Snow!

Okay, so the weatherman was just off on his timing by about a day or so... it is pilin' up out there now! A couple inches so far and still coming down... The first big snow of the season is always exciting! (I like snow in December, don't mind it in January and early February but once Valentines' Day is over I'm ready for spring!)

Website update

I worked on my website all afternoon. I wanted to post some articles I wrote a couple of years ago. Just trying to collect them all in one place. Nothing real profound or anything. However, I was also trying out a new (to me) html technique that I hadn't done before, so it was quite time-consuming! Not to mention the fact that my computer kept crashing (7 times in one hour!) because there's something wrong with the graphics card. DH worked on it tonight, so we'll see if it's better. And I'm not through with the new webpage yet, so there's nothing to see there yet. It's coming along though, and a very cute layout if-I-do-say-so-myself-who-shouldn't!

I was also trying to make some blinkies. I have Photo Shop which is supposed to be able to do everything Paint Shop Pro can do (and lots more). I think it's a more professional program or something. (DH is a printer which is why I have it.) I am learning by trial-and-error with that just like I am the html. So I click on the Help menu to find out how to do animations. Sure, there's directions... they just tell me to click on options that just aren't there. Select "animation" from the "Window" menu... now if I could only find where it says "animation" under "Window"! I wasted way to much time hunting and hunting with no luck. I finally decided to forget it... my blinkies don't have to blink, do they? They can be "un-blinkies"!!!

I'll post my "un-blinkies" tomorrow and hopefully get my new webpage up, too.

No snow

Would you believe it didn't snow a flake? Not one! Yes, they were predicting 6 inches! SIX! Thursday day night and Friday morning they were "issuing a weather storm watch" (which means it's likely to happen, right?)... then by last night it had been upgraded to a "weather storm warning" (which means it's imminent, right??)... this morning when there was no snow in sight the report was a "winter storm advisory with an 80% chance of snow"... now here it is late Saturday night and still... no snow!!! Sheesh... what do weathermen know???

Ramblin' Update

Most of the snow from earlier in the week is gone. It's wet and gray and miserable outside today. But... they are forcasting 6 inches of snow for tonight/tomorrow. So... I *have* to get out there and get those leaves raked up today. Stupid late-falling tree!! Now the leaves are all wet and soggy. Not as bad as they will be if I leave them till spring, though.

I need to go to Michael's some time today to get the tempra paint for the stage sets for our Christmas program. We will be working on that in the morning. Which reminds me, I also need to draw up a rough draft of what I have in mind for the sets. Fun, fun!

I set a goal at New Year's to read the Bible through in 2004. Well, I'm really going to have to do some marathon reading to make it. I'm a little over half through with Isaiah, then I have all the rest of the OT prophets to read, plus the book of Revelation. Unfortunately, the prophets aren't exactly the easiest part of the Bible to read! I almost need a commentary to figure out what they're talking about half the time. Our pastor has read the Bible through every year for 30-some years! He said that it occurred to him that God gave us the whole Bible for a reason, so he figured that it must be important for us to read the whole thing. I think he has a good point. Wouldn't have to be the whole thing in a year, though, I don't suppose. Still, I spend enough time reading everything else... I can do this!

Well, I'm off to rake leaves. Later you might find me buried somewhere in Isaiah or Jeremiah!

Peanut Butter Popcorn

My brother and his wife made this when we were visiting them recently. It's kinda like caramel-corn only peanut butter instead of caramel. It is very yummy!

Pop 3 quarts popcorn (or 2 bags microwave popcorn). Get the "old maids" out. Measure out 1 cup peanut butter.

On stove in saucepan:
1/2 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup Karo syrup

Bring to boil stirring constantly until it thickens. Boil 2 more minutes. Add 1 cup peanut butter and 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir quickly with wooden spoon. Pour over popcorn and mix well. Pour out on wax paper until cool. Break apart and serve.