned on both sides, I squeezed a lemon over them and added about a half a cup of chicken broth, reduced it for a minute, and served it over angel hair pasta. I didn't really mean to include all the steps; it just came out. I also made something called green beans a la tang, for the second time. They were just OK. It took a long time to prep everything for dinner, but it all cooked in less than 15 minutes. Dishes are done.

Well, I'm off to the high school to attend a public hearing about redistricting. I wonder what that will be like? Hopefully no one will be able to smell all the garlic on me! I won't have time to add to this later, so I'll just send it off now. It's been a busy day.