Winter fun

It's been cold and snowy and fluffy for a while, but yesterday it started to rain and so most of the snow is gone now. Too bad the temperature is still low (0 Celsius/28 Fahrenheit) so the little bit of wet snow on the ground (and the roads!) will freeze up and make the roads extra slippery. But here is a pic of how the world looked on Saturday:

Today it was really foggy, it was like the world was wrapped in clouds. I like fog, I remember the long drives between Wageningen (where we lived) and Leiderdorp (where the restaurant is) in the fog...so cool! We drove into 'clouds' and out of them again, and the cows and sheep floated on the clouds, no legs :) Sometimes only their heads came out :D

Of course the snow and cold came with problems, for a lot of people and for me too. Somehow the spring on my scooter stand came loose (thank God it didn't break!) last Saturday. And no way in Hell I have the strength to repair that. Luckily I have a big strong son although as he says "I have two left hands." (Which in his case should be better since he IS a lefty but of course he meant really that he has two right hands ;) )

I asked him to come over and he promised me he'd be here today at 14:00 hrs. He was a bit early and we had a long chat, about Christmas Day he'll be spending with me, and he gave me his dinner 'demands': kale mash with bacon slabs, smoked Dutch sausage (preferably from the HEMA :p) and looooots of gravy. Not very Christmassy, I eat that at least once a week but I know he simply LOVES it so who am I to deny my son his favorite food?

On Boxing Day the whole family Mascia ( Evan, his dad, his uncle, and two aunts coming over from Italy and the little son of one of them) are going to eat at the restaurant where my babygirl (still) works. My son isn't too pleased about that but hey, he'll go.

I heard babygirl is going to work at her dad's place too, she seems to have had it with the place where she works now. Her boyfriend will keep on working there, but they seem to have plans to open a restaurant of their own! Her dad is going to have babygirl and Evan study for the diplomas they need. Good news!

And my wonderful son OF COURSE managed to repair my scooter :) He also told me that because of the cold and the short trips I make, the battery doesn't charge, nothing out of the ordinary. So when spring is in the air, he'll come by with a battery charger to charge it fully so at least I won't have problems until next winter ;)

*Sigh*, I am still waiting for news about the job I applied for... I really hope to be invited to talk with them. If I get the job or not, it will be at least good exercise for me! I am so pissed, my ex-brother in law can get a job when he wants but he chooses to 'abuse' Social Services for a while, while I really really WANT a job but can't find anything! I really really hope to get the job at Social Services, it kind of gives me the feeling I can do something back! It's not their fault they pay me only so little now...


Well, it's almost time for me to cook dinner again...sauerkraut mash today! Another Dutch winter classic that I really love :D So all have a good day now, and stay safe if you have to go out in the cold!