For Today... Feb 7, 2010. Superbowl Sunday

I shared a picture of me yesterday. I thought I would share a picture of Jerry today. Yes, he has a long beard. I trim it once a year, in spring when I also cut his hair. He's not shave since 1983, Just been trimed up a couple of times a year. I doubt any of our kids can remember him without the beard. I don't fuss over his face and he doesn't fuss over my hair.

For Today... Feb 7, 2010. Superbowl Sunday

Outside my window... (10 am ) It's snowing, a bit harder than the spitting snow we had out there at 8 am. From what I heard from Jerry we may get as much as 6 inches of snow before this storm is finished with us. The snow that we got on Friday was almost gone in some places but this snow has already coverd most of the grass, again. Beth's van is still stuck in the middle of the back driveway. (11pm ) more snow. don't know how much, but Jerry said it was a good thing he drove up the hill when he did or our van may well have been stuck at the bottom or in the ruts before much longer.

I am thankful for... Family, Friends and fun. Josh and Makeys (family and friend) were over today after church and telling her folks that she's expecting.. to play games and watch most of superbowl with us. We had pizza, breadsticks, honybbq chicken wings and salsa with chips. It was all good.

From the kitchen... Breakfast was potatoes, a sausage pattie and fried eggs. For dinner We had pizza, breadsticks, honybbq chicken wings and salsa with chips. It was all good.

I am wearing... Brown Sweatpants, blue flower-printed top, tan headband instead of a bandana in my hair.

I am hoping... (10 am ) That Jerry and Beth can get her van out, before the snow gets really bad, this aftenoon. ( 11 pm) Jerry got Beth's van out of where it was around noon, then drove it up to the top of the hill. Had little trouble with the deep ruts in the road that really need to be dozed down, if we had a way to do that. When Josh and Makeya went to leave, Jerry drove them up to their car so he could park our van over the top of the hill as well, and it's a good thing he did, as the snow is getting deeper and he said he almost didn't make it, himself.

Around the house... After playing two rounds of Phase 10 and watching some Superbowl, after Josh and Makeya left Beth and took a few mintues to clean up and put things back the way they were, then we watched Undercover Boss.. it was interesting. I can think of a few people who really should do what that man did. Especally in Construction and Store managment.

A few plans for the rest of the week... I plan on going through the three tubs I brought out of storage and figure out what I need to work on, historcal clothing wise to improve what I need. That is, besides stays. Those things are driving me crazy.

　

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I missed some of the commercials, Just didn't see them and others I didn't think were as funny as the others in the room thought they were. I did get to see one Budwiser horse one. Where the colt and the steer race then three years later the grown up steer breaks a fence to be troting by the how grown horse.

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S'More Cookie Bars

3/4 cup Maargine

3 cups Graham Cracker crumbs

1 pkg (6 oz) semi sweet Chocolate Chips (1 up)

1 cup Butterscotch chips

1 cup Mini Marshmallows

1 can (14 oz) Sweetned Condensed Milk

Preheat over to 350oF. in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan, combine Margerin with Graham Cracker crumbs, Press to form an even layer. Evenly sprinkle with chocolate chips then the butterscotch chips, then the marshmallows. Pour the condensed milk evenly over the chips and marshmallows. Bake for 25 minutes, or until bubbly. Cool ona wire rack. To serve, cut into squares. To make cutting easier, chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

From the back of an Imperial Spread box

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For Today, Feb 05, 2010

The other morning I caught Macon sleeping on Jerry's bed.. yes he's even using the pillow. I know it's hard to tell, but Jerry had made the bed earlier, The dogs had fun playing and bouncing on the bed before they were worn out and needed a nap.

Rocky is taking a much deserved nap. He just looks soo sleepy laying with his head on the arm rest of the recliner. When someone sits in the recliner, he will look at that person in the eye, then look at the foot rest, then back up at them again as if saying "ok now.. put it up so I can get off the floor and sleep".

When I say it's a long driveway to have to walk, this is it. That house you see to the left belongs to the landlord. if you look closely you can just see a black utility trailer to the right. It's at the top of the hill and you still have a ways to go to get to the main road. We measured it when I was here back in the Spring of 08 and the driveway is 1/4 of a mile long. As you can see, most of it is up hill

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For Today... (7 pm ) Feb 5, 2010

Outside my window...(7 pm )It's dark, now. But we had snow all day long. I did go take some pictures while there was light enough to.

