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I'm in rather a blah mood today for no good reason. The only possible cause could be because I wasn't able to walk the dogs this morning since D needed to be in the office quite early.

Last night's cooking class was a lot of fun and delicious to boot. And I discovered not one, but two different wines that I actually liked! I made D drive home because when you've been the designated driver for four years, you deserve to not be it on the one evening you find a wine you actually like. I love John and Caprial. They make me want to be the person who whips up fantastically simple, yet delicious, meals made of only fresh ingredients from the local farmer's market. If only I could harness the inspiration they provide and then sprinkle it throughout my meals. Alas, I know it'll last a meal or two and then I'll fall back into old ways. The menu for the evening:

• Oven Roasted Asparagus with Shrimp and Caper Relish
• Grilled Romaine Salad with Creamy Balsamic Pepper Dressing
• Risotto with Pasture Raised Chicken, Herbs and Fromage Blanc
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Filling and Chocolate Glaze

I am not sure I've ever had a grilled salad, but it was delicious. Everything was. D particularly liked the cupcakes because they were not overly sweet. Most kids, for example, wouldn't be crazy about these cupcakes.

Avery's 6-month appointment is today. I can only hope she'll have the same reaction she usually does to her immunization shots: slight discomfort followed by some Tylenol ingestion and then tons of sleep.

Speaking of Avery, her sleeping has been a bit out of whack the past week or two. We'd gotten used to sleeping through the night. The past week or so, she's woken up at 3 or 4 to have a bottle, and sometimes even wakes up at 11 PM for a bottle. That second one is brand new. She hasn't done that since she started going to sleep at 6 PM as her bed time, which was around 6-8 weeks or so. It could be the 6-month growth spurt, but this seems like more of a long drawn out process rather than a spurt.

I thought we were all set to stay in this house for years to come. Now both of us so want to move to the Pearl District. Yes, yes, I know we're all over the place with these thoughts. The truth of the matter is we have always known we're condo people vs. house people. The problem is we are also big dog people. So these things are at odds with each other. It's all a rather moot point since we couldn't possibly move until Eddie's time is up. We may be condo people, but Eddie is most certainly not a condo dog. I think Turtle would do just fine. She is very adaptable as long as she gets her daily walk; and, in a condo, she would get more than one walk a day.

Avery wakes. We're off to get ready for her doctor's appointment and run a few errands first.