The contact lens solution I use, Complete® MoisturePlusTM has been recalled. I need to call the 1-800 number they provided to see what I need to do other than discard my bottles. It seems a little silly since only 39 people have been diagnosed with a particular type of eye infection and of that group 21 use my solution. How many millions of people use it and have not been affected? Regardless, I treasure my sight.

I have two meetings today. I really wish the software I sell isn’t so difficult to use and that I could demo it myself. I hate depending on other people. This morning before 6:00 the guy that I am bringing to the demos called me to tell me that there is just no way he could get his car and drive to Philly by 9:00. Could I cancel it? WHOAH! I told him to grab a train. My stomach is doing back flips worrying I am going to get another call telling me he couldn’t find the train schedule.

Another week begins. The nice thing is there’s only 4 days to this week. How doable is that? Very doable!

I left the farm this afternoon and instead of going home, I went to TJMaxx. I bought a couple of shirts and skirts because I have been yearning for something different to wear. At home I boiled some cobs of corn for dinner. I really should have gone to my parents’ house for Memorial Day dinner but I am exhausted. Plus I am planning on opening up my work computer and getting some work done. I wish my company made it easier for me. The computer they have me using is probably about 20 pounds and it is just too big to lug home. The battery doesn’t hold a charge and it doesn’t have a wireless card so I am completely and utterly tethered. The computer is a hindrance to getting work done anywhere but the office. UGh! stop stop stop no more work complaints.

Time to work on the overload…

The Summer Fruit with Wine and Mint is chilling in the fridge. The name is a little misleading since the Wine and Mint are missing. The grocery store was fresh out of fresh mint. I didn’t even attempt a Wine and Spirits Shoppe since I am sure they are closed on Sundays. The joys of living in Pennsylvania. I cut up the cantaloupe, strawberries and grapes. What could I use instead of the wine and mint? I remembered Marti Mohito and I mixed that together with some sugar, heated it and doused the fruit. As I looked at the fruit, it seemed a little meager. Rob has 5 sisters, 4 of which would be at the farm. I definitely needed to cut up more fruit. Once the last bits of fruit were chopped, quarted and halved, I tried to figure what else I could use since I used the last bit of Marti Mohito. In the cup I poured a little more sugar, some lime juice AND Triple Sec! Heated and stirred that mixture and poured that on to the fruit. We shall see how it goes. Hopefully it is yummy!

I wonder if there’s a way to do this without the wine?

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Show: Everyday Italian
Episode: Italian Picnic

1 1/4 cups dry white wine
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 ripe cantaloupe, halved, seeded, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
1 basket (8-ounce) fresh strawberries, quartered
1 cup seedless green grapes, halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves

Bring the wine and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Chop and combine the cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, and mint in a large bowl. Pour the warm wine mixture over; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until cold, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours.

Transfer to the fruit mixture to a wide jar with a tight-fitting lid. Keep chilled.

1 package (4-serving size) Jell-O Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped walnuts nuts
2 cups thawed Cool Whip Topping

Stir the pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows and nuts in large bowl until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve. Garnish as desired.

Makes 8 servings

Rob and I went to the Harleysville Fair yesterday evening. It was positively swamped by teens and tweens. Kids today seem so different than when I was young. They are much more confident and seemingly more mature. At their age, I was sitting in my parents’ basement playing with my Peaches and Cream Barbie and feeling completely uncomfortable with my own body. At any rate, Rob bought himself a birch beer and me a root beer and we sat against a chain linked fence and watched the fireworks. We didn’t go on any rides. Not that I didn’t want to but I didn’t feel like braving any lines for tickets or for the rides nor did I feel like getting covered by the puke Rob would inevitably spew considering the dinner of Buffalo Chicken Cheese Steak and Old Bay-seasoned fries he over endulged in just hours before.

The girl will win

I have a morning meeting so I am driving in to work today. That means I am not at the mercy of the trains and train station parking so instead of going home after work, I will go to the farm. The farm has been so lovely and I am just overwhelmed with sadness that it won’t be there in just a few weeks. Rob asked for an extension and I really hope they grant it to him but ultimately it just means delaying the inevitable. There are times when, looking back, I wish I had worn make-up and hadn’t so thoroughly embraced the feminist mystique and yet there are times I wish I buckled down even harder and committed myself to retiring at 35. Had I done the latter, then I could have bought the farm and lived a nice quiet life ever after. Oh well. I took the road that was paved and I’ll be traveling down it until I’m 65.

I am doing better today. Sure, I still feel absolutely hopeless, scared and sick regarding my quota which I am nowhere near hitting for May.. and June ain’t looking too good either. Yesterday I got home at 7:30 and I immediately crawled into bed and stayed there until morning. Today I refused to let myself get close to my bed. Instead I watered my plants and I made a grocery list. Before I go to the grocery store, my plan is to try to input some of my receipts into an expense report. And as I type this I am steaming dumplings and I threw in a handful of edamame– normally I boil edamame but I figured I’d be adventurous. Turns out, a body in motion stays in motion. I just needed to push myself. How many times have I given this advice to Lisa? Funny how forgetful one can be when dealing with oneself.

Has anyone read about the Newsom/Christian murders? Oh my dear God it is horrible. I can’t imagine the horror, terror, and pain those two kids felt. What could possibly have fueled this horror? My heart goes out to their family. Reading things like this puts my own issues into perspective.