Hello on Tuesday Morning

Dear Friends,

I hopefully gave our lawn its last cut of 2008 on Monday.
Linda planted her bulbs yesterday, and it is a good thing that she did.

The forecast has our lawn covered with snow as the rains change to snow as a
cold front moves in.
We are in the 4 to 6 inch range for the snow fall. I still have to see it to
believe it.

As soon as it is daylight, I am moving the snow blower from the storage shed
to our garage.

The crock pot chicken came out as the recipe said that it would. I kept on
saying to myself, how would anyone think of putting a whole chicken in a crock
pot on top of upside down Pyrex dishes without any water? The skin wasn't
crispy, but it was like what you purchase in a grocery store in the prepared
food section. We stripped the skin from the bird (which is the healthy thing to
do) before we ate the very moist and tender bird. I prepared a concoction of
potatoes, carrots, and onions to compliment the chicken.
Note-- If you don't have small Pyrex dishes, you could use balled up pieces of
foil to set the bird on. You never want to put the bird on the bottom of the
crock pot because it would be cooking in chicken fat.

If you have never used that crock pot that you got as a gift, you have to try
it. The Curleys have talked many people into using that device that was pretty
much gathering dust in most people's homes. If you are busy, and don't have time
to cook healthy meals, you should resurrect it from your storage room.

Our crock pot didn't get much of a rest. Linda has a cream of broccoli soup in
it right now. It has been brewing overnight. Linda has the Tuesday MahJongg
ladies coming to our house at 11:30 AM today. She didn't tell them that they
will have a chance to sample some of the soup. The ladies normally bring their
own lunches.

I have my usual chores to take care both inside and out (on a limited basis). I
might leave the house all together so the women won't be distracted when they
are playing MahJongg.

Have to grab that second cup of coffee. The Curley Lad