AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 12/17

leannec you’re all beautiful!!

Dinner is going to be pork chops, pierogies and a vegetable. We’ve been struggling with meal ideas.

I want to bake cookies and make fudge. I’m afraid if I bake cookies I’ll eat way too many of them.

We’ve had a lovely day.
Sophia’s godmother has been in Munich since Friday afternoon and we finally got to catch up with her today - she did an excursion down to Neuschwanstein Castle yesterday. We picked her up from her hotel on our way to church and dropped her near the cathedral as she wanted to go to Mass there. We went to our regular church as I had my Communion class to teach. We met up again after church at one of the Christmas markets, had Glühwein and spit-roast pork in a bun for lunch then wandered around a few of the markets until it was time for DH to drive her out to the airport.

Dinner tonight will be bratwurst with the rest of the pasta bake from last night.

leannec - have you heard from your friend since yesterday? Is she OK?
jeremysgirl - enjoy your concert. Congrats to Chloe for one year sober.

Tearisci. Any chance your mom has a little bit of dementia if she didn’t remember that you were there? There’s a couple of times my mother has repeated the same story to me or not known we’ve talked about some stupid little subject and instead of correcting her, I’m just like oh yeah, let me tell you.

leannec, that's a lovely photo of you and your girls. Such, pretty ladies. You know to set boundaries w/your friend. It's hard to do so, but it is for her own good and your peace of mind. You have every right to feel anger. Don't be afraid to let her know. She needs a wake up call.

jeremysgirl, you photo from yesterday was something I look fwd to every year. That table full of goodies is just amazing. Congratulations to Chloe. Enjoy the symphony and dinner. She absolutely deserves to be celebrated.

KelleeM, perhaps you could bake after lunch when you're full and not as hungry?

sueg, sounds like a very nice, but busy day.

Tearisci, your mom is not completely herself right now. We were convinced that mil was trying to gaslight us. Your mom's behavior is normal under the circumstances. She's out of her comfort zone and probably a bit confused. ((((HUGS)))).

It's more of the same over here. I'm feeling same and just waiting for tmw and hopefully some help to feel better. I really want to do my baking, but I have no energy. WAAAAH? I'm not sure what to make for dinner. Dinner is a lentil soup from the freezer that I made and froze for days like this. Dh will have a salad, as well. He's having fried rice for lunch, so a carb free dinner is on the menu.

Happy Birthday to your brother, taylortroop. Keep icing your hand and hopefully, it'll be much better, quickly. Are there any signs of a bug bite?

Tearisci, put your oxygen mask on first. Since your mom has a history of this behavior then don't cave. She will be fine if you don't jump at her command. Yes, she's complain and try to give you a guilt trip, but you know that. So, set your expectations accordingly and take care of your needs.

leannec what a great picture of you and your daughters.

jeremysgirl enjoy your time with Chloe.

I'm still tired from last night so I have no plans for today except to watch football. Hubby did a load of laundry and that's all that will be done today.

For dinner we are ordering something in.

I baked my least favorite Christmas cookies today because they are dh's favorite.
Dinner tonight is leftovers from yesterday- smoked chicken wings, pasta salad, and raw veggies

Dinner is some kind of rice and chicken thing. I'm working on some Christmas gift crafty projects and and I'm really tired. My back is *still* not feeling great, with pain off and on depending on how I move. And forget about trying to lay down to sleep (hence the tiredness). I may have to call my doctor tomorrow and/or take time from work to go in to be seen. (There's a small chance I could have a UTI...ugh. So I'll have to get that checked.)

I finished shopping except for DH and he is notoriously hard to buy for. He usually gives me a few suggestions, but this year he has just said something non-committal when I ask. We'll see...

jeremysgirl , congratulations to Chloe and enjoy your celebratory dinner this evening. What a grand accomplishment for her and you can all be proud of her hard work.

ETA: leannec, great picture! Looks like you are had a fun time.

We just got home from DH family Christmas. It was a really nice day. DH oldest brother announced his engagement. When his wife died of cancer six years ago he said he would never date, let alone get married. He started dating this lovely person a little over a year ago. I am so happy for both of them. Today was MIL birthday so we celebrated that as well.

I did all my grocery shopping for Christmas yesterday. All I will need to do is get fresh produce at the end of the week. I am so glad to have that done. Now I need to figure out when I will get the house cleaned. It’s going to be long days at the office this week.

That is a great picture of you and your girls leannec.

Congratulations to Chloe on her sobriety jeremysgirl.

Tearisci I am sorry you are having to deal with your mom’s expectations. Hugs.

We are still stuffed from our lunch so we might nibble on something later but not fixing a meal.

Marina: I love the photo of your ornament thief! They don’t look a bit guilty!

jeremysgirl believe me he feels no shame. LOL I found him with his nose in the stocking stuffer bag which has one of his gifts. Now they are all zippered up in an ikea shopping bag until Christmas. That is a beautiful picture of the two of you!!

scrapmaven it's a good thing he's cute. Not angry, just trying to keep him from intestinal blockages. LOL He is the most curious dog we have ever had.