Banking, Shopping and Cooking on a Cold Day

Good morning one and all. I've done my morning meditation, watered my fountain, taken my weight and my shower, and made my two cups of tea (currently steaming next to me). I'm ready to jump into today. 

We've been with the same bank for more than 40 years, 
although their name and location has changed several 
times. Now they're not close to us at all (they used to be 
within a mile of the shop), but they're really great people, 
very helpful, and it just didn't make any sense to switch 
to a different bank. 

The very first item on my agenda is getting to the bank. For this, I need to go to the South side of the Cities to the bank we use for our business accounts. I purchased $50 in $1 bills from them yesterday when I made a deposit. I can't find them. I know I brought them back to the shop with me, I clearly remember that, and the deposit receipt which was rubber banded to the cash has been stapled into the deposit book. So I know the $1 bills got to the shop. But I can't find them. 

I can't imagine what happened to my 50 $1 bills. I spent 
almost 30 minutes looking for them last night, and was 
unsuccessful. I'll buy new ones this morning, but I hope 
I find the missing ones soon. 

The last thing I remember about them is grabbing two rubber bands from the drawer and separating the stack into two packages of $25/each. But after that ... it's a mystery. I spent more than 20 minutes last night looking for those two packs of $1 bills, and had no luck. We need them, so I grabbed $50 from my personal funds this morning and will buy them once again. This bank opens at 7:30, so I can get there and drop the bills off at the shop before heading to the grocery store. It'll all work out. But I'm quite frustrated - it's like there's a black hole for about 15 minutes that I can't seem to remember, and unless a dimensional doorway has opened up, those two bundles of $1 bills are around somewhere. 

ARGH! 

Still, it is as it is. No sense in getting all excited about it. When/if I do find them, I'll pay myself back for the loan and put them into the cash envelope where they belong. It's just frustrating - one more example of how my brain is simply not as "on point" as it used to be, and that's annoying and a bit frightening. 

I quite clearly remember dividing them into two stacks 
of $25, and putting rubber bands around them. But they 
are nowhere to be found and we need them. *sigh*

But today is a "day off" and I'll be working in the kitchen making "Ogre Juice". It's my usual Friday task. I've got it down to a science - what initially was a job that took 2-1/2 to 4 hours to do, now takes me an hour. I know exactly what I need, how to prep everything, and I have an excellent top-of-the-line blender that can handle what I'm tossing at it. Win/Win. I'll probably have time to bake that Butternut squash too. Yummy! 

I prefer to cube and roast my butternut squash - it's 
a lot faster and better for portion control. It's an 
easy way to cook it, so it'll be minimal time in 
prep and oven work. 

I hope your day is fulfilling and happy. I'm planning on wrapping the week up tomorrow, as we move into the weekend. We're COLD today - our first day of really cold temps - but I have the right clothing, a warm car, good gloves, and a wonderful "Canada" hat that keeps my ears wonderfully warm. All is right in my world (except for the missing $50 - LOL). Slava Ukraini and חיים לישראל.