Yesterday dawned with an icy rain sifting over the snow that had fallen overnight, creating a crispy crust that sparkled in the light - artificial or, later on, sunlight. In some ways, it was easier to break through the ice crust to walk than it was to walk on the already-cleared portions which were treacherously icy. The part of the driveway I shoveled first in the morning - the side where my car is parked - reflects light rather like a skating rink right now, whereas the part that DH cleared a bit later in the day is dry and quite nice. I'll be putting my ice-crampons onto my boots this morning - I'm quite sure the parking lot at work will be a challenge and I don't want to slip if I can help it.
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All of the parking lots up here in the Frozen Northlands should have had signage like this yesterday. An icy rain after a 3"+ snowfall made for treacherous walking conditions. |
We were busy all day yesterday and pulled in good sales. As usual, only about half of our customers had a "Year-end Blow Out Sale" email, the other half were just miscellaneous people looking for this and for that. We sold everything from lots of beads to some pieces of jewelry and a few Christmas tree ornaments which I put on sale at 50% over DH's objections. (As it turned out, those people who bought the ornaments did so before we had a chance to get the sign up, so they actually paid full price - still a bargain, but not quite as much of one). Since DH doesn't want the ornaments on sale, I'll probably pull the sign down before we open for business today.
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Yesterday, I ordered aluminum oven racks for my new oven, along with a broiler pan. The racks come in a set of three and I had wanted two, so I'm fine with that. I hope they'll slide along the guides with more ease than the current porcelain racks. Merry Christmas to me - LOL. Christmas money well spent. |
I telephoned the Customer Service dept at GE yesterday morning and ordered a set of three aluminum oven racks and a broiler pan. DH had given me some money for the holiday, so I spent most of it on these. I'm hoping the aluminum racks will slide on the side rails much easier than the porcelain ones the oven came with. The porcelain ones are almost immovable, and that made me quite upset when I was pulling out the roasting pan with the turkey. I expect I'll have the new supplies within a week or so, so I'll see how they operate then.
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I do love my veggie smoothies. I've gotten making them down to an art, my only problem being the blender issues which do seem to be ongoing. I have enough money for an industrial blender, but will wait until this latest blender has died before I order one. |
I'm mulling my schedule over in my head - I don't get my usual Wednesday off, so I have to push a lot of my usual tasks off until Friday. I have to make sure I have enough salad fixings to get me through until Friday (shouldn't be a problem) and enough "Ogre Juice" (veggie smoothies) to get me to Friday as well. I'll need to shop to make more "Ogre Juice" on Friday, but the grocery stores don't close for New Year's Eve. I'll also start my Friday out in the swimming pool - I think the YMCA might be closing early for New Year's Eve, but that won't affect my 5:00 am water time.
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Isn't this a lovely idea for a holiday card? It's one of several DIY ideas I came across this morning while looking at images. I think this is absolutely adorable. |
I've been getting some wonderful Holiday cards in the mail and want to thank each of you who were thoughtful enough to send one to me. I appreciate them. I usually do a recap after the beginning of the year, so keep your eyes open. I look forward to sharing the variety and beauty with all of you. In the meantime, have an excellent Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow.
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