February 8, 2010

• MORE Snow!

  Thank you so much for letting me know there are people out there receiving my daily blogging.  I guess I write so much about myself, that it isn't necessary for people to comment or check in.  On the other hand, I don't want to be someone who is  BORING to read about!

                   

  Well, can you believe it?  We are getting LOTS of the pretty white stuff today!  It's really a beautiful snow that is melting off of the roads quickly.  However, it is staying on the grass and trees, just sitting there looking pretty!

     

  I let the girls play outside this morning, instead of having our school lessons.  The air temperature was just cold enough to make snow, but not so cold (like the last 2 storms) that they couldn't bundle up and go outside.

    

  Everything they wore is soaking wet.  I washed their winter coats and Annamarie's is still in the dryer.  Their gloves have taken two times through the dryer to dry.  I wrung them out as best I could, but they were heavy and soaked with melted snow.  Brrrrr!  When they came in, I made them change everything, including their underwear.  They were wet clean through to their skin.  Makes me cold just thinking about it!

     

                                
                                        (Face down snow angel.  Now *that's* different!)

  They had a ball and I got some good pictures of them playing.  Little Bit stayed out the shortest time.  I guess he doesn't have the protection of fur (or fat) like Sushi to keep him warm in snowy weather.  Sushi stayed out with the girls they whole time they played.

     

  My lady who cleans came today and did the basics, vacuum, dust, sweep the kitchen with a broom, and cleaned the toilets & sinks.  She also cleaned the inside of the microwave and my refrigerator's vegetable bins.  She'll be back on Friday, unless the snow expected on Thursday is profuse.  It feels good to have those areas cleaned by her!

    

  I made some Valentine cards last night.  It reminded me of the time, a few months ago, when I sat down and used the girls' paint sets to paint a picture.  I really sat down during the Super Bowl game to cut out more hearts and fancy edged paper for them, but I got a little more involved than I had intended! 

   

  The Valentine project (the girls giving each other one Valentine a day) is still holding their interest.  I should think of more arts and crafts projects to give them, or get a book to give me ideas.  After all, "if they were in public school" they would be exposed to all kinds of art projects . . .

     

  I have ground beef thawing for dinner.  I'm going to make a vegetable beef soup.  Jesse had mentioned it recently as something that sounded good to him.  Soup is easy AND a good idea for a cold day.  I can have nothing to eat or drink after midnight tonight.

                                                

  Speaking of cooking, I think I've finally figured out why I'm burning so many of my baked goods.  I made something this weekend that said "For a *convection oven* - reduce heat by 25° AND reduce cooking time."  If the oven's directions said that with the pamphlet that came from the manufacturer, I have forgotten.  EVERYTHING has been turning out "more done" than it should.  Today, I made a frozen peach pie and reduced the oven temperature and it actually looks like a normal baked peach pie.  No black or dark brown edges and crust!  That's AFTER Rissy dropped it, trying to put it in the oven!  The pie has taken a beating today!

   

  I'm not exactly looking forward to my surgery tomorrow.  Please keep me in your prayers.  I don't usually bounce back from anything they do to my body.  I always have the weird complications that usually don' t happen to most people.  I hope this is as simple as they make it sound and recovery time is like they say it is (immediate relief).

     

  Jesse's test didn't go so well this morning.  LOTS of questions he hadn't studied for.  He was down because of the poor score, but, on the bright side, he has an idea of what the test is like and has 30 days to study before he tries again.

  ALSO, he got a call on the drive back home, from his half brother's wife.  His brother had a heart attack yesterday.  Angie said he refused to go to the doctor yesterday, despite the chest pains, but she made him go today.  Sure enough, he had a real heart attack.  And, he's the one who is in such good physical shape.  I would have never thought . . . But, then again, those things don't happen when we expect them.  I'm still in a state of disbelief.  He is in the service, so he has good medical care available to him.

         

  The girls are in the kitchen making hot chocolate.  I may have to go in there and make a cup for me!

  Be Blessed  ~

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