aKathy's What's for Dinner 8/27

Happy Tuesday!

Another pretty boring workday until the first of the month when we start running reports. I'm going to push hard for more social clients this month because I really enjoy them and they make the days go faster.

Only Murders In The Building starts back today so I'm trying to use that as my carrot reward for getting some things done around the house before I watch. Glad my favorite show is back!

Tonight's dinner will be rechauffe chicken spaghetti since I made enough to feed an army and my parents weren't interested in it. I'll freeze whatever leftovers I end up with so no biggie if I don't eat a lot of it.

I hope you all have a great day!

Yesterday's Crazy Rummy was fun and I won a prize for being the biggest loser. Some days the cards are in your favor, yesterday they weren't. Although, when DH and I played 5Crowns last night, I beat him in both games. There are 11 rounds in each game.

We might have salmon for dinner, I need to go to Raley's and decide. It's going to be 95° today but get a tad cooler towards the weekend.

Happy Tuesday dinner friends!

scrapmaven You deserve a low key puzzle day.

jeremysgirl Jeremy had a great plan for your afternoon. I'm glad you had a little cooling relaxation! Your list of possible to-do's sounds similar to mine. I have followed your co-worker saga and sympathize with you, I can totally relate, we had an account coordinator( assistant) that was worthless, they finally fired her, we also have another member on our team that is such a busy body, interupts everyone, chimes in on every note and e-mail, drives me crazy, we've implemented a new process for our renewals and she asks for confirmation that she's doing it correctly every step of the way. grrrrr, I don't mind helping someone, but I'm super independent and want to learn, she wants to depend on someone to carry her. Also, she's constantly having appt's and blah blah, updating us on every little thing, I want to tell her it's ok to go potty without notifying the entire team.

Tearisci I need to check out Murders in the building I keep hearing good things about it.


DH is home from the ranch, We went to our local mexican hole in the wall joint last night, So tonite will be Salmon and grilled veggies.

That's it for me for today. Wishing everyone a great day!
We had rain yesterday and again this morning. We needed it and while it's cooler, now the humidity is super high.

austnscrapaddict might be a good thread to start here on crazy coworkers. 😂 Just buy her a megaphone for Christmas.

**GypsyGirl** that's an awful way to end a crazy day. Hope you feel better soon

scrapmaven I know that's not what you were expecting but maybe there's a solution here with an antibiotic that can get you back on your feet again.

Hey all - just popping in to check on everyone. I'm going to try and make something healthy for dinner. With my son back at school, I need to cut back on all the family favorites that seem to all be high calories before my beach trip in a few weeks! Healing thoughts for all that need them!

It sucks that you need more tests, scrapmaven, but always better to know what is happening and treat it. 

**GypsyGirl**, you are definitely being challenged from all sides right now. I'm glad your DD was able to help with the dog and hope there are no surprises today.

I had a great appointment with my dermatologist yesterday and contemplating the best route to go to encourage hair regrowth. She did want me to confirm a couple things with the onc team so I'm waiting for call backs. As I type, I'm on hold with my PCP's medical group to request a call-back within the next 5 days to get an annual check-up scheduled. Then I'm running to Costco which isn't far from their office so might swing by and see if they can do anything in person as this call-back system isn't working very well.

Dinner tonight will be a herby (mustard, tarragon, mint, parsley) sole & vegetable (asparagus, zucchini, peas) dish that I serve over rice. 

Thanks for the responses yesterday about my luggage dilemma. To answer someone’s question, the backpack that I previously purchased is too big to comply with the airlines dimension requirements. It needs to fit underneath the seat. Because I’m not checking any bags, just taking a carryon, I figured a backpack for a personal item was a better idea than carrying a purse or tote bag.

I took my mom to the eye dr this morning to change some appt times. I’m the person who drives her to her appts and since I won’t be around for 2 of them, we needed to change them. We tried to call for two days and the phone system was down. And if you don’t cancel with a certain amount of notice, they charge you. We got it all organized and now she can stop stressing about her appts.

I got an email today with itinerary changes to my cruise schedule. It was just some time changes due to “voluntary whale speed restrictions”. I was happy to see that NCL is protecting the whales.

Supper is rechauffe chicken and salads.

Hi friends! Seems like a good minute since I've poked in on here.

Dinner this week is pork chops and a veggie. I wasn't able to find the ranch dressing mix the recipe called for (and I didn't want to go to multiple stores), so I made a combination of Italian breadcrumbs and some other spices, and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. (Then again, it's hard to go wrong with those seasonings, cream of mushroom, and beef broth.)

Last Friday, I had 3 different appointments: eye exam to make sure the blood spot on my eye is going away fully (it is, and I figured it'd be a quick appointment, but my eyes are abysmal, so best to be safe); dentist appointment for the first time in forever (which revealed I need a teeny filling -- boo! I've never had a cavity!); and back (again) to my primary care physician because I have either another sinus or another ear infection. Maybe a little of both.

Even my doctor is like...well, it looks okay, but hurts... I want there to be something wrong so we can treat it properly, but I don't want you to be hurting. Me too, doc, me too. So I'm on Cefdinir til the weekend, and I'll send her a message Thursday to let her know how I'm doing. She asked me if I thought maybe something went slightly amiss when I had my sinus surgery in 2018. Definitely hadn't considered that. I didn't ask her, but I also wonder if something like an infectious disease doctor could help since this seems like it happens every month. I can also ask my ENT when I see them in October. So fun times all around.

DH is also hopefully applying for a job tonight. He's been working on his resume throughout the past few days. We just don't want to get too excited since we all know what happened in January when we did.

Anyhow, enough rambling. I should probably get back to work...

Enjoy your relaxing puzzle day scrapmaven !


Yeah, I have to try not to complain about being hot in summer, because I'm either sitting in an air-conditioned office or in my cool house. DSO is working his arse off outside in the heat all day every day.


**GypsyGirl** you poor thing, that sounds horrendous! I can't imagine being that sick in a public place, and not being in the relative comfort of your own home. What a nightmare. I hope you're feeling better now.


cadoodlebug that meme is hilarious!   We had a beach massage yesterday, and there were a lot of cracks and moans & groans as they tried to manouvre our bodies into positions they're not used to being in.


Hmmm, I said the same thing before this trip. First of all it was "How much weight do you think I could lose in four months?" Then three months, two months, one month, and finally, "How much weight do you think I can lose in one week?"     Answer: NONE! We had so many dinners and lunches out over that time, I had no hope. I wish you better luck (or should I say willpower) than I had. 



Speaking of soup - that's what I had last night! And a curry, even though I am in a hot and humid tropical location. I had a coconut chicken and lemongrass soup, and a Massaman beef. I still eat hot food most of the time in summer. I'm not really a cold food or salad kind of gal.