Catch up and procrastinate....

Today is the first day this week I'm not in Court and there is a big old pile of files on my desk which need attention and all I want to do is surf the web and eat yummy snacks my sweet husband made.

Plus, its rainy. And my secretary is sick at home. So I thought I'd blog a bit.

I almost never blog anything personal- I mean, during the life of this blog, I have dated one guy, broken up, been single, dated another guy and gotten married and only maybe two entries?

So, for those of you who do know me, you know I'm just like that- kind of like the imaginary line between Church and State is the line between my blog and my life.

I fictionalize things in my blog- combine stories and things I see- shoot, I'm in Court 15-20 hours a week so there's lots of fodder- and I don't like to fictionalize my life so I leave it out of this.

I guess I also like to pretend I'm anonymous. But today, I'll give you a glimpse into some things I love...

I love my sweet husband. He is the kind of guy who when you get home from a long day fighting people, and its raining, he meets you at the car door with an umbrella. He's the kind of guy who packed me little yummy snacks- cut up in tupperware, with toothpicks so I can share with the rest of the office no less. He's the kind of guy who takes cute pictures of the cats and dogs and shows me. Who makes me the screen saver on his phone- and thinks I beautiful in the picture which is of me sweating and waxing a canoe for the parentals with no makeup. He likes my hair best in a ponytail, but thought it was great when I cut it (again) for locks-of-love.

St. Yves' Keebler Scat Yummies:

1. A graham cracker crust (prebought or make your own- sometimes I use the oreo crust instead)
2. Layer semi sweet or special dark chips and peanut butter chips on bottom (or be creative).
3. Layer of coconut
4. Layer of chocolate and any kind of chip you like (White, butterscotch, heath, milk chocolate ect...)
5. Pour one can of sweetened condensed milk on top. (I use fat free because, really, its bad enough already)
6. Bake at 350-375 for half an hour or until it caramelizes.
7. Cool and cut into one inch squares.
- the coconut is the key- even if you don't like coconut- it lightens and gives that chewy goodness. I put in enough chips so that it is slightly rounded when I put it in the oven. I have added almond slivers which was good. Mini M and M's are also fun.


I Love my dogs. I love sitting on the sofa at night and having them piled around me... Especially when the kitties are brave enough to come sit on my lap so I'm totally surrounded by animals. Sometimes I wish my mommy dearest hadn't talked me out of going to vet school. Heh. Actually that's a funny story...

So, baby Philosophicalawyer wanted to be a vet. She sold turtles at school. She obsessed about horses. She loved animals. Mommy dearest decided maybe being a vet wasn't a good idea so she took Baby PL out to the farm on a cold March morning for the birth of a calf. At 5 Am. Did I mention it was cold? And 5 AM? So, the Vet puts the big glove on, lubes up, and slides his hand up the cow's hoo-ha. She turns to me and says, Do you really want to be doing this in the cold at 5 am?

My response?

At least his arm is warm. (That's pretty witty for a six year old.)

It wasn't actually the hand up the cow that turned me off of vetting, it was the whole 5 am thing. And I didn't like Auburn, where the vet school is. (Which is such a stupid reason, but I can be an adult and admit now that it did factor in.) But I still love animals.

I knew I was in love with my now husband when we were driving down the road and there was a dog in the road that we both thought moved. He stopped, turned around and pulled over. When we reached it, it was clearly dead. He got an extra shirt out of the car and picked the dog up anyway, so that if his family found him he wouldn't be disfigured by another car hit. He laid him on the side of the road in the grass and we held hands and stood there for a minute before we left.

So, there you are- a little glimpse into the personal life of a lawyer. Next week? More fun books and "Gardening- its not just good for the world, its good for your health" a method to make the world better and be happier.