Early trip to menards for gift card. Made January eye exam appointment. Texted with son to set up Christmas Eve details and sister for Christmas day. Hope to finish wrapping today.
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Name Three things - 2023
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Up early. I awakened around 5:30 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. Dragged my sorry butt out of bed at 6:00 and here I am. No white stuff outside, but we had a good 2-1/2 inches of rain yesterday. Several of the counties in central PA were under flash flood watches and warnings. It was ugly.
- Breakfast for the girls, emptied the dishwasher, and am back here with my coffee.
- I made a batch of drop sugar cookie dough this morning. Will bake them later on, either this afternoon or tomorrow.
- We're going to hit the grocery store this morning. I need a few things for Christmas dinner.
- General straightening-up in the kitchen.
not sure about today..
Yesterday we got hit with that huge storm. We lost power for 3 hours. Good thing it was warm. An old, huge evergreen tree came down, in the courtyard-- It was completely uprooted, and the top snapped off. Another huge evergreen, is at a 45 degree angel.
Trees down and power lines down all over the beach. The coast got hit pretty bad. Some people on the south shore still do not have power.
Today, I do not know what I am doing..
I have stuff to do, but do not want to. I should run out, but I do not want to.. just in a mood...
Yesterday we got hit with that huge storm. We lost power for 3 hours. Good thing it was warm. An old, huge evergreen tree came down, in the courtyard-- It was completely uprooted, and the top snapped off. Another huge evergreen, is at a 45 degree angel.
Trees down and power lines down all over the beach. The coast got hit pretty bad. Some people on the south shore still do not have power.
Today, I do not know what I am doing..
I have stuff to do, but do not want to. I should run out, but I do not want to.. just in a mood...
Rowing this morning, bone density scan this afternoon. I am going through pantry now to see what I have for Xmas eve dinner and will pick up things I will need after clinic visit.
Taking Mum's clothes to the hospital (she's being transferred to the rehab centre this morning). After that I'll probably be too knackered to do anything, it's a steep uphill walk from the nearest car park to the hospital and the backpack weighs a ton! (Yes, a hospital with no car park. Go figure.)
I'm tired this morning. Not sleepy, just bone-dragging tired.
- Breakfast for the girls, emptied the dishwasher, and am back here with my coffee.
- Change bed sheets and do two loads of laundry (Rick will probably do them for me).
- I did get the cookie dough made, but must bake them today at some point.
So when you make cookie dough it has to be baked right away,,it doesn't keep? Sounds like the type of thing you can be sorry you started- I ask because I know nothing about baking,never baked ( Pillsbury pop n bake is all I ever tried - lol)
Work
Amazon returns
Making a chicken pot pie
Amazon returns
Making a chicken pot pie
Today is a very busy day:
* regular morning stuff-- made a phone call, sent a text message...
*medicate Geoffrey
* Corn Hole
* do a quick mini-set up for the Christmas Mass in the building: Put together Advent wreath, My Nativity set, make all is set up correctly.
* Get ready for Mass
*finish setting up.. last minute stuff-- there is an exercise class in the room, just before the Mass.
* take down everything--- a chore
* supper
* collapse.
Geoffrey will probably be on his own for the day--- as he has been a lot, lately. sigh.. poor cat things I am deserting him. He looks at me with his big eyes... as if trying to tell me, "Why are you leaving me alone so much". "I love you and want cuddles, play"... sweet boy.
Gotta get started.
* regular morning stuff-- made a phone call, sent a text message...
*medicate Geoffrey
* Corn Hole
* do a quick mini-set up for the Christmas Mass in the building: Put together Advent wreath, My Nativity set, make all is set up correctly.
* Get ready for Mass
*finish setting up.. last minute stuff-- there is an exercise class in the room, just before the Mass.
* take down everything--- a chore
* supper
* collapse.
Geoffrey will probably be on his own for the day--- as he has been a lot, lately. sigh.. poor cat things I am deserting him. He looks at me with his big eyes... as if trying to tell me, "Why are you leaving me alone so much". "I love you and want cuddles, play"... sweet boy.
Gotta get started.
Our power may go out today. We got an automated phone call a few days ago that the power company will be working on an adjacent street (our power line feeds in from there) and power may be out between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. If they do not finish the work, rinse and repeat tomorrow. We have a whole house generator but if that's is the source of electricity the Internet is often down. We will see . . .
Have a load of blue jeans and towels in washer, to be transferred to dryer.
It is rather chilly so need to check wood burning stove periodically to see if it needs more wood shoved in there.
Every other week cleaning lady is here making everything tidy and bright. When she leaves, sometime this afternoon, I will start making duck stock and prepare cookie dough for baking tomorrow.
Here are a couple of recent "cat tax" pictures of Domino and Mr Poe for your enjoyment. Hope you like them.
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Have a load of blue jeans and towels in washer, to be transferred to dryer.
It is rather chilly so need to check wood burning stove periodically to see if it needs more wood shoved in there.
Every other week cleaning lady is here making everything tidy and bright. When she leaves, sometime this afternoon, I will start making duck stock and prepare cookie dough for baking tomorrow.
Here are a couple of recent "cat tax" pictures of Domino and Mr Poe for your enjoyment. Hope you like them.
