Well, I see again it has been a while since I've been on here. I've been busy with year end reports to state and federal. It really makes me wonder how they manage to do business when their websites are so horrid. I will again just send in the old fashion way after having spent an hour on their site to have every thing print out in some other language. I don't understand when we are American's and speak and write English that they have forms in other languages. Live in America speak and write and understand English. Ok so I will get off my soapbox for a while.

Nothing much going on around here except SNOW, SNOW and more SNOW. I am really thinking it is a four letter word.

I've been busy trying to clean up my house. The carpenters are suppose to start around March 1st with putting in windows, doors, chimney liner and I'm sure they would appreciate getting to the stuff they have to fix. So today I did the entry way closet. I'm sure I did it before Jimmie died but haven't done much to it since then. I took out 2 large garbage bags of winter clothes to take to the thrift store. Threw away another 2 bags of junk, carried stuff to the basement and to the garage and I can finally see the floor. Did a large load of laundry of stuff I wanted to keep. Now I need to go to town and buy some storage bins that will fit on the shelf to organize. Maybe when I need a certain pair of gloves I will be able to find them. haha

I've been trying to think of something good to cook all day and I finally just had a salad. I want something different from the usual I've been cooking but not sure if I want good home cooking, something with an oriental flavor, something Mexican or what. I've been cooking too much at a time so I've had lots of leftovers. Now I don't mind a couple days of leftovers but this going on a week of leftovers is getting old. I just can't seem to make a small kettle of soup. I start out with a small kettle but it always ends up a big kettle.

I went snowmobiling yesterday. It was a lot of fun. Trying to get in shape for the big trip we are going to make in February. We are going to ride up to Lake kabtogma (wish I knew how to spell that one) any way we are going to a resort that is in the Boundry Waters Canoe Area but allows snowmobiles in this area. It should be a fun trip.

I should of read through what I wrote on my last blog and then maybe I would know what I should talk about.

I have to tell you about some kicked up Corn bread I made. I made regular cornbread and then I added an onion finely chopped and about a half cup of diced up jalapeno's to it. It wasn't hot but it really had a nice flavor to it. Made the cornbread a little moister also.

I bought a couple more cookbooks when I was shopping at the thrift stores last week when I was in town. One is on sourdough cookery. I knew you could do alot with sourdough starter but this cookbook really has some great sounding quick breads using the starter. It also has recipes for muffins, cakes, cookies and pizza dough. Even some meals with meat in them. I thought I would mix up the starter and give some of these a try. If any of them turn out I will give you the recipe.

The other cookbooks I bought were Taste of Country. Hopefully I can find something in one of them today to cook. Well the decision was easy. Art showed up with some ground venison thawed out and I made a meatloaf for tomorrow and chili for tonight. So now I will look for something to make for later in the week.

They are talking -25 here tonight suppose to get up around 0 tomorrow and cold through Wednesday. By Friday we are suppose to be in the high 20's. Now if it would only get to 40's so the snow would come off my roof it would be great.

Hope all of you have a great week. Take care.

Julie