Sunday we spent that day getting our tree which was an experience to say the least. Up in the Green Mountain National Forest, there was 2 feet of snow in places, and it ws freezing pouring rain. It was freaking miserable and I was so so so cold. It was the fastest we have ever picked a tree. We didn’t even hike in to the woods very far. We were drenched and cold (did I say that already) so it was a %u201c find a tree and get the F out of there before we die%u201d type of deal. But we did it, found a snow laden tree, cut it down, dragged it out, wrapped it up in a sheet of plastic (not recommended) and got it on the car before we froze. In the end, we came home with a pretty nice, normal sized tree which we in turn cut to the cutest little tree. Short and fat and a little on the lithe side. Absolute perfection.
And the week was off. Started with a b-day party for So who turned 6 . Baked her a cake but her being so awesome helped me frost and decorate it like a professional. It was also the unofficial start of the mr%u2019s birthday week which means all week I have had to be extra special nice, not nag too much about all the extra coffee cups lying around and to not say anything about the amount of cheese he is eating. I am doing my best but not bitching about the dirty cups has proven to be very much difficult. Ha
Beside it being the mr%u2019s birthday week, we have been busy. I have been running into the studio a lot. Unloading a few kilns, loading them up and trying to get some of my own work done before the holidays. There has been some annoying work and apartment stuff that has had to be dealt with, tire troubles, the mr%u2019s lingering illness. But all is good. And we have had the littles over a few extra times this week for food (always food) and snow flake making. Barb came over to eat. I baked special breakfast scones to smell the good smells and basically tried to stay sane and warm. Oh, and I have been listening to all the Christmas music because yes!
Friday night we had a birthday party for the mr, the kick off of his birthday weekend. I spent the day working then came home really fast to finish making whoopie pies (perfect party dessert). Dinner was grilled cheese and chunky veggie soup because it%u2019s tradition and because the mr really likes to make grilled cheeses. Everyone in the house, kids running around, Christmas tree lit, music playing. We sure do know how to have a good time. And with that my house was trashed, All the dishes dirty, Coco drew all over the floor with crayons, and there was little bits of whoopie pie all over the house. It was very successful and everyone and the mr most importantly, were happy.
Yesterday instead of spending the day cleaning (because it is the mr%u2019s birthday weekend remember. But I did get a 1/2 hour while he had to run out to vacuum up the cake ) we went for a little drive to see the giant middle finger sculpture and get out of the house. Then the littles came back over for a sleep over. Pizza, left over whoopie pies, and stringing popcorn while we watched home alone. (there is popcorn EVERYWHERE!) A perfect birthday slumber party for a 36 year old if I do say so myself. Ha ha But oy, the mess is getting dangerous. There is a serious day of cleaning going on in the near future for sure.
Today is the mr%u2019s birthday eve. Not sure what we are doing today or tomorrow for that matter, but I do know we will have some fun. The littles are still a sleep so I am going to skip on over to the gym until someone wakes up and tells me to come back. Last night Miley and I rolled out a cinnamon bun sitiation so I am baking them off as we speak for them to eat when they do decide to wake up. Hopefully by the time I get back they will be fed and ready to do something. Or not. It all depends on how late they really stayed up (I told them they could stay up and watch Nailed It when I went to bed. I am pretty sure they were up til at least midnight, if not later) So who knows, maybe they will all still be asleep when I get back. And then, well, I%u2019ll just start vacuuming.
Morning Update.. Just got back from gym. Littles are still asleep. Time to vacuum.
Some internet surfing from the week.
-Trying to save some money? Pretty simple place to start is to cook your own food. Simply Abundant Living %u2013 Frugal Food edition
–If you’re an average American, you’ll live to be 78.6 years old. Vermonters have a year or two more%u2026 Good to know where I stand in life I guess.
-Fucking idiot.. Trump, Noted Garbage Enthusiast, Wants Kids to Be Free to Eat More Garbage
–How to Eat Dinner in Bed Like an Absolute%u00a0Champion. And with this I say HELL NO. I am 100% against food in bed. But that be me.
–Dear Internet: Goats In Sweaters Are Cuter Than Kittens In Mittens There are some pretty rad goats pictured here.
– I am in love with this SUNDERLAND QUILTED CAR COAT.
–Now if this cup was a bottomless magic cup I would be all about it. Ember Temperature Controlled Mug
–MEET GEORGES STORE.. All the pretty light fixtures and colors. So nice.
-What does grade B ketchup look and taste like? 12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday
–Geometric Animals Come to Life in DIY Lamp Kits by OWL. I%u2019ll take the rhino please and thanks.
Pictures from the week.
Are we all ready for it? Mid November and all. The holidays are creeping up fast and furious and I am starting to feel that bit of excitement and anxiety and over all buzz that one gets this time of year. I think seeing the neighbor putting their Christmas tree up in the window the other day (Which in my opinion is way to early. You need to wait until after Thanksgiving for the tree) really hit it home for me. So I located my boxes of decorations and pulled the box of glue and glitter for holiday arts and crafts. I restocked all my flours, sugars, and chocolate chips, and I already have a few of those cake orders in. It%u2019s go time. Now all we need is a snow storm. Or all I need anyways.
The week has been slow. Daylight savings has did a little number on me. I have been waking up at like 415 but my ass is in bed by 830. I could probably get myself to adopt a later bedtime and maybe wake up a little later, but you know what? It works for me. I am nothing, if not an old lady.
Other then a little bit of work, nothing to exciting happened. The mr and walked in the rain to vote. We went for a nice mid week hike , then stopped at the new Harbor Freight store to play with axes. I spent some time throwing, loaded kilns at the studio, grocery shopped, and scraped ice off my car for the first time this season. The littles were over for food and play. Judah and I stating making turkey hand prints that we are going to finish this week. Coco just got snot everywhere and Miley just wanted to get our nightly walk over so I would giver her candy. Then Barb came over for baked beans (amazing baked beans), and Megan stopped by one day to hang with me for a while. It%u2019s nice getting a little human interaction once in a while. HA.
The mr and I finally trapped Only in the house, gave him a bath and even tried to brush his ratty ass out. He is pretty much 100% an outdoor cat in the summer months, but I don%u2019t like him out during the winter so he gots to stay inside. And he hates it. Meows all night long, try to sneak in between legs out the door. But I think it%u2019s better for him and he will get used to sitting around all day on the heated floors again. The guy is to old to be hanging out there like a young cat.
