Here are the pictures of our weekend blizzard. I know that many people like to engage in the sport of ‘weather-person-maligning’. Frequently you will hear someone complaining that the forecasters don’t know what they’re talking about, that they rarely get it right. Well, they hit a bull’s eye with this one. One of our stations said that the storm would start at noon — sure enough, the flakes started falling right on the dot! What started as a gentle bit of snow coming down, quickly changed into a blustery, raging snowstorm. By the time it was said and done on Sunday (another bull’s eye) we had 22" on the ground. Our snowblower was pressed into service three separate times.
Everyone was at home, so we were all quite snug and that made this blizzard a welcomed event. When the girls were little, the coziest of times were when we would all climb into my bed for some reading and snuggling. Well, they are much too big for that now (no matter how much I beg and plead, they just won’t do it), so being all stuck together in the house is the closest I’ll get. Many might feel that a weekend spent locked up with their teenagers doesn’t sound all that appealing and sometimes I might agree with them. This time however, was lovely. There was plenty of food in the fridge and no place to go. We had a great time watching movies, playing board games and eating. (this is the down side to being housebound — the eating!!)
My good friend has a Coco Motion Machine. Being a gadget lover, I have often thought of getting one. In fact, I spent a bit of time last winter in fruitless pursuit of one. During this snowy confinement, I had something of a cocomotion epiphany.
- would it be wise to have such convenient hot chocolate?
- I have a pot.
- I have a stove.
- I have an immersion blender …….
ps. in yesterday’s post, mention was made of pot pie ….. I have just one thing to say ….. Costco!
pps. actually, I’ll say a few more things. I have indeed made chicken pot pie myself. It is quite tasty. Costco does a fine job – better than my own really – and so cheap! One pot pie fed the four of us dinner for two nights. can’t beat that!
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Costco, the Marie Calendar Potpies are one of my guilty pleasures. I don’t buy the costco mega pot pie as the boys don’t eat such things, preferring either some form of Beef (tall thin son #1) or pasta (tall thin son #2) as the mainstays of their diets.
HOW did I miss yesterday! Happy Happy Happy belated!
Ann. Those pot pies are soooo good, we were on a once a week kick with those until genius Peter said ” lets Point these” Well guess what, a whopping 40 something points each!!! So dig in Annie, then get on helga 100 more times per day! haha
Some of my best memories ever are tied up with snowstorms. As long as people and property aren’t damaged, the break from routine seems to bring forth good times. And I don’t care how it’s produced…bring on the hot chocolate!
I often use my immersion blender for soups. Stick the ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning, then blend it all together for a nice thick soup in the evening. Great for winter!
Being a southern girl, the closest thing I’ve got to those cozy memories…well, let’s just say that I distinctly remember listening to a transitor radio in the hallway during a hurricane. LOL. Cozy, but not in a good way!
I was gifted with a Coco Motion machine and only used it once because it never got the Cocoa hot enough for me. If my children were young it would have been great but it wasn’t hot enough for me. You can’t beat the pan and the stove.
Just remember I’m loving this “We are the same age!” LOL
Thanks again for my wonderful hat! You’re the best!!!!
Gee, no one mentioned how incredibly artistic that “blizzard_016” picture is (frozen light). That should be a Hallmark card!
I’ve made it my desktop. You have an eye with the camera!