**This was supposed to be posted yesterday, but our internet connection was lost, and I could not see well enough on my phone to edit it and post. AT&T fiber is not all it is cracked up to be**
We had our first freeze of the year so that ends the tomatoes. I still have about a quart of cherry tomatoes, but am down to about 10 regular sized ones. We decided to not worry about any green ones still on the vine. I have 2 pints of green tomato relish I made last year that have not been touched and I am not going to add to it. And that means I am finished processing them for this year!
Other than finishing up the tomato harvest processing, working around the house, finishing changing over my wardrobe, going a few places, the week was pretty unexciting, at least until the weekend.
What was planned but mainly didn't happen
1. Chicken patty, potatoes, tomato onion cucumber salad
2. Leftover Moo shu pork, rice
3. Stuffed bell pepper, coleslaw
4. Steak, baked potato, tossed salad
5. Chicken stew, cornbread, coleslaw
6. Sandwich meal TBD
7. Out to eat
Monday: 52 Days till Christmas
I worked primarily in the Room of Horrors all day. It is not my most favorite thing to do, however seeing things in the closet have hands on them, sorted and, straightened out does give me joy.
I still have no idea what to do with my childhood microscope. I could not let it go like I should have, and the only sentimental attachment I have to it is memories of looking through it some nights with Dad, examining the world too small to be seen with our eyes. (The creek water was teeming with life.)
I did run by ThePig Monday to grab both the weekly and the Monday free item. They had a sale on several produce items I wanted to buy so it was easy to meet the 10 buck requirement to snag the freebies.
Monday dinner: Thanks to the freezer and the tomato plants dinner was a snap.
Chicken patty, new potatoes, tomato cucumber onion salad
Tuesday: 51 Days till Christmas TheHub had a meeting, thank goodness it was a long enough meeting that I had time alone. That means I can play whatever music I want to listen to as loud as I want it. I indulged when the opportunity presented itself.
Once he got home, we went shopping for our church's food pantry. We knew there might be a bigger turnout on food bank day than normal and wanted to do something to hep out. We were very lucky after shopping when we ran it by the church. I knew the outer doors to the hall where the food pantry is located would be unlocked, but did not know there would be so many people in there getting the bags ready for the Wednesday drive by food bank. All we had to do was roll a cart to the car, load it with the things we bought, and they took it from there. Easy enough!
Tuesday night we started a new series on Netflix (new to us, that is) Dark Winds
Tuesday dinner:Leftovers to the rescue!
Moo shu pork, wraps, rice
Wednesday dinner: 50 Days till Christmas
I woke early, got dressed then left home about 30 minutes before class started. I knew there would be a larger than normal group for the church food bank, but had no idea that 30 minutes before it opened the line would have queued through the entire parking lot and would be backed up 2 additional blocks. Glad we got the donation there Tuesday, but it was a traffic nightmare.
Once my class was over, I drove home and. picked up TheHub. He likes to go out for lunch, but I normally don't want to stop what I am doing and get dressed in going out to lunch clothes, just to eat. Our new thing is most likely going to be a standing Wednesday lunch, since I am already dressed, out and about.
We had a nice meal at Chicken Salad Chick (not my favorite but I was not going to argue about where we went, since it was just lunch).
After we ate, we ran a few quick errands before heading home for the day.
Wednesday dinner: I bought some gorgeous peppers Monday, and needed to use them.
Stuffed bell pepper, tossed salad
Thursday: 49 days till Christmas
This was just a regular ordinary type of a day. I did a little more work in the room of horrors, did some laundry, had a longer than normal daily conversation with My Beloved Sister, and otherwise did nothing other than some routine chores. It was just one of those days I was not feeling!
Thursday dinner: I guess I was really not feeling like cooking either!
Hamburger patty, green beans, tater tots
Friday: 48 Days till Christmas
Son3 and DIL3 came down for the weekend. We have not seen them in a few months and it was great having them here.
Friday dinner: We had a table full of family. DILs 2 and 3, Sons 2 and 3, My Beloved Sister, TheHub and me.We brought dinner in from Vecchia, DIL3 brought a gorgeous sourdough loaf she had baked, and dessert was from our recent trip to The Dutch Oven.
Lasagna, chicken alfredo, tossed salad, sourdough loaf, cheesecake
Saturday: 47 days till Christmas
Son3 and TheHub were ballgame bound. DIL3 and I stayed in town. And even though Youtube and ESPN were still at odds, we figured a way to watch the games. DIL3 and I just snacked through the day, and there was no real meal other than breakfast.
We watched games, did a little work (DIL on her upcoming project and me (? )a little laundry and kitchen tidying. Naps may have occurred.
Saturday dinner: Snacks!
