Is anyone done with winter yet? It looks like we are in for another bout of the white stuff tonight and tomorrow to the tune of 2-5"! Nothing to do but work, go home and drink beer and play with the kids. Unfortunately, I am trying to cut back on my beer consumption a bit due to the never ending teeter-tater of my weight loss effort. Looks like I'm back at square one and back at it again trying to lose that 30 pound or so. Nothing like the metabolic issues of middle age.
Last Saturday, Shawn made his first reconciliation. Of course he was extremely stressed about talking to the priest but he was all smiles once he was done. I think he said "that was the easiest thing ever" and "he only gave me one Our Father!" We ended up renting a Wii that evening and of course Shawn pretty much was lost for the rest of the weekend.
On the homebrew front, I kegged a double IPA two weekends ago and it is really good but extremely strong. If the calculations are correct the A.B.V. ended up in the 7% range. Todd came over this past Friday and got hammered on one homebrew, a margarita and a Sierra Nevada in the span of about 2 hours. Three drinks and it was off to la la land for Todd. I will be kegging a second batch this Saturday. This beer is also an IPA but it's all hopped up with Simcoe hops. I think that Simcoe are my favorite at this point in time.
This weekend we are having a small Superbowl gathering at the house with Jill, Todd, Jill's parents and Lisa's parents. I hate the Steelers, as any good Cleveland raised person should, so go Cardinals! And the following weekend will be Katelyn's birthday party. I can't believe that Katie Bug is actually turning 2!
I started this post yesterday and the weatherman was right this time. We got dumped on but not as bad as they did to our East and South. It looks like we got about 3 inches by 6 am and another 3-4 has fell since then. I thought it would be a good idea to blow the driveway before I left for work so I did but when I finally left the house after a shower, it looks like I didn't touch the drive at all. Crazy Midwest weather! Of course Shawn and Lisa are at home on a snow day and I'm sitting here in a half empty office blogging. Is there no justice in the world?
I've also been playing around with widgets and services on the blog lately. Not sure how or if they even work but that's what happens when you're bored at work.
On a more serious note, my mom got engaged over the Christmas holiday. I haven't posted about it because I wasn't sure how I felt about it. Matter of fact, I still don't know how I truly feel. Not that Ron is a bad guy. During the couple of times I've met Ron, he seems decent enough and he also seems to treat my mom pretty well but I just can't get over the fact that mom is supposed to be with Dad. Of course I know that isn't possible anymore but it's just a mental issue with me that I am doing my very best to deal with. I guess my issue also stems from the fact that no one is really good enough for my mom in my mind. I'll work though it. I guess the bottom line is that if Mom is happy, I am happy for her. So Mom, if you're still reading from time to time, if I didn't say it before Congratulations. I'm happy for you if you're happy.
Enough about that. Have fun digging out of this storm. I know I'll be having a blast!
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