And the leaves. So many leaves. The mr has been doing battle with the trees in the driveway. He spent a day raking and mowing, all pretty much in vain because the next day the driveway was just as bad, if not worse, covered in leaves. My suggestion was just to wait a few more days, let all the leaves fall, but he is a determined man. Plus he noted that the dents in leaves actually help the over all mission.
That was the week.
Today the mr and I are heading to the mountains. We (well I) want to see some snow and really, we just want to get out of town for a few hours. I am feeling a little crazy.
Hope today finds you happy and cozy. Doing you.
Interenting from the week.
-Antarctica scientist allegedly stabs colleague for spoiling the endings of books. I do not condone violence in any way but, I mean, I kind of get it.
–The best way to deal with fall leaves. The mr needs to read this.
-Take it from someone that burns herself on a daily bases. Be prepared in the kitchen. I keep burn cream (propolis calendula salve) right next to the knives. I use it all the time. How to Soothe a Kitchen Burn,%u00a0STAT
–10 Things to Clean Now Before the Holiday Season Gets Going. Add to list%u2026A good place to hide and a good alibi if needed.
-Interesting idea. A Meat Tax Sounds Nice to Me
-Knowing your flours is important. What%u2019s the Difference Between Cake Flour, Pastry Flour, All-Purpose Flour, and Bread Flour
-I play sudoko when I am feeling worried or anxious. Can’t Stop Worrying? Try Tetris To Ease Your Mind
–Meet the Plantfluencers. I could totally be one, I have like 70 plants and counting. And if people are liking and then getting house plants, well heck yeah. Plants are the best.
-I don%u2019t neeeeed , but I really, really want these sheets. They are amazing.
–Does stress eating actually make you less stressed? Whats your stress eating food? Mine is cabbage. I think there is something about peeling back cabbage leaves that I find soothing, and I a weirdo.
And pictures from the week.
Walking around the neighborhood yesterday morning in a big heavy sweater, I noticed that there is color touching a lot of trees and that there is even brightly colored leaves falling to the ground. This is the weekend to really enjoy the last bit of summer cause fall about to burst. I know its technically summer for a few more weeks, but I gauge the season by food cravings and extra curricular activities.%u00a0 I bought my first winter squash (a butternut) this week, roasted it whole and then ate the whole thing, and then stared to knit a new hat for the mr.%u00a0 It was all fantastic and all fall like and I am now happy to trade in tomatoes for all the root veggies, I am ready. Are you?
Progress on the house. I spent a few days meticulously cleaning up and sanding exposed wooden beams in one of the bedrooms (they look so good) This while I battled a ear infection that I treated by stuffing large amounts of garlic infused coconut oil into my ear and walked around smelling like dinner and oozing oil from my head. All the fun stuff happens to me no? But I am feeling much much better now so I can stop complaining so much. And no more shoving ear phones into these ears. Pretty sure that is why I got the infection in the first place.
The mr has been doing everything and testing out all the electrical.%u00a0 And guess what, ever freaking thing works! We now have lights in each room, even a light in the windowless bathroom we use ( the unfinished bathroom that is actually just a toilet on a sub floor with a door) And instead of having to run extension cords for every freaking thing, we can now use outlets! It’s been a fine fine week. Little sister Barb and I even spent all of yesterday painting the upstairs. Unfortunately after so many days of pouring over color samples and finally thinking I found the color, buying the paint and getting most of the painting done, I have realized that I don’t like the color. (it’s a off white, but just too yellow) BALLS! The mr is being super sweet about it and telling me it’s not big thing and that the walls needed a base coat anyway (no they didn’t, we already primed that walls)%u00a0 and that we will just repaint together and it will take no time and be great. So back to square one with the paint samples (looking for more of a greyish white). AM I crazy? Yes I am, but I would rather repaint now and be really happy with the color then waiting until we move, hate it then, and repaint around furniture and nice clean floors. That would suck even more.
Today the mr and I are going to pick out the new color, get the paint, and clean clean clean!%u00a0 Empty mud bucket piles, pieces of scrap sheetrock and tools everywhere.%u00a0The house is a pig pen and it’s getting a little much for my liking But after a good clean, if I have some time, I will plant my butt outside on the porch with a enormous cup of coffee and read the rest of the day away. Sunday goals.
If you are interneting (is this a word? If not, I think it should be), here are a few links from the bit of interneting I did this week (didn’t do to much)
-Thinking ahead. Peak Fall Foliage Dates
-A in for science and for all of us. A Lifesaving Transplant for Coral Reefs
– This will be my life someday (hopefully sooner then later) STUDIO TOUR: A QUESTION OF EAGLES.
-I grew up watching Bob Ross, such a big influence. The Real Bob Ross: Meet The Meticulous Artist Behind Those Happy Trees–
-If you know me, you know I have a thing for chairs (I have way way to many and I love the all) This book is for me. Better Sit Down For This One: An Exciting Book About The History Of Chairs
-I avoid antibacterial shit like the plague (I like me some germs) so this makes me happy. Within a year, antibacterial soaps as you know them will disappear from the market
A few pictures of the awesomeness of the week.
Have a great weekend. Hope you get a long one.
-C
Sunday Happy…more like crazy Sunday. I think I am about to crack with all the last minute things that we have to do before we leave. I have been such an ass, procrastinating and putting off all the details of traveling and now all of a sudden we are leaving in 2 days.
Whoa shit! So much to do.
On that note, this past week really was nuts. Full of stupid things like a day at the DMV renewing expired driving licenses and spending an afternoon at the phone store only to walk our empty handed and pissed. We actually haven’t really been that bad at putting the traveling stuff off, it’s just that we have been busy with the normal life too.%u00a0 But yesterday we got a lot of the booking done (our credit card finally came in), and all of what we want to pack out so all we need to do now is shove it all into backpacks, figure out the car rental thing (I am confused. why? I am not sure) and chill out a little tonight
We both need to chill.
But until then, I will be drinking too much coffee, spending too much time comparing rental cars and throwing things around like a lunatic. Fun fun..%u00a0
You guys. We are leaving in 2 DAY!!! AAAAAAHHHHI am so excited I might just pee myself!
Some if the Internet stuff that I have been looking at while I should be researching car rentals and how to translate the phrase “where’s the toilet” into danish.
