aKathy's What's for Dinner? 9/3

I was racing around here at 8am to get my place ready for the cleaning person who will show up at 9am!    I didn't have a lot to do but I did have a few things ...

Then I need to make a deposit at the bank ...

I am meeting a friend for lunch ... not sure where yet!

Dinner will be something from Hello Fresh ... shrimp with noodles maybe since I didn't have it the other night.   


Have a great time on your getaway scrapmaven!

Have a great time on your trip, scrapmaven!

It looks like my dad has passed his stone and he's out of pain. He's really out of it though and told my sister that he's been in the paint shop since 5:30 this morning. He's not aware of where he is so I'm guessing they still have him hopped up on the pain meds. The nurses are supposed to do their rounds this morning and then they'll call and let us know what's going on. Hopefully, he can come home today.

No idea what dinner or lunch will be today! I'm working on reports for work so it will be a busy day!

Hope you all have a great day!

I’m babysitting grandboy #3 today while his brothers start their first day back to school. The little will start tomorrow which will be a big day - ride on the school bus included.

It was a brisk 9 degrees C this morning but will warm up to 23 by this afternoon. Fall is in the air.

Supper will be grilled pork chops.

Have a wonderful getaway scrapmaven

That's a ton of meetings jeremysgirl - I suspect that makes it hard to do any actual work

No cleaning person here except me but yes, I'm scrambling to catch up on housework also.

Dinner is super quick and easy tonight as we have a zoning board meeting to go to beforehand and I think it's likely to run