Tag: JANE LEE LOGAN
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, RECIPES & MENU week 22 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.153
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LAST WEEK RECAPPED & ON MY MIND
GOOD MORNING dear friends. I feel like I’ve been neglecting blogland because I’ve been so busy. I hope to visit you all tonight!
YAY!!! The wedding I catered this past weekend is over and went off without a hitch. The estate sale my friends and I have been working on is over (for the public part) and felt like it lasted FOREVER with quite rude and demanding people!! And last Friday’s dinner that my girlfriend and I made SOLD OUT. I have another fundraising dinner this Friday and I’m filling in for a friend on Tuesday as well as the last cribbage tournament at the end of the month, but then I’ll be taking some breaks for my sanity. The candle I’ve been burning at both ends is running out of wick!!!!!
Life is still quite uncertain for us and everything is on a day to day basis as my stepdad’s condition continues to deteriorate. Health care here is horrible and as I’ve said before borders on negligence in this county. I actually received a phone call from the ONLY home health agency in the county asking to put him on a “robotic” maintenance since they can’t attend to him as regularly as the doctor prescribed.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
We’re finally approaching spring weather and are expecting some low 80’s this week with constant sunshine. We’ve been having some really cool winds this past week, but LOTS of sunshine so I’m happy!
TO DO LIST, TV/DVR, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS
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THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
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READING TIME
I’m trying to finish FOREST TRAP the ROSE LANDGREEN MYSTERIES by SIGRID HOLM, but keep falling asleep before I finish a paragraph…
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
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6/2 MONDAY
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6/3 TUESDAY
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6/4 WEDNESDAY
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6/5 THURSDAY
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6/6 FRIDAY
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6/7 SATURDAY
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6/8 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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PORK CHOPS and GLAZED CARROTS
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BLT WRAPS & FRUIT SALAD
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OUT with FRIENDS
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BUNLESS BURGERS & BBQ BAKED BEANS
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cooking at the Eagles MEXICAN CHICKEN COBB SALAD, homemade TORTILLA CHIPS & SALSA with CHEESECAKE
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STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD
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FRIED CHICKEN & BEAN SALAD |
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DESSERT
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PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
KitKat is one of my favorite felines! I’ll be watching her for another 2 weeks while mom and dad go gallivanting around the countryside!
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK
- BAKED PORK CHOPS with APPLE STUFFING
- TEXAS BUTTERMILK SHEET CAKE BROWNIES
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
- PAN FRIED CHICKEN with SHERRY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE
- CAITLYN’S CORNED BEEF
- TAMY’S SOUTHERN APPLE WALNUT CARROT CAKE
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENUS & RECIPES week 21 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.146
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LAST WEEK RECAPPED & ON MY MIND
WOW, is it really Monday again? Last week was again a blur of work, phone calls and errands associated with all the things that come with preparing for a sudden onset life changing illness of a family member while working to meet a deadline on the new estate sale house we took on.
We are still waiting on tests and results for my stepdad, your prayers are all appreciated. Let me reiterate that the health care in this county SUCKS! In my opinion it border lines on complete negligence.
On a happier note we started the sale with a friends and family day last Thursday that was a HUGE success, but it made for a VERY long weekend where I once again didn’t get as much accomplished at home let alone get to visit any of your blogs.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
Yesterday was COLD for the end of May (62, rainy and windy), but today is supposed to be 80 and sunny as is the rest of the week. 🙂
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’ve been so busy that I have been falling asleep the minute my head hits the pillow.
