Yesterday was the 5th of May and it started out warm and sunny. My youngest daughter was yearning for some ‘alone’ time with mommy so she was up and dressed early on a Saturday, hoping that her older sister would do her usual sleeping in until afternoon and would not go with us. She did not disappoint.

So the girl and I were off early for our day out. We started out at Target because she wanted to replenish her supply of tights and net stockings. They have them at Target for just $5 each, which was just perfectly in my price range.

After shopping around, we went out to lunch, just the two of us, which is probably her favorite part of the outing, almost on equal par with the foray into Barnes & Noble.

It was late afternoon by the time we got home after additional stops at Walmart and the grocery store. The sky had darkened and was looking ominous as we unloaded the car and by the time we had put away stuff and I got dinner started, it started pouring. Not one of those light spring showers, it was the curtain of water kind of rain, making our plans to grill something in celebration of Cinco de Mayo kind of moot.

So they had their chili dogs cooked stove top and I made a quick vegetable curry out of the eggplants and cauliflower that I was going to grill.

Today, it’s still cloudy and damp outside but we’re hopeful that it will dry up enough that we can continue with our cook out plans.

How’s your weekend going?

Here’s a couple of tongue twisters for you… triskaidekaphobia, friggatriskaidekaphobia and paraskevidekatriaphobia. Know what they are?

They are all fancy ways to fear the number 13 or the day, Friday the 13th. So if you are afflicted by any of those conditions, I’m really sorry to hear that.

But…. it’s Friday! It’s the 13th, and I’m OFF WORK! haha! luckily, it’s temporary, not permanent I’m only off for the day. And if anyone thinks that I didn’t go to work because I’m afraid, then so be it. I’m still enjoying this beautiful day away from the office!

How about you, are you superstitious? Do you fear Friday the 13th? Do you do anything different on this day? Are you more cautious?

Here are three things that people avoid doing on Friday the 13th:

Travel - many people avoid any kind of travel (by road, air or sea) on Friday the 13th because it is considered unlucky. Mariners who are already some of the most superstitious anyway, will refuse to sail on Friday the 13th because it is supposed to be a very grave omen.

Business - some people will not conduct any negotiations or transactions on this day because it’s bad luck. Well, any business except those involving taking your money. They will still sell you stuff.

Deliver – I was listening to one woman talk about how she held her baby in for as long as she could just so she wouldn’t have to deliver him on April Fool’s Day. How many pregnant women do you think are holding it in now just so they won’t have to deliver on Friday the 13th?

What would you add to the list?

First day back at work and I have been shivering since I got here! My office is hella cold! Why does the air conditioning keep coming on instead of the heater? Maybe our system is still on vacation. Lucky bugger!

At least the sun is out and it’s pretty outside, but it’s deceiving it is barely in the 30′s out there. At this rate, I may have to bring a blanket to keep in my office.

Hope you’re having a good day and a great start to the New Year

I have been spending too much time in court rooms lately. On my birthday at the beginning of the month (in August), I spent the day in traffic court to take care of a speeding ticket. My first in over 20 years, that is to resolved by online traffic school and paying the fine.

Then just last week, I was back in court for the house. Luckily, that case got dismissed but it still wasted my time having to go there for something so minor.

This week, I am contemplating more lawyer time for something even more mundane but like an irritating itch that can’t be denied, has to be scratched.

So I’m wondering whether I should have taken this month off and just hibernated. Think that would have helped? Would it have helped to curl up and wish everything away?

I doubt it. So tackle them head on it is! And try to do it with a smile because in the end, it’s all in how you handle yourself and your situations that matter.

I still had a couple of mini hibernation weekends though. The last two weekend I stayed offline. It meant no social media or blogging, but sometimes we need some down time. I did get to read quite a bit though, so that’s good. Now I only need to write them up for the review blog. But hey, if I don’t get around to it, that will be no big deal either.