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with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend full of sun and family fun.
Ours was fairly quiet. My main activity was when I spent a few hours Friday making 36 mini pineapple upside down cakes as a dessert for an Eagles Auxiliary dinner on Friday night. My friend made the most wonderful Cobb Salads with grilled chicken. The original plan was for 30 dinners, but the city started their music in the park program that day and we ended up selling 44 salads (many of them to go for the park) so we obviously ran out of dessert. Next time I’ll make a significant amount of extras. I’m sure they won’t go to waste 😀
We did go out for lunch on Saturday after hubby weed whacked the back hill that backs down to the highway as some added safety towards fire season.
We grilled some burgers on Sunday with some FRESH yummy pasta salad, played some Mexican train dominoes, watched some of the Olympics, a few movies and stayed out of the heat (yesterday hit a pretty still 94 degrees) for the most part. There was a nice breeze most of the day EXCEPT in the middle hottest part of the day.
We’re supposed to be under a new “Heat Dome” this week into next. The drought and fires are bad here and getting worse so that’s NOT good news 🙁 We received a notice this week that watering anything besides a food garden is strictly forbidden. We NEED rain desperately! We had a drier than normal winter and spring and now summer has been completely rain free. The creeks, rivers and ponds are sooooooo much lower than normal. Ironically we did have a sprinkler leak that we just fixed and now is obsolete as the system is turned off.
THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
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WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
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I keep falling asleep almost immediately so I’m still reading Jana DeLeon’s newest book, Backrush
But, I’m hoping to finish this week so I can start Heather Webber’s The Lights of Sugar Berry Cove
I’ve been keeping an eye on the neighbors garden while they have been away the past 5 weeks. The flowers are still looking good, but the grapes are beginning to suffer.
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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DINNER
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CHICKEN & WILD RICE CASSEROLE & SALAD
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ROAST FENNEL CHICKEN & HARISSA CARROTS
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COBB SALAD
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CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT ~ YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN
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grilled HAMBURGERS & PASTA SALAD
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UNSTUFFED PEPPERS & SALAD
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CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT ~ YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN
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DESSERT
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APPLE PIE BARS Molly Yeh
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- CRISPY HOT HONEY WINGS
- DR. PEPPER CARAMEL BBQ CHICKEN
- MACARONI POTATO SALAD
- CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CRINKLES
- BROKEN aka SKILLET C.O.R.N. LASAGNA
- SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD
- GRILLED SPICY LIME PORK CHOPS
Hoping you had rain! That pineapple dessert looks yummy. Hope the washer was repaired and that you had a great week.
Hey Sweetie
Praying for the rain to come your way! We were a bit bad here too but finally got thunderstorms last night. It’s so scary when the fire danger is that high – let alone all the grass and flowers dying.
You are my kinda folks- grilling yummy burgers with pasta salad and playing mexican train dominoes. Lol We played a bunch at the last family reunion.
LOve your inspirations as always and your recipes! I wish Annie would eat meat ….I want those grilled lime pork chops.
Blessings on your week. xo
Sorry to hear it’s so hot there. I sure hope you get some rain soon. Things are getting so out of control with the fires! Sounds like the Eagles Auxiliary dinner went well and your Sunday sure sounded nice too. Have a fantastic week. 🙂
Hope you get a break from your heat dome very soon! Beautiful flowers but sorry to see the shriveling up grapes. Love your inspirations and life tips for this week. Hope you have a great week!