We are a rainy rainy bunch here! It's been raining since 4:30 yeasterday afternoon and will keep it up until around noon today. The good news is temps are balmy and should top out about 72*. At least it's not windy so we can have our door open and our awning out to keep our doorway dry.
Yesterday we cleaned, packed up a bunch of stuff we'll not be using again while here, and I made soup and choc chip cookies. Bill watched his favorite annual Christmas movie - Diehard - while I puttered around, read, and finished a jigsaw puzzle. I''m not much into Bill's movies, but I do love a good Bruce Willis flick. And in a trailer I can do a lot of different things and still watch a movie.
TINA - did you get all your baking done? When is all the family coming - tonite or tomorrow? And who all will be coming?
BECCA - I remember now that Frankie was born on my niece, Lisa's, birthday. I'll try to remember that. Amara was born 10 days later. And she is indeed like a little doll - Sometimes a Betsy Wetsy, sometimes a Chatty Cathy, and sometimes a Tiny Tears. lol!
LORI - at home I always walk, too, even if it's really cold. But I don't walk in HARD rain or in wind. With all our tall trees full of widow-makers, being out in wind is dangerous. And I do hear you about wet dog! We always come in through the garage and keep a big dog towel handy, but it doesn't do the job completely. At least we only have one dog and he's half the size of yours, so we can deal with him.
CAROL - there's a whole lotta bakin' goin' on!! I know all your neighbors are happy about that! I am making a breakfast casserole for tomorrow, too. But I'll put mine in the crockpot tomorrow morning about 6am and it will be ready for brunch about noon or 1pm. Hashbrowns, eggs, onions, peppers, cheeses. We'll cook bacon on the side because the A's are vegetarians. Though I have seen Autumn sneak a piece of bacon occasionally.
We are going to Aut's about noon for presents and a feast that will be Italian something. Lara sent it and it's been in Autumn's freezer since it arrived. I don't know what it is but I'm taking a salad, a fruit plate, mixed nuts, and a plate of cookies. I saw a small ready-made lasagna in Aut's fridge but it was barely big enough to feed Antonio. I don't know if that's what Lara sent or something Aut already had on hand. But since there are 3 pkg's of my homemade pasta sauce in her freezer, I'm tossing in a package of spaghetti noodles "just in case". I'm hoping the dinner Lara sent is still in the freezer and is big enough for all of us.
Anyway, we're going Italian tonite.
Is your big fast tonite or tomorrow?