–United States favorites by state.. Phish, Volvos and maple syrup. Yup, that’s Vermont
-I think I am going to have to make this chocolate tofu tart when we get back
-Do you use your coffee grounds? I like to de-stink smelly things with them. Your Coffee Grounds Have a Much Better Fate Than the Compost
–Top 10 most desirable Air bnb’s in the world. And we are not staying in any of them.
-I am really super sad that David Bowie dies. I have always had an old man crush on him ever sense he danced around in those tight pants in Labyrinth. I guess I can still hallucinate about him. David Bowie Is Apparently a Frequent Guest Star in People%u2019s Hallucinations
-This is good new to me. I am not the biggest fan of the LED light, it looks to white. Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more efficient than LEDs.
–What is Flour?
-10 Things You Need to Know About Gluten-Free Baking, Cooking & Eating..
-What!! A LIFE-SIZED CARAVAN MADE FROM 215,158 LEGO BRICKS . I would live in it for sure
And just a few pictures from the week
Happy 2016! Happy Winter! Happy Snow!(a few weeks late, but super happy for it to come at last)
So did you have a great week off, or a slower then normal week? Lots of lounging, binge watching of the Netflix and eating all the left over cookies? Or was it back to work and back to reality? We go from holiday madness to all out crazy the week after Christmas.. There are birthday parties, littles out of school that need babysitting, and work. We keep on working cause that’s what we do. And remember last week how I told you I was losing my voice. Well it turned out that I lost it for the entire week. So I was a little sick and really quite which made for a weird and interesting one fore sure.. (especially babysitting without a voice. That got crazy)
And it happened again. New years. Did you party party and stay up til midnight to watch the (fill in the blank) drop? Not going to lie, the mr and I brought in the new year trying to watch tv together, but I just ended up reading. Then I actually fell asleep at 930. What can I say. I am an old lady. And no resolutions, just the average everyday, I need to do “this” or ‘that’ a little better/faster/cleaner or what not. Goals are what I have and there is not time line. But if you have resolutions, well good for you.
Today is actually the first day off we have taken since last Sunday.%u00a0 As of now, there are a few little things we are going to work on over at the house but we are not getting into the nitty gritty of it all until we get back from our plane rides of fun in February. Last week we got the ceilings sheet rocked and the mr is now doing the tape/mud this week. (I don’t even try because 1. I suck ass at it. 2. he is so good and3. he really likes doing it) I’ve got a butt load of paper/ bills/ things people want, to go through so this will be a good week to do that and to start whittling away at my spoon. Plus we have a lot of things that need to be done before we depart, like watching scary you tube videos of people trying to drive around Ireland on the right side of the road, figure out whether or not I can bring dried lentils in my carry on, and gather enough reading material to last me plane rides and early mornings spent drinking tea by the sea side.
So much. But not today. Today is for reading, coffee and tea,%u00a0 a warm cozy sweater and most likely some ice on the old back (sheet rocking ceilings kinda sucks)
I hope your day is spend well, doing good things and being happy.
Stuff I liked on the internet this week.
– I think this could work. The Taco Cleanse Is a Thing, So 2016 Will Be the Best Year Ever
–Keep Your New Year%u2019s Resolutions to Yourself, Please.
-I’ll take this cabin , just stick it in the woods
To all you party peoples out there. Want To Avoid A Hangover? Science Has Got You Covered
-Winners & Honorable Mentions of the 2015 National Geographic Photography Competition
-The hottest food trends in 2016 according to Whole Foods and even better… Grandparents Predict the Food Trends of 2016
–These toys are the greatest!
-Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life
-If you stuck wheels on our living space now, it would kinda look like this.
And some pictures from the week.
November 1..%u00a0this is some crazy shit. But at least today we get an extra hour, so that’s something.%u00a0
I am a slightly broken lady. Friday afternoon, after coming home from Washer’s birthday hike, I managed to fall backwards off %u00a0the middle of my staircase (it’s was a pretty high fall). Bam, right on my ass then into a pile on the floor. %u00a0Needless to say that it really freaking hurt and the past two days have been a little on the slow side. I have adapted a slight limp, my thumb on my hand got severely jammed so I can barely bend it, and I am sore all over. STUPID STAIRS! %u00a0I am not a graceful hurt person, more like a pissed off, want to break things, angry that I am hurt type. I also get kinda mean. I know it’s night a very becoming trait, but when I am sick or hurt, I want to be left alone to lick my wounds and anyone trying to be nice and do things for me makes me crazy. I know, I sound like an asshole, but when I am sick or hurt, I think I kinda am.%u00a0
But before the fall, my week was going pretty good. We had a pumpkin cookie decorating night which was pretty fun. A couple littles came over and we ate mac and cheese, decorated pumpkins blue (I could only find blue food coloring) and watched the Adams family. It was also Washers Birthday on Friday and we took him for a long birthday hike.%u00a0The old man is 10, which just blows my mind. I can’t believe we have had him and been able to keep him alive for this long (just kidding). But for real, 10 years. And he still acts like a stupid puppy, except a slower moving, more distinguished %u00a0looking one. And he doesn’t chew the windows or floors anymore. He has some so far.
%u00a0What %u00a0else? There was some other stuff, but man, my brain is not working properly today so I’ll just leave it at that.%u00a0
So it’s Sunday and my plans include drinking a lot of coffee,%u00a0making a tasteful playlist of all of my favorite christmas music, then listen to it while making washer dog cookies and more or less, kind of just bumming around all day. You know, to heal my ass. I’ll probably pick up a new book and make food as well, but no expectations.. I already told myself that if i didn’t move off the couch today, that that would be ok.
How about you? Got any exciting plans for the day? What are you planning on doing with your extra hour?%u00a0
If you are looking for something to do, here is some stuff to check out on the world wide web.
-I always think about this.%u00a0Do We Waste A Lot Of Pumpkins We Could Be Eating?%u00a0
-A look inside the pottery studio if Brooke Winfrey.. Love her pieces!
-How to Keep (Most) of Your Herb Garden Going When It’s Cold%u00a0
-Going%u00a0here is on my lifetime bucket list
-Where to Store Your Worn (But Not Dirty) Clothes%u00a0This is something we struggle with.
