Today is Dear Daughter's birthday. (You know her, she's Jeremy's
sister.) She was born in CT on a day when an ice storm coated the
streets with nearly an inch of ice. I called DH at work to meet
me at the hospital and drove myself in a '68 VW Beetle.

She and Dear Grandson went skiing yesterday with Dear Husband
(mine--hers had to work) and they stayed overnight at Jeremy's house
(remember him?) in the mts. to ski both days. I do 't ski till it's
WARM, like March.

I offered to have dinner for everyone when they got back tonight.
It was pretty simple since I knew they'd be exhausted so I had a narrow
window to feed them before they crashed.

OB Food, for dinner:

I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil

Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.

Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.

They went home happy.

gloria p