Over the weekend, I got this cute phot of Cameron and Lauren, who were on their way to some wedding. Aren't they cute? Have I mentioned I am excited about Thanksgiving? I am missing my babies. Thanks to the popularity of text messaging, I do hear from most of them frequently - but it isn't the same as giving them a hug. I do enjoy Cameron's weekly series - guess what kind of weirdness happened at the bank this week? :)
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a recipe for lasagna soup. When shopping last week, I told Jim about it and he said he would like to try it. We bought the ingredients. Yesterday, it was rainy and cold all day, and when I went home for lunch, I threw the stuff in the crock pot, thinking nice hot dinner when we got home. I even made garlic cheese rolls and had them ready for the oven when I got back from driving the bus. I had dinner all ready around 5:30 - unheard of at our house, where I tend to start cooking after I get home and we eat a little later in the evening. Also unheard of, Jim was home early! We just sat down to watch the news, and eat our soup, and were laughing about Harper's cat growling and hissing at the news (me too cat - me too), when the power went out. There was a wind storm that apparently knocked out quite a few people. I was happy I had made dinner early! I was not happy with the soup, however. OK, so lasagna soup is just really runny lasagna. Also, the recipe says to break up lasagna noodles and throw them in there. As they cook, they suck up the liquid and it is really just weird, runny lasagna. Now, if you know me, you know that I love lasagna. And I don't make a bad lasagna, despite not really having any Italian people to learn from, but this....abomination. Yes we ate it, and yes, we will be eating the leftovers for lunch today, but that will be the absolute last pot of lasagna soup I ever make!
The power being out turned into a fiasco for more than one reason. One, I am hosting Langsgiving this weekend, and I had a list of things I wanted to do. Having no power meant I could not do stuff I wanted to do, throwing my list into turmoil. Also, Jim sleeps with an apnea mask, and no power means that his mask is a no go. He really can't sleep without it, so he was up until 2:45 when the power finally came back on. At 4 am the dog was barking and carrying on in the living room. Last night was just not good. Here is hoping today goes better, I can double up on my list, and still have everything work out without killing my sanity. :)
It has already started out better, as Jim's Uncle Ray called me by accident. I always enjoy talking to him - so it was a happy accident. Fingers crossed it was a sign.