Busy Sunday

The outdoor Christmas lights are up. I know. It's kind of early. I was planning on putting them up next
weekend, but the weatherfolks are calling for temps in the 20s/30s for that
time. Today, it's gloomy and a little windy, but temps are in the 50s.

The math spoke to me. It said, Kris, put the lights up today.

I kept it simple. A couple of wreaths on the front of the house. A couple of
strings of lights in the (now leafless) burning bush at the corner of the house. Finally, a
tree of lights and a leaping reindeer way on the opposite end of the yard. I
still need to set the timer and wrap the plugs with protective tape. I'll
save the indoor lights for next week or the week after.

Later this afternoon, it's meatball-making time. I will freeze most of them, but keep a
few for dinner, which will be spaghetti squash and some of the marinara I
made during the summer. I don't believe I've ever had spaghetti squash
before. Looking forward to the new taste sensation.

I ordered my early Christmas present last night. It's a Kitchen-Aide stand mixer. Found a
deal on Big Brazilian River that included free shipping, a $30 rebate, a
magazine subscription, and a cookbook. I ordered the apple green model,
which was priced lower than some of the more popular colors like red, black,
and white. Yes, it's very bright, but it's the color I like so there.

Looking forward to making cookie dough w/o having to wrestle with my
handheld mixer.

Busy Sunday

The outdoor Christmas lights are up. I know. It's kind of early. I was planning on putting them up next
weekend, but the weatherfolks are calling for temps in the 20s/30s for that
time. Today, it's gloomy and a little windy, but temps are in the 50s.

The math spoke to me. It said, Kris, put the lights up today.

I kept it simple. A couple of wreaths on the front of the house. A couple of
strings of lights in the (now leafless) burning bush at the corner of the house. Finally, a
tree of lights and a leaping reindeer way on the opposite end of the yard. I
still need to set the timer and wrap the plugs with protective tape. I'll
save the indoor lights for next week or the week after.

Later this afternoon, it's meatball-making time. I will freeze most of them, but keep a
few for dinner, which will be spaghetti squash and some of the marinara I
made during the summer. I don't believe I've ever had spaghetti squash
before. Looking forward to the new taste sensation.

I ordered my early Christmas present last night. It's a Kitchen-Aide stand mixer. Found a
deal on Big Brazilian River that included free shipping, a $30 rebate, a
magazine subscription, and a cookbook. I ordered the apple green model,
which was priced lower than some of the more popular colors like red, black,
and white. Yes, it's very bright, but it's the color I like so there.

Looking forward to making cookie dough w/o having to wrestle with my
handheld mixer.

I should have known better

I really shouldn't have planned to spend a lot of time in the kitchen on the same day that I set out the Christmas lights. The lights took longer to install than I thought they would, the meatballs took longer to cook than I thought they would, and the spaghetti squash experiment should have been rescheduled. Recipes always take twice as long as I expect them to, and use three times as many dishes and pots.

At least the meatballs taste good.

I should have known better

I really shouldn't have planned to spend a lot of time in the kitchen on the same day that I set out the Christmas lights. The lights took longer to install than I thought they would, the meatballs took longer to cook than I thought they would, and the spaghetti squash experiment should have been rescheduled. Recipes always take twice as long as I expect them to, and use three times as many dishes and pots.

At least the meatballs taste good.

The wind

...is now whipping. The light tree has already blown over once. I have it secured with metal stakes, but they were pulled out of the ground. Who knows what I'll find out there in the morning.

The wind

...is now whipping. The light tree has already blown over once. I have it secured with metal stakes, but they were pulled out of the ground. Who knows what I'll find out there in the morning.