Archive for December, 2008
Merry Christmas!
We were at church all day yesterday setting up for our Chrismas programs (two showings) and John ran the sound for both. After that we headed to the home of one of his co-workers for a Christmas Eve reception of appetizers and such, and didn’t get home until after midnight. We’re up early today so [...]
Wrapping Party!
I decided to have a wrapping party this year — it’s a new thing and sounded like fun when I read about it in my latest Martha Stewart Living magazine. Basically, you have a bunch of friends over. They each bring all of their gifts and one roll of wrapping paper to share with everyone [...]
Sleeping at the Switch
We got less than 1/2-inch of snow, but the state was still caught sleeping at the switch.
When I slid yesterday, it had been snowing for over 2 hours and the roads hadn’t been treated. In fact, the whole way home from my last shopping trip I never once saw a plow or salt truck. The [...]
My First Nesco Roaster Experience
I mentioned on my last post that John bought me an 18-quart Nesco Roaster, just because. It arrived yesterday, and this morning I did the “smoke out.” When you first recieve the roaster, you have to clean it and then run it on the highest setting to condition it. It will smoke and create nasty [...]
Let it Snow!
I finished our Christmas shopping today. The lines were awful and it was taking waaaay longer than I ever expected, but as I walked out of the next-to-last store it started snowing. I didn’t even know it was supposed to snow. It’s sticking, enough so that I slid and almost missed one of my turns [...]
