Word of the Day, and other stuff.

Saw an ad for dictionary.com's word of the day. With some hefty doubts about my ability to be so consistent, here starts the first word of the day post series, wherein I will examine, use, or at least type the word of the day.

Piquant: agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive

I think I have it. Just bear with me through this unrelated backstory:

We finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone two nights ago, and Audrey worked out the netflix so that the movie would arrive the next day, yesterday. This whole experience has been very fun. I get to read it aloud, play with accents, and enjoy delivering a really good story to the kids -- I especially like the reactions on the face parts of my kids.

Over the course of reading it, a low- to mid-grade Potter fever has sprung up in our house. The kids went through their clothes in preparation for school, and it turned into a Sorting, with Houses of clothes based on whether they were too big, too small, and in good condition or not.

Our system of rewarding the kids with 'pebbles', marbles in a jar which earn special rewards when the jar fills, was revamped to represent House Points to Cainfyndor, Rae-Raevenclaw, and EthanPuff. As distributors, Audrey and I are Professors Momgonagal and Dadbledore.

The whole thing makes me smile.

Okay, end of backstory - the piquant thing to me here is the texture of Audrey's back, which I was running my hands over last night while we were all watching Harry Potter and she was lying with her head on a pillow in my lap.

Also unrelated: Yesterday was phenomenal. Great, almost autumnal weather, barbequed chicken for dinner, with the oh-so-bad-for-me-salty-fatty crackling skin it gets when fresh off the grill after being brushed with olive oil/salt/pepper. And Harry Potter. And Audrey's piquant back. And 2 episodes of Dexter on netflix instant.