Wandering in my mind

There is a raw wind from the north today and the grey clouds scudding across the sky would, in December, be full of snow. At least so far there have only been some cold rain showers. So on a day like this it is time to stay inside with occasional peeks out the window. It’s hard to believe yesterday was 24 C and today is 2 C. That would translate to about 78F and 34F for the non Celsius users.

So in the interests of staying inside and warm, I opened a Christmas present today. (Of course I unwrapped it at Christmas, I just hadn’t opened the box yet.) It is an official CSI Forensic Facial Reconstruction Kit. There is a skeleton head, depth pins and clay to create the features. As I build it I am thinking I know which one of the four missing person pictures it is supposed to represent, but I will finish it before I look up the answer to confirm my guess. Since I have been getting bugged about unused Christmas presents, this is at least a start and my next project will be to set up the rock polisher I got for 2004. Now where did I put those chunks of amethyst DH brought back from Ontario?

There is a 12 pound ham in the oven, baking in Coca-Cola, and supper will be ready around 6. Potato salad or mashed? Vegetable suggestions? I’m thinking there will be leftovers.

# posted by Surveysez @ 3:20 PM 11 comments

If someone I admire can leave blogland, then come back when she changes her mind, then I can attempt to blog as well. I’ve been giving it some thought over time, and despite the fact that I don’t really think things are interesting enough to share, perhaps it doesn’t matter. After all, I would share them with my RL friends over the kitchen table, so why would I leave other friends out? Besides, there are times I want to post a comment and cannot, so this is a way around that.

Just a little background: I live in the middle of Alberta, Canada with my husband, two daughters (17 and 13) and Juanita the cat. For the most part things are pretty level currently and I have not had to threaten to buy a dog for the longest time now. (That is one of those family references - if I am mad at DH I will announce I am thinking of getting a dog - what it means is "DH has pissed me off so badly that I am going to do away with him, and while I am sure the kids will miss him, I'll get them a dog and they'll get over it").

Currently I am not working and am trying to adjust to a life style that I have not lived since I was 17 years old. And that was a very long time ago. I find myself compensating by cooking and baking since other than reading and TV, I was always busy and did not have a great many hobbies. Perhaps this may become a minor hobby - we will see.

Anyway, this is my inaugural post and welcome to Wandering in my mind.

# posted by Surveysez @ 1:13 PM 15 comments