DAY EIGHT
(...and also Coconut Friday! Yippee!)

It was easy to find my way through today.

Gwynn had early band, but, due to forgetting to set up the coffee maker the night before, and being too much of a coffee snob to be OK with JUST the half caf they brew at work, I dropped her off and drove right on by, up to McDonald's in Wolcott. It was 8 blessed minutes alone on the way there, and 8 blessed minutes alone on the way back. "Grace Potter and the Nocturnals" played me along. I sometimes have that fantasy of "driving right on by" when I go to work, and this satisfied the urge, at least in part. (tried the new oatmeal from Micky's too and I have to say, it was pretty good, especially if you love craisins and yellow raisins...mmmmm...)

Once at work, we had the all day celebration of Becky's birthday complete with ordering out pizza for lunch. Thanks Beck, even if you had to get old, it made for a nice lunch:)

Then my paycheck came, complete with "Obama Dollars."

I came home, and was happy to see, on Facebook, that my sister in law Katie is making progress towards her own Coconut Fridays. It made me proud!

And finally, it has been an evening at home, with leftovers, and Wii, and wine. Sad as it may be, it just doesn't get any better than this!