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That's what we've been doing. And kinda fitting as all it does is rain lately. I only got to go in the pool 3 times so far, oh well, I'm sure it will get hot and muggy sooner or later, and I'll be able to spend plenty of time floating around. What's cooking you wonder? Well, last night we made a couple trays of lasagna, but not the ususal kind. Ours was made with a bechamel sauce, and you add a little tomato sauce to the bechamel so it's kinda pink. We used the home canned tomatoes I did last fall up in New Hampshire when we had "family canning day" up at my Dad's. It turned out very good, was soupy at first (too warm) but after setting up overnight it's quite yummy. Today was another rainy day. So I picked up Maggie this morning and brought her to the mall to get her birthday present (yesterday was her B-day). She wanted some C.S. Lewis books in the series she's reading so we got them, walked around some, and then headed back. We stopped at Mi Bohio and had some fried plaintains and mango shakes, the shakes there are out of this world! Then I spoke to Grace and we made plans to bake some cookies. So she met us at home and we went and got the ingredients for "Maggie's secret cookies" and also stuff for dinner. So while G and Maggie made the cookies (I helped a little), I kept busy making swedish meatballs for dinner. The cookies are EXCELLENT, they are oatmeal-chocolate chip, with one secret ingredient, of course. Here's Maggie taking a batch off the sheets to cool. The swedish meatballs weren't so bad either, seeing as how it was my first attempt at them. Then after I dropped Maggie back home, I ran into Stop and Shop down there, as it was the last day of the weekly sale and they had Purdue whole chickens, buy one get one free. So guess what we're roasting up tomorrow for dinner... And I had a big scare today, I thought we lost the new cat. Her name is really kee-kee, but we've taken to calling her "pretty cat", just not to her face, as she is pretty. Here she is reclining in my bed, and you can see her weird haircut- all short but her head, legs, and tail are still long. Here she is eating, see how huge and bushy her tail looks! Once her hair grows back she's gonna be a beautiful kitty, just look at that face. Anyway, she must have gotten out somehow, and I didn't see her all last night or today. I was thinking she won't know her way around. but I opened the laundry room door to check for water (yes when it rains hard for a long time I get seepage, even minor flooding at times) and there she was! She must have discovered there's a missing pane in one of the windows there, that's the kitty-door the other cats use to come and go as they please. I'm just glad she's home safe and sound. Otherwise nothing much else is new around here. Same old stuff. No work on the cottage as I ran out of money, but I may finish the closet up there and paint it, maybe work on it a little to keep it going until I figure out how to get the cash to finish it. Looking forward to the July fourth, having my annual bar-b-q and fireworks show, this will be my sixth or seventh one now and everyone seems to enjoy them so far. So anywaaay, I'm outta here for the night, but before I go, wanna post this picture of Grace and I, so you know what we look like when we're smiling together. posted @ 11:50 PM EST [link] [Karma: 8 (+/-)]Father's Day Well, I survived another one !! Hope yours went well also. I got a couple neat cards, and Danny gave me a screwdriver and best of all, a medallion coin with a neat saying about Dad's. I picked up all the kids yesterday and we went out to Queens to go to a couple markets. I was out of rice and kimchi so it was time to re-stock. The little asian markets around here simply pale in comparison. Out there they are full fledged supermarkets, with a much bigger selection and better prices too. And of course they have a wonderful snack shop with the best corn-dogs, fried squid, etc. Then we all came back here and Sarah and Danny spent a couple hours in the pool. I jumped in for about a half hour, it was a little cool but not bad. The water temp was 72, only a few degrees off, I like it around 75 myself. I ran back down and dropped them all off as Danny had hos last little league game of the season last night. Then I went to my regular Sunday night meeting, and afterwards went and saw the last couple innings of his game. Came home and talked on the phone, ate some cherries (mmm, they were yummy) and went to sleep. Today I plan on moving the dog kennels to a new spot, vacuming the pool, and spending quality time with the new cat. That's about it, nothing