'Rents Visiting (2 & 3/11)
Had a really nice visit from a cousin & her hubby yesterday. They came over at 2pm for tea & cookies, with the thought that the visit would be between meals. Well, that's all very well and good, but we ended up chatting away for far longer than expected. Not really surprising, as we've not gotten together in a couple of years.
Around 6pm I put out brie & crackers & crudités & cashews & salmon pate (thank goodness I made a batch yesterday to have on hand just in case), and began making the simple dinner I'd already planned. I sauteed onions & garlic in XV olive oil, added in sliced zuke & crookneck & diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning (ground black pepper, oregano, thyme, basil), all while heating up sliced Italian chicken sausage in another pan, and boiling water for pasta. (Also dealt with some plant-based pasta for my step-Dad who's keeping Keto.) Twas easy, tasty, and of sufficient quantity to feed us all. (Another Xmas miracle! ;-) Cookies served as dessert. They left at 10pm.
It'd rained all evening.
That's when I noticed an odd spot on the dining room ceiling, which eventually began slowly dripping in a couple spots. Dealing with leak kept me up until past 2am. (Got to enjoy a bonus SNOWfall though, so it wasn't all bad!) Felt exhausted, but couldn't fall sleep easily and only slept intermittently. Got up and checked it a few times to make sure it hadn't gotten any/much worse. Up from 6-7:30am worrying (and checking towels & buckets and researching plumbers in case 'twas such an issue instead of roof leak). Dozed until 9am when my alarm went off to get ready for the emergency roofer visit (ETA 10am-Noon, luckily they arrived not long after 10am). That went well, and it's no longer dripping. YayPhew!
Now feeling exhausted, so'm thankful the 'rents have gone off to visit some other relatives this afternoon. Have pulled chicken veg barley soup out of the freezer which'll serve as dinner along with a baguette I got from good local French bakery. Napping's in my future... This entry was originally posted at https://mlerules.dreamwidth.org/1168403.html. You can comment here (or there using OpenID.)
Around 6pm I put out brie & crackers & crudités & cashews & salmon pate (thank goodness I made a batch yesterday to have on hand just in case), and began making the simple dinner I'd already planned. I sauteed onions & garlic in XV olive oil, added in sliced zuke & crookneck & diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning (ground black pepper, oregano, thyme, basil), all while heating up sliced Italian chicken sausage in another pan, and boiling water for pasta. (Also dealt with some plant-based pasta for my step-Dad who's keeping Keto.) Twas easy, tasty, and of sufficient quantity to feed us all. (Another Xmas miracle! ;-) Cookies served as dessert. They left at 10pm.
It'd rained all evening.
That's when I noticed an odd spot on the dining room ceiling, which eventually began slowly dripping in a couple spots. Dealing with leak kept me up until past 2am. (Got to enjoy a bonus SNOWfall though, so it wasn't all bad!) Felt exhausted, but couldn't fall sleep easily and only slept intermittently. Got up and checked it a few times to make sure it hadn't gotten any/much worse. Up from 6-7:30am worrying (and checking towels & buckets and researching plumbers in case 'twas such an issue instead of roof leak). Dozed until 9am when my alarm went off to get ready for the emergency roofer visit (ETA 10am-Noon, luckily they arrived not long after 10am). That went well, and it's no longer dripping. YayPhew!
Now feeling exhausted, so'm thankful the 'rents have gone off to visit some other relatives this afternoon. Have pulled chicken veg barley soup out of the freezer which'll serve as dinner along with a baguette I got from good local French bakery. Napping's in my future... This entry was originally posted at https://mlerules.dreamwidth.org/1168403.html. You can comment here (or there using OpenID.)