We survived the flooding-alot of stuff to throw out in the basement. No time like the present to throw out some things you don't use anymore. Yesterday my husband and I took the train to NYC. It was alot of fun! We spent a few hours at The Intrepid Museum, then back to Times Square, walk down 5th Avenue, into St. Patricks Cathedral and on to Central Park. My husband had never been that far down 5th before or to Central Park so it was nice to share that first with him. I actually was surprised by my memory of where things were-it has been a few years since I've been to the city and my mind surprised me. Boston is my city, I can tell you how to get anywhere there, but New York, oh is so overwhelming! We had a great time-it was so nice to spend some time, just the two of us, and the zillions of people in the city, it had been a while! It was a good break from all the stress of the flood here in New England and just reconnect.

RAIN, RAIN & MORE RAIN!!! It has been raining continuously since Sunday night, with it ending about just two hours ago. People are buinding arks & going about town in kayaks! My poor husband was up all night pumping out a basement at work & the guys from todays shift are still there working! He just got home from pumping out his parents basement and is getting ready to tackle ours. We are very lucky though compared to some people we know. We live on the second floor and we are high and dry, other than some things in our storage space that may be under a few inches of good ole H2O.
My husband is calling it "armageddon" because roads are closed all over. A few towns are now declared to be in a state of emergency and the governor has activated the CT National Guard to help with the water. There were people fighitng over sump pumps at the local hardware store today, so badly in fact the PD had to go break it up!!! It must be the impending full moon affecting people! He went over to the local home repair shop and the rows where the shop vacs & sump pumps would be are completely empty-they were full on Sunday before the rain started. As far as I know, there have been no injuries or loss of life from this deluge, just alot of soggy basements and weary homeowners. The reservoir is so full, there will definately be no drought this summer.

It always hits the fan when he is at work!

At about 9 am I decided to take my dog with me to get coffee at Dunkin' and my car decided it didn't want to work! It was colder this morning than it has been for weeks, but the steering wheel was really tight so I called my husband, of course these things always happen when he is at work, and he suggested it was the power steering. He called his dad and he came by. We checked the fluids, ran the engine for a while and I drove it around the parking lot...a little tight at first, but then loosened up like normal. Hmmm...ok, now what? So I took it around the block to Dunkin'-I had to get my fix- and it felt just fine. We are going to take it to the shop just to get an 'all clear'.

I was just going to post some pictures from my most recent cooking "adventures" but I realized I sent the camera with my husband to an event he is attending tonight...so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Parmesean crusted chicken wings!

I thought I would try something new for dinner tonight...parmesean crusted chicken wings. I found a recipe online but tweaked it to suit my pantry. They are baking away and smell heavenly! I will post some pictures when they are done...and the recipe-that is if they come out as yummy as they smell!

Today is a beautiful New England day. At 71 degrees, it's an unseasonably warm first day of Spring. We have started home renovations. My husband and a friend are putting down new hardwood flooring in our dining area on Monday-but today he has to tear up the 35 year old carpet. What a project!I was afraid to see what was underneath. It stinks that we have to spend today inside, but hopefully he'll be done in a few hours & he can take me somewhere nice for dinner.

So, it's been a busy week...I will post more this weekend. Please forgive me! ; )