It's been a very dusty day. My friend (with whom i walk most mornings) asked me to help alphabetize (there's a word you don't hear in the UK

) her fiction in the family room. her husband is a writer and publisher and she's an editor -they have a lot of books! (the family room contains less than 25% of the book in the house, I'd say....) so I stayed all day. she took me to lunch at Panera in the middle, then i came home in time for the kids. and now I have black snot

. Of to a board meeting in a few minutes -I don't really make a big deal about it as you can tell. Might get Chinese for supper tonight, though. And there will be cake. And beer. natch.