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Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

 

Outside my window/WEATHER… a light rain is falling and fog is still hugging the pavement AGAIN.

I’M THINKING…I’m anxious to get today’s test over with and get the dining room painted!

I’M THANKFUL… for my family and their love as well as my health.

N THE KITCHEN… we have a few new recipes brewing for the February menu.

I’ll post the successful ones as we go.

• CASHEW CHICKEN
• COWBOY BURGERS
• TACO MELTS
• CHINESE HAMBURGER HASH
• INDONESIAN PORK
• SOUTH SEAS CHICKEN
• SWEET LEMON PORK RIBS
• CHINESE STEW
• UNFRIED CHICKEN
• SAUERBRATEN MEATLOAF
• CHEESEBURGER SOUP
• DRUNKEN PORK CHOPS
• PORK BURGERS
• CHOCOLATE CHICKEN
• OREO CHEESECAKE
• JAMAICAN CHICKEN SANDWICHES
• PUERTAN RICAN CHICKEN STEW
• AUSTRIAN CHICKEN STREUDEL
• FIESTA CHICKEN & RICE

I’M WEARING… very worn levis, pink corduroy shirt and cozy socks.

I’M CREATING… some quilt pieces that have been needing finished for a while (I just have problems sitting for any length of time due to the scar tissue from my cancer surgery), Christmas gifts for next year – quit laughing, these things take time and I’m also creating some new recipes.

Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie

	DATE	BREAKFAST	LUNCH	DINNER
MONDAY	2/4	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	TUNA	CHICKEN FRANCAISE
TUESDAY	2/5	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	EGG SALAD	CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
WEDNESDAY	2/6	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	TUNA	CHICKEN SAUTE’ with VEGGIES
THURSDAY	2/7	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	BRAUNSWIEGER	SAUERBRATEN MEATLOAF
FRIDAY	2/8	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	EGG SALAD	MILK BRAISED PORK
SATURDAY	2/9	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	TUNA	CHINESE STEW
SUNDAY	2/10	CHEERIOS, BANANA & YOGURT	C.O.R.N.	CHICKEN TORTAS

I’M GOING… nowhere until I’m done scanning in ALL the VA documents and composing more letters to our congressman in hopes of clearing things up – yay, like that’s going to happen, but I have to follow procedure.  For every step forward we seem to take 3 backwards!  This week though we’re moving onto multiple letters.

I AM WONDERING… just who to contact next regarding the VA mess.  We’re finally meeting up with a new service officer this morning – seems like we’re always starting over.

MY READING LIST… Robyn Carr’s Whispering Rock & Second Chance Pass

MY TV LINEUP THIS WEEK…  is a long list, but that’s the beauty of all of them being on the DVR – we can do series marathons on rainy days and still skip the commercials

• BUNHEADS
• SWITCHED AT BIRTH
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
• BONES
• CASTLE
• NCIS
• NCIS LOS ANGELES
• RISSOLI & ISLES
• VEGAS
• CRIMINAL MINDS
• ARROW
• L & O SVU
• CHICAGO FIRE
• BIG BANG THEORY
• PERSON OF INTEREST
• SCANDAL
• ELEMENTARY
• BEAUTY & THE BEAST
• CSI NY
• ONCE UPON A TIME
• THE GOOD WIFE
• THE MENTALIST

I’M HOPING… things turn around soon.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO… getting away for a few days next month.

I’M LEARNING… how to be patient, but also how to squeak the wheel for oil!

AROUND THE HOUSE… organization is finally winning – rooms are being painted, baseboards are getting painted and fine dusting is being done.

I’M PRAYING… that today’s test is negative and that the cancer has not returned and to live in the day and not worry about the future as much.

A FAVORITE QUOTE…

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.  ~John F. Kennedy

SOME my favorite things

• my morning coffee
• my new kindle
• the laundry being done
• the grocery shopping being done

MY TO DO LIST 

• Creating a few new recipes
• CT SCAN
• painting
• laundry
• grocery store
• research
• blog catch up

Favorite picture from my camera this week… this guy has been hanging around for several weeks.