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Feb 08

Oh, the weather outside is frightful …

…but the scones are so delightful!

So Oregon has been in the grip of a rare winter storm that has brought many many inches of snow to town. Now, most of you folks back east may scoff, but when your town only has two snowplows, it can be an issue to deal with. We took advantage of the Snow Day to bake some lemon scones…

Lemon scones

Lemon scones … with honey and butter

Later, it kept snowing so what do all good Scadians do when that happens? That’s right, kids, we get into garb and take pictures! So Luc (who was having NONE of that silly getting into garb and going into the snow action), Meghan and I trudged into the back yard, just as the light was starting to fail.

Oh the weather outside is frightful!

Oh the weather outside is frightful!

Handsome husband is handsome

Handsome husband is handsome

 

Snowy Persian!

Snowy Persian!

 

Mama likes the snow!

Mama likes the snow!

 

Could this be a snow ninja?

Could this be a snow ninja?

 

Much fun was had by all!

Much fun was had by all!

 

After taking the pictures, we came in to a warm house and a pot roast that has been cooking all day.

 

 

 

 

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Feb 07

Snow Day!!!!

Today is a snow day! I have my coffee and there will be scones later. Oh yes, there WILL BE SCONES! And maybe a pot roast if I feel like braving the walk down to the market to pick up a cut of beef. I have some carrots and onions that are on their last legs and need to be cooked to yumminess soon.

The goal for today will be to get the taxes in order. This year is probably the last year it will be fairly simple. Next year I will have business expenses to fold in to the fun and games with the IRS. Which reminds me, the library book on home business tax deduction that I checked out is due soon. I need to finish it this weekend to help me to get my book keeping house in order. Maybe I’ll post something about some of the best tips that I find.

Speaking of planning ahead…. A future post will be a soul-baring outline of my student loan debt. Get ready for some scary stuff! I have been a bit of a coward and not really faced exactly how much student debt I really have. But I will start a series of posts here with quarterly check-ins to see how much (or how little … EEK!) debt I have managed to pay off. Check back often! I should try to find one of them thermometer thingys to make it very visual. Or do an infographic, since that seems to be all the rage these days.

So, I’m off to get a start on the day….

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