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
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5/26 MONDAY
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5/27 TUESDAY
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5/28 WEDNESDAY
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5/29 THURSDAY
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5/30 FRIDAY
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5/31 SATURDAY
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6/1 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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MEATLOAF and TWICE BAKED POTATOES
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HALIBUT ENCHILADAS with CREAMY WHITE PINTO BEANS
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PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS with CHILI GLAZED CARROTS
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PHYLLO CHICKEN POT PIE
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CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
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CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
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DESSERT
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STRAWBERRY SPOON BREAD
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
This is Carl aka Morris, the friendliest cat in the world. He’s been hanging around the recent estate sale I’ve been working. He actually lives next door, but Donna, the woman who lived there had been feeding him and her brother who hired us said EVERYTHING GOES including and ESPECIALLY the cat!! But, the cat refuses to leave and meets me at the door EVERY morning before promptly making himself at home.
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK
- CAITLYN’S CORNED BEEF
- PAN FRIED CHICKEN in SHERRY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
- SLOW COOKER CRACK CHICKEN
- TAMY’S SOUTHERN APPLE WALNUT CARROT CAKE
TGIF ~ BLOG 365.115
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 15 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.104
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LAST WEEK RECAPPED
I can’t believe we’re already half way through April!! I worked several events at the Eagle’s last week on top of my normal duties. It seems like every minute was spoken for. I did get the tomato seedlings planted and the wrought iron porch furniture painted with fresh Rustoleum™ to cover the winter rust that settled in.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
I’m afraid to trust the weather prediction! Supposedly it will NOT rain this week, just be cloudy and is supposed to be in the 60’s and low 70’s. We’ll see – yesterday it said it was going to be sunny all week and in the upper 70’s and 80’s – it changed that quickly!
It’s still supposed to be in the high 30’s at night so each day will take a while to warm up and the breeze has been down right cold. Even working up a sweat yesterday while taking care of very manual labor, the minute I quit working and stood still for five minutes I had to put my sweatshirt back on.
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 need to start the book for book club, but right now I’m reading The Wyvern Protection Unit by C.D. Corri
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
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4/14 MONDAY
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4/15 TUESDAY
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4/16 WEDNESDAY
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4/17 THURSDAY
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4/18 FRIDAY
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4/19 SATURDAY
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4/20 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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MEATBALLS SANDWICHES
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BLACKBERRY BAKED CHICKEN and FRIED CORN
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YUMMY BALLS aka OLD FASHIONED PORCUPINE BALLS
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CHICKEN PARMESAN
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working at the EAGLES
CHILI BURGERS
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MEXICAN STUFFED PEPPERS
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~EASTER~ PINEAPPLE GLAZED HAM, MASHED POTATOES, GLAZED CARROTS |
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DESSERT
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APPLE WALNUT CARROT CAKE with CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
Worked at the cemetery yesterday to help my girlfriend and her hubby clean up the winter debris. We had an extremely stormy, windy and wet winter that took down a few of the BIG trees and tons of limbs that had to be cleaned up. I should have taken a picture of the burn pile that we’ll do later with hot dogs and marshmallows. 🙂 The burn pile is about 8 feet tall, 40 feet long and 20 feet wide! That doesn’t include the big tree pieces that she’s trying to give away for firewood.
Her family has “owned” the cemetery since 1926 and someone from her immediate family has been the caretaker ever since. Al and Mary Pepiot were her parents and she maintains the family plots. They sell affordable plots with deeds and each plot is maintained by that family, but she does the overall mowing and general clean-up of the overall cemetery.
I especially love her aunt’s headstone. One side looks so traditional and then the backside lists all the men she was married to over the years. The oldest headstone I could find was mid 1800’s. Unfortunately a few years back some teenagers went out and broke several of the older headstones 🙁
So I did the drastic change. It’s supposed to be a silver/gray sable combo. Unfortunately, my hair doesn’t take dye well and I’ll probably be back to my god given beach blonde within the month. Oh well.
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK
- TETRAZZINI
- SALSA VERDA PASTEL AZTECA
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK & A FUN ONE FOR EASTER
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
SATURDAY COFFEE TIME ~ BLOG 365.74
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES ~ week 2 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.13
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LAST WEEK RECAPPED
Using British slang today – this past week has left me completely knackered! It was just the kind of busy that was non-stop. I did 20,000 steps alone on Monday when I put up the Christmas decorations. Every day since was over 15,000 – just had so much to do! The weekdays were full of Eagle’s maintenance chores and shopping for the bar and kitchen. Two of the older trustees were getting married on Saturday and I wanted to get things stocked up well!
