Finally we have snow! It won’t amount to much, but it is nice to watch it softly falling from the sky. The first few minutes were not snowflakes – they were little hard pellets that were almost frozen ice instead of snow, but after a little while they turned into snow flakes. The big ones that swirl and dance on their way down to the ground. That is the kind of snow that I like! Big flakes that you can stare and stare out of the window watching for minute after minute, contemplating.
I love my crock pot. I leave it out on the counter because I try to use it at least once a week. I have used mine so much that the ceramic finish has totally worn off the bottom of the crockery. The last time I used it, the meat had burned a little and stuck to the bottom. I have never burned anything in my crock pot before, so I think the worn off glaze might have something to do with that. Might be time to find a replacement crock pot on sale somewhere and buy a new one.
Santa brought me a new coat and a new scarf and it was just in time. Yesterday was nice and sunny and warm. today it is cold, dark, gloomy, windy – and did I mention, cold? There must be a 30 degree difference in the high temperatures from yesterday to today. I walked to the end of the driveway to pick up the morning newspaper and my fingers were tingling and my nose turned red. Very glad to have a nice new coat. The scarf is great for wrapping over my cold ears when I don’t want to use the hood. Now all I need is a nice pair of driving gloves to keep my fingers from tingling.
My girlfriend Melinda wants to get together on the day after Christmas to go shopping. Is she nuts? I think the day after Christmas is probably second only to Black Friday in craziness. The shoppers are looking for clearance items and deals, they are looking to exchange things for a different size or a totally different gift. Some want cash back, others want to use their gift cards. The poor retail clerks are harassed, tired and not in any mood for arguing with disgruntled fat women.Not that Melinda or I are fat. Its more like I always get stuck in line behind one who starts yelling and asking for a manager. *sigh*
I love Melinda, but I have no desire to deal with that shopper hell. I can wait a few more days to take care of my after Christmas business.
My brother wants to send some money to our sister for Christmas. He asked me to pick up a VISA gift card, so he could put it in a Christmas card and mail it. But to buy a VISA gift card for $25 you have to pay an extra $4 for the service charge. I think that is too expensive to add onto just a $25 gift card. I told he would be better off to put $25 cash in the mail. he said we shouldn’t do that, but I’m going to do it anyway.
