DREARY DAY THOUGHTS

Oh, what a wet, rainy day it is here; it has been raining steadily since yesterday morning. I had visions of going to Walmart today to grocery shop (Annie and I ran out of time yesterday), but that has been put on the back burner. I'll just have to use regular milk for the cornbread for supper instead of buttermilk. Just can't see getting out in this stuff.

On the real back burner of my stove top is that good old Southern favorite, a pot of white beans, simmering away. I hate to do this to the genius because he is on a diet and can't eat bread, but he is being very brave about it. He loves the beans so much that he told me to fix it anyway. Obviously, I can't eat a whole pan of cornbread, so I'll have to have something to go with it again tomorrow night.

Jim IV and the genius are in a contest to see who can lose the most weight by April 1. This little challenge will spur them both on because I don't know anyone more competitive than those two. The winner will treat the other one to a "blow it all out" dinner, and thus negate three months of dieting! I'll be in Phoenix for three and a half weeks during part of this starving process so will miss out on any moans and groans about hunger pains, etc. Oh, darn!!

And speaking of Phoenix, or more specifically Glendale, what a great game that was last night between Texas and Ohio State. I was pulling for Texas all the way because I believe that the Big 10 is so overrated, but that was an exciting finish. Now on to the REALLY important game, Florida vs. Oklahoma. The genius and I have waited for this one all year!! I hope we can pull another one out for the SEC whose current bowl record is 7 and 2.

And then we will begin the long dry spell of waiting for the 2009 season to begin!!