The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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Yesterday we had a little pot-luck get together at work where we all brought a little something, I brought
a two quart crock-pot of my "Five-Alarm" chili and unfortunately I goofed with the spices....I put enough spices
for a six quart batch instead of a two quart batch. OUCH!! !!....

Oh well, I could always dilute the leftover chili with a new batch made without so much spice and then
mix it with some cooked pasta.....


Until next time, Happy Holidays to all.....

I worked till 4:45 tonight and went grocery shopping, then home. We had a pancake breakfast made by our supervisors this morning as we got paid double time for Christmas Eve and a paid holiday off on Friday for a long weekend.

I have a Secret Santa gift and my friend from Minneapolis sold some more of my consignment so she sent me a cash payment and a yet unopened gift wrapped package. I put them all at the bottom of my torchier floor lamp that I wrapped with multi colored LEDfor the season. I physically restrained myself from bringing home a turkey. I get so Hetty Green about this stuff.

Merle

My office is furloughed for two weeks, so I've been sleeping a lot and resting all week. I didn't realize I was so tired, but I must have been because I slept a lot, including napping during the daytime.

We had our traditional Christmas eve pizza and played The Charlie Brown Christmas video we have (since when they aired it on ABC this year they cut half of it out!). I gave the kid new wiper blades for her car and a vintage wool post-WWII French Army Greatcoat (kind of the Capt. Jack from Torchwood look) that I was able to find at Stormin Norman's Fine Gift Emporium. It's still got the label (made in Paris, spelled in French) and is long enough that, when combined with her lack of height, provides substantial protection for her from the cold. She gave me a knitted cap she'd made, with trilobites worked into the design. It's of a special kind of wool and is stretchy enough to fit well. Very nicely done.

We got the cats some new catnip mice, but the blind cat has asthma bad when it's cold and so he's spent his day in leaning on the oil heater in my bedroom. (It's been close to freezing overnights, though in the low 50s during the daytime. The house stays cold, though, until we get up and turn the heat on out in the front rooms for a while.) The old cat enjoyed her mousie for a while, but started limping badly this evening so I carried her in and set her next to the heater as well. She curled up and went to sleep. She's very old, and gets stiff, but she seemed happy before she fell asleep. Purring up a storm.

The birds all got fresh millet sprays and Spike got extra time hanging out outside of his cage, and Tennyson the Rat got to eat a Christmas cookie (junk food is always off-limits for him) and a pecan.

We ate the last of the Jaffa cakes we brought home from England with our cup-o-tea this evening. All and all, a very nice Christmas eve.

Tomorrow we have a small ham cooked with cloves and orange juice, potatoes, fresh carrots, and some nice rosemary rolls for the evening meal, and we will spend the day knitting (I have a machine, the kid does it by hand) scarves and warm gloves/hats for friends of ours who are in the midwest. One can never have enough scarves and warm hats in a winter like this, especially when you work out-of-doors. We will watch old movies on TV, with our tree all lit up, and spend the day at home. In the evening we plan to make some hot cocoa and put it in travel mugs, and then go out for a drive to look at the Christmas lights, before people start taking them down.

Happy Holidays to all!

Lurking and Stimming as usual.....

About the flu vaccine... hmmm, perhaps the kid should reconsider? A student I advised a few years ago, who went on to grad school. Nice boy, in his late twenties. Wasn't feeling well the days up to Christmas, but was out and about. Christmas Day morning he felt awful, started running a high fever. Slipped into a coma that night, died the next day without waking up. He did have a lot of health issues, always had them. But of all the people I've ever met, he was one of those who was most alive. That happened so very fast....

RIP Eric.

Happy New Year Dinos....

happy Dino year ! !! !

Sweet pix, Lemon and Richie!

{Lemon, the link in your post wouldn't display the image for me, so I'm taking the liberty of posting a different link to the image address:



I can edit my post later if you want to use this link in your own post.}

no, it's ok sleepydragon, it's very kind of you
i thought i posted another image, strange, it seems i don't know what i'm doing anymore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLwtqwnI6ko

ah - haaaahhhhhh.

@lemon: Was the image also in your "kids" folder on that site? Those pictures are charming! I like the wallpapers (insect one is soooo cool) and the draft fabric pattern especially.

@MrMark: OMGZLOLOLOL!!