So far:

1. We are apparently the only family on the street who wasn’t told that the electricity was being cut for maintenance. Obviously, it’s back now.

2. Haircut! Ironic that after years of having very long hair, anything coming within an inch of my shoulders is officially Too Long. This was brushing my shoulders. I am very relieved to have chin-length hair again. The boy was very well-behaved and cute while we were there, but was very upset that I didn’t get a lollipop when I was done. I took him out to lunch later instead.

3. Groceries: check. And because the boy was with me, we ended up getting twice as much as I’d intended. I’m not going to say no when the child asks for apples and corn and yogurt. (I did, however, say no to the pancake mix and the chocolate. Pancake mix? When I make awesome pancakes on my own, thank you very much?)

4. The delivery cheque for the anthology arrived! Huzzah! Of course I was out by my bank this morning, and I didn’t get the cheque till we got home at noon, so we’ll be going back out when the boy’s nap is over. (Thanks so much, post-guy, for not delivering my mail at eight in the morning like you’ve been doing the past week, on the one day I really could have used it.) Still, it’s worth having, and worth more in the bank than as a piece of paper sitting on my desk. Alas that it did not arrive last week, when the exchange rate was even more favourable than it currently is.

5. And now… I bake. We need bread for home, and two batches of scones and a pecan pie to take out to the Coalition Stronghold tomorrow.