-In Praise of the Humble Lentil%u2026 And praise I do, cause I eat like 4 lbs a week (no joke)
-Some great information of the science of cookie baking%u00a0
– I want these boots!%u00a0
–Oh so lovely Greenhouse Love
–I want a fireplace anywhere in my house, but a fireplace in the kitchen.. that would be fantastic.%u00a0
-Beautiful Pictures of a desert after a rain fall%u00a0
And pictures from the week
The past week has been a ok. Besides from the great SFCD (stupid fucking computer day)%u00a0fiasco, nothing too crappy has happened. We had a family birthday get together for my (now 16 years old) sister where every single sibling, niece and nephew was in attendance at the same time. We got in some.dinners with family members, had a night at the park with some littles for a moonlight play date, even got in a bit or light hiking with the pup. An all around pleasant sort of week.
As for this weekend so far%u2026%u00a0Not going to lie,%u00a0I am a bit of a cranky pants.%u00a0It started out ok. Yesterday morning I woke up super early, read for a little, then me and the pup went for a nice long walk and watched the sun come. My only complainant there was that I was wearing sneakers tha did not keep my feet warm so I was freezing. After getting home and %u00a0unsuccessfully trying %u00a0to warm my feet up,%u00a0%u00a0I %u00a0went about getting to what I had planned doing. I got my baking stuff together and turned on the oven, only to realize after 10 minutes that the oven was not hot.%u00a0MOTHER F ing FREAK!%u00a0
Not again! Not a-freaking-gan. Luckly the mr was home and %u00a0jumped to the rescue, well kind of. We pulled the sucker out from the wall and basically took it apart. It turns out that I have blown the igniter%u2026 again. Yup, this is the second stove, third time, that I have blown the little mechanism inside the stove that lights the fire to make it hot %u00a0(And no, %u00a0this stove will not let me manual light it for there is a build in safety lock or some shit) The third %u00a0time! And this stove is only a year freaking old!
It’s official, I am a stove killer.
So not havving a stove just threw out my days plans, plus dinner plans, not to mention I was still really cold and was counting on the stave for heat. And to top it all off, I did something to my back and am walking around in a constant state of pain. But %u00a0the worst part is that %u00a0the mr had to order the part and it’s not coming in until monday. AAAAGGGHHH!
So today, tI don’t even know. Again, I have oven plans, but not anymore. But I am determined to make today good.. No I will not be able to bake lots of bread and cookie, and maybe I might have to wear 5 sweaters and my wool socks plus slippers while in the houses, but it’s cool. I won’t let that ruin my day. I’ll just boil some cinnamon sticks (at least the burners works) to make the house smell nice, make lots of coffee, grab my book (Mindy Karlings new book Why Not Me!) my knitting, and my big wool blanket and park it on the couch for the day.(When I think about it, it’s proabaly going to a grew day!)
Anyways hows your weekend going? Cold yet? Have you tuned on you heat or have %u00a0you been using your stove for warmth instead of tuning the heater on like me? Well, whatever your doing, I hope your enjoying it and that you are not freezing your butt off.%u00a0
Some internet links and stuff to check out.%u00a0
-I am so in love with this quilt
-The History Of Our Love-Hate-Love Relationship With Leftovers
–A cozy bright home I could live in%u2026 I think I need a strawberry wall too!
–Cool felted food
– I’ll live in this triangular villa
-30 Qualities of a Good Home Cook
-I am so EXCITED!!%u00a0Gilmore Girls%u2019 Revival in the Works at Netflix
-As Schools Buy More Local Food, Kids Throw Less Food In The Trash
-Good to know,%u00a0What to Do When Your Chocolate Seizes
–I have been a follower of this ladies blog for a while and loved seeing this.%u00a0A Look Inside the Smitten Kitchen
And a few pictures from this weeks happenings
Yesteray the mr and I took a couple littles( and one not so little) to the farm for a tracker ride and pumpkin picking! It was fantastic. The sun was out, but it was still fall chilly. The pumpkins were amazing and we were the first one there so we had an the first pick of the lot! But before we went to the pumpkin patch, we went to the raspberry patch for some breakfast raspberries %u00a0and the littles stumbled upon a super friendly, lovey black cat. Needless to say, they picked no raspberries and just ended up playing with the cat.%u00a0%u00a0I asked one of the farmers if they knew the cat and she told us it’s kind of the farms cat and her name is%u2026wait for it%u2026. Super Friendly.. Best name ever.
This week also included a birthday party, a solar eclipse (did you see it?) a little drive to check our some tree colors (wasn’t much at the time, but this week will be good) and some more apple picking (I can’t stop!). We also took one of the last trips to the garden to harvest some greens and got crushed. I have been babying a bed of rainbow chard all summer and was so excited to do one big-ass harvest. But when we got there, all the leaves have been eaten off. A Fuckface deer ate my chard! I was so mad and am still a little pissy about it, but what can I do? And really, If I was a deer , tI would have muched the shit out of that chard too.
Also, it seems that everyday I am digging/riffling through the basement for just one more long sleeve shirt, pair of wool socks,%u00a0or a warmer pair of mittens. I have’t pulled out the jacket yet, but I think that it’s going to happen soon. I mean, wearing 2 long sleeve shirts and 2 sweaters is getting kind of annoying when I leave the house to walk the dog, So yeah, might do that today.
But this weather%u2026 SO GOOD right! Blankets, sweaters, tea and coffee, knitting and reading. If I could live in a fall state for my entire life. Oh man that would be great.%u00a0
Anyways, enough about me, how about you? Are you enjoying the weather where you are? Are you getting out and doing all the fall things that one does? Are you at least getting in some r and r toady? I hope so. cause we all deserve it!%u00a0
Here, the Internet stuff from the week if you feel so inclined.
-Someone get me a ticket! Harry Potters Christmas Dinner in the Great Hall%u2026. I must go!
–I have a thing for clouds.%u00a0What’s at the edge of aCloud?%u00a0
-This house%u00a0is so amazing
-And love this place too.
-Pretty trees dripping light.%u00a0
-I am trying to get the mr to go with me.. but I am going. (heights are a bitch)%u00a0%u00a0Wild Walk. A walk through the %u00a0Treetops.%u00a0
-Are you a sweet of sour person? Me, I think I am sour.%u00a0Power Of Sour: How Tart Is Reclaiming Turf From Sweet
-Clone your dog?%u00a0%u00a0I think I’m gonna pass on that.%u00a0
-A myth about Refreezing food.%u00a0%u00a0Good, cause I a freezer, refreezesr of food.%u00a0
THE LOVELY CRAZY
October 18, 2019 by maximios • Blog
What a busy week.
