busy days
this week has also been jam-packed, but i have time to mention my top love: rollerblades!

dad bought me a "used" (they were basically brand new) pair of rollerblades for 20 bucks while he was here, and now i want to skate everywhere. i remembered, while descending my first little hill with increasing speed, that i never really learned how to stop the last time i had rollerblades (...1993?). my roller skating can't be compared, as it's significantly slower. fortunately dad was biking ahead of me, and when i squealed a panic cry, his biologic reflexes kicked in and he swung a 180 with 3 seconds to brace before i slammed into him. :) if he hadn't been there i would've gone soaring into an intersection.

it only took two bouts on the 'blades for me to feel comfortable braking, and i love how fast i can go. tonight i zoomed the bike path up to trent and back in 40 minutes- just in time to take my bread out of the slow cooker. yup, tonight i made my first batch of slow cooker bread! i was forced into it because my toaster oven has an ~4" clearance, and the tops and bottoms of my loaves were scorching while the center remained gooey (i guess toaster ovens weren't intended for bread-baking...). hoo-rah for slow cooker bread! it's totally easy! and delicious! and exciting! (hence all the !) the most exciting part: it's round! you have to cook it inside something that can sit in 1/2c of water on the bottom of the crock pot, so i used a tin canister. i think i'm going to enjoy round bread more than square. i can't wait for a round-bread sandwich!
ok, enough ! and enough posting for me; david comes tomorrow and i have little preparations to make.