Freezing

Okay - so it's freezing at work and my chili isn't keeping me warm. I used a cubanelle, jalapeno and habanero in it too, so it does have some heat. Borderline too much for people who don't like the heat, but fairly mild for me. I could use a little more - maybe half to a whole additional habanero. I don't find the jalapenos to have enough heat unless you really load them into the chili.

Work is the usual - not requiring much brain function - which continues to drive me insane. I spend much of my extra brain-time contemplating food and recipes. *(see allysfoodieblog.blogspot.com for additional food-related thoughts)

Waiting on pricing to replace half of the roof on our house and also getting rough ballparks on vinyl siding. I prefer the kind that resembles stained cedar shingles, but don't know if that would be a realistic choice. Hopefully the guy gets back to us and we will be ready to make our decision on the roof soon... and figure out if we're saving towards traditional or cedar-shingle look siding.

Tuesday, Frozen feet

Although for the most part I don't get quite so cold quite so fast anymore, when my feet get cold, it still takes FOREVER for them to warm up.

I'm alternating which foot to perch on while I have a heater going to try to keep the other one semi-defrosted, but so far, no luck! (But time to switch feet)

Finally got one new ringtone for my phone - "O Come All Ye Faithful" by Twisted Sister... but only because Bryan sent it to me. One of these days I'm going to get back to setting them up myself and I'll also finish the myriad of projects I've started.... like the carved death star for the top of the Christmas tree and a photo album that I've been working on since July. Grrrrrr THIS WEEK I hope... yeah right. actually if I finish this weekend I might hit my timing.

Friday we're going "out for drinks" after work which means Coke with Lime for me. But I don't usually pass up the opportunity to pick brains off hours. At least for an hour or three.

So this Saturday is coctail party food class.... I'm SO EXCITED I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF. Food. I live for it.

And I followed up with LaSalle Academy yesterday and it looks like a three week time frame... That brings us to either the week before Christmas, or the week of Christmas. And that timing could be good. Time for research, time for thinking and phrasing, time for strategic alignment and holiday bonuses. And I can live with that.

I'm busy right now enjoying the peacefulness that is fleeting around here - especially at this time of year, and contemplating one last Christmas gift. I think I'm going to go with the initial personalized Dunkin card even though they charge 5 to personalize the card... vs WalMart's 88 cents. WAIT A MINUTE.... BRAINSTORM! I'll be back later. Must act on results of storm before the idea is washed away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO!