Well, it’s not all that cold really. It’s fairly cool, mostly a mild feeling but quite wet with the rain. It’s the season of mist/rain, and all day it’s reminded me of Seattle. Most people think of Seattle as being constantly rainy, but that's not the case. It’s rainy in the winter, but no more so than what it’s like during winter here in Chattanooga. The summer I spent there was absolutely beautiful.
Cool dreary days like today make me yearn for coziness. I really miss having a fireplace, but wouldn’t trade my house for anything. Well... maybe a bigger house. Anyway... with all the rain I was craving something comforting so I asked Teale if she’d like some chicken tortilla soup. She said she’d rather have chicken corn chowder so I made that instead. We had some frozen chicken breast already, plus all the spices and some leftover red onion in the fridge. She picked up some creamed corn, green chili peppers, half & half, and some shredded cheese. She also picked up ingredients for pumpkin cheesecake. It was nice for both of us to be working in the kitchen, and it made the house smell yummy too. I really wanted to have a slice of the cheesecake this evening but it's still cooling in the fridge. I’ll have that to look forward to tomorrow. :)
I had a pretty decent day at work as well, made better by the fact that I was reminded about falling back this weekend. Ah, an extra hour of sleep! It was fairly busy, but I definitely love the early shift. There’s just nothing like being finished with your workday at 3:30. I have a lot of stuff I’ll do tomorrow since it’s my Friday, in order to make my Monday (Sunday) easier. Sometimes I really like my job. I enjoy the scheduling and staffing piece because it’s like a puzzle that you are constantly building.
I still haven’t managed to do much homework, but I have been reading like crazy. I’ll have to devote time and effort to that tomorrow. I really don’t see how some folks manage going to school full time, working full time AND have children.
Anyway, today was a good day and I’m enjoying now just relaxing on the couch with Talulla keeping my feet warm. Napoleon is snuggled up in Teale’s lap while she watches TV and plays with post-processing some photos. I’m writing this while listening to a Chris Thile song called “Raining at Sunset.” How’s that for fitting?
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| chicken corn chowder cooking |
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| Soups On! |
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| pumpkin cheesecake |
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| pic of Napoleon Teale was working on |
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