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Last weekend Alan, Matt, Fran and I went to see Spencer Gorge/Webster’s Falls Conservation Area in Dundas, ON. It was a very nice, warm day, and it was very pretty. Some photos are attached

To recap the weekend:

• clean out car - yep, I cleaned my car.
• go grocery shopping - yeah, I totally did that
• go swimming - no swimming. I did have a bath, but it’s not exactly the same
• read - indeed, I am literate. Currently reading Arthur C. Clarke’s The City And The Stars
• find something fun to do in Hamilton - We totally went to the recycling drop off. It was sorta fun.
• get rid of at least 2 monitors - as of last night, we got rid of all three
• clean computer room - well, we got rid of monitors… that sort of counts
• take over the world - yeah, I wasted a lot of time doing so… must remove this game
• cook something awesome - we made chicken lasagna which was great, a chili that was good, and some cookies that were pretty good.

8 out of 9 aint bad. Alan also let me win at Scrabble

Slightly modified from Karen’s recipe

INGREDIENTS:
lasagna noodles
2 cups cottage cheese, creamed
3 cups diced, cooked chicken meat
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 chopped green bell pepper
2 cups sliced mushrooms
4 tablespoons butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans Campbell’s cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. (or use oven-ready)
3. In a saucepan melt the butter and saute the onions, green peppers, mushrooms. Add chicken, chicken soup and milk; cook until smooth.
4. In a 9×13 inch baking dish, layer noodles, soup mixture and cheeses. Alternate until gone. Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes.

I just got home from work, a full hour later than I usually arrive. I take Hwy 6 (a.k.a. the Hanlon), to the 401, then west to Hwy 6 south to the 403, west on it until it forks with the Q.E.W., and then on the Q.E.W. to Centennial, where I get off, and three minutes later arrive at my apartment. For your viewing pleasure, I would like to present a list of the top gears and roughly top speed I reached in my car on each of those stretches of highway.

• Hwy 6 (Hanlon): 3rd gear (about 65 km/hr)
• 401 West: 2nd gear (maybe 40 km/hr)
• Hwy 6 South: 4th gear (70-ish)
• 403: 5th gear (85 km/hr… maybe, but not for long)
• Q.E.W: 4th (75 km/hr)

I find it sad that I didn’t hit 5th gear for the first hour of my journey. I didn’t see any accidents, people were just driving really slowly. I did, however, see I think a total of 15 snowplows. Each one was followed by a salt truck, and I really like watching 4 snowplows clear off a highway. I’m home safe, which is the important thing.