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WEEKEND RECAP
I don’t care for Christmas and New Years falling in the middle of the week! Last Wednesday felt like a Sunday and I was messed up for the rest of the week! I’m looking to return to a routine this week!
So our “weekend” really began last Wednesday. We watched the Rose Parade, went and saw a friend who had to work (fortunately she runs a bar and grill so we got breakfast) and then watched the Rose Bowl before we ate Black Eyed Pea Chili made from our left over Christmas Prime Rib for dinner.
I spent Thursday cleaning the refrigerator and freezer and making an inventory list for both to start the year out fresh. Fortunately, it was also trash day, so that helped a lot. The woman who normally mans the Eagle’s kitchen for me on Thursdays had to bow out because her grandson came down with the flu virus while he was staying with her and we didn’t want to expose people, so I ended up covering for her.
Friday we were getting a bit of cabin fever from all the rain so decided to take a drive down to the river and were rewarded with a fantastic new little restaurant. On the way we encountered a barn that made me think of Jean so I took a picture for her. But, Jean and Carrie, I’m so sorry about the Chiefs and Packers yesterday š
The rest of Friday through Sunday was spent de-cluttering and washing linens from Christmas and beginning to pack it all away for another year. I’ll finish packing away Christmas today. We also watched A LOT of football for the final regular season day.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
While the temperatures are still supposed to be in the 40’s we are supposed to FINALLY dry out a bit this week, at least enough to dry out a bit and not be so soggy. That said, nighttime lows will be much lower with clear skies.
ON MY MIND
I was so saddened to wake up on the 1st to hear about all the senseless terror situations in New Orleans, Las Vegas and all over the world! I pray for an answer every day to the senseless violence!
TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS
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THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
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DVR/TV TIME
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WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
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READING TIME
I’m reading The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. I LOVE WWII stories that empower women! The new book club book was supposed to be announced last night, so we’ll see what her “wheel of chance” chose for us. We’ve all been feeding her titles and to make it fair she’s using an APP that chooses at random. I just checked again and the book has been chosen, NONE Of This Is TRUE by Lisa Jewell. So many of the titles the others are throwing out have such a sinister true crime, psychological thriller type vibe to them, not titles I would choose on my own š we’ll try another month and see what comes of it.
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt š
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1/6 MONDAY
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1/7 TUESDAY
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1/8 WEDNESDAY
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1/9 THURSDAY
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1/10 FRIDAY
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1/11 SATURDAY
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1/12 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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NUMERO UNO PIZZA REMAKE
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COCA COLA PORK LOIN with CARROT CASSEROLE
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PIZZA EGG ROLLS
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Ā BEEF & BBQ BEAN STEW
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Ā GREEN CHICKEN CHILE
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Ā SWEET CORN DIP & HOT DOGS
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BEEF & NOODLES |
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DESSERT
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPES POSTING THIS WEEK
- CREAMY LEMON PARMESAN CHICKEN
- CLASSIC BURGERS with BACON AIOLI
- SLOW COOKER TEX MEX CHICKEN
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
- CHICKEN TOSTADA CUPS
- COUNTRY FRENCH CHICKEN GARLIC SOUP
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
Nice new background! good idea with the wheel of chance for books, I should try that! I was also messed up with Christmas and New Year being in the middle of the week. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year and mostly HEALTH – when we have that we can take care of the rest.
Thank you! I was looking for some brightness in these serious gray days we’ve been having. You are so right about HEALTH FIRST!!!! Have a great rest of the week.
Hello Dearest and Happy 2025 to you!!
You are so sweet to always remember our teams. Lol It wasn’t a total loss for me as the Vikings lost too and that’s a sort of win to me too.
Love the pics -and how cool finding the barn with KC on it! ā¤ļø
I couldn’t believe we couldn’t even get into the 1st month of the year without horrible tragedy. I just keep praying so hard for this world. Jesus is the only answer I can think of to not get overwhelmed that the senselessness never ends
But on a happier note please know I wish you and Skip great health, peace and so much fun (& great food!) for this new year ahead. āØ
To you and Matt also! 2025 is going to be a great year for you. Having grown up in Southern California we’re RAMS fans so not happy that the Vikings are going against them, but have high hopes since the RAMS will be the home team. Have a wonderful week my friend!
Oh, I love the barn photo! Thank you for sharing that. Hoping the starters for the Chiefs are all well-rested and stay healthy after that embarrassing game, you know it’s bad when CBS switched to a different game even here in KC. I’ve read some Lisa Jewell books and they’re pretty good but if you aren’t into mystery/thriller/suspense, you probably won’t enjoy them. Maybe the wheel of chance should be genres first and then, titles second? I don’t know. Interesting way to pick a book though. I’m taking the rest of Christmas down today as well. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Glad you like the barn picture. It’s not that I’m opposed to psychological thriller genres, but it’s be the 3rd in a row. I really like your idea of doing genres on the wheel! I had to order a new rolling case after I found a BIG tear in one of our old ones, so finishing Christmas has been updated to Wednesday or Thursday based on delivery. Have a GREAT rest of the week.