Mom’s Meatloaf

Because….Sandwiches

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On Monday morning, I was jarred awake from a deep sleep by my annoying alarm. We have sheer curtains in the bedroom because I love how the early light pulls me slowly out of slumber. My alarm is simply the cue to surface from a delicious half-sleep. But not this week.

I felt as if I had been drugged. I had no idea what day or time of year it was. I looked out my window. Surprise! It felt like a scene from Groundhog Day. The cold, the snow, the wind, the gray and brown of it all. What? It’s still wint…