What's In My Teapot?

Today was an exceptionally ordinary day, and the fact that I can make that statement causes me to be extremely grateful, for it means that we are all well and that there is no major holiday on the horizon (two things to be thankful for in January!) The only problem is that ordinary does not always beget creative writing, which could explain why things have been pretty quiet around here! I was excited when I announced in this post  that the third Tuesday of each month would be a random review, but today I felt a bit at loose ends with it all. I taught school, folded laundry, got the ironing done, pulled frozen spaghetti sauce out of the freezer and popped it into my slow-cooker for supper, washed a high chair tray three times, read stories to the children (repeating the same book several times), and worked at expanding Elasa's wardrobe by cutting out two dresses. Where, in all of that, lay inspiration for a fascinating review? After supper, knowing that the time had com...