Spaghettios, cold, straight from the can. Has to be the name-brand though, not generic, not any other style of canned pasta.

Yep, I'm really weird... but when nothing else appeals, I can manage to eat that. I try to keep a couple of cans on hand for emergencies.

I was supposed to be "John Michael" - I have two sons, one has first name John and the other has middle name Michael. And because I am silly, John's middle name starts with A, as does the other's first name.

And I occasionally use my middle name, rather than my given name, as my name-of-choice.

I totally understand! I have three different pairs, depending on what I need to do: close work/reading, distance/driving, and middle distance (computer work, around the house). There's some overlap, and my vision insurance will pay for a new rx every year, so I rotate. I'm never completely without.

2/2 In other news, we already have our federal tax refund (one week after filing!!!), so I've prepped our state tax return (we owe) and will hopefully get it mailed this week.

Next year's tax returns should be even easier!

Now I get to do some window shopping (online of course).

Awww... Henry's cousin!

Yep - we have a medical appointment this morning, so we're up extra early too.

Bonus, it is SNOWING again down here.

Good news is we have nothing else to do today, so naps in our future.

Try to have a great day!

I was working with a new stylist and he was really reluctant (at first) to cut it so short, but once he realized I really meant it, he had fun. It had been almost three months since my last cut, so I am glad to see all that hair go!

Five quarts of chicken stock sealed just fine this morning when I reprecessed them with lids from a different box. I've got 4 more quarts in the canner now, which should be enough stock for a typical month or two.

Already talked it over with Matt and we're going to change lid companies.

I've heard tons of great reviews for ForJars, so I'm going to give them a shot. I've had my eye on their funnels (currently out of stock) for a while anyway.

Sorry for the link, but I have had THIS specific scene stuck in my head for a couple of days. Man, do I wish we could feel good about enjoying this...

Lip-sync rendition of Ray Charles' classic, "Night Time Is The Right Time," featuring the whole Huxtable family.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSvG....

Today we learned that a compost fork is especially useful in breaking up ice chunks so that they can be shoveled out of the way.

In other news, we managed to dig ourselves out, since we weren't having any luck getting someone here today.

(2/2) Being from New England, we'd rarely bother shoveling 3-4 inches of snow, knowing that under normal weather conditions it would just melt in a day or two.

What we have, however, is not normal conditions. Our normal high is 42F. However, it will be another week before we go above freezing.