WOW is this year moving fast! We had a nice weekend that ended way too fast. Saturday was an uncle’s 75th birthday party and we went and picked up my aunt’s caretaker from year’s past that can no longer drive and lives 45 minutes away to bring her to the party and take her home after the party so Saturday was pretty full. I was able to see 3 cousins that I don’t normally get to see often as we all live in 4 different cities in 2 different states. We had a great visit full of love and laughter accompanied by 2 of my cousin’s munchkins stealing the show as they had fun.
We woke up Sunday to a storm whose wind was rivaling hurricane Harvey and heavy rain so the day quickly turned into a do nothing day where we made brunch, watched football and racing while really doing nothing at all.
The long awaited day is finally here. WRONG – 12:05 UPDATE -doctor’s office just called and rescheduled for Thursday saying he was in an emergency surgery that was taking longer than expected. I know this ALL happens for a reason and I don’t want to be unreasonable, but this ALL began LAST November 2016!!!! I’m READY for it to be over!!!
All of my testing is done and my follow up appointment with the doctor for all the test results and to set a surgery schedule is later today Thursday so I’m a bit apprehensive until I know more. We do know I will be a liquid diet for quite a few weeks and will more than likely be missing both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners so I will be doing a combo holiday meal for hubby, myself and the good uncle just before surgery and then freezing meals for hubby.
OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
We’re supposed to be down in the 80’s all week and sunny. As long as the humidity stays low, that’s okay by me. I’d prefer a proper fall, but I’ll settle for a mild Indian summer since we haven’t had a proper frost here.
The term Indian summer usually means warm and dry with above normal temperatures after the first cold spell or frost of the season, but just for trivia’s sake it does not have a positive origin. It refers to a period of time after the settlers had experienced the first frost of the season and were preparing for a long winter. The settlers had let their guard down and the Indians had taken advantage of the settlers being unprepared according to farmer’s almanac.
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE
Fruit smoothie and coffee
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE / WEEKLY TO DO LIST & HOUSE PROJECTS
- LAUNDRY… quite a few loads this week, towels, bedding and clothing
- LIVING AREAS… plan on doing a deep clean today and tomorrow
- KITCHEN… pretty clean
- STUDIO… is mainly storage these days so nothing going on there
- YARD… nothing much after the weekend storms, just too wet to do anything
- BLOG… some recipe updating, future post planning and holiday post planning
CURRENTLY READING & TELEVISION / DVR
I’m reading the Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles.
The Holiday Baking Championship(11/9) and Guy’s BIG Project(11/5) both start in the next couple weeks.
- BIG BANG THEORY and the new YOUNG SHELDON when it returns in November
- NCIS, NCIS NEW ORLEANS and NCIS LA, CRIMINAL MINDS
- MADAM SECRETARY, SCANDAL, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
- CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO PD, CHICAGO MED
- LAW & ORDER SVU, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII 5-0
- MACGYVER, SCORPION, BLINDSPOT
- Z NATION, WALKING DEAD, FLASH, DC LEGENDS
- THE GOOD PLACE, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE,
- THIS IS US, ONCE UPON A TIME
- GUY’S GROCERY GAMES, BEAT BOBBY FLAY, BOBBY AND DAMARIS
CRAFTS / PROJECTS
I’m beginning to work on Christmas cards. I’d like to have them finished and ready to mail just after Thanksgiving.
MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK
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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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BREAKFAST
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FRUIT & COFFEE
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SCRAMBLED EGGS
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FRUIT SMOOTHIE
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FRUIT & COFFEE
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SCRAMBLED EGGS
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KITCHEN SINK FRITTATA
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BACON & EGGS
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LUNCH
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FRUIT & CHEESE
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SOUP
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MEAT ROLL-UPS
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SALAD
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MEAT & CHEESE
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C.O.R.N.
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DINNER
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SLAM DUNK WINGS & SALAD
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PANZANELLA SALAD
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CHILI CHEESE DOG CASSEROLE |
GRILLED STEAKS AND SALAD
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STUFFED CHICKEN MARSALA
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DESSERT
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BANANAS FOSTER BREAD |
SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
- APPLE POMEGRANATE SALAD WITH HONEY GINGER VINAIGRETTE
- BANANAS FOSTER BREAD
- BRUSSELS BISQUE
- INSIDE OUT CHICKEN POT PIES
- KITCHEN SINK FRITTATA
- SHEPHERD’S PIE QUESADILLAS
- FRIED CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
- CHILI BOURBON/WHISKEY BALLS
HEALTH & BEAUTY TIPS
HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP
ON MY MIND / THINGS THAT ARE MAKING ME HAPPY
As always I’m praying for world peace, SERIOUSLY! I hate waking up to so much tragedy through the world more and more frequently.
I’m also praying that the doctor has great answers today in my follow up appointment.
FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA
I’m still moving right along on getting ALL but the essentials packed. We still don’t know when we will be moving, but at least we’ll be ready! I love bubble wrap.
INSPIRATION
Be sure to link up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy homemaker Monday, Terri at Darling Downs Diaries and with Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie for Menu Plan Monday.
I grew up in California and unfortunately fires are a fact of life out there, especially in October with the Santa Ana winds. I’ve also been mandatorily evacuated more times that I would like and even watched from a cruise ship one year while our tiny town of 500 was on CNN in one of the fastest moving fires in LA history, but there was usually a lot of brush and trees burned and even a few structures, but in ALL those years I cannot remember any combination of fires as horrific as what California is experiencing now, especially with loss of life. Please keep California in your prayers that containment comes soon and there is no more loss of property or life.
As horrible what California is going through, there is still so much destruction and rebuilding going on that is also impacting people ALL over the country and world!
Several months ago I told you about some roof leaks that we had that required major patching and when we went into the attic to investigate the source were confronted with 40 years worth of crap that my grandfather and cousin had accumulated back in a corner we “missed” originally because it was just that, in a hard to reach corner. Unfortunately we had to bag it and move it in order to reach the area that was leaking. We also discovered about 500 pounds of “good” (by my grandfather’s terms) boards that I’m sure he was saving for a project as well as a bunch of bricks – really bricks in an attic? I can’t even begin to figure out what those were for. So, we bagged it all up and moved to a pile in the center to be removed later. Well, it’s now later!
I hope everyone had a wonderful week. Mine turned out quite busy in a weird, but also productive way. I can’t believe it’s October already, mainly because it’s so dang hot here still, but it also means Christmas is right around the corner and I’m not sure where we will be so it makes it seem sort of weird.
The post hurricane Harvey thunderstorms have been amazing and left us with some interesting skies. There are still debris everywhere and traffic beyond belief, but it looks like most things are getting back to normal.
I hope you all had a GREAT week and are taking a much deserved break today for Labor day. We have had a busy week recovering from Hurricane Harvey. This has been and continues to be chaos even as life tries to go back to normal. We were blessed to be in an area that received 3 feet of rain and tons of wind, but no serious damage or flooding except for a the few neighbors we were able to help out. But, that has left us on a “virtual” island not able to go too far in any one direction without running into closed roads and freeways. They are still releasing waters from the overflowing reservoirs so residential flooding as well as downtown is still a HUGE concern. Also of concern is a dozen or so flooded toxic waste dumps, mosquito season and raw sewage in the flood waters.