Sunday: 46 Days till Christmas
We woke, had breakfast and visited with DIL3 and Son3 for a bit before they left to head back to Nashville. The rest of the day was spent doing odd jobs around the house and working in the room of horrors
Sunday dinner: The day was getting colder and colder and we wanted something that was comfort food.
Gumbo, leftover sourdough bread, cheesecake
Maybe for the week
1. Lasagne leftovers, tossed salad
2. Chicken stew, coleslaw, cornbread
3. Soup, rolls
4. Egg roll in a bowl
5. Chicken alfredo leftovers, tossed salad
6. Brisket, brussels sprouts, potatoes
7. Out to eat
Books read in November
The Harbinger
Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan or with non plan at all.
May all your weeds be wildflowers.
Anne
Roll Tide! Yes, it is cold, even in South Alabama!!! BrrrrrrCindy in the South
ReplyDeleteRoll Tide. I see it is supposed to be back in the mid-high 70's now
DeleteYes, hopefully tomorrow and the rest of the week will be especially nice! 70’s will feel fabulous!!! Cindy in the South
DeleteCan you put your microscope in a clear display box? And maybe display it somewhere at home? I am glad you got in time with the kiddos etc too. A good week, congratulations on spending time in the room of horrors!
ReplyDeleteThat stupid room is going to turn into yet another office for TheHub!
DeleteI really have no place to display the microscope, but I am not quite ready to get rid of it.
Just leave it in one of Hub's offices! :p It is too sentimental of you to give away which I totally understand.
DeleteNaps are happening here on a regular basis....
ReplyDeleteNaps are good!
DeleteSo how many tomatoes did you end up processing?
ReplyDeleteI honestly have no idea, but I have a freezer full of them
DeleteOh, keep the microscope! I was thinking the other day that I wished I had one. My favorite thing at Chicken 'Salad Chick is the potato soup! Of course, I do love the salad and soup combination. I want/need a small greenhouse for my tomatoes. I had a porch garden and something ate all my food.
ReplyDeleteI am not a big fan of The Chick, but it is fine and it's an easy place to grab a quick lunch. I generally like more intense flavors if I go out to eat.
DeleteWe thought of getting a small greenhouse, but that is all we did__think.
What about giving the microscope to Pip? I, too, have a room of horrors. I feed the disarray faster than I can clean and organize it. Your menu looks good. I always wish I could eat your cooking.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I don't think she would give a flip about having it.
DeleteNext I need to attack the laundry room of horrors!
Would Pip like to have her grandmother's microscope?
ReplyDeleteI don't think she would like it at all. I have no idea if it even still is functional, and had not thought about it in years until I cleaned the horror closet and saw it. Now there seems to be some unrealistic sentimental attachment to it.
DeleteThat memory of looking through the microscope with your Dad is such a sweet reason to hold onto it. It is incredibly kind of you and TheHub to donate to the church food pantry and help out the community.
ReplyDeleteTheHub and I are very fortunate to be able to buy food for ourselves, so it just makes sense to pass it forward. I try to donate weekly anyway, but figured there would be a bigger need so we did a larger than usual donation.
DeleteI have been getting rid of some childhood items that I have always been hanging on to. It's bittersweet.
ReplyDeleteI still am hanging on to my favorite childhood doll (she lives in the back of the guest room closet though so I am not seeing her regularly), a silly walking toy (he lives on the sill of my kitchen window) and the rediscovered microscope. I guess if Toodles and the microscope have lived in closets for years I should easily let them go, but not today.
DeleteI think keeping the microscope and finding a place to showcase it would be a wonderful idea. Why not? It clearly evokes wonderful memories for you, wouldn't take up much space, and is something you can share with Pip. I know my grandson is fascinated by stories from my childhood and those stories would be lost if we didn't share.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely keeping it for now, but I am unsure where it will go. I do need to start telling Pip stories from my childhood.
DeleteRumor has it The Pig is coming soon to our neighborhood. I'm going to have to take a page from you and start looking for the Monday freebies. How do you prepare your brisket?
ReplyDeleteI bought a huge whole brisket (to freeze for as needed/wanted meals) and cut the flat into 2 pieces. Those I corned, but the point was huge also, so it was cut in two. I am just going to marinate it and stick it in the crockpot for hours. It will either be tasty or it won't, but we will eat it anyway!
DeleteI would display that microscope!
ReplyDeleteI might or might not. I guess I will figure it out later
DeleteThat was great that the volunteers at church came and got your food donation from your car. That’s what I call good timing!
ReplyDeleteIt was. I found that they handed out food to over 400 families that Wednesday and they expect next week to be about the same, so we went shopping yesterday and bought a couple more cases of canned chicken to donate. It takes a lot of donations to keep this going.
DeleteBusy, busy busy! I'm glad you were able to donate to the pantry, things are so tough for so many right now. It sounds like you had a pretty nice week. :)
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