Weekend update

Well, as expected, I was able to recover the cost of the battery for my work van. All the tree work for the weekend went off without any problems. The job today was a barter for clutter cleaning services to come soon.

This week there are more odds and ends to do and on Wednesday I will get my son for 5 straight days. His school has a fall break. I will take a few vacation days. I have a few things in mind and would like to introduce him to the new lady in my life...TV chef Rachael Ray.

A couple of weeks ago I was channel surfing and stopped a little on the food network. I had heard of Rachael Ray and seen her books, but never watched her. But this time she was on and I got hooked. She is so charismatic! In case any of my readers want to see who I'm speaking of, watch her. She is on the Food Network every weekday for 2 back to back shows starting at 6pm. I have always thought cooking was a chore. She has some good ideas such as putting on some good music that you like, and keeping a "garbage bowl" on the countertop as you're preparing your meal (saves trips back and forth to the garbage can. Anyway, I hope my son will like watching her as much as I do. (sadly, she's recently married...yeah, like I had a shot!!)