aKathy's What's for Dinner 6/14

We're going to a show tonight, so out for dinner. Honestly I'm just wiped but sure I'll rally!

I'll run errands this morning then putz around the house after that. DH will be spending the next 3 days watching the golf Open.

Dinner might be spaghetti and meatballs.

TGIF!

Day 2 of our time in Tallinn, Estonia:

After the tour we said good-bye to Nicolai, our guide, then everyone was on their own for lunch. We headed to a restaurant he had recommended for their pancakes. It was very eclectic but we were worried since we were two of the few patrons. By the time we finished eating, the place was packed. They had huge, fun paintings on their walls. DH had a pancake with ice cream, I forgot I was Type 2 and went for the regular with maple syrup. They were the size of a huge dinner plate, folded over and they were divine!

DD17 is making crepes

I'm leaving in a few minutes to have brunch with my mum ...

Then I have a meeting at the bank ...

Then home to just hang out ... no plans at all!  Yay!   

Oh, I might type up a word doc with the itinerary for the visit of my friend and her husband next month ... we are squeezing in so many activities!  It's going to be a blast!

No idea what dinner is tonight ... if my mum comes over I will cook, if she doesn't, I might get takeout of some sort    

Love your photos cadoodlebug and sueg!

This week has flown by. Yesterday was my great aunts funeral. It was a very small gathering but it was so nice to see people I haven't seen in years.

We have been to a bunch of baseball games. My parents have wanted to see as many of the DGS's play as possible.

Getting ready to go with them to have lunch with DD and DGD's. I need to make a birthday card for my dad and pick up the house. Most of the family is coming over tomorrow evening for a cookout. Tomorrow is actually my dad's birthday and we will celebrate father's day as well.

cadoodlebug those pancakes look heavenly.

sueg glad you are done with the MRI. I really believe a good tech can make all the difference when you have an MRI. Happy Birthday to Lucia!

Darcy Collins I love both of them. Can't wait to hear what you thought about the show.

Dinner will be pork chops on the grill. I refuse to turn on the oven as long as it is in the 90's.

I have decided to get rid of my Cuisinart airfryer/toaster oven. I never use it for anything more than to toast, toast. And it's taking up valuable counter space. So I have a toaster coming in the mail.



We got a huge garbage dumpster and are cleaning out our basement. Chloe is coming tomorrow to get her things finally. Anything she leaves behind is going. We are nearly gutting the entire basement. I did, however, make sure Jeremy know that no work will begin on the basement until the camper is finished. I mean it. But, we are going to set up the basement so I have the perfect craft space and he has the perfect shop and we can make Esther's room into a guest bedroom.



I am feeling better today. Still a little nasal and stuffy head, but I'm doing so much better than yesterday.



She is adorable!



This is awful. I'm so sorry. I wanted to reach out to you because it is next weekend we will be camping in your area. We had talked about a meet up while I was there. We will be arriving Friday afternoon and staying until Sunday afternoon. I have that graduation party on Saturday afternoon/evening. But other than that, I'm open. Hope you still want to meet up!

I posted this on the healthy living thread but I'll post here, as well. In the seven weeks post smoking, I gained almost 9 lbs. Now I was not giving myself a hard time about it because quitting smoking is a big deal and so weight gain seemed inevitable. However, I switched over to a plant based diet a week ago. (yesterday was 8 weeks smoke free). Other than the pancakes I made last night (they were vegan, but all purpose flour), every carb I ate was whole grain. My weight was down 3.2 pounds today!!!!!

Tonight I'm making salad with a creamy potato/leek soup.

Yes he promised he would build me a 6x6 ft crafting table so I can stretch out my quilt cutting and my scrapbooking. It's going to be awesome when finished. If anyone thinks I need a bigger table, poke poke **GypsyGirl** tell me because I can make the case for an even bigger table.

DH and I went grocery shopping this morning. Prior to that, we stopped to pick up the water bottles that I had laser engraved to take on our cruise. They looked awesome with our names. I laid them on the backseat of the truck and when I opened the door to grab my grocery bags, mine rolled out and dropped on the cement. Thankfully it was mine and not my friends and it only got a couple small scratches in it.

Groceries are put away, a load of laundry is done and now I’m reading on the deck. It’s a gorgeous day and thankfully we didn’t get any of the storm that was predicted for last night.

Supper is grilled chicken burger for me and hamburger for DH.

3rd day for me posting on this thread. Go me! The FOMO is real. Seriously, I am reading a lot about lowering my anxiety levels and making connections comes up often as a stress reducer. Since I am not a social person I am using you all as part of my self prescribed therapy. If it works I’m going on a speaking tour and NSBR will become world renowned.

This morning I spent 2 hours on the phone transferring my house insurance to a new carrier. My old one stopped covering my state. I will say the agent was well informed, thorough and super polite so I’m not upset about how long it took. He was able to provide a better policy along with an umbrella policy for about the
same cost of my previous insurance. So I’m good for at least a year.

I’m headed to my mom’s house for the weekend. She has been lonely and a bit depressed since I moved back to my own house. Hopefully the weekend visit will cheer her up a bit. (Or she’ll get sick of me and be glad to have her peace and quiet back!)

Dinner is whatever I pick up for my mom and I on my way to her house. Probably fish and chips. Enjoy your day, everyone!

LOLOLOLOL!

We like talkers here.

I forgot to mention that DS is on a business trip to NYC! He arrived Wednesday and the conference ended this afternoon. He texted me that a bunch of them were on a train to Manhattan as some are staying through the weekend. He is so exited. He's staying in an incredible looking hotel south of Central Park and attending a Mets game. No idea what else they're doing but I doubt a Broadway Play is involved. He attended lots when he was younger as we took him to SF for many productions and we all saw the Lion King in London so I tried!