Well, another successful trip to New Hampshire.
Personally, I came back with A New Tie (which I believe I've mis-placed already) (it was a gift from Bette and Kim); a new crockpot (#5); a whole big bag full of Hamburger Helper (another gift from Bette and Kim) (although come to think of it, The Tie may be in the bag with the Hamburger Helper); Slow Cooker Helper (a gift from Peter and Jenn) and a minority interest in a Mickey Popcorn Popper. Some days it just doesn't get any better than that.
This morning was fairly busy, as it usually is after a short vacation. I'm trying to catch up on the newspapers, email, etc., just before I have to have my afternoon nap. It's been tough, but I think I should be able to pull this one off with no problem.
At lunch time, I played one of my more favourite games called "Let's Go Through The Garbage". It's really interesting to see what the Stay-at-homes had to eat the whole time we were away. This time it was only five days so the volume of trash wasn't all that big... it gets tough when we go for a week or two because then the garbage gets pretty compacted in the bin and when you take the top off, the trash sort of explodes out of the bin all over the place. It's actually quite good that nobody else bothers putting out the garbage I suppose.
Anyways, it would appear that the Stay-at-homes dined high off of the hog at Wendy's and McD's. There were also 12 muffin cup wrappers in there, which is an odd selection until I realized that muffins were also MREs (Meals Ready To Eat, a military meal). I thought bananas were the only MREs that were used around here, but it appears I may have to re-adjust my outlook on food again.
The big winner in the weekend dining sweeps was obviously The Dog. She's got a huge pile of leftover wrappers and stuff stashed in the living room. Well, the dining room also for that matter. And the family room. And the hall downstairs. Regardless, she was fed and seems to have successfully weathered the five days without water. If I hadn't left the seat up in the downstairs bathroom, she may have not had any water whatsoever to drink.
I'm planning on making one of the new Hamburger Helper boxes for supper. After all of the Wendy's and McD's meals this may be considered fine dining, but you can't live forever on ground meat patties. I may exert myself and have carrots also. Dessert shouldn't be a problem because there is some jello in the fridge that I made six days ago that didn't get eaten. It's a bit a bit on the tough side, but if you use a knife and spoon, it's not all that hard to cut up into pretty manageable portions.
It's so nice being home.
Jim.