exciting. OK, I need to get some better pictures of the cat and I'll post them. She keeps moving every time I get a good pose in the viewfinder. posted @ 07:16 AM EST [link] [Karma: 8 (+/-)]I'm fat !! Yup, I can't deny it. I've gained twenty pounds since last fall and even my face looks fat now. I have to just stop eating for awhile I guess. Nothing much else new, still depressed, tomorrow is Father's Day, I wish I could just sleep all day and avoid the world. I got a new cat, she is really cool, but looks weird temporarily. She's a long hair, but her previous owner had all her fur shaved off, except for her head, tail and legs. So she has this huge bushy tail and a skinny looking body, and her head looks two sizes too big. I think it's an Angora, but not sure yet. Anyway, I'm exhausted as usual, I'll take some pictures of the cat and post them tomorrow. posted @ 11:17 PM EST [link] [Karma: 7 (+/-)]My Sims need me ! OK, I know it rarely happens, maybe once every few years I play a PC game and get hooked. The only games I ever played with any consistency were Quake and Quake2/3, and SimTower way back when. Well don't ask me why, but I was bored sitting here the other day and decided to find a copy of SimCity 3000. Well I did and damned if I can't stop playing that stupid game. It really takes awhile to build a substantial city!! I guess I have about 7 or so hours in real time invested in my city so far. In sim time the city is 220 years old (I run it at the fastest speed) and has around 135,000 inhabitants. My budget is fine, I have almost $400,000 to build stuff. I have a fusion power plant (pricey but makes tons of energy) along with a nuclear one as well. A seaport, airport, military base, university, a couple colleges, like around 5 hospitals, police stations and firehouses. I also have the Adler planetarium, some nice parks, a couple marinas, a recital hall, and so on and so forth. When it gets really nice and big I'll make it available for download if anyone wants to load it into their game and take a look. The things that are the biggest pain are planning the subway system and getting the highways good so traffic is not a major problem. They are always complaining about traffic! In the real world, I have the pool sparkling (if the sun would shine that is) and I put the steps in so if'n one wanted to freeze, one could go for a dip. I got this "liquid solar blanket" that I'll try if the sun ever comes out, it's supposed to help warm it up faster. Besides that, not much has changed, I'm broke, depressed and just trying to keep the faith that there is indeed some light at the end of the tunnel somewhere. Tomorrow is Grace and mines one year anniversary, but I try not to think about it, if you know what I mean. Otherwise I can't complain... Well I could but it doesn't change anything so I gave up on that (except in small doses and mini-rants of course). K, I'm outta here, gonna go give a Hugo a ride to the mall and prolly come back here and build my city more. posted @ 12:47 PM EST [link] [Karma: 9 (+/-)]Wanna get wet and slippery ?? Well if'n I do, all I have to do now is walk about 40 feet out my kitchen door... Yup, the pools open!! I know, the water is freezing still, but I couldn't resist. So after many hours of standing there with the pool vac, the bottom is smooth and clean and the water is crystal clear. Yes, I'm not bragging (well maybe a little), but I consider myself somewhat of a pool master. I can take the worst pools you've ever seen, the water could be black, and turn them sparkling blue and inviting in no time. Trust me though, you learn those skills from neglecting a pool and letting it turn black (or green or brown), better to maintain it no matter what the weather outside and avoid all those hassles. I didn't put the steps in though, as I figure it's still too cold. But maybe I'll do that this weekend. Not like I have any other plans. I'm so broke and so behind in all my bills that I don't even eat dollar menu anymore. But I did go look at a job that could pay almost a half-months worth of bills if the lady goes for it. I hope to meet her and give her the estimate tomorrow or Saturday. It's an old barn that's all rotted on the bottom half. So it needs footings poured and to be re-framed and skinned on just the lower half on three sides, and then primed and painted. So we'll see what happens. If it was my barn (no electricity and a dirt floor) I'd have a hard time justifying spending the money. OK, I'm gonna go hop in the shower, have to go feed Alan's dogs and cats for him, then head over to Castle Heights I guess. Later... posted @ 04:36 PM EST [link] [Karma: 5 (+/-)] |
