the big 5-0

 

snowed in on my 50th birthday!  didn't have that on my bingo card!!

we were warm and cozy inside, even if we were constantly hoping the power grid did not fail like it did with the winter storm of 2021.....

little sister was supposed to come home for the weekend, and she certainly could have made it just fine on thursday night or friday, but the forecast for the weekend was just too much to risk her getting stuck here.  not that i would mind, but she'd have to eventually go back and 4 hours on the interstate with all those other cars and truckers in what i could only imagine would be covered with snow and ice was too much for this mama to worry about.  so we did a family facetime call as i opened all my gifts.  

then, after we hung up and i started looking for ideas for lunch, since going out was not an option, dad brought out my really big gift - the one i have been eyeing and finally added to my list.  as soon as i saw the box, i knew immediately what it was.....

and i can't wait to start using it!! i'm expecting to be able to make larger batches of dough with less mess of flour and powdered sugar flying all over.  wish me luck!!