Sue, we are iced in here in Panama City - 27 degrees, 20 m.p.h. winds with sleet. It's supposed to move out around 10 a.m., then hit again over night. Everything is coated with about an 1/8th inch of ice.

I got up at 4:30 this morning, and since everything in town is pretty much closed, I will just stay home and play on the computer or read. If I get bored or cold, I'll turn the electric blanket on, crawl under it and read.

Actually, yes! I just mixed up batter for (from scratch) gingerbread muffins that I will bake later today. Batter will keep a couple of weeks in the fridge, so I can bake a few at a time. Sick friend is designated recipient of the first batch.

It's 40 degrees right now and very gray outside. Rained in the night. High is only to get to 45 but by Super Bowl Sunday it should be 80 degrees. This should be the end of our winter so I'm just doing laundry today.

I'm cooking today but no baking. Granddaughter and her DH will be here later this afternoon and she doesn't eat anything with gluten or dairy so that pretty well knocks out any baking I'd like to do. I'm going to make a big pot of chili for tonight and then for lunches. Also a 7-layer salad for tomorrow night and some Payday chex mix. It's rice chex mixed with melted caramels and peanuts. Chex are gluten-free. I'll also chop up stuff for chicken salad.

Hope I'm able to eat some stuff, but even if I can't it sure is fun to have people to cook for!

We have several inches of snowâ¦.doesn't seem like much to you, Sue, but for Williamsburg that's a lot. It's cold, cold, cold here. I had a Doctor's appointment today but they called to say the office is closed so I will have to reschedule. I'm glad cause I didn't want to go out anyway. I'm reading a pretty good book so will probably spend a good part of the day doing that. The laundry is pretty much caught up with. I might make some chili later. I made sure when I was out yesterday that I got all the ingredients because I thought I'd be snowed-in today. I have a pretty steep driveway so we need some sunshine and warmer temps if I'm to get out of here.

It's in the 20's here in coastal NC with ice and a little snow from the winter storm. Pretty much everything is closed. DH and I are both off. I'll be doing some things around the house and probably work on some of my crafts. I brought some work home so I'll probably log in to my office computer and work on that some too.

Good Morning All,
I have First Aid and CPR training class today.
I'd rather just be at work...but oh well..

It's 19 here and we had 3 inches of snow but I'm on my way out to pick up my gf and go see Philomena. I only have one more film to see and then I'll have seen all the nominees for the awards. I do this every year plus I adore going to the movies.

I'm reading a grant description for P50 to be submitted is in September, and preparing to do a quiz on compliance. I go on to tour fish facilities tomorrow and go to an OR session within a couple of weeks. I'm ready to check it all out after doing only administration for 10 years. Work, work, work, some is more interesting than others. Tonight, I hope I get to hang out with my son and enjoy a nice meal. If there is a lot of homework, it'll still be a nice meal, just not as much hanging out. Schools gearing up. He attends a rigorous science/math school and science fair is right around the corner and they're settling 8th graders down to "regular" Algebra, Honors Algebra, and AP courses. Boys are becoming men, and I hope he makes the cut! He'll have to get it together.

We will make a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Trying to stay warm. Nice and warm inside our home.
Mary