Marah's Journal

Interesting day.  I spent most of the day searching for chestnuts.  I finally settled on hazelnuts instead.  Then I found chestnuts at our local Kroger store where I went at the end of the day to get dog food!  And they were right there as you walk in the door.  After I went downtown to the North Market and ended up having to eat lunch there.  It was good, but way too fattening.  You have to get your parking ticket stamped there or they charge you boatloads for parking.  UGH!  Then I went across town to the Raisin Rack and back to Easten to Trader Joes.  Can't believe I did all that and found them at my corner grocery store.  I am such a dweeb! 

I ran 3 miles early this morning, my first post marathon run.  Felt pretty good, but I got a sharp pain in my back during the run that scared me.  It has hurt off and on during the day.  But it only hurts when I breath or move in certain ways, so I guess that is okay.  Some kind of muscle pull or something.  idk.  My head is feeling better.  I'd much rather have the back pain thing than the headache.   

My daughter made a gormet chinese dinner tonight.  Some kind of crepe/omlette appetizer(don't remember the name), baked tofu and rice for a main course and Peking Dust tarts for dessert.  The Pekeing dust was what the chestnuts were for.  You boil the chestnuts and peel them, then chop them up and mix them with sugar and a dash of salt.  Then you whip heavy cream, fold in sugar and vanilla. You put the nut mixture on top of that and then top with a maracino cherry or candied fruit.  I am glad she has finished that step of the girl scout badge.  I am not sure my arteries could take much more. lol. 

Financial issues are still hanging heavy over the household.  I can't help feeling it is all my fault.  If I weren't such a dweeb and could find a job.