Sunday we spent that day getting our tree which was an experience to say the least. Up in the Green Mountain National Forest, there was 2 feet of snow in places, and it ws freezing pouring rain. It was freaking miserable and I was so so so cold. It was the fastest we have ever picked a tree. We didn’t even hike in to the woods very far. We were drenched and cold (did I say that already) so it was a %u201c find a tree and get the F out of there before we die%u201d type of deal. But we did it, found a snow laden tree, cut it down, dragged it out, wrapped it up in a sheet of plastic (not recommended) and got it on the car before we froze. In the end, we came home with a pretty nice, normal sized tree which we in turn cut to the cutest little tree. Short and fat and a little on the lithe side. Absolute perfection.
And the week was off. Started with a b-day party for So who turned 6 . Baked her a cake but her being so awesome helped me frost and decorate it like a professional. It was also the unofficial start of the mr%u2019s birthday week which means all week I have had to be extra special nice, not nag too much about all the extra coffee cups lying around and to not say anything about the amount of cheese he is eating. I am doing my best but not bitching about the dirty cups has proven to be very much difficult. Ha
Beside it being the mr%u2019s birthday week, we have been busy. I have been running into the studio a lot. Unloading a few kilns, loading them up and trying to get some of my own work done before the holidays. There has been some annoying work and apartment stuff that has had to be dealt with, tire troubles, the mr%u2019s lingering illness. But all is good. And we have had the littles over a few extra times this week for food (always food) and snow flake making. Barb came over to eat. I baked special breakfast scones to smell the good smells and basically tried to stay sane and warm. Oh, and I have been listening to all the Christmas music because yes!
Friday night we had a birthday party for the mr, the kick off of his birthday weekend. I spent the day working then came home really fast to finish making whoopie pies (perfect party dessert). Dinner was grilled cheese and chunky veggie soup because it%u2019s tradition and because the mr really likes to make grilled cheeses. Everyone in the house, kids running around, Christmas tree lit, music playing. We sure do know how to have a good time. And with that my house was trashed, All the dishes dirty, Coco drew all over the floor with crayons, and there was little bits of whoopie pie all over the house. It was very successful and everyone and the mr most importantly, were happy.
Yesterday instead of spending the day cleaning (because it is the mr%u2019s birthday weekend remember. But I did get a 1/2 hour while he had to run out to vacuum up the cake ) we went for a little drive to see the giant middle finger sculpture and get out of the house. Then the littles came back over for a sleep over. Pizza, left over whoopie pies, and stringing popcorn while we watched home alone. (there is popcorn EVERYWHERE!) A perfect birthday slumber party for a 36 year old if I do say so myself. Ha ha But oy, the mess is getting dangerous. There is a serious day of cleaning going on in the near future for sure.
Today is the mr%u2019s birthday eve. Not sure what we are doing today or tomorrow for that matter, but I do know we will have some fun. The littles are still a sleep so I am going to skip on over to the gym until someone wakes up and tells me to come back. Last night Miley and I rolled out a cinnamon bun sitiation so I am baking them off as we speak for them to eat when they do decide to wake up. Hopefully by the time I get back they will be fed and ready to do something. Or not. It all depends on how late they really stayed up (I told them they could stay up and watch Nailed It when I went to bed. I am pretty sure they were up til at least midnight, if not later) So who knows, maybe they will all still be asleep when I get back. And then, well, I%u2019ll just start vacuuming.
Morning Update.. Just got back from gym. Littles are still asleep. Time to vacuum.
Some internet surfing from the week.
-Trying to save some money? Pretty simple place to start is to cook your own food. Simply Abundant Living %u2013 Frugal Food edition
–If you’re an average American, you’ll live to be 78.6 years old. Vermonters have a year or two more%u2026 Good to know where I stand in life I guess.
-Fucking idiot.. Trump, Noted Garbage Enthusiast, Wants Kids to Be Free to Eat More Garbage
–How to Eat Dinner in Bed Like an Absolute%u00a0Champion. And with this I say HELL NO. I am 100% against food in bed. But that be me.
–Dear Internet: Goats In Sweaters Are Cuter Than Kittens In Mittens There are some pretty rad goats pictured here.
– I am in love with this SUNDERLAND QUILTED CAR COAT.
–Now if this cup was a bottomless magic cup I would be all about it. Ember Temperature Controlled Mug
–MEET GEORGES STORE.. All the pretty light fixtures and colors. So nice.
-What does grade B ketchup look and taste like? 12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday
–Geometric Animals Come to Life in DIY Lamp Kits by OWL. I%u2019ll take the rhino please and thanks.
Pictures from the week.
Are we all ready for it? Mid November and all. The holidays are creeping up fast and furious and I am starting to feel that bit of excitement and anxiety and over all buzz that one gets this time of year. I think seeing the neighbor putting their Christmas tree up in the window the other day (Which in my opinion is way to early. You need to wait until after Thanksgiving for the tree) really hit it home for me. So I located my boxes of decorations and pulled the box of glue and glitter for holiday arts and crafts. I restocked all my flours, sugars, and chocolate chips, and I already have a few of those cake orders in. It%u2019s go time. Now all we need is a snow storm. Or all I need anyways.
The week has been slow. Daylight savings has did a little number on me. I have been waking up at like 415 but my ass is in bed by 830. I could probably get myself to adopt a later bedtime and maybe wake up a little later, but you know what? It works for me. I am nothing, if not an old lady.
Other then a little bit of work, nothing to exciting happened. The mr and walked in the rain to vote. We went for a nice mid week hike , then stopped at the new Harbor Freight store to play with axes. I spent some time throwing, loaded kilns at the studio, grocery shopped, and scraped ice off my car for the first time this season. The littles were over for food and play. Judah and I stating making turkey hand prints that we are going to finish this week. Coco just got snot everywhere and Miley just wanted to get our nightly walk over so I would giver her candy. Then Barb came over for baked beans (amazing baked beans), and Megan stopped by one day to hang with me for a while. It%u2019s nice getting a little human interaction once in a while. HA.
The mr and I finally trapped Only in the house, gave him a bath and even tried to brush his ratty ass out. He is pretty much 100% an outdoor cat in the summer months, but I don%u2019t like him out during the winter so he gots to stay inside. And he hates it. Meows all night long, try to sneak in between legs out the door. But I think it%u2019s better for him and he will get used to sitting around all day on the heated floors again. The guy is to old to be hanging out there like a young cat.
