Today was one of the gloomiest days I can ever remember in all of my days. It was very cold and cloudy and damp not a very good combination at all. I much more prefer warm and sunny and dry, if I had my choice of weather combinations. It looks like we are in for several days of this cloudy, gloomy stuff before we get back to clear warmer days, let us hope that I can survive the gloom and get back into a better frame of mind with the warmer weather.
Between cookies for the family and pies for the dinner at Steve’s house tomorrow I have been in the kitchen all day long. I do not mind I love to bake and I have had help today, my 6 year old Grandson David has been helping and if you have a 6 year old you know that it will take me longer to clean up the mess than it took to bake the cookies, but I do not mind it was a pleasant experience watching him absorb the cookie making process, and it will not be long and he will be ready to make cookies himself. A man that can cook is always a plus around the house. I think we are ready for Santa to visit tonight and I can not wait for the presents.
They have called off school today because it might snow! Not one damn flake has fallen and I am trapped with my kids inside all day. I had to take a sick day at work because on such short notice I could not find anyone to watch the kids. I think the schools should take the parents into their thinking about snow days and keep the kids in the school where they belong during the day. I watch them at night and the school has to watch them during the day, that is our deal and they better stick to it.
When it turns cold I tend to fix food more for the comfort and warmth than the ease of cooking. So I make a lot of soups and chili to keep on hand for the kids and for me too for that matter. Good wholesome warm food is always a good thing when the weather turns cold, last night I made a brisket in beer sauce it turned out fantastic and everyone loved it. The entire house smelled of the chili sauce in the recipe and when I walked in from work that was a very nice smell let me tell you. Today is going to be left overs and soup so get ready it is a day of rest for me today.
Saturday we are taking my Grandson David to a hockey game he really loves the Predators and has been to several games with us in the past. This will be his first game this year and I know that he is really excited to be going back to a game. He plays hockey at our house, we bought him a cut down stick and some pucks, he has a blast and gets the dogs involved in his game. I love to see him having fun with the dogs and playing hockey it is all very new to him, being an only child he does not have much of any one to play with and it must be very boring to him. But he will have fun Saturday and I can not wait for the game.