Beans and Rice

Feeling much better today, although not yet 100%. Nevertheless... time to get moving. Christmas mop-up operations ensued. Thank you notes were written. Ornament boxes were brought down from the storage closet. And, I'm sending Randy back to school tomorrow, so there was laundry to do and shirts to "touch up." I've got a list. Got the 3 "A" priority items checked off. That's good.

A dear friend, Fran from San Antonio, called this afternoon just to say "hi." We've known each other forever. Or at least it feels that way. Maybe it's time for a visit this year. Maybe I can do that.

Dinner was a fall-back position. Rice and beans. Randy made the rice. Beans? Easy. One half chopped onion sauteed in olive oil. A can of black beans, well rinsed. And a healthy dose of Bronco Bob's roasted raspberry chipotle sauce. (One of only 2 bottled sauces that I actually like.) Some Trader Joe's roasted corn I found in the freezer. And a couple slices of the honey-preserved clementines I made up awhile back. Oh yum! Nothing Alice, but I wanted quick and brainless tonight. I may not do much better tomorrow since we're scheduled to have some repair work done on the refrigerator tomorrow afternoon. Oh my.