Miscellany

This morning I got our of bed reluctantly, started the coffee pot, raised the thermostat, and jumped back under the covers until the furnace had warmed the rig. That's happened more than once recently, and the fact that we need propane again reflects the time the furnace has been running.

We danced to Jerry Story at the Peppermint Palace, but we won't be doing the same next Monday, because he and Kristi are going to Iowa for Christmas. Jerry said that they are both from Iowa and haven't been back at Christmas for 17 years. I think I'd have let that run continue and visited Iowa in the summertime.

After the dance we stopped at Target, where Ken bought an electric beard trimmer. He's looking forward to getting his beard shaped up.

For lunch today we had meatball sandwiches, baby carrots, a little leftover spaghetti, and apple slices. For supper we had packaged red beans and rice dressed up with canned tomatoes and hot dogs, along with cole slaw. We have been trying to eat our leftovers in a timely fashion and to use up some of the packaged food that has been in the cupboards for a while.