aKathy's What's for Dinner 8/12

Have fun singing today scrapmaven!

Here are a couple of final photos from our "Staycation" ... if any of you get the chance to do such a thing with loved ones or even on your own, do it!!

The view from our hotel room at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary ... we looked directly at the Calgary Tower!  It was lit up with colour at night   






Emma and I being silly at Afternoon Tea yesterday ... so.much.food.!  Super yummy and I brought sandwiches home and the rechauffe desserts went home with dd's!






Not a lot going on here today ... I have a phone appointment with my doctor to renew a prescription in an hour and then I will pick up a few groceries ...

My mum is coming over for dinner ... I think we will have Sloppy Joe's    

leannec I haven’t had a sloppy Joe in forever. Lol it sounds delicious right about now.

Have a good day everybody.

Happy Monday dinner friends!

The play yesterday was so nice! It was Beautiful the Carole King musical- I think gray hair was a requirement to purchase the tickets!

@strmst where in Indiana are you? I seem to recall that you are in Northern Indiana.


**GypsyGirl** I'm glad you're making time to quilt. I need crafty time for my sanity too. When we first brought the puppy home it was a really stressful time for me, One evening as we sat on the patio with her, I was crying, DH asked what was wrong- I told him if he knew me at all he knew the 3 things I needed to keep my sanity are: My routine, a tidy and clean house and my creative time. All of which were off-kilter. it's gotten better but that was a rough patch. It certainly doesn't compare to what you've been thru with your DH- but I can mildly relate.

Wishing everyone good and healing vibes! I need to make an HEB run today so I'll pick up something for dinner while I'm there.

austnscrapaddict we loved that show.

Enjoy your lesson scrapmaven

Making something is so calming and satisfying **GypsyGirl**

Spent yesterday helping bff with condo clean out. She gave me a bookshelf for my office but now I’ve got to organize all my supplies. Today I’m back at the studio since my trip. Unfortunately an upcoming show I’m participating in requires a headshot & bio due last week. So I think she may be here to do it. I hate that stuff.

Dh wants to get something for his mom’s 80th birthday party this weekend. The group gift did not work out and there’s bad family drama so his oldest brother and wife aren’t coming. Good riddance as far as I’m concerned. The wife posted some anti-gay messages online Her stepchildren happen to be gay. Multiple family members called her out and dh’s pos brother didn’t stand up for his kids. He never has. I’ve refused to have them at my house for years.
Dh also seems annoyed I do t have a great gift in mind. 🤷‍♀️

Dinner will probably barbecued chicken with roasted cauliflower and salad.

Hi all, not much different happening here.
I spoke with my actual surgeon this morning for the first time since he told me my surgery was over - the senior surgeons did ICU rounds Friday and they had the juniors on for the weekend. He’s really pleased with how things are going and said he’ll probably let me go home Wednesday. Just need to sort out details tomorrow. It works well as Thursday is a holiday here and DH will work from home Friday so I won’t be alone for the first 4-5 days.

That's wonderful news! Even the timing is perfect.

I worked my night last night and did a lot of clean-up from a busy day/evening.
Picked up couple things at the market on my way home.
Dinner will be the rotisserie chicken I got yesterday at Costco, corn and a salad...I just picked a bunch of grape tomatoes, so those will be going in the salads along with a cuke, and arguella my neighbor gave me.

Cute picture leannec!!
sueg, I am thrilled to hear you continue to do well!!

MIL is sore,but improving, thank you for asking.

I can so relate to this.   My family has truly stepped up and been amazing through the last year but it became very obvious, very early that I was carrying the tidy & clean house load around here. Most of the time it's not a big deal and everyone pitches in when I ask. But if I don't ask, things can fall apart quickly. I may have had a little hissy fit that dissolved into tears over the state of the kitchen after a week. 

I'm so sorry to read about your MIL's accident, littlemama, and glad it sounds like she is going to be okay physically. I'm sure it will take a while for her to trust other drivers on the road again.
Ugh, on the back giving you problems, The Birdhouse Lady, but keep sharing photos of that little imp, Hudson. 

I hope you get some answers with what's going on with your mom, Tearisci. Does your dad do okay on his own?

What great news, sueg! It will be so nice to be home and have a few days with your DH home, too.

Ugh, on your BIL & wife, teddyw. Seriously, what is wrong with some people? For my MIL(91), we try to pick up a gift from the Greek church/festival (olive soap, lotion, etc.) because she likes something physical and then take her out for dim sum. We once bought her a wheeled shopping cart after a neighbor told us she was stopping to rest halfway home from the store but that did not go over well. Why would we buy her something for old people?! 

Enjoy your voice lesson, scrapmaven. As someone who was once told by a sibling that I shouldn't even sing in the shower by myself, I am very envious of everyone with vocal skills.

I was out earlyish for a dental cleaning and happy to hear things are looking good (I'd been on a 3-4 month cleaning schedule and now back to 6 months). For my next cleaning I'll be on Medicare and DH & I have to decide whether we are going to pay as we go for dental or get coverage of some sort. 

We are going to have an easy vegetable stir-fry with optional Thai chicken meatballs. Only decision is if it will be with rice or noodles.

Yes!  A revolving restaurant!  When my friend and her dh were here from Ontario not long ago we dined there ... it was wonderful!

Owie!  I hope you can get your back figured out soon!