Mattie is Alive

So, Sunday night I crashed, and last night I crashed, and tonight I crashed, but I am in my second-wind phase, so here we are; bed soon, but let me at least let my readers know I am alive.

Yesterday was Candlemas -- it's a Polish Mass, where you light candles to ward off winter/celebrate the end of the Xmas season.  My Polish friend to whom I take Communion said I should go, and I went -- not a lot of people, sadly, but it was nice.  All in Polish (I read that but...) and of course I didn't know you had to go and get the candles and light them.  No one told me when I was to put the candle out, either; I am not sure if the Polish community got a kick out of this or not.  Also amusing: Fr. Michael -- our Polish priest -- had Mass and was worried about opening the tabernacle door, so he called me up (during Mass) to do it and help pass out Communion.  So I was glad I went!  Would I go again?  Maybe.  Language is an issue but it is a pretty Mass; not that ours are not anyways, but...

I have to admit, it was a bit sketch after Mass getting home -- it was snowing and the roads weren't treated.  I had a haircut in Lakewood and it was snowing there and those roads were....not bad but not good.  It was snowing less, I had to admit, and as I got closer to home, it was better -- both snow and roads.  But still... I think we are just sick of winter.

My weekend plans have been re-arranged and rather than a restaurant visit, I think I am going to cook something from my list of recipes; I have a bunch of those and I should be going through them as well.  Just the matter of which to choose...funny, as I did the dishes a couple of days ago and the prospect of a full sink...

So, the Internet is exploding as The Red Chimney Restaurant -- the go-to-place after Mass -- is moving to Parma after the fire there a few months ago.  My sister and I noted that I would go there less as the new locale (the former Pappou's) is far from my house but closer to hers.  I don't blame them for the move -- bigger site, no tenants above to set it afire, don't have to have an expensive rebuild -- but it will NOT be the same.  That is ok, though!  I wonder what/if will go in the old building.  Lots of empties around as it is, and while we should put in housing, I think we all know they will not...