Thursday, March 21

So-o-o....the much anticipated three to six inches of snow didn't materialized during the day, as predicted. It's still predicted for tonight, but for much of the day, the sun shone. I'm disappointed that we were compelled to cancel our scrapbook club meeting based on this erroneous weather forecast.

We slept late this morning, until around 8 a.m., and then I did stair stepping, resistance bands, and weights exercises after breakfast. Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house later, and she worked on her jigsaw puzzle.

It was a pretty lazy day. Once I was dressed and ready, all I did was return a call to my family clinic to make an appointment for a fasting lab exam in a couple of weeks, and write a get well card to a sister-in-law, who is recuperating from a serious surgical procedure.

The morning just slipped away, and soon it was lunchtime. We finished the chicken noodle soup, and afterward, Mother and I made a batch of orange muffins. The last time we made blueberry muffins, I came across the recipe for the orange ones in an old cookbook I've had for over forty years. I'm surprised I hadn't noticed it before. Anyway, I had all the required ingredients on hand...a fresh orange for orange zest, orange juice, and Grape Nuts cereal.

So we decided to try it. When they had baked, Hubbie tried one and put his stamp of approval on it, so I guess we'll make another batch for the freezer soon.

Mother went back to her jigsaw puzzle for the rest of the afternoon, Hubbie napped on and off, and I gathered materials for making an Easter greeting card. Afterward, I decided to go online and order some special markers for use with rubber stamps. The cost of the markers will be charged to the funds awarded our club from the Extension Homemakers Council, which are to be used toward our community project.

Our project is making greeting cards for Caring Hands Hospice, so purchasing the markers is a legitimate expense. We had a few dollars left from last year's fund award that needed to be spent before the end of the fiscal year, and this was a good investment. These markers have a very long shelf life, unlike ordinary markers. We'll be able to make lots and lots of cards with them.

Later, we had split pea soup, with the orange muffins. Followed that with peach cobbler and ice cream for dessert. Hubbie accompanied Mother home afterward. As they left, it began snowing, and after dark, there was a light dusting on the ground.

Tonight, we watched a couple of movies recorded on DVR. The first was the 2011 movie, "My Week With Marilyn." This biographical film is based on accounts by Colin Clark, as he documents interactions between Marilyn Monroe and Sir Lawrence of Olivier, during a movie production.

The second movie we watched was "White Squall." This 1996 movie is based on the true story of a group of American boys, who learn life lessons when they crew a sailing ship on an ill-fated voyage one summer. Good movie.