I'm back. And I have a snowpocalypse story.
I got to my parents' Friday night. It started freezing rain/snowing Sat. afternoon and went on all night. My Dad decided to go to both church services because they dedicated the new church organ that my dad and others had been working on for about ten years. (Most of that time was trying to figure out how to pay for it.)
Anyway, Dad goes to drive the Taurus, but gets it stuck in the middle of the driveway. So Dad then takes the 4WD pickup. Our neighbor is supposed to come plow our driveway so the rest of us can go to 10:30 service. But he doesn't show up. I try to move the Taurus but there's about 8" of dense wet snow with ice underneath, so the Taurus won't go where I steer it. Then my sister's GF, who is totally a take-charge/do-what-needs-to-be-done person, went out and shoveled the driveway by hand (there was a big mound of snow thanks to the plows on the highway) and my sister got the Taurus unstuck. Then we all piled into my sister's minivan and make it to church halfway through the service. Some amazing organist guy was there for the dedication, so we still got to listen to him.
Then - potluck! I had some old classics, like a dish of mashed potatoes, ground beef and sour kraut; and red jello with raspberries and whipped cream. Church potlucks rule!
Then my Dad took me home and then drove around the driveway in the 4WD truck so I could get my rental car out. There was some snow and rain on my drive back, but the temps stayed above freezing and I only saw one car in the ditch.
Uhg. I wore my heavy winter coat out today and now my shoulder/neck muscles are killing me from the weight. Stupid heavy-coat weather.
My mom was on a committee to hand out some grants in her district this week. She found it fun, and hard. So I had to tell her about donorchoose. I don't know if she's internet adept enough to manage it herself, but I told her to tell the other teachers about it anyway. Man, it would be cool if she hooks some of them up!
That's funny, because I just now remembered to use my gift certificate! I hope I got mac's school.
Ugh. I've been battling a nasty sinus headache all day long. My entire face is aching, especially behind the bridge of my nose and under my eyes.
Jesse - you had a $100 gc? because I think the one from his school that I have been watching just went up $100.
It snowed here -- just about a half-inch, not enough to really have to shovel or anything.
Since mac was on adventure with his uncle I took advantage and grocery shopped and then cooked. Cranberry muffins for the next 2 days breakfast (to accompany omlettes for me and bacon for mac), salads with grilled chicken to take to work for the next 2 days lunches (with sides of the mashed I made yesterday), more grilled chicken for mac's dinner tomorrow, and fish for my dinner the next two nights (both to accompany some creamy rice).
I even got mac's snack mostly packed.
What did I forget to do once he got home? His homework. ugh.
A question for foodistas: I have some thinly sliced sirloin steak and some blue cheese crumbles. I want to make a roulade but am not sure what else to add to the filling besides blue cheese.
We got our Christmas tree up today. The outside lights still need to be hung.
