A Snowy Weekend

I had been looking forward to spending Saturday night with the girls over at Laurie's but the threat of snow nixed that plan. It's been a very long time since we last got together. I believe it was probably this time last year when we had our last Girls' Night. It had snowed that weekend too. Every year, Laurie's husband goes on a ski trip to Utah with some of his buddies. And it seems that most years, it SNOWS whenever he's away on this trip! A few years ago, Laurie was stuck in the house with the kids as she was unable to dig herself out. Coincidence? I think not.

With my weekend free of plans, John and I decided to do what everyone else was doing... head to the grocery store for TP and milk. First, we went to the library so I could return (and check out some more!) knitting books. Then to Lowes to look at kitchen countertops. I'm not sure what I want. I have a certain idea about what I'd like. Black countertop with a blue-green glass tile backsplash. I'm not sure how this will look with the honey-colored cabinets. Also, all the magazines and books show stainless steel appliances. When I find a "look" I like, I can't picture it with white appliances. Maybe we'll just keep the green countertop we have for now...

After returning from the grocery store, I worked on my mohair sweater and surfed the cooking shows. Johnny did this:


Installing a new vent requires special gloves and tools

Our lower level is rather chilly in the winter as there's only one heating duct. So, John installed two more ducts. Hopefully, this will distribute the heat better.

For dinner, I did this:


Lots of chopping -- onion, green pepper and jalapeno

I forgot to take a pic of the finished product (that would be Chili, folks... keep up here!). It was yummy!

This morning, we woke up to about 10 inches of snow. It was good snowball fight snow... the kind that packs well without being too slushy. Hopefully, William made it home OK from his trip to Key West and Mike, Diane and kids made it home from San Diego. They picked a good weekend to head someplace warm!


Big Dig

Lunch at the Greene Turtle ($3 off all burgers on Sundays!). Back to the grocery store (forgot to get milk, but they only had gallons left, which is too much). Home to laze around. Dinner of leftover chili and then Johnny helped me decorate these:


Luscious chocolately cakey goodness

Have a wonderful week, everyone! And wishing lots of love (in advance) to our family and friends for Valentine's Day!