Wednesday: despite the continued snow cover on the ground, I got to the grocery store, wearing (for some reason) my button-up overshirt and Julie's long coat, which meant I used her gloves for the drives out and back. Julie's been concerned about an uptick in price inflation due to tariffs and related issues, so I decided I need to cut back on the flavored sparkling waters. (This will allow me to continue subsidizing the increased treats and fish budget for the cats.) My shopping list for the week was lower than $100 for the first time in a while.
I brought Taco Bell home for lunch, though getting everything out of the car was a challenge, thanks both to the embanked snow on the sidewalk and the garbage and recycling awaiting its delayed pickup. We ate kind of late, after which I gathered some litter and staged my own trash to go out. I got distracted for a bit, but by 6 PM, I was getting the ingredients for scalloped potatoes prepped on the cutting board and the in the food processor. While they baked in the oven, I did a load of dishes. Around 8 PM, dinner was ready.
We spent the evening finally finishing up Star Trek Prodigy, but rather than start something else, Julie just switched back to her 30 Rock marathon. I had been trying to prepare this post on my website, but I couldn't focus on it enough, so I just solved a bunch of hard picross puzzles. Now that Julie's gone to bed, I'm finishing this update, and then I need to make a point to go to bed earlier than I have been, as I need to shift my sleep schedule forward in the days to come to be better situated for my sleep study next Tuesday.
Monday: high call volume continues, much like this time last year. After work, we went with the Justin and Meagan to trivia at Stogie Joe's, and we managed to get all 10 points on four different rounds, securing an easy first place! We talked a bit about facial hair, since mine's starting to grow out. (Might just stick with sideburns since I don't like wearing my CPAP over facial hair.) I was starting to nod off by the end, so I went to sleep right after getting home.
Sunday: another busy day of calls. Thought we'd get to the gym, but again I got out too late and Julie wasn't up for it, so instead we just had a dinner of veggie soup. Another day of Civ VI, but it was my turn to get the desync errors Julie'd dealt with in previous sessions. Got a brief update from my folks on the phone; seems like they might try to come up to PA via rail.
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Tuesday: everybody coming back from Belize is dealing with airport delays. I barely made it back in time to get around for work.
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Julie's blog post for the day: "I must say it's so nice to come home from work and not have to rush off to class or the lab, or type up a paper or read something for class. I can come home and relax and knit and watch tv and only worry about what time to make dinner or take a shower. The weather has been gorgeous here the past few days and yesterday Jason and I took a walk when I got home.
"The cat was accidentally locked out on the front stoop for an hour the other night.
"Every night I challenge Jason at Wii sports. Every night he wins. One day I will beat him. One day."
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PRENATAL FETUS TIME, BAYBEE