Today’s the last day of my nearly-four-day weekend. Here’s today’s check list:

• Walk Tucker around the block – CHECK
• Trip to Target for the essentials – CHECK
• Starbucks: Passion Tea Lemonade break – Oh heck-yeah CHECK
• Wash hands repeatedly to avoid getting the swine flu – CHECK
• Lunch from Taco Bell – Ashamed CHECK
• Plant dahlia tubers in my new cutting-garden flower bed – CHECK
• Pick up a couple bags of mulch and potting soil at Lowes and leave the store with dirt and crud all over myself – CHECK
• Nearly throw out my back carrying the bags of mulch to the backyard – Ouch CHECK
• Admiring my work in the backyard – Pride CHECK
• Laundry, Laundry, Laundry – CHECK
• Decide what to make for dinner tonight – BBQ-Chicken-Pizza Yum CHECK