I am thinking... I wish Jerry would learn that I can't help the cost of food and I am really trying to buy things that he likes to eat, am doing without some of the things I should be eating, but the cost of grocries is still going to be high. He buys 4 2liter cola's for him, 2 for me, and that's going to drive up the food bill, Take into account he added my insulin to the food we bought at Walmart instead of counting it seperately and you drop what we spent on food, drinks and water down to around $20 instead of the almost $70 he paid.. add to that about another $70 at Aldi's, and the fact that I'm trying to get enough basics to go two weeks instead of one.. and he still makes me feel like I am failing and is resentful of what was spent. I was soo tempted to give him the cart. and tell him to put it all back and do it himself. He would live on hot dogs and hamburgers.. and the diet I'm suppose to be one says NO hot dogs and limit the amount of beef because of the Cholesterole. No salad was bought. No fresh vegetable for dinners was bought. Just some roma tomatoes and an onion for Salsa on Sunday. One small bunch of bananas that has 6 in it, for the three of us, for two weeks. He says he's not mad at me... but just mad about how the un-employment doesn't come in to be able to pay the bills like he wants to. But I still feel like he's resenting what I had to spend on food and on my insulin.


From the kitchen... Breakfast, pancakes with oleo and peanut butter on them. Lunch, french fries. Dinner a double patty hamburger,and more fries. Like this is all healthy for us.

I am wearing... (This is wear Red day, for the education of Heart desease) I wore maroon sweat pants. (closest I have to red) a purple tshirt under a maroon primative hunters shirt.

I am reading... emails, only emails.

I am hoping... That Jerry gets a job, soon.

I am creating... didn't work on anything today.

I am hearing... NCIS in the background and the fan of the heater by my feet.

Around the house... Went shopping, came home and carried it in. Jerry put it away. There isn't enough room for two to do that at once.
doing a load of laundry as well. Beth needed a hoodie washed as well as the inside liner of her coat and her red Cap she wears to work all the time. I did manage to take my camera outside and take a few pictures as well.

A few plans for the rest of the week...Try to clean up a little befor Josh and Mckeya come over for the Superbowl. That is, if we don't get a lot of snow on Sunday.

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Pancakes or Waffles

Here is my recipe for Pancakes, Nothing fancy to them really but my kids all want me to make pancakes for them when we visit.

2 cups plain all-purpose Flour

1/4 cup Sugar (more or less to taste)

1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional)( or other spices you like)

Mix together well then add the following

1 egg

1/4 cup oil ( a good sized quick pour from the bottle works)

almost 2 cups milk, (as much milk as flour)

Mix all together well. A few small lumps are ok. Heat your skillet over medium heat. Once it's warmed up, pour about a 1/2 cup of the batter into the skillet and let it settle in without using the cup or spoon to flatten it. Once the edges have a dry look to them and bubbles have risen to the surface, carefull turn over and cook the other side for about the same amount of time. Check to see if underside is browned. Remove to a serving plate and smear some butter on top. Serve with your favorite topping. maple Syrup, peanut butter, jelly or leave plain. We sometimes like to have eggs on top and a side of either sausage or bacon.

~~ To make waffles, once you have the batter mixed, you can pour 1/2 cup in the center of a heated up waffle iron, then close the lid. Once the steam stops check to see if it's brown enough. if not cook some more.

Makes 6 to 8 pancakes or waffles.

Dec 27. 2009

We are offically snowed in. There is a man in town who kinda looks out for B. He's friends with her landlord. B got her van stuck about halfway up the driveway. While we were working on that, B walked up the rest of the driveway and saw that someone had tried to come in. C had gotten stuck and almost tore up his truck, trying to plow us out. WE have both vans stuck. Ours near the house and her's about half-way up the driveway. J is coming by, to take B to Walmart for a few things. Eggs, bread, and cat food. We are also out of cat litter, used it all trying to get her unstuck. She may look for sand instead. I walked up, after they got the van stuck halfway up the driveway, and gee is it deep up there.. There is one snow drift that is hip high on me. C left behind a broken snow shovel handle and I was using it to prod the ground in front of me, and check snow depth, and at a few places it was up to the handle of the thing. I'm guessing it's at least 2 foot tall I fell into the ditch and it was hip high on me. One of the drifts is up to my waist. I wanted J or B to take a picture of me near one of the drifts. We are not going to be out of the 20's until Wed. and then it's only going to be 35 and another chance of snow...

Add to that. MaCoy called J last night with a really good chance at a job in Lower Georgia. We would love to go to any job, right now. but this one would be warm. It's just above where Georgia and Flordia meet at the ocean.

We need to find a local fax machine. that doesn't cost a whole lot to send from, because they have a 15 page application.