Sick of Sick

I can’t even tell you guys how done I am with getting super-crazy-ugly sick . . . It has happened like 4 times (already) this winter and we still have awhile to go.
I think that my immune system must be operating like a sieve at this point . . . keeping all of the major stuff – like rickets, crickets, and tomfolio – away – but then pulling every other ne’er-do-well bug right to the front of the line – where they are allowed to just sprinkle – sprinkle – sprinkle all over my poor self.
For the last two nights – I was in such a non-breathing pickle – that I had to sleep on the couch . . . and last night I had to sleep sitting up – on the couch – because I kept having to pop up hiccuping and gasping for air . . . when I basically just stopped breathing.
Boo – body – I say thee BOO!

Ants 132

Ants

You lose? I find! [20]

Bake a Potato – or two

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Howdy Gang!

I haven’t given you a recipe in awhile – and – while trying to work on a stable of standard recipes (stuff that is easy – that I can do without much thinking – or muss – or fuss) I just stumbled on how ridiculously simple it is to not only bake a potato – but to do it pretty darn well.

Here is how I went about it.

1) Preheat your oven to 350
2) Wash wash wash your potatoes of choice (I used “Russet” tonight)
3) Dry them potates off
4) Put some coarse sea salt onto a plate
5) Stick a fork into the potatoes several times (to release that much talked about “potato steam!)
6) Cover them lightly with olive oil – all over! 
7) Roll your tatoes in the sea salt

*****STOP*****
Is your oven at 350 yet???? Okay – well then . . .
*****RESUME!*****

8 Place your oiled and salted  potatoes onto the rack and then put a cooking sheet on the rack right below – to catch any “potato drippings.”
9) Set your timer to about 1 hour and 20 minutes and then sit back and wait for sweet sweet goodness.

I believe that we are having some baked potatoes for dinner . . . what about you?!

My car is running!

My little Jetta just blew by 150,000 miles . . . We are so proud of our tiny car and everything that it has accomplished. Great job – Mister Car!