aKathy's What's for Dinner 4/12

scrapmaven…I was in your shoes not long ago! It will be worth all of the disruption to your life when it’s done!

I was out early for a doctor appointment and my car had an oil change scheduled. I’m still at the dealership while they do a couple more things, of course. The car has 26K miles so I suppose maintenance is expected.

Dinner is pork chops. I was hoping DS would grill them but it’s raining hard. There are tiny potatoes to roast as well as green beans, asparagus and corn on the cob to choose from for veggies.

Your updates are coming along scrapmaven. You must be so excited.

I’m currently at my hair appointment. Before this I had a Lowe’s pickup, target returns, garden store, and a cvs pickup. Ordered paint for the basement doors at the lake. We just want to knock that out before summer. But my goodness paint has gotten so expensive. Finishing is all dependent on my back.

Dinner should be grilled steaks with salad & veggies. Unless our friends up there are in town and want to go to the neighborhood bar.

Happy weekend!

cadoodlebug I hope you have a better night. I took regular extra strength Tylenol last night and it helped.

jeremysgirl I ordered a sleep mask. Thanks for the suggestion.

I have informed delivery and saw there was correspondence from my chiropractor coming. I'm already feeling stress as the bookkeeper is a nightmare. She sends me a lump sum billing last October with no detail, doesn't apply insurance adjustments, doesn't provide them more info when asked etc. I had them fax her all EOBS in October. No response. Sent her a detailed letter bringing my $800 balance down to $24 in January attaching all my EOB's. Have called multiple times. I'm dreading what I will find. I can already tell she never resubmitted one claim.

Today I will take a friend out to eat for her birthday. DH will have rechauffe.

Happy Friday... finally!

I've got a pretty slow day at work and I'm just not feeling it today so I plan on doing some laundry and picking up the house as I never really did it when I got home from my trip.

My mom is really out of it because she took a pain pill for her arm. She is in kidney failure and the drugs take a long time to process through her body. We told her no more pain pills! She has to manage her diabetes pump on her own and she can't think straight when she's on the pain pills. It's just not a good scenario.

I have some hamburger to use up so I'm probably making sloppy joes and ordering food in for my parents if they don't want to come over. I really just need a quiet night so I'll see if they'll let me order in for them.

Hope you all have a great day!

I'm glad you rested yesterday and feel more energetic today. Enjoy playing in your scraproom!



You are welcome. I swear I can't sleep without it anymore. It's nice having my eyes covered and be able to listen on bluetooth as I drift off to sleep.



Bring it to my house because this sounds good and I really do not want to cook.

And...I haven't cooked at all this week. I don't know what's gotten into me but nothing, I mean, nothing I bought at the store sounded good when push came to shove to cook it. I seriously ate chicken Mcnuggets and fries for dinner last night. It was truly gourmet, I know. But I guess I was craving all the salt. I could have Jeremy stop at the store for something else to cook tonight other than the ingredients I already have for my vegan meals. I'm just saying I wouldn't feel bad eating a big pot full of cheddar broccoli soup. With some homemade pretzel sticks. Cheese. Glorious cheese is something the vegan meals just can't seem to replace.

I may actually take the rest of the afternoon off. I got my Friday work done and then I also did all the work I had planned for Monday. I was up at 4:30 this morning. So I logged in at 6 today. I've been a busy bee.

TGIF! Tonight will be the last night for roast and potatoes.

I am leaving work a little early today because I need to go to Enterprise. Insurance is only paying for our rental through Sunday (which is also when my temporary parking pass for our complex expires), but both Enterprise and the office are closed on Sundays. I am still holding out hope that the car place will call before I head out and tell me that little 'ru is ready for pick up. When I called the other day, it sounded like they only had to do some paint on it, so maybe I'll still get the call today.

I'll also get groceries when I'm out because I think we are going to venture up to Harper's Ferry for a few hours tomorrow.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

I think we might be getting to that point. We're trying to keep them as independent living as possible but it's getting tougher. Most of the bulk falls on my sister because she's a natural caretaker but we all do what we can to help. I try to have them over a lot so that they don't have to cook but I'm starting to feel burnt out and after my mom's last fall, my dad is threatening to move her to a home. He's not a good caretaker and stresses out really easily. It's just a tough situation right now. 

DH is definitely a better cook than I am. I can make some things in the slow cooker or Instant Pot, but I usually ask that he make some things. I'm happy to help with prep and clean up after, but I like it when he cooks. He made waffles this morning and put some berries on them. I think I will make a quiche for us on Sunday.

I have been awake since 4:30 and out of the house since 6:30. I had to pick up the brother-in-law and take him to the hospital for a procedure this morning.

I got to the office at 11:00 and I am just about finished with my work for the day.

Dinner is either going to be out or shepherd's pie. I would love to eat at home as long as I don't have to cook it! 

I had lunch today with a former coworker. It’s always fun to catch up on the news and enjoy some laughs together.

It’s been raining steady since yesterday so the backyard is a swamp again. I had enjoyed a few days of not having to wipe paws fifty times a day. We should get a reprieve tomorrow for a few days.

I brought home half my clubhouse sandwich so I will have that and a salad for supper. DH will have soup and a salad.

But do you feel like it is your wifely duty? 😉😂

My mum lives in a retirement residence and LOVES it!  She is 77 ...

It has made her more social!

They are so nice there and she is getting involved in all kinds of activities ... meeting all kinds of people ...

I can't say enough good things about it!   

jeremysgirl I don't believe in predefined roles of household work as husband and wife but rather a sharing of responsibilities as ability and thoughtfulness towards one another allow. Give yourself grace. Hugs to you!

Well miracles never cease. The statement was probably in response to last weeks phone message wanting to get it settled. They had reduced the balance to $183. And then deducted that to be a courtesy write off (vs insurance adjustment 🙄) with a zero balance owed. I'm grateful to have it done. I wish I could go back for treatment but don't think I want to deal with this ever again.