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Mr Poe( right? Bottom photo) is really smiling- he should be entered in the Smiley Cat photo contest!Did you enter?
Mr Poe (for Edgar Allen Poe who wrote The Black Cat, a disturbing short story about guilt) is the black cat on the right in the upper picture. Actually, he's not black but rather a deep brown which shows in strong sunlight. The black and white cat is Domino. He's not really smiling, it is just his black chin that makes it look like he is. Sorry, did not enter contest.
I freeze cookie dough all the time because if I baked a full batch of cookies, I would eat them all in short order. Usually I form them and then freeze so all I need to do is put them on a cookie sheet and bake.
I just saw another thread with Domino and MrPoe together ... I didn't see MrPoe lying next to Domino- he was incognito,lol They are adorable
It really looks like a smile until you pointed out its a marking and I looked closely- beautiful markings btw
susanm9006
I used to freeze lumps of chocolate chip cookie dough. Set up the toaster oven, pop in lump(s) of frozen dough as we started dinner, and hey presto, freshly baked, still warm cookies as we were ready for dessert. Remember that it will take a couple of extra minutes than usual because they are frozen.
Whew, these last few days before Christmas are flying by. Drove a distance this morning to visit a bakery for Christmas Day crusty Italian bread. Got the last three loafs (they sell out so fast before a holiday!) and when I got home I wrapped them and stuck them in the freezer. They will get baked for a short while Christmas morning to thaw and will turn out like they were freshly baked.
We hit 40 degrees today so I could resist one more leave cleanup. Cant really get rid of them so they will sit bagged along side the house until Spring.
Also washed bedroom rugs because Willow puked on one yesterday and I need to wash two to keep the washing machine from going out balance.
We hit 40 degrees today so I could resist one more leave cleanup. Cant really get rid of them so they will sit bagged along side the house until Spring.
Also washed bedroom rugs because Willow puked on one yesterday and I need to wash two to keep the washing machine from going out balance.
Kwik
Cookie dough will keep several days in the fridge, but not for a long time. I always like to keep my doughs in the fridge at least overnight because it helps the ingredients mingle in the dough. I usually make the dough one day, toss it in the fridge overnight, and bake the cookies the next day. I freeze baked cookies (in between layers of waxed paper or parchment in tight plastic containers), but I've never actually frozen the dough. Yesterday was just a bad day, I guess. No more cookies this season. I'm done.- Rick got up with the girls, but I got up, too. Had my coffee and a couple slices of dry toast. I have developed almost an overwhelming fondness for orange juice.
- Blood work this morning.
- I may make microwavable peanut brittle. It's so much easier and faster in the microwave. Ten minutes tops...maybe.
At home waiting for my Chewy order this morning. I have financial stuff to get done , paying bills etc. and a bit of straightening/cleaning to do after I finish rowing. Just looked outside and it appears Amazon is using Enterprise moving vans to deliver packages - can’t imagine how busy they must be!
Power did not go out yesterday. It did go out today. But now it is back on, and the Internet is up too.
Delivered two small loaves of fruitcake today, warning people not to handle guns or drive equipment after eating more than one thin slice (my fruitcake is well embellished with brandy.)
Doctor visit.
Stop at feed and mercantile.
Out for lunch.
And now back home.
Delivered two small loaves of fruitcake today, warning people not to handle guns or drive equipment after eating more than one thin slice (my fruitcake is well embellished with brandy.)
Doctor visit.
Stop at feed and mercantile.
Out for lunch.
And now back home.
Today:
did not sleep good AGAIN, last night.. Two nights in a row.. I cannot keep doing this. The night before, I went to bed at 10pm, eyes open an hour later. Got up to watch a Hallmark movie until 1:15AM.. up at 6am
Last night was similar.. except up until 2AM.. and up at 7 am..
fed, medicated G.. He refused breakfast.
did some vacuuming.
Out to Boston
Grocery store for just a few items
home with a cup of coffee
Geoffrey peed, pooped, ate, and upchucked while I was gone. It is a chemo day, but I am skipping it today. He will get it tomorrow.
So tired..
There is a "Holiday" party tonight. At this point, I do not feel like attending it.. but, I told my friends I would be there..
Hopefully, I sleep tonight. I need to be up and out very early tomorrow, so I can hit the bakery and the Italian pasta shop for stuff.
did not sleep good AGAIN, last night.. Two nights in a row.. I cannot keep doing this. The night before, I went to bed at 10pm, eyes open an hour later. Got up to watch a Hallmark movie until 1:15AM.. up at 6am
Last night was similar.. except up until 2AM.. and up at 7 am..
fed, medicated G.. He refused breakfast.
did some vacuuming.
Out to Boston
Grocery store for just a few items
home with a cup of coffee
Geoffrey peed, pooped, ate, and upchucked while I was gone. It is a chemo day, but I am skipping it today. He will get it tomorrow.
So tired..
There is a "Holiday" party tonight. At this point, I do not feel like attending it.. but, I told my friends I would be there..
Hopefully, I sleep tonight. I need to be up and out very early tomorrow, so I can hit the bakery and the Italian pasta shop for stuff.
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