It Was A Wonderful Three Days Off - Now It's Back to Reality Again

I hope all of you had a lovely Christmas holiday, if that's your celebration of choice, and at least were able to enjoy some time off and festive foods. I'm doing a short and sweet post today because, after three days of lovely weather, we got pounded with 3-6 inches of snow overnight, which will continue falling until nine a.m. I've got to get my car shoveled out (the driveway behind my car, to be more precise) before heading to the gym for my Monday swim. 

It's impossible to tell how much snow has truly fallen by 
looking out my windows. I have to actually open the 
garage door to see it properly. I don't know how to turn 
on the snow blower, so it's shoveling for me. If necessary, 
I'll awaken DH to help me, but I'm hoping I can clear my 
side of the driveway and maybe the front and back 
walkway before I leave for the shop - the driveway 
before I leave for the gym. 

The turkey turned out perfect, I roasted in on Saturday, opting to relax a bit more on Friday. I was extremely happy with the turkey, and the oven, but I really hate the oven racks, so I'm looking into buying some chrome racks which should be able to slide in and out with greater ease. The racks it was shipped with are porcelain, and they don't like to move at all. Great for stability, crap for action. I also want to buy a broiler pan for the oven. I haven't had a working broiler since I moved into the house in 1984, so it will be delightful to have one available again. 

I haven't had a functional broiler in an oven since before 
1984. That's a long time. I'm looking forward to using 
a broiler again, but need a broiler pan for it before 
I begin using it. 

DH was in a good mood throughout Christmas, but in a crappy mood yesterday. I assume that's because it was his birthday and he hates to be reminded about how old he is. (Also, his team lost in football, which is never a good thing for his mood.) Still, it was an OK day. It turned out the gift I bought him was a duplicate, so I'll be returning it to Amazon next week. I don't get a day off until Friday this week, it's time for our Four-Day End of the Year Sale at the shop, and I'm hoping we'll be busy. The snow will impact that, but if the snow is only for today, we should still have good numbers to wrap up the year. 

DH is often grumpy, he rather embraces it. 
He's quite similar to "Grumpy" from "Snow 
White and the Seven Dwarves". He's a 
grump, but he has a good heart. You just 
have to really dig to find it sometimes. 

So, I'm out of here. I have a driveway to shovel and a swimming pool calling to me. I hope all of you had a lovely Christmas and that you have a great day leading up to the New Year celebration and switchover. I'll be back tomorrow.