And the leaves. So many leaves. The mr has been doing battle with the trees in the driveway. He spent a day raking and mowing, all pretty much in vain because the next day the driveway was just as bad, if not worse, covered in leaves. My suggestion was just to wait a few more days, let all the leaves fall, but he is a determined man. Plus he noted that the dents in leaves actually help the over all mission.
That was the week.
Today the mr and I are heading to the mountains. We (well I) want to see some snow and really, we just want to get out of town for a few hours. I am feeling a little crazy.
Hope today finds you happy and cozy. Doing you.
Interenting from the week.
-Antarctica scientist allegedly stabs colleague for spoiling the endings of books. I do not condone violence in any way but, I mean, I kind of get it.
–The best way to deal with fall leaves. The mr needs to read this.
-Take it from someone that burns herself on a daily bases. Be prepared in the kitchen. I keep burn cream (propolis calendula salve) right next to the knives. I use it all the time. How to Soothe a Kitchen Burn,%u00a0STAT
–10 Things to Clean Now Before the Holiday Season Gets Going. Add to list%u2026A good place to hide and a good alibi if needed.
-Interesting idea. A Meat Tax Sounds Nice to Me
-Knowing your flours is important. What%u2019s the Difference Between Cake Flour, Pastry Flour, All-Purpose Flour, and Bread Flour
-I play sudoko when I am feeling worried or anxious. Can’t Stop Worrying? Try Tetris To Ease Your Mind
–Meet the Plantfluencers. I could totally be one, I have like 70 plants and counting. And if people are liking and then getting house plants, well heck yeah. Plants are the best.
-I don%u2019t neeeeed , but I really, really want these sheets. They are amazing.
–Does stress eating actually make you less stressed? Whats your stress eating food? Mine is cabbage. I think there is something about peeling back cabbage leaves that I find soothing, and I a weirdo.
And pictures from the week.
Walking around the neighborhood yesterday morning in a big heavy sweater, I noticed that there is color touching a lot of trees and that there is even brightly colored leaves falling to the ground. This is the weekend to really enjoy the last bit of summer cause fall about to burst. I know its technically summer for a few more weeks, but I gauge the season by food cravings and extra curricular activities.%u00a0 I bought my first winter squash (a butternut) this week, roasted it whole and then ate the whole thing, and then stared to knit a new hat for the mr.%u00a0 It was all fantastic and all fall like and I am now happy to trade in tomatoes for all the root veggies, I am ready. Are you?
Progress on the house. I spent a few days meticulously cleaning up and sanding exposed wooden beams in one of the bedrooms (they look so good) This while I battled a ear infection that I treated by stuffing large amounts of garlic infused coconut oil into my ear and walked around smelling like dinner and oozing oil from my head. All the fun stuff happens to me no? But I am feeling much much better now so I can stop complaining so much. And no more shoving ear phones into these ears. Pretty sure that is why I got the infection in the first place.
The mr has been doing everything and testing out all the electrical.%u00a0 And guess what, ever freaking thing works! We now have lights in each room, even a light in the windowless bathroom we use ( the unfinished bathroom that is actually just a toilet on a sub floor with a door) And instead of having to run extension cords for every freaking thing, we can now use outlets! It’s been a fine fine week. Little sister Barb and I even spent all of yesterday painting the upstairs. Unfortunately after so many days of pouring over color samples and finally thinking I found the color, buying the paint and getting most of the painting done, I have realized that I don’t like the color. (it’s a off white, but just too yellow) BALLS! The mr is being super sweet about it and telling me it’s not big thing and that the walls needed a base coat anyway (no they didn’t, we already primed that walls)%u00a0 and that we will just repaint together and it will take no time and be great. So back to square one with the paint samples (looking for more of a greyish white). AM I crazy? Yes I am, but I would rather repaint now and be really happy with the color then waiting until we move, hate it then, and repaint around furniture and nice clean floors. That would suck even more.
Today the mr and I are going to pick out the new color, get the paint, and clean clean clean!%u00a0 Empty mud bucket piles, pieces of scrap sheetrock and tools everywhere.%u00a0The house is a pig pen and it’s getting a little much for my liking But after a good clean, if I have some time, I will plant my butt outside on the porch with a enormous cup of coffee and read the rest of the day away. Sunday goals.
If you are interneting (is this a word? If not, I think it should be), here are a few links from the bit of interneting I did this week (didn’t do to much)
-Thinking ahead. Peak Fall Foliage Dates
-A in for science and for all of us. A Lifesaving Transplant for Coral Reefs
– This will be my life someday (hopefully sooner then later) STUDIO TOUR: A QUESTION OF EAGLES.
-I grew up watching Bob Ross, such a big influence. The Real Bob Ross: Meet The Meticulous Artist Behind Those Happy Trees–
-If you know me, you know I have a thing for chairs (I have way way to many and I love the all) This book is for me. Better Sit Down For This One: An Exciting Book About The History Of Chairs
-I avoid antibacterial shit like the plague (I like me some germs) so this makes me happy. Within a year, antibacterial soaps as you know them will disappear from the market
A few pictures of the awesomeness of the week.
Have a great weekend. Hope you get a long one.
-C
Sunday Happy…more like crazy Sunday. I think I am about to crack with all the last minute things that we have to do before we leave. I have been such an ass, procrastinating and putting off all the details of traveling and now all of a sudden we are leaving in 2 days.
Whoa shit! So much to do.
On that note, this past week really was nuts. Full of stupid things like a day at the DMV renewing expired driving licenses and spending an afternoon at the phone store only to walk our empty handed and pissed. We actually haven’t really been that bad at putting the traveling stuff off, it’s just that we have been busy with the normal life too.%u00a0 But yesterday we got a lot of the booking done (our credit card finally came in), and all of what we want to pack out so all we need to do now is shove it all into backpacks, figure out the car rental thing (I am confused. why? I am not sure) and chill out a little tonight
We both need to chill.
But until then, I will be drinking too much coffee, spending too much time comparing rental cars and throwing things around like a lunatic. Fun fun..%u00a0
You guys. We are leaving in 2 DAY!!! AAAAAAHHHHI am so excited I might just pee myself!
Some if the Internet stuff that I have been looking at while I should be researching car rentals and how to translate the phrase “where’s the toilet” into danish.
–United States favorites by state.. Phish, Volvos and maple syrup. Yup, that’s Vermont
-I think I am going to have to make this chocolate tofu tart when we get back
-Do you use your coffee grounds? I like to de-stink smelly things with them. Your Coffee Grounds Have a Much Better Fate Than the Compost
–Top 10 most desirable Air bnb’s in the world. And we are not staying in any of them.
-I am really super sad that David Bowie dies. I have always had an old man crush on him ever sense he danced around in those tight pants in Labyrinth. I guess I can still hallucinate about him. David Bowie Is Apparently a Frequent Guest Star in People%u2019s Hallucinations
-This is good new to me. I am not the biggest fan of the LED light, it looks to white. Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more efficient than LEDs.
–What is Flour?
-10 Things You Need to Know About Gluten-Free Baking, Cooking & Eating..
-What!! A LIFE-SIZED CARAVAN MADE FROM 215,158 LEGO BRICKS . I would live in it for sure
And just a few pictures from the week
Happy 2016! Happy Winter! Happy Snow!(a few weeks late, but super happy for it to come at last)
So did you have a great week off, or a slower then normal week? Lots of lounging, binge watching of the Netflix and eating all the left over cookies? Or was it back to work and back to reality? We go from holiday madness to all out crazy the week after Christmas.. There are birthday parties, littles out of school that need babysitting, and work. We keep on working cause that’s what we do. And remember last week how I told you I was losing my voice. Well it turned out that I lost it for the entire week. So I was a little sick and really quite which made for a weird and interesting one fore sure.. (especially babysitting without a voice. That got crazy)
And it happened again. New years. Did you party party and stay up til midnight to watch the (fill in the blank) drop? Not going to lie, the mr and I brought in the new year trying to watch tv together, but I just ended up reading. Then I actually fell asleep at 930. What can I say. I am an old lady. And no resolutions, just the average everyday, I need to do “this” or ‘that’ a little better/faster/cleaner or what not. Goals are what I have and there is not time line. But if you have resolutions, well good for you.
Today is actually the first day off we have taken since last Sunday.%u00a0 As of now, there are a few little things we are going to work on over at the house but we are not getting into the nitty gritty of it all until we get back from our plane rides of fun in February. Last week we got the ceilings sheet rocked and the mr is now doing the tape/mud this week. (I don’t even try because 1. I suck ass at it. 2. he is so good and3. he really likes doing it) I’ve got a butt load of paper/ bills/ things people want, to go through so this will be a good week to do that and to start whittling away at my spoon. Plus we have a lot of things that need to be done before we depart, like watching scary you tube videos of people trying to drive around Ireland on the right side of the road, figure out whether or not I can bring dried lentils in my carry on, and gather enough reading material to last me plane rides and early mornings spent drinking tea by the sea side.
So much. But not today. Today is for reading, coffee and tea,%u00a0 a warm cozy sweater and most likely some ice on the old back (sheet rocking ceilings kinda sucks)
I hope your day is spend well, doing good things and being happy.
Stuff I liked on the internet this week.
– I think this could work. The Taco Cleanse Is a Thing, So 2016 Will Be the Best Year Ever
–Keep Your New Year%u2019s Resolutions to Yourself, Please.
-I’ll take this cabin , just stick it in the woods
To all you party peoples out there. Want To Avoid A Hangover? Science Has Got You Covered
-Winners & Honorable Mentions of the 2015 National Geographic Photography Competition
-The hottest food trends in 2016 according to Whole Foods and even better… Grandparents Predict the Food Trends of 2016
–These toys are the greatest!
-Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life
-If you stuck wheels on our living space now, it would kinda look like this.
And some pictures from the week.
November 1..%u00a0this is some crazy shit. But at least today we get an extra hour, so that’s something.%u00a0
I am a slightly broken lady. Friday afternoon, after coming home from Washer’s birthday hike, I managed to fall backwards off %u00a0the middle of my staircase (it’s was a pretty high fall). Bam, right on my ass then into a pile on the floor. %u00a0Needless to say that it really freaking hurt and the past two days have been a little on the slow side. I have adapted a slight limp, my thumb on my hand got severely jammed so I can barely bend it, and I am sore all over. STUPID STAIRS! %u00a0I am not a graceful hurt person, more like a pissed off, want to break things, angry that I am hurt type. I also get kinda mean. I know it’s night a very becoming trait, but when I am sick or hurt, I want to be left alone to lick my wounds and anyone trying to be nice and do things for me makes me crazy. I know, I sound like an asshole, but when I am sick or hurt, I think I kinda am.%u00a0
But before the fall, my week was going pretty good. We had a pumpkin cookie decorating night which was pretty fun. A couple littles came over and we ate mac and cheese, decorated pumpkins blue (I could only find blue food coloring) and watched the Adams family. It was also Washers Birthday on Friday and we took him for a long birthday hike.%u00a0The old man is 10, which just blows my mind. I can’t believe we have had him and been able to keep him alive for this long (just kidding). But for real, 10 years. And he still acts like a stupid puppy, except a slower moving, more distinguished %u00a0looking one. And he doesn’t chew the windows or floors anymore. He has some so far.
%u00a0What %u00a0else? There was some other stuff, but man, my brain is not working properly today so I’ll just leave it at that.%u00a0
So it’s Sunday and my plans include drinking a lot of coffee,%u00a0making a tasteful playlist of all of my favorite christmas music, then listen to it while making washer dog cookies and more or less, kind of just bumming around all day. You know, to heal my ass. I’ll probably pick up a new book and make food as well, but no expectations.. I already told myself that if i didn’t move off the couch today, that that would be ok.
How about you? Got any exciting plans for the day? What are you planning on doing with your extra hour?%u00a0
If you are looking for something to do, here is some stuff to check out on the world wide web.
-I always think about this.%u00a0Do We Waste A Lot Of Pumpkins We Could Be Eating?%u00a0
-A look inside the pottery studio if Brooke Winfrey.. Love her pieces!
-How to Keep (Most) of Your Herb Garden Going When It’s Cold%u00a0
-Going%u00a0here is on my lifetime bucket list
-Where to Store Your Worn (But Not Dirty) Clothes%u00a0This is something we struggle with.
