We all sat down to dinner the other night, in good spirits with the coming of warmer weather. I had mentioned the possibility of cucumber salad earlier, and then promptly forgotten about it. But as we ate, my son piped up that he really, really wanted cucumber salad.

Now, I have recently ended my career as a short order cook, and these days what is for dinner is for dinner, and I don't bounce around the room making additional entrees for the picky eaters I serve. But when a three year old requests a green vegetable, I hop on it before the inclination passes. I left my meal half-eaten, and took a cucumber and a peeler to the sink and started peeling away. And that is how I lost the better part of my thumbnail.

I am now looking into current band aid fashions, as it looks as though I will be sporting them for several months and Dora and Elmo are already feeling old. I'll let you know what I find!

Oh, and by the way, happy 80 degree weather - I already got my first sunburn of the season.