Let the meowing begin!

My meat is cooking on the stove right now and the onion smell is amazing. As I stood there chopping onions and stirring the meat, Lynx gazed up at me with 'that' look on her face, meowing at the top of her lungs, as if to say, "Step away from the stove!" Someone said she does that at me when in the kitchen because she expects a treat, something dropped from the counter or stove. I don't know about that since it was so rare an event. She'd better get used to it now because I plan to make meals at home more, entertain more here, and make more use of my beautiful kitchen.

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Martie is coming for supper tonight, finally, so we can catch up on all the news we've missed out on. I haven't heard word One yet about her time spent in PA with her sister, June, who is a member of my church. Either she's working or spending time with her hubby or Little Mark. Whatever it is, something gets in the way of our visits! She is definitely coming tonight to enjoy some of my famous chili, which is literally and figuratively speaking, brewing. My secret ingredient, which will no longer be secret, is to add a can of beer to the base to make it taste and smell fantastic.

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The first part of the day was spent with some of my favorite peoples (a 'Timmy' word), starting with my Justin. We met for our little breakfast at Panera Bread before heading over to Victory for Bible study. Again, a fantastic class, today discussing the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea, how it demonstrated great faith. Before they crossed over, as it were, the people began to murmur when they saw the Egyptians approaching, wondering if there weren't enough graves in Egypt that they had to traipse wwaayy out here to die.....Can't you just hear that? Justin said to me that he could just hear Jerry Seinfeld's parents talking like that. Funny thought! Pastor H. made the observation that this event, the Exodus, when the children of Israel begin their new life as being rescued from the darkness of captivity, as taking place 1500 BC. Our own Lutheran Reformation, which we celebrate tomorrow and again Sunday with our special services, took place in the 1500's after Christ came to rescue us from the darkness of tainted teachings. Justin had much to offer today as his knowledge of Egypt and its culture proved insightful, which, in turn, brings me great joy. I love it that he even initiated our Thursday outings and follows through on it.

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After Bible study we had to go in search of a gas station, as once again, my little gas pump on the dash board illuminated. Aaaahhh! I can't stand it! When I left home my gauge didn't indicate any danger of running low on gas, although it was less than a quarter full. Just as we left the parking lot, DING, on goes the light. He pumped it for me so I didn't freeze my fingers, then off we went to UNF for his class.

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On the way back to Orange Park, I decided to head to Great Hang Ups to see my lady friends. I hadn't seen either of them since having dinner last week at Mediterraneana with Dee. I met some nice people in the shop on this visit, including a man who came in sporting a Packer ball cap. Of course, I initiated a conversation with him about the team and such, and told him I had one ticket yet available for the game on December 14th. He said he might need an extra one or two because he had so many people coming into town for that game. We exchanged phone numbers and such so he can get back to me if needed. Great! I sent e-mails off to both churches yesterday to offer it to the first taker but so far, no one has come forward. It's not too late to turn it back in to the Jaguars' ticket office for them to sell to someone else---I hope....

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My heat is running for a bit to get the chill out of the air before Martie arrives. I don't make my chili overly spicy so can't expect the soup to make up for the cool rooms. Okay, laugh if you will, but it was down to 74 in here before I turned it back on. I could get my area heater out of the spare room for my purposes in here, but that doesn't heat the entire house like the A/C does. My dryer is also running which should help some. Oh, it smells so marvelous in here with the soup brewing. No match for the bacon frying aroma Noah created when they were here in August, however!