On a lighter note

Dearie me. I’ve just been reading through my last few posts and they do seem a tad depressing.
Well we’re going to have to do something about that, aren’t we? OK, me, specifically. I’m going to have to do something about that.
So what should I do? Tell a joke? I suck at telling jokes – always forget the punchline. Besides, that would take more effort than I can muster at the moment.

Hubby and I had one of our Pizza & Wine evenings last night. We do this every now and then. Spend a Friday night at home with the TV off (yay!), too lazy to cook anything except a frozen pizza, and knock back a couple of bottles of vino while listening to some of our favourite music. When it’s cold enough – like it was last night - we light the gas fire, too. Very cosy. We have these wonderful long, deep conversations until late into the night and the next morning wake up with pounding headaches, which I try and ease by cooking a nice greasy fry-up for breakfast.
Marvellous!
Not so conducive to doing all the housework that needs my attention, but there are more important things in life than a Hoover.

Right, so, happy thoughts eh?
I’ll do my best.

We went shopping today (a.k.a. housework avoidance). I had 6 things on my shopping list. Now, when I go shopping alone I generally come home with what was on the list and maybe 1 or 2 items that weren’t, but only because I forgot to write them down. And occasionally a new pair of shoes.
However, when I go shopping with Hubby it turns into a free-for-all. Every time I turn around another box of biscuits or packet of scones (or in today’s case, both) has miraculously ‘fallen’ into the trolley. The trouble is, this kind of shopping is contagious.

Today we came home with (in addition to actual groceries) a window-washer, a CD, some Christmas napkins and candles and a clever little flat-pack PVC thing that turns into a storage box, which is held together with Velcro. OK that last one was my fault – I have a thing for boxes. Maybe I can put some of my shoes in it?

Of course like any good shopper (a.k.a. woman) I can justify pretty much any purchase. I mean, I intend having Christmas dinner at our place this year so I may as well get some stuff now because what if I forget, or if it’s all sold out closer to the time? As for the CD, well I realised last night during our Pizza & Wine evening that we need a new addition to our collection. Yes, I know we have a whole box of CD’s at my Mom’s place in SA still, but that’s like 10 000km away and really, I can’t remember what’s there anymore to ask her to send me some because there are just too many for her to send them all.
Did ya see how I did that? Justified it all? What can I say - it’s a gift :-)

The scones were delicious.
Jury's still out on the CD 'cos Hubby has been watching rugby on TV since we got home. That's just finished though so I think I'll go put it on now. The CD that is. But no vino tonight - my taste buds still haven't recovered from last night's over-indulgence.