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[Dec. 20th, 2009|06:54 pm] |
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Dad and I made a snowman in front of their big window, so mom can see it from the sofa. I don't think I've seen him smile this much in a month. :-) He was like a little kid playing in the snow with me. Unfortunately, all the good wet, packing snow fell Friday night, and what we got last night was powdery and too fluffy to build a good snowman. I really wanted to build an igloo. Maybe next time. Like, twelve years from now when we get our NEXT big snow.
This little chapel in Madison County, NC is where my ex wanted us to get married, but it wasn't big enough to hold our massive guest list. It's a pretty spot though, and I hated that we didn't get to use it.
Betcha didn't know there were ski resorts in my neck of the woods, huh? Wolf Laurel, NC is ten minutes from my old house.
This is just around the corner from where I grew up. I often found scenes like this when I woke up in the morning, because we got a LOT of snow.
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| mostly I just wanted to post this: |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|06:29 pm] |
cause it's cute.
Tim took Reagan out shopping with him, picking up some Christmas presents for me. I was a bit impatient at dinner with her, she was gnawing at her carrots and it was irritating me and then she starting pretending to be me and made some comment about me giving her a time out, and I snipped at her that she would be getting no dessert if the attitude continued, or some such thing. I knew I was just feeling tired and not in the mood for 8 year old silly smart ass attitude. We can't be perfect all the time!
We have her an extra night, which is nice. Micheal, Ada's fiance, called and said their roads were really bad, tomorrow might be better. Hopefully Tim or I can meet Ada half way and not have to do a 4 hour round trip, since Ada isn't working tomorrow. Tim does have to work, so I might drive, if I'm not feeling too bad.
I still need to pick up a couple things for Tim for Christmas, and I need to make one more stop at Wegmans for groceries. I thought I had it all, but remembered a few more things. |
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| Eagle of Vancouver |
[Dec. 18th, 2009|02:48 pm] |
There are many....swooping through the city. They are true city birds these eagles....
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[Dec. 18th, 2009|12:41 pm] |
I finally slept. I know I need more since I stayed up really long. I guess when you reach 72 hours of staying up, you start to feel a little crazy. Ok. So now I have slept a total of 12 hours on 72 hours. I was totally trying to sleep too! I think I have dormant caffeine cells in my body. When ever I start to stress they get released.
Time to hit the books. |
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| baking day one |
[Dec. 14th, 2009|02:23 pm] |
I started feeling slightly better, so I quickly started some Christmas baking. Just oatmeal coconut drop cookies, they are sooooo good, I love my mom's recipe for them. With my aunt and cousin coming next week, I'd like to get SOME baking done.
Amy stopped in to bring me oats, since I realized I didn't have enough for a double recipe, and she said her parents had some end tables they'd bring down for Tim and I if we wanted them, they are downsizing some of their stuff. I said sure, that if we didn't like them, they could always be passed on to someone else in need.
My friend Lisa sent a Christmas card, with a cd of pictures from our wedding, as well as an ornament for me. She said that she was buying one for our annual ornament exchange my group of best friends do, and she said she had to buy one for me too, even though I couldn't be there. Well, that brought on the happy tears!
I'm laying off the tums, so far my tummy is not that bad today. It was getting really bad, to the point that I wondered if I was making it worse with over use of tums. It's just super sensitive. |
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[Dec. 13th, 2009|03:12 pm] |
Happy Birthday Stephanie!!!
I love you and I am so happy you chose me to be your friend! |
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| she kills me.. |
[Dec. 13th, 2009|03:53 pm] |
Reagan just went and cleaned her playroom, with a bit of a fight, and then continued upstairs and cleaned her whole bedroom with no prompting.
She came downstairs and told me not to touch Iona (her doll) because she's sick. "It's a 24 hour flu". "All I want for Christmas is for her to be better".
KILLS ME
ETA: She just told us she's writing her Christmas list. I said "I thought all you wanted was for Iona to get better!". She looked at me with disdain and said "It's not the ONLY thing I want, I need toys too!". |
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| Friday night, and it's almost last call |
[Dec. 12th, 2009|01:51 am] |
I'm in the library right now. I'm working on a final paper and applications. I drank all my black tea (I made chai and vanilla! YUM!). I am almost done with all the candy I brought.
I have pop music on repeat.
I am going to miss my life as a Berkeley student. I am going to miss having a legitimate excuse for being crazy. |
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| Yum-OH! |
[Dec. 11th, 2009|05:50 pm] |
I've not shared a recipe that I invented in a while, so I'll give y'all one. It's good if you like spicy vegetarian-type soups. And, as with all my make-believe recipes, you can totally modify it to fit your needs and taste.
3-4 potatoes, diced
3-4 stalks of celery, cut into bite-sized slices
One can Rotel tomatoes and chilis
Tomato juice (as much or little as you like)
Can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans, drained and washed)
Spices: I use the following, because I have and like them, but feel free to use whatever you like. Garlic powder, no-salt seasoning, cayenne pepper powder, powdered ginger, oregano, cumin, curry powder, turmeric. From the Indian grocery store, I use Garam Masala, but chances are good you may not have that one on hand unless you do a lot of Indian cooking.
I make a "broth" of the spices and boiling water, and cook the potatoes and celery until they're tender. At that point, add in the Rotel tomatoes, tomato juice (I use my mom's tomato juice that she cans from the garden, but store-bought would be fine, I'm sure), and chickpeas. Add a dash more seasoning if you like and let it simmer an hour or so.
That's it! It's pretty spicy, with the Rotels, the ginger, cayenne, etc. But if you had a stuffy nose or cold, this stuff would totally rock and I'm sure, cure what ails'ya. |
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