Oh great. We've got a winter storm watch Friday-Saturday.

Fuckity. I'm supposed to drive to my parents' this weekend....

eta: Sounds like Saturday will be the worst. I'll be driving Friday and Sunday.

Crikey. Well, the only thing I need to do on Saturday is buy concert tickets, and I don't even have to get out of bed to accomplish that.

We've had a dusting of snow here with cold temps in low 20's. But we're getting our first big snow this weekend. Looks like I ordered my boots a little bit too late.

The kids need new coats, too.

Boots--I still have to pick some up for myself. Gotta wait until after the Xmas shopping is done, though. I just hope whatever snow we get in December doesn't go above my ankles.

Mini-meara:

Oooh!

We're going at 9:30 if you want to try it. But it might be sold out at this point.

And, since I didn't really do Thanksgiving this year, I'm hoping they'll have leftovers to purchase!

I have a new friend here who wants to get several of us couples together for a cooking event. The idea is that you would each cook up one recipe in large batches, and split it up into portions. Then you exchange. So you make up a huge vat of chili, say, and divide it up into however many families there are. Then you come home with chili and chicken noodle soup and casseroles and whatever everybody else made, and throw them in the freezer.

I love this idea, but don't see how the logistics of everyone cooking together in one kitchen would work.

More portion control and less prep work.

Seriously, the portion control is the most surprising benefit of the whole thing to me. This time four of us are going and splitting and sharing so we are each going home with 1/2 portions of six different things. Yum!

No, I think the idea is you cook at home and then bring the stuff to the get-together.

eta: Although there is definitely some prep that would work out to do together, like chopping a bunch of garlic for everyone's recipes, I suppose. Anyway, she hasn't really worked out all the logistics yet, but I think it's a great plan. We'll have to see how it goes in practice.

No, I think the idea is you cook at home and then bring the stuff to the get-together.

But the fun part would be actually doing it together!

Yeah, maybe we'll have to use our one particular friend's kitchen - it's huge. Has double ovens, separate bar sink, huge cooktop. It might work there.

also, some logistical stuff -- who need burners when, what stuff can be put in the oven together, etc.

Kat, I am sorry to say that mommyhood comes with a huge side order of guilt, even in normal circumstances. Not to mention the fact that everyone else likes to scrape the leftover dregs of their personal parental issues onto your mommy plate.