My girlfriend, Dana did the Friday auxiliary meal which had A LOT of moving parts. The menu was a choice of Reuben soup with grilled cheese dippers or Chicken Chile Verde soup with a mini quesadilla and a Kahlua brownie trio. It was all quite delicious. I ended up taking over for her on the grill and soup and then we did an extra deep clean for the kitchen that night as the wedding reception was being held there on Saturday and Nellie (the lady who owned my favorite sandwich shop until she decided to retire! 🙁 ) was catering and I wanted to leave it good and clean for her.
Saturday was the wedding and reception which went well, but no one had made arrangements for keeping things stocked or clean up. Nellie asked me to keep the trays stocked with food and to take charge of her personal items, but I took it upon myself to keep plates, forks and napkins stocked, stray items and bar glasses picked up and the dishes done because we opened at 3PM for business after the reception and had a band that night.
Sunday was spent watching NFL playoff games, helping another friend fish her diamond out of her bathroom sink drain and sorting the pantry and freezer, making menus for the rest of January and February to use what I have on hand in an effort to rotate things well and cleaning as I went so we could take apart the laundry room to clean it well and install new flexible venting on the dryer today. I guess I have really started an early spring cleaning. 🙃
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
BRRRR COLD!!!! Our lows are getting into the 20’s and highs barely into the 40’s which is NOT a great combination when it’s a WET COLD that seeps into your bones!!! Lots of layers are the plan this week for anytime I have to leave the house!
ON MY MIND
🙁 Having grown up in Los Angeles County in Southern California with Santa Ana and Devil Winds, living in rural areas where we always had a go bag packed with important papers and a change of clothing, my heart is just breaking for all of those affected by the devastating fires this past week. 🙁
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 just about done with The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and am going to start LILAC INK THE KNOCKNASHEE STORY by Jean Grainger
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
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1/13 MONDAY
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1/14 TUESDAY
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1/15 WEDNESDAY
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1/16 THURSDAY
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1/17 FRIDAY
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1/18 SATURDAY
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1/19 SUNDAY
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DINNER
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CHICKEN CABBAGE STEW
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REUBEN SOUP
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BEEF & SWEET ONIONS over RICE
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PORK CHOPS IN CREAMY GARLIC SPINACH SAUCE
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CHICKEN ENCHILADAS and RE-FRIED BEANS for the Eagle’s Auxiliary Fundraiser Dinner
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CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own!
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PORK & BEAN BREAD |
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DESSERT
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GOLDEN BREAD PUDDING
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LEMON, CARROT and CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE CAKES
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP
RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK
- LEMON MELT AWAYS
- TEXAS TRASH DIP
- BACON CHEESEBURGER BALLS
- APPLE WALNUT CAKE with CARAMEL GLAZE
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
BLOGMAS 2024 ~ day 25 ~ MEANING OF CHRISTMAS ~ BLOG 366.358B
Christmas is the most important holiday to me and not because Santa comes, though that is pretty important to the kiddos, but more importantly, it’s a caring spirit, a sharing feeling, an attitude that I try to practice all year long. I truly feel good about giving – whether it’s the Angel trees I select gifts for or the smile from the Salvation Army bell ringer as you put your money in their red bucket and wish them Merry Christmas.
For 10 years I chaired an Angel Tree Program for FISH and I loved doing it! I prepared for it earlier and earlier every year and I truly believe each year got better and better because of that preparation. The night before we distributed the gifts I would go shopping for the teenage girls and boys that always seemed to fall through the cracks in the donations. We were ALWAYS lacking in gifts for the teen girls no matter what we tried to boost things up for them. So, now when I choose the angels from the trees in the community I seek out the teenage girls specifically. And the past few years I have helped chair a committee and shop for foster kids in need.
