aKathy's What's for Dinner 4/16

I'll run a few errands this morning and continue doing things to get ready for our trip. We have a meet and greet with our fellow travelers this Saturday. I'll make the nametags, some pralines and I started a new group on Facebook for us to share thoughts and pictures during and after the trip.

Dinner might stuffed red bell peppers.

off to aqua fitness class. then various errands/clean up at home.. working on getting rid of furniture .. lots of moving parts.

dh will be out for dinner.. so I am working on the leftovers from takeout. dh is leaving monday for washington state without the dog (I will bring him up) and he is feeling better about the celebration of life for his mom.. more people rsvp'd .... i think we are down to take out pizza and salad to serve.

I am just home after a busy day.
I met my friend at the family centre where we met to finish up checking over the annual financial statements, that I started doing before my vacation. Once we were done, I went to pick up her daughter from school as she had a doctors appointment. We then met to hand over Miss S, then continued on to home. I did fit in a visit to the Asian grocery near the school to pick up a few things for dinner.

Dinner tonight is Dim Sum - I have a selection of dumplings and gyoza to steam and will make some dipping sauces soon.

It was!!

I spent some time cleaning the house this morning. I feel like it’s never clean due to muddy paws, shedding hair and dog dander. I love him dearly but my house never seems clean.

Tonight is my monthly dinner with my past coworkers. We are on the letter P and are eating at Paddy Flaretys. They have fantastic fish and chips.

I miss the days when post offices were open until midnight on 4/15 - although there are no lines, so I guess I can't complain too much. I dropped mine off at yesterday at the last possible moment. 

I'm not feeling well at all! probably picked up something with all the travel. Soup for me I guess tonight. Take care all!

Doesn't exist here. Darcy Collins feel better.

After reading todays thread I am craving greasy fast food! Thanks guys!!!

I am dropping all 275 items off at the consignment sale this afternoon. My girlfriend is dropping hers at the same time. Sale starts on Wednesday evening and continues through Sunday.  I will be working there for 3 shifts. Hoping a lot of stuff sells.

Dinner tonight is Zuppa Toscana. I can't believe that I actually have meals planned out for the entire week. Go me!!!

Enjoy your day!

Darcy Collins glad you are feeling better.

scrapmaven enjoy your puzzle time.

Went in to work this morning but was sent back home by my supervisor. He said I didn't sound well and to go home and get some rest, which is exactly what I'm going to do. No other plans for me.

For dinner we are having chicken soup.

Beautiful sunny day outside.  There is a new motorcycle repair shop down the street from me.  I am hearing lots of revving of bikes. My exh & I used to motorcycle a lot, as he had a big touring bike.  Carefree, picnic basket strapped down and hair blowing in the wind.  Memories. 



Tonight I'm going out with friends for Thia food and then to see a movie at an independent theatre, seeing One Life.

ONE LIFE

UK, 2024. Directed by James Hawes. 110 in. PG.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn

Based on the book If It's Not Impossible...: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky is haunted by the fate of the children he couldn't bring to safety in England. It's not until the BBC show "That's Life!" re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried -- all the while skyrocketing from anonymity to a national hero.

“The story is so inherently powerful and moving and there is so much goodness and decency at work.” Deborah Ross, The Guardian

“The film does justice to this overwhelmingly moving event in British public life in a quietly affecting drama.” Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

scrapmaven ~ glad that you are more mobile and enjoying the weather.

cadoodlebug ~ Facebook groups for group travel are a wonderful way to connect with each other.  I'm staying in touch with the gals that I went on the quilting cruise with.  Everyone is slowly finishing up their projects and so great to see the final product.

stormsts ~ Canadian Revenue Agency tax deadline is April 30th and mine are done.

ntsf ~ enjoy your aqua fit class.  Preparing for a Celebration of Life is stressful.  Glad that you dh is feeling a bit better about this.

scrappert ~ The filet of fish at Rotten Ronnie's is good.  Enjoy the cake tonight.

sueg ~ Great that you could help out your friend by taking care of Miss S.  She is a lucky girl to have you in her life.

jeremysgirl ~ Enjoy the ride to the airport.  Are the tulips in full bloom in Grand Rapids?  Enjoy the celebration tomorrow.

Tearisci ~ A mental health day is sometimes needed.

taylortroop ~ I have eaten at Paddy Flaretys many years ago.  A friend was on a quest to eat at pubs that had originated in Ireland and moved to Canada.  The food was excellent as was the atmosphere.  Enjoy your evening.

Darcy Collins ~ Unfortunate that you picked up an un-welcomed souvenir from your trip.  Soup is healing.

The Birdhouse Lady ~ That is a lot of stuff to sell.  Enjoy your time at this event.

bklyngal62 ~ Soup is a good choice for dinner.  Rest and get better soon.

the celebration of life.. just an informal gathering at her house.. about 16-25 people I am bringing up some photo albums.. all our kids will be there, as is her sister and dh's sister.

no real structure..

the ski season is over mostly.. and all my gear lives in sun valley idaho..

my dh wants to sell her house.. my kids aren't happy with that. but it will be a chance to claim quilts she made, any dodads.. and I am thinking of her sewing machine, fabric etc.. that now is at her sister's (against dh's wishes..) I don't have space for her serger.
maybe a table made by a cousin 80-90 yrs ago.

bklyngal62 I didn't realize yesterday when you said you weren't feeling well it was a physical sickness. I thought it was a mental health day. Which is just as important in my world. 😉 Much more likely for me too. Feel better.

quiltz Jeremy's best friend rides a motorcycle. I was having a really down day several months after Esther had passed and he came up and spent a good two hours driving me all over the place on the back of his bike. It felt like good medicine that day.

I spent every free moment today looking at fabric. I have no idea why I feel like I want to buy something.

As a former postal employee, Noooooooo! It was ridiculous. People would come in last minute with their own calculators and start from square one, last minute. Some without calculators, demanding we supplied. Traffic jams at the drive up boxes. Complaining people everywhere, nobody likes taxes I get it but damn, it comes every year, get over it and get prepared. We supplied the basic forms, but it was inevitable that someone would come in every year looking for some obscure form that like three people would use and go ballistic when we didn't have it. Crazy times.
Actually, it wasn't too bad and most people were nice,we always had food supplied and we kind of made a party out of it.
It was just the random entitled @$$ that could turn it to temporary hell.

Just went out to lunch with DS ($5 appetizer happy hour he likes) so that will be lunch and dinner. Maybe late(r) night snack.