catching up

Here's the summary of my trip to Savannah:
BabyBaby and learning to knit
Baby
And some quality family time, and some dogs and a cat.
Since then, i've done ... well, not much. Some knitting. Some working.
Yesterday i baked pumpernickel bread. i didn't notice that it gave me devil's farts, but maybe it's too early for that. i made parsnip-beet burritos for dinner - a surprisingly good combination with black beans and salsa. i spiced the beans with some Cajun seasoning i got for Christmas from my brother-in-law... i refuse to be a Northerner afraid of flavor, as he claims we all are.


i'm trying to decide if i will go to my Irish session this afternoon, or down to the Cultural Center for a Taiko drumming show ... Taiko is amazing, and it's a free concert ...

also yesterday, i made it to the PO in time to fill out an application for a passport, and i find it quite terrifying that they took my birth certificate and sent it off with the application .... especially as Rachel said they lost her birth certificate when she got her passport. she didn't mind because they reissued her birth certificate and it's prettier than the old one .. but still, it was a weird feeling, handing off this precious piece of paper.

i suppose it's time to figure out what to do with my day ... this beautiful sunny day - spend it inside cleaning, or blow off my responsibilities and wander around downtown Chicago??