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...
