EARLY MORNINGS RULE

15:58 hrs.
15 Sep 14

     By all accounts this was supposed to be a pretty good day. It started out alright. I was up early. Made a fresh pot of java - that first cup is always the best. I wanted to enjoy the morning and mentally prepare for the rest of the day. The game plan was to head up to Campbell River to visit my BETTER HALF's Travelling Cousins. They're both retired and spend a great part of the year shuttling back and forth Down East visiting different family members.

     For breakfast we made a Christmas Morning Wife Saver. You would really like this. All of your breakfast components in one pan. Eggs, toast, ham, milk, cereal and butter. Are you ready for this?

1) In a 9x13 buttered baking dish place a layer of white bread (with the crust cut off). Add a layer of back bacon or ham and then a layer of cheddar cheese - not cheese slices. Top with a second layer of white bread.

2) Dice up half an onion and some peppers for colour. Sprinkle onto the top of the bread.

3) In a mixing bowl whisk together the following ingredients: 6 eggs, 3 cups of whole or 2% milk, a couple of healthy dashes of worsteshire sauce and tabasco sauce,  salt & pepper, and a tablespoon of dry mustard powder. Slowly pour this mixture over the casserole then place it, covered, in the fridge overnight.

4) The following morning pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Crush up a cup of corn flake cereal and cover the top of the casserole.  Melt a 1/4 of butter and pour that over everything.

5) Place the dish in the oven and bake for one hour. If it seems a little spongy bake it for another twenty minutes. Let it cool to set up then cut into blocks and serve.

     The visit in Campbell River went well and on our return I found a second copy of my ITIN from the IRS waiting for me in the mail box. Thank goodness,  I can now fill out the next piece of paper work and finally start recieving my royalties. I open the envelope to find....ANOTHER COPY IN... SPANISH! WTF!!! An hour long phone call to Pittsburgh Pa,  the call centre for Austin Tx, revealed that after I had recieved the last SPANISH COPY another computer generated was sent out. Thanks for nothing.

     One more day off and I'll be back on the road keeping the District safe from hoodlum dogs.