Interactive Friday Fun

I'm going to try something new! Inspired by RB and her meme post... I want to do something a little more interactive on Fridays from now on. I will post a question, and all of my fun, loyal readers can share their thoughts, opinions and answers for all of us to enjoy. All you have to do is click on the "comment" link at the bottom of this post and a new window will pop up. Follow the instructions and post your reply! It's not a requirement to leave a name, but it's nice for the other readers to know who is saying what.

Ok. Here we go! The first Interactive Friday Fun Question:

What is your favorite holiday movie and why?

My answer: "Christmas Vacation" is by far my favorite holiday movie. It is hysterical. Every year I still laugh when Cousin Eddie shows up in his turtleneck dickie drinking eggnog from a moose cup. I love this movie for its humor and spirit. I can't wait to watch it this weekend!

Christmas cookies and snow

I have all the ingredients to make lots of cookies this weekend. My holiday favorites, Red and Green M&M cookies are first up. Then the Hershey Kiss cookies. I might also make a batch of pumpkin cookies. I also found a great recipe for Pumpkin Pie Bars that looks quite good. Although, I might wait and make those once the cookies have disappeared. That's far too many sweets for one weekend. Even though I'll be giving a lot of it away.

The snow finally stopped this afternoon. I actually saw the sun come out for a bit. I think we had 4 straight days of non-stop snow. I hear it will probably start back up in some form or other tomorrow. But I bought a new 2-gallon gas can, so now I can have up to 3 1/4 gallons of gas on-hand for the snow blower. I think (hope) that will last a little while.

I think we have a nice quiet weekend ahead. No parties, no ballets, no nothing. Just some relaxation, possibly some shopping (not at the mall) and lots of baking.

The Igloo

Alex is in the midst of constructing an igloo in the front yard. He's stock piling pieces, made with the help of a rubbermaid container. It's still snowing out there, so the pile might be buried by the morning. Oh well, the winter is young, there will be more time to construct and more snow to do it with.

It won't stop snowing!!

"They" said it would taper off after midnight. I'm now wodering if "they" meant midnight 3 days from now. It's not slowing down, and there's no end in sight. There's no school either. I also figured out how much snow I can clear on a tank of gas. Although, to be fair, I'm not sure if the tank was full when I started.

At least the Patriots pulled it out in the last seconds of the game last night! That was quite the game. Phew... I'm exhausted!!

Golden Snowballs & Footballs

Well, we're leading the race. So far anyway. There's a long way to go. And not really a race I look forward to winning! I used the snow blower again this evening. And will probably need to use it again in the morning. It's supposed to snow all night. I wonder how much snow I can clear on a tank of gas...

We're inside keeping warm. Having more hot cocoa with marshmallows and watching Monday Night Football. Hoping for #12 to lead us to 12-0. Go Patriots!

Snow blowin' & tubin'

I got the chance to use the new snowblower today. This photo was taken after I had already cleared the snow... but you get the idea. We didn't get that much, just a few inches. But it was good practice for the big stuff. Which will be here soon.
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Video of Alex using his snow-tube.

Holiday Hoopla

Eric and I attended my company Holiday Party last night. It was at the Glen Loch Restaurant in Jamesville. I had never been to the Glen Loch, or to Jamesville for that matter. It was about 30 minutes south of my house, straight down the interstate, then off some side roads and into the woods to the middle of nowhere. It was very cold and there were intermittent snow squalls. We arrived around 7:30 to find no parking in the lot by the restaurant. It seemed others had the same problem. There were what seemed to be restaurant staff out braving the snow and cold to direct cars to an empty, muddy field across the road from the restaurant. So in our formal wear and high heels, (well I wore high heels, Eric did not) ran through the mud, snow, ice and cold from the car to the restaurant. It was warm inside, but very crowded. I think the entire staff showed up with their significant others. In addition, we had clients and their significant others. I would say there were about 200+ people there. A very good turn out. However, it was very crowded the first hour or two. The bar was 3-4 people deep waiting for beverages. I felt like I was at a college keg party, without the stench of stale beer. We chatted with many co-workers on our way to the bar for our first of many (well, I had many... Eric was a very good designated driver.) Then after that, we stood in line for the buffet. They had a roast station, with rolls, then a pasta station, a salad station and a nice dessert area. We headed back to the room with the bar to park ourselves down at a great table in front of the fireplace. It was very cozy and warm. I think it is safe to say it was a good time had by all. Here are some photos of the party. Enjoy!