Jennifer on the Job-- Chimney Sweep & Billings Food Bank Fat Tuesday Celebration!!

Yesterday I had the chance to meet up with Doug Cromwell... owner of Magic City Chimney Sweeps, to do just that CHIMNEY SWEEP! I figure we hear so much about Chimney fires and it's "that time of year" so I thought I would give it a try... and realized the same way you imagine cleaning a chimney is EXACTLY how it is done! We joked around about "Mary Poppins" and the Chimney Sweeps... and how the same tools are used now as they were back when the movie was filmed! The hardest part was getting on top of the roof.... THEN getting on top of the CHIMNEY to use a long prob with a metal cleaner attached to clean the soot. We also went inside, had to get INSIDE the chimney and vaccuum the soot out of an area you can't even see (you have to feel where you are vaccuming to finish the job!) Anyways it was a lot of fun and should be a great story. The Jennifer on the Job Chimney Sweep will air Monday January 11th on the 5:30 news!


Also Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the Billings Food Bank "Mardi Gras Montana" Dinner and Benefit Auction. What a blast! The Fat Tuesday celebration is always a good time and the food is amazing....prepared by the Montana Chef and cooks Association. Plus all the money raised went to a great cause!

I also ran into a lot of viewers....It's always so great to meet each and every one of you!! I ran into a lot of viewers that watch every morning... but I am guessing they were sleeping in after the celebration this morning! The big highlight for me, which I talked about on the show... was the king cake. I am not 100% sure about the tradition behind the cake... but the point is to share the cake and see who will find a tiny plastic baby inside... Last year I was lucky enough to find the baby... and this year i found it AGAIN! Like always we had a great time and helped support a very important cause!!