Averygoodun's Personal File

http://www.grassfedgirl.com/5-minute-healing-pumpkin-pudding-egg-and-dairy-free/

Dairy and egg free. AIP friendly (well, except maybe for the nutmeg). I think I may have doubled the cinnamon and added a couple of dashes of mace and cloves to the spicing. I also used fresh-made coconut milk, so the fat content was nice and rich. Oh, and I used butternut squash instead of pumpkin because that's what I had.

Anyway, it was really, really good. Really good.

And rumbly. There was a small, short earthquake centered just east of here. I was at a table with a bunch of hyperactive boys people and, miracle of miracles, did notice it.

4.5 is nothing, though. Just enough to make a rumbly noise, shake the table and earn the most hyperactive boy a mild scolding ("stop shaking the table, C!")

But now, it is late. I really, really should do the dishes before I go to bed, but, well, it's been a very long and very, very busy day. And the benadryl I took half an hour ago (rumbly table was at a cat-infested house) are starting to kick in.

Right.

Although before I go, I will point out that it is fairly disconcerting to go to bed alone, with the normal bed-sharer far, far away, and wake up next to someone in the morning. Because Geoff and Page share a similar head shape and hair type, it was at least thirty seconds before I realized what was going on this morning. It made me blink.

Anyway. Bed. Now. Before I fall compaletely as leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Or baking some much needed muffins, or doing some much needed laundry, but instead I'm here, hugging my computer.

That was a long 48 hours. And I am so thankful that it was only 48 hours. Many of my friends are still without power, and probably will be until Friday.

It looks like a twister hit here in town. Well, except for the limited building damage. But it was uncomfortably reminiscent of driving through Indy just after the tornado swept through town. And I haven't dared to go down the really badly damaged parts of town.

The schools were closed both yesterday and today, and the superintendent called a little while ago to say that school will be canceled again tomorrow because there are still about 190 power lines down in town, and it's just too dangerous for the kids that are walking to school. I agree for once.

Halloween was also canceled. Postponed, really, as trick-or-treating will happen on Sunday. Page's birthday.

And, amongst all this chaos, there has been levity. For me, anyway. Driving to school on Monday (my school wasn't canceled - it had power! And since it had heat, I was definitely going!), I observed the incredibly long lines at the gas stations that had power, as everyone and their uncle needed gas for their generators. That wasn't amusing. What was amusing is that the lines were just as long at every Dunkin' Donuts. The addicts.

That said, I was being taunted by a magnet on my fridge yesterday. It says, "While there is tea, there is hope." Well, having an electric range, there was no tea for me. It made me very sad, indeed.

And now I just want the snow to go away. It is WAY too early to start winter. I would much rather have the gray blahs than snow banks for the next couple of months.

But I should go. The working oven calls. As does the (mouldering?) laundry. On the plus side, at some point soon, we'll be able to watch the rest of Star Trek 3 (Search for Spock) that was stopped rather abruptly on Sunday afternoon. :-)

But, before I do, I want to list a couple of positive bullet points of the experience:
- Church (which had power throughout) set up a hot meal for members last night and tonight
- Along with the hot meal, last night's activities had a Halloween party for the kids.
- Page was complimented (to me) on being such an honest, trustworthy boy. He refused candy(!!!)
- I had the rather brillian (if I do say so myself) idea of taking some of the snow outside and sticking it in the fridge and freezer (in bags) to keep the contents cool. Freezer stuff stayed frozen! Booyah!.
- Geoff and I slept for 10 hours last night. Meant I was late for class today (first time), but boy was that nice!
- candlelight is pretty, isn't it?