-In Praise of the Humble Lentil%u2026 And praise I do, cause I eat like 4 lbs a week (no joke)
-Some great information of the science of cookie baking%u00a0
– I want these boots!%u00a0
–Oh so lovely Greenhouse Love
–I want a fireplace anywhere in my house, but a fireplace in the kitchen.. that would be fantastic.%u00a0
-Beautiful Pictures of a desert after a rain fall%u00a0
And pictures from the week
The past week has been a ok. Besides from the great SFCD (stupid fucking computer day)%u00a0fiasco, nothing too crappy has happened. We had a family birthday get together for my (now 16 years old) sister where every single sibling, niece and nephew was in attendance at the same time. We got in some.dinners with family members, had a night at the park with some littles for a moonlight play date, even got in a bit or light hiking with the pup. An all around pleasant sort of week.
As for this weekend so far%u2026%u00a0Not going to lie,%u00a0I am a bit of a cranky pants.%u00a0It started out ok. Yesterday morning I woke up super early, read for a little, then me and the pup went for a nice long walk and watched the sun come. My only complainant there was that I was wearing sneakers tha did not keep my feet warm so I was freezing. After getting home and %u00a0unsuccessfully trying %u00a0to warm my feet up,%u00a0%u00a0I %u00a0went about getting to what I had planned doing. I got my baking stuff together and turned on the oven, only to realize after 10 minutes that the oven was not hot.%u00a0MOTHER F ing FREAK!%u00a0
Not again! Not a-freaking-gan. Luckly the mr was home and %u00a0jumped to the rescue, well kind of. We pulled the sucker out from the wall and basically took it apart. It turns out that I have blown the igniter%u2026 again. Yup, this is the second stove, third time, that I have blown the little mechanism inside the stove that lights the fire to make it hot %u00a0(And no, %u00a0this stove will not let me manual light it for there is a build in safety lock or some shit) The third %u00a0time! And this stove is only a year freaking old!
It’s official, I am a stove killer.
So not havving a stove just threw out my days plans, plus dinner plans, not to mention I was still really cold and was counting on the stave for heat. And to top it all off, I did something to my back and am walking around in a constant state of pain. But %u00a0the worst part is that %u00a0the mr had to order the part and it’s not coming in until monday. AAAAGGGHHH!
So today, tI don’t even know. Again, I have oven plans, but not anymore. But I am determined to make today good.. No I will not be able to bake lots of bread and cookie, and maybe I might have to wear 5 sweaters and my wool socks plus slippers while in the houses, but it’s cool. I won’t let that ruin my day. I’ll just boil some cinnamon sticks (at least the burners works) to make the house smell nice, make lots of coffee, grab my book (Mindy Karlings new book Why Not Me!) my knitting, and my big wool blanket and park it on the couch for the day.(When I think about it, it’s proabaly going to a grew day!)
Anyways hows your weekend going? Cold yet? Have you tuned on you heat or have %u00a0you been using your stove for warmth instead of tuning the heater on like me? Well, whatever your doing, I hope your enjoying it and that you are not freezing your butt off.%u00a0
Some internet links and stuff to check out.%u00a0
-I am so in love with this quilt
-The History Of Our Love-Hate-Love Relationship With Leftovers
–A cozy bright home I could live in%u2026 I think I need a strawberry wall too!
–Cool felted food
– I’ll live in this triangular villa
-30 Qualities of a Good Home Cook
-I am so EXCITED!!%u00a0Gilmore Girls%u2019 Revival in the Works at Netflix
-As Schools Buy More Local Food, Kids Throw Less Food In The Trash
-Good to know,%u00a0What to Do When Your Chocolate Seizes
–I have been a follower of this ladies blog for a while and loved seeing this.%u00a0A Look Inside the Smitten Kitchen
And a few pictures from this weeks happenings
Yesteray the mr and I took a couple littles( and one not so little) to the farm for a tracker ride and pumpkin picking! It was fantastic. The sun was out, but it was still fall chilly. The pumpkins were amazing and we were the first one there so we had an the first pick of the lot! But before we went to the pumpkin patch, we went to the raspberry patch for some breakfast raspberries %u00a0and the littles stumbled upon a super friendly, lovey black cat. Needless to say, they picked no raspberries and just ended up playing with the cat.%u00a0%u00a0I asked one of the farmers if they knew the cat and she told us it’s kind of the farms cat and her name is%u2026wait for it%u2026. Super Friendly.. Best name ever.
This week also included a birthday party, a solar eclipse (did you see it?) a little drive to check our some tree colors (wasn’t much at the time, but this week will be good) and some more apple picking (I can’t stop!). We also took one of the last trips to the garden to harvest some greens and got crushed. I have been babying a bed of rainbow chard all summer and was so excited to do one big-ass harvest. But when we got there, all the leaves have been eaten off. A Fuckface deer ate my chard! I was so mad and am still a little pissy about it, but what can I do? And really, If I was a deer , tI would have muched the shit out of that chard too.
Also, it seems that everyday I am digging/riffling through the basement for just one more long sleeve shirt, pair of wool socks,%u00a0or a warmer pair of mittens. I have’t pulled out the jacket yet, but I think that it’s going to happen soon. I mean, wearing 2 long sleeve shirts and 2 sweaters is getting kind of annoying when I leave the house to walk the dog, So yeah, might do that today.
But this weather%u2026 SO GOOD right! Blankets, sweaters, tea and coffee, knitting and reading. If I could live in a fall state for my entire life. Oh man that would be great.%u00a0
Anyways, enough about me, how about you? Are you enjoying the weather where you are? Are you getting out and doing all the fall things that one does? Are you at least getting in some r and r toady? I hope so. cause we all deserve it!%u00a0
Here, the Internet stuff from the week if you feel so inclined.
-Someone get me a ticket! Harry Potters Christmas Dinner in the Great Hall%u2026. I must go!
–I have a thing for clouds.%u00a0What’s at the edge of a Cloud?%u00a0
-This house%u00a0is so amazing
-And love this place too.
-Pretty trees dripping light.%u00a0
-I am trying to get the mr to go with me.. but I am going. (heights are a bitch)%u00a0%u00a0Wild Walk. A walk through the %u00a0Treetops.%u00a0
-Are you a sweet of sour person? Me, I think I am sour.%u00a0Power Of Sour: How Tart Is Reclaiming Turf From Sweet
-Clone your dog?%u00a0%u00a0I think I’m gonna pass on that.%u00a0
-A myth about Refreezing food.%u00a0%u00a0Good, cause I a freezer, refreezesr of food.%u00a0
And some picture from all the fun..%u00a0