well, there was no ten inches of snow; instead, we got ice. we had ice falling from the sky, making a lot of noise and then sticking on everything. on my patio, well, let's just say i could have probably skated on my patio today. and then, when it wasn't icing, it was raining. it was raining some of the coldest rain i have ever felt; and then, every now and then, when the rain would take a rest, giant snowflakes would come tumbling from the clouds. oh, and i can't forget to mention the blustery january-esqe winds that played their part too. the sharp gusts of wind did a perfect job of getting all of the afore mentioned water by-products to dance and swirl violently outside my windows. last night, as i was laying in bed, it actually started thundering and lightning-ing. is that a word? no? oh well, it works...anyway, the thunder was that huge, shake your house kinda thunder. that, as opposed to the ice hitting the rain gutters, sounded beautiful.
i decided to take today and bake cookies and meatloaf. it seemed like the perfect day for such projects. i had never made meatloaf before...well, i shouldn't say that...i did a stint as the kitchen manager at a pre-school in the area and occasionally i had a hand in making the meatloaf...but making meatloaf for personal use, never. it's funny because i make all these foods and i never have any idea how they taste due to not eating meat. i heard it was good though...