The Big DumpTruck

1. The pipes stayed intact

2. The heat stayed on

3. The car started

4. It’s payday

So right away, I’m having a successful day, by any measure.

No school for junior tomorrow, due to the extreme cold and danger for kids who wait for busses. I actually think this is wise, but who am I?

Conversation we just had.

Jr: What was that!

Me: The wind

Jr: It sounded like a burgler!

Me: You’re going to have to trust me, there are no burglers out tonight

How do you make feta saltier? Mix in some capers and call it a spread! Hooo boy, my blood pressure should spike any minute now. I’m not sure how I feel about the combo, actually. It’s part of the special sandwich of the day, roast beef wrap with feta-caper spread. But it’s feta, so it has to be good, right?

p.s. If you are going to change the pickle chips from sweet to dill, for goodness’ sake TELL SOMEONE before they ask for them. I like dill as much as the next girl, but I was in the mood for a few sweet pickle chips. Crunch…ahhhhhhhhhhh!

For some reason (and it could have been the -3 temps as we left the house this morning) Junior suggested that we should save all our money and put a garage on the house. That’s actually amazingly thoughtful, because I believe he got the idea after I removed the thin covering of snow from the car.

He then pointed out that instead of having two doors to the house we would have three, so apparently his vision includes some sort of breezeway. Of course then we’d probably have four doors, so maybe I won’t say anything.

I told him I’d love to put a garage on the house but it’s a LOT of money, and he was wondering if I wanted all the change he has in his piggy bank. I mean, could you just squeeze this kid to death? I told him that wasn’t enough. I said we’d probably need 200 one hundred dollar bills (breaking it down into a number he could more likely understand). Which doesn’t sound so outrageous, when you put it that way, does it? If 200 of you each send me $100, I can build Junior’s dream garage!

He asked me how much is in my bank account, and when I told him, he pointed out that there was enough for him to get a red Game Boy SP and THEN start saving for the garage. I see he’s retained his priorities.

Okay, if it’s cold enough to freeze the contents of my nose while I’m breathing warm air through it, do you think if I throw a cup of water into the air it will freeze before it hits the ground?

Stay tuned…

Okay, so as Rick pointed out, we’re a few degrees off from the optimal “water thrown up in the air and freezing before it hits the ground” weather.

So I pose another question: It says that you can keep Cool Whip for 2 weeks in the fridge…but how can you tell if it’s gone bad?