It just dawned on me that I'll have to start typing 2014 in a few days. Wonder how many times I'll forget?
No pictures today. We've spent the last two days doing projects, running for supplies, doing more projects, returning stuff and buying more stuff. But things are shaping up.
Olga asked me to make chili last night, which meant a run to the grocery store for some spices. She had bought pork to use so we used Dad's recipe, only with pork. It was just a little different, but quite good. So, Dad, try it out and see what you think.
The good news is that we had unpacked all the cooking equipment I needed. But Olga asked me at noon to make it for dinner and got out the crock pot. I usually make it in the crock pot and let it cook all day. But the original recipe says to simmer for 45 minutes, so that's what I did. Natasha asked why not the crock pot; she was at work when I started. She said she would have never considered doing it on the stove. So we learned something.
Natasha, Steve and Maria visited the backdoor neighbors today to get some questions answered. Trash pick up, etc. The neighbors were a great help. They knew how the gas fireplaces worked, what lawn service the previous owner used and even had information on the furnace and hot water heaters. The houses were built around the same time and theirs is a mirror image of Natasha's. It was a really helpful visit.
Olga raked leaves this morning with the rake we got yesterday. I think leaf raking is an all winter occupation around here. There are lots of oak trees that take forever to lose their leaves. One of the minuses of living in a warmer climate. But only relatively warmer. It was 45 when I took Obi for his walk this morning, quite chilly. However, it was 35 in West Lafayette. I'll take the 45.
Steve and I went out to the trailer today to check on things and pick up a few things. I told Steve when we were leaving that when we're ready to leave Dallas, we should just pull the trailer up to Natasha's house. He replied that he didn't want to navigate the street if there were cars parked on both sides. It would be tight.
We went to California Pizza Kitchen tonight for supper. They have a gluten free crust for me, so I could have pizza. Natasha suggested the BBQ chicken pizza, which was quite good. It's a different taste, so didn't quite say pizza to my taste buds. I'll have to go back and try again. :-)
The local Kroger has a "natural" foods section that has a lot of the stuff I can eat, so I've been surviving quite nicely. Between that and Olga's cooking, I'll probably need to diet when we leave here.
Obi's snoring at the foot of the bed and I'm running out of news, so I'll sign off for now.
Deb
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