8 Things That Take More Time Than Eating Dinner

Every time I feed the dogs, you'd think it was the first meal they have ever received.

Lucy furiously licks her lips as though they are coated with chicken breasts. Archie turns millions of clockwise circles until the food lands in his bowl. And then they both inhale it like they are in a race for The World's Biggest Ribeye Steak.

Here are ten things that last longer than Draper Canine Dinner Time:

1. Typing this sentence.

2. Putting on a pair of earrings.

3. Unlocking a car door.

4. My attention span during a televised baseball game.

5. A 14-year-old boy having sex.

6. Kyle switching back and forth between three football games.

7. Me deciding to buy something with Hello Kitty on it.

8. The amount of time it would take me to quit my job were I ever to win the lottery.

Pumpkin ice cream is from heaven

I stopped at the grocery store after work to get some cucumbers, tomatoes and cheese. My path through Kroger took me past a freezer filled with Edy's pumpkin ice cream, which I've never had, but sounded delicious.

It was the most delicious thing to ever pass my lips. Thank God it's only sold from Sept. to Nov., or I'd weigh 400 pounds.

Top Chef

Remember when you were a teenager and you used to daydream: "I wonder what I'll be doing in 10 (or 15 or 20) years?"

Well, I don't really remember what I thought I'd be doing at age 35, but I'm fairly certain it did not involve slaving over a hot stove cooking dinner for ... my dog. But Lucy has an upset stomach, so to help settle it, I made her a "bland meal" of white rice and chicken. (They sell these bland meals at the vet, too, but by the time I got home from work and saw that she was sick, my vet was already closed.)

I hate that she's feeling bad, and I didn't mind doing it. But as I was cutting up the chicken breast, I had time to put it all in perspective: I cooked dinner for my dog, but got something from the to-go deli at Kroger for myself.

Breakfast haiku

Out of cereal,
fruit. Cheese pizza and coffee
it is. And some Tums.

Changes!

Not that you care, but it was really hard to notice when I bolded words with my other blog template. So this is the new one. It's not quite as fun to look at (I like polka dots!), but oh well.

Other changes: Kyle and I recently switched over to a mostly raw diet. So far, I feel a lot more energized and generally happy. Also, I never realized how full you could get on uncooked veggies, fruits, nuts and hummus. Even when I was a vegetarian for years, I still ate a ton of cheese, bread, etc.

Tonight, we did splurge on a seared tuna steak, which was a nice treat. But I can happily say I won't be eating any more of those cardboard-tasting Lean Cuisine meals. Yuck.