aKathys What's for Dinner? 4/5

Hi, scrapmaven.  My second shot is on the 21st.  Which is good for me because next week I'll be in Alabama on vacation.  I feel pretty well protected but I will be driving down and staying in a condo, eating in.  So basically I am just going for the beach.   Still avoiding the public.  But the beach sounds like heaven right now.

My boss is on vacation this week.  And when he's gone my week goes one of two ways...either it's slow and I can do revenue reconciliations all week in peace and boredom.  Or everyone who needs him will come to me and I will be putting fires out all over the place.  So far this morning it's been quiet. 

Tonight's dinner will be lamb kebabs.  I'm going to go in and marinade the lamb on my lunch hour.  And I'm adding some zucchini and sweet potato to the kebabs.  Which seemed less weird when I originally planned it.  What veggies do you guys like with lamb?  And there will be a mix of rice and quinoa on the side.  

Have a great day!

Cold this morning ~ it started sprinkling while we were on our walk so we cut it a bit short. I have to leave soon to visit my Chiropractor.

Think dinner tonight will be spaghetti and meatballs with a green salad for me.

Happy new week! It’s 70s here. Yay even though I’m working.

Dd & her SO took most of the leftovers back to school so I’ll be grilling chicken. I know I have brussel sprouts in the fridge Probably salad.

Hope the chiro goes well cadoodlebug.

I'm on my last day of Spring Break ... whimper!      

I did receive dd#2's graduation photo ... Molly looks so gorgeous ... I just have to share    








I'm going to be doing some marking today and watching "90 Day Fiancee" from last night    

I think dinner will be Roasted Mushroom and Parmesan Ravioli with a red sauce    

It is a huge drive for me. 1000 miles. I'm stopping over in Nashville. And let's not forget it will be DD and me. So if we don't kill each other on the way there it will be a miracle. And my friend Tiffane told me recently that every time she's on vacation she seeks out a local yarn store and buys sock yarn. She knits herself a pair of socks for every destination she goes to. I thought this was a fabulous idea so I plan to seek out a LYS and buy enough yarn for a vacation shawl. I'm pretty excited about it. But I'd love to take a detour and yarn shop with you. If I ever come visit, this is definitely on the itinerary.

Happy Monday everyone! I'm off to a good start with the week. Have made a mile long to-do list for the week. No task is too small to go on the list. I've learned that if it doesn't it most likely won't happen. DH is back to the office 5 days a week. The quiet is heavenly! This afternoon I'll be doing some chores and finish sewing down the binding on a quilt. It's been sitting there partly done for a few weeks now. Also need to add labels to a couple of DD's quilts she brought over yesterday. I needed to borrow one that my mom made for her for a photo project I was doing. Hung four quilts in front of the garage that represented the work of four generations to share on Facebook. I may have tagged all the younger generation when I mentioned that it looks like I am the end of the long line of quilters! I'll share the photo below.  Left to right quilts are made by my great-grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and myself.

lucyg - I made a key lime pie yesterday and elevated it by making my own graham cracker crust using this recipe. OMG, so much better than the pre-made ones from the grocery! Try it next time you make one!

Dinner tonight will be rechauffe ham made into a crustless quiche and a salad on the side. Dessert will be the vanilla ice cream that didn't get made yesterday. Seems someone forgot to put the bowl in the freezer 24 hours ahead of time. Bowl is cold now and I'm going to start up the machine shortly.

For kebabs the usuals are zucchini, onion and peppers. I've never put sweet potato on kebabs but will file that in the back of my mind. If roasting lamb then it will likely be carrots, beets and potatoes. Really, anything goes. 

Another mental note filed to give this a try. 

They are gorgeous and I love the way you hung them!

Molly is stunning, leannec!

A sad thing happened when I switched my clothes from winter jeans to summer capris so it's a reset Monday for me. I've been enjoying food and drink a little too much over the last couple months and have to draw a line in the sand at least until DD's birthday and Greek Easter, which are both the first weekend in May. 

Dinner is going to be cheese tortellini and a Caesar salad. I'm not a big fan of tortellini so won't be tempted and will be happy to have the last piece of grilled salmon instead.

I do have to hit a store or two today looking for discount Easter eggs. A definite benefit of celebrating Orthodox Easter, but can't leave it too long or there will be nothing left.

leannec, I love that picture of Molly ~ just beautiful!

**GypsyGirl**, I love the quilts! Being from Western PA, all my aunts had cedar chests full of quilts. I have one that is probably from the 1930's or so that has a hole that our family dog chewed in the 60's. I can't bear to throw it away but it has been well loved and used for decades.

Hello dinner crew - we're back from our mini-vacation - hope everyone's healthy or at least on the upswing! I picked up some salmon so that'll be dinner with some undetermined sides.

Happy Monday ladies!

I hope everyone's Easter was relaxing.

@**gypsygirl** Your quilt display is awesome!! I have two quilts from great grandmothers and one that my grandmother and I made when I was a young girl. She quilted every winter and I would walk to her house after school often to sit and quilt with her. She made a quilt for each of her grandchildren for their wedding presents. They are all cherished! My quilts will never be the same level of keepsake quality, but I make them for my creative outlet and enjoy passing them on.

Dinner this evening is totally up in the air. I think it will be clean out the fridge night, DH has some real estate things going on, so he'll likely grab something quick and be happy with that.

Have a great day!!

Hey y’all . I got home couple hours ago still quite sore and exhausted maybe tomorrow I will write up a post of everything that went on. It was the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.

I would appreciate warning signals other than obvious pain. This can happen to anyone right?

If I remember correctly, she broke her hip. Did she have replacement surgery? When my FIL fell on Christmas night years ago, he had replacement surgery and had to spend over a month in a rehab facility. I'm glad she's doing so well!