Sheesh, is it just me -- or does anyone else miss that hour we midwesterners lose when we spring ahead for daylight savings? Don't get me wrong, I'm entirely appreciative of the longer daylight hours it brings -- but still, somehow it takes awhile for me to adjust to the new time, even though it's ONLY one hour difference! Eh, mondays are typically a little 'off' for me, KWIM -- but today feels even more so than usual....

Nevertheless, I need to shake off the cobwebs and get in gear. It's INCRECIBLE outside, and there's much to do around the house after slacking most of the weekend, heh. Namely, wash/hang/fold laundry, specifically sheets and covers -- as well as any other number of household chores on the list. I also need to make another big batch of granola today, seeing as we're all out again. It would be good to get around to preparing our potatoes for greening/pre-sprouting as well, since we're to be planting them soon. And, speaking of plants, there's more 'plant rescue' I could be doing too, but that will probably have to wait for another day.....

I did harvest my first 'vegetable' though, just a few minutes ago. For lunch I threw together a big pan of fried rice, using leftover rice and assorted odd-and-end veggies and beans (plus tofu), etc. For added flavor, I picked a big handful of the chives and the chive-like other stuff (not sure exactly what it is -- we call it 'chinese chive') we planted several years ago in our herb garden that is already coming up, and chopped 'n' tossed that in too. Looks so green and pretty, with lots more to come. w00t!