Highlights of the day

Oh, there were lowlights too, but that was mostly just everyday logistical stuff that happens to everyone. Oh, and this too. Advice is very welcome on that. But it was a pretty good day.

• First good memory of the day happened late this morning. The FP Gal came how with groceries and Relia was having an orange. She loves them. And for some strange reason she calls them 'orangies'. As in, "Relia had some orangies!".
  
• We had my mom over today so we could show of the new TV. Watching football in HD is a very great goodness indeed.
  
• Lunch featured homemade personal pizzas. When we set up the get together with mom, she suggested that we order a pizza so that the FP Gal didn't have to cook. After agreeing to that, I remembered how much mom liked the personal ones we made when she was over once. After a brief discussion with the FP Gal we decided to go that route.
• The above note meant that indeed, the FP Gal ended up doing the lion's share of the cooking. (Actually, that makes no sense. Lions don't cook. They eat raw stuff. Nevermind that metaphor. She did most of the cooking.)
• The Vikings looked good. Well, they did in the second half. My sense is that they need to get the passing game humming before the running game will really cook. When that happens, as it has each of the first two games, they look pretty darn good. The defense looks very good again.
• After the game we had part of a giant pumpkin pie. Seriously, it has a 40 in diameter (4 degrees C). Relia loved it. Especially the whipped cream.
• After mom left we were stuck trying to figure out Relia's nap schedule. Usually she goes down right after lunch but grandparents have a way of sidetracking that. She solved the problem by crawling up on the FP Gal and falling asleep on her chest. After some maternal bliss, I transferred her up to bed. It was awfully sweet.

The rest was pretty mundane, I guess. Good family time to be sure but nothing special. Aren't those days the best?