Christmas means lots and lots of memories of family, some no longer with us, but ALWAYS in my heart when I hang an ornament that reminds me of that person or a recipe that they always prepared like my dad’s, Oatnut Sourdough Herb Dressing, crazy Aunt Louise’s Holiday Wreaths or Gram’s Christmas box full of goodies picked out just for each one of us or…
One of the things I try to practice each year is to make at least one homemade gift – nothing too extravagant, but just something that says “I MADE THIS with LOVE JUST FOR YOU“.
The years that we host the Christmas holidays we include a lot of family recipes. But, more importantly, Christmas is the spirit of Love and Giving and it must be felt and shared. Christmas is a gift from above and each year as I grow older I realize more and more that Christmas is about Love, Peace, Sharing, Caring and just being together.
I can only answer for myself, but I assume for those that are not religious, the meaning of Christmas is still a celebration, but one of celebrating friendships and family by gathering to eat together, share their time and share tokens of appreciation in the form of gifts with others.
May we ALL carry the spirit of Christmas in our hearts all throughout the year by remembering the REAL reason for the season.
HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY week 51 of 2024 ~ BLOG 366.358
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WEEKEND RECAP
GOOD MORNING dear friends! Here we are in the FINAL STRETCH of holiday preparation! Are you ready? I hope you are taking the holiday week by storm and crushing it, BUT also going slow enough to REALLY enjoy it!! One thing fell through the cracks for me this year, mainly because Thanksgiving was so late. I normally have my cards ready before Thanksgiving, but didn’t this year. I have been working on them amongst all my other commitments. So, if you normally get a card from me, they are almost ready, but this year they will be a between Christmas and New Years card 😀
I stay connected by doing BLOGMAS each day to get me started in the right spirit. That said, I often do multiple posts ahead of time and schedule them while we are watching football or a Christmas movies throughout the month of December. I think next year I’ll combine many posts together and go with an every few days approach.
Last week was a SUPER BUSY one for me! There was something BIG literally every day – dinners in with friends and neighbors, dinners out with girlfriends and going to see a play, A Christmas Story at the local community theatre, parties at some of our favorite places with some of our favorite people…
I have FINALLY learned how to slow down a bit and enjoy it even more! I have a girlfriend who comes over every few months and I usually make a “SPECIAL” drink and dinner for us. She has finally convinced me to make it “simpler” and you know what? We had an even better time with bacon cheeseburger balls, super creamy mac and cheese and a simple green salad. I did splurge and make mini raspberry cheesecakes 😀
Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS my friends. Enjoy your families and remember the reason for the season! And here’s a clue, it’s not perfection or commercialism.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE
We’re in the beginning stages of an atmospheric river back-up of storms here. According to a NY Times article, there is going to be one right after another for the next 10 days or so. So, wet weather attire will be worn at all times as we head into this first full week of winter!
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 Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak for book club. I’m really hoping to have more time for reading soon.
FUNNIES
MENU PLANS
BREAKFAST is always (and probably always will be) a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
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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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DINNER
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LEMON CHICKEN & RICE SOUP
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MARINATED FLANK STEAK, FRIED POTATOES and MUNCHIES
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CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST CASSEROLE
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CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
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PEASANT STEW, BUTTERMILK BAKED BISCUITS
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CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
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HAM TETRAZZINI, GREEN SALAD |
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DESSERT
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RASPBERRY TRUFFLES, MOCHA BANANA RUM BALLS
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CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE
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FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA
Here are a few pictures from last week’s girl’s night for dinner and the play and the UGLY Sweater Christmas party at the Offyce.
INSPIRATIONS
LIFE TIP
RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK
- ROAST CHICKEN with APRICOT HABANERO GLAZE
- NEOPOLITAN CAKE
RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK
WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS
