Today is a bean baking day. I have two crock po ts going - one with 2 lb s. of black beans, and one with 2 lbs. of kidney beans. These w ill be frozen and used for meals to cut the co st ( and un healthy ingredients) in canned beans. Last night was a short night for sleep for three of us - hubby, me and my son. He called at 12:40am, and said he had a flat tire on the highway, just outside of his work. He works about 1 hour from home. My son and I drove up , brin gin g a jack and tire. However, the jack was not stron g enou gh for his Explorer. Luck i ly, Mei jer was op en at th at hour, and we had to buy a new jack. Once the tire was on , they needed to put air in it (something he didn't think to a sk me to do before we left home). Luckily , he has a n air compressor in his vehic le. We made it home about 3:00am, and I woke up with major allergy/sinus issues. I could not see from one eye, and used m...