Ohhhhhhhhh.......

...the weather outside is frightful...





...but the fire is so delightful...



...and since we've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...



Aaaaand, on such an icky, snowy day, what better thing to do than bake...


...chocolate chip cookies...


...and cinnamon sugar cookies...


...and pecan sugar cookies...


...and, hey...while the oven is on, howz about takin some country-style ribs, slatherin 'em with some Loosyana Hot Sauce, throwin 'em in a screamin hot oven to sear, coverin 'em with some foil, turnin the oven down and lettin 'em sloooooow cook for a couplathree hours, then slatherin 'em wit' some Sweet Baby Ray's and turnin the oven back up so's the barbeque sauce gets all caramelly and gooey? Howz about that?

I know I've said before that I don't bake. I guess I should have said, I don't bake...from scratch. Thank gawd for those little Betty Crocker (or in this case, Kroger-brand) cookie mixes. All ya do is add egg and butter and voila! Homemade (sorta) cookies!

I can't even begin to tell you how damn cozy our little river-side digs are...especially on a day like this. Knotty pine just isn't my idea of style. But for this little house, it just fits. And that fireplace? Actually, it's an entertainment center/bookcase/fireplace of our own design. It started out as just a plain ole entertainment center from Targay. I painted it black, Zig dismantled the drawer that was in the center and replaced it with a fake log/light thingy and covered it with plexi. It even crackles, too...sounds like a real fireplace. It doesn't throw out any heat, but ohhhh, the ambience. It just makes ya feel warm. We're thinkin seriously about installin a gas fireplace (the ole knotty pine just screams for a fireplace, doncha think?), but until we do, this is the next best thing.

Lessee...next on the list of things to do on a cold, snowy day with the scent of freshly-baked cookies and spicy, succulent ribs wafting about?

Wrap Christmas presents!

I'm tellin ya...on such a cold, icky day like this? Livin in a house like this? With my bestest friend in the whole world? With no place we have to go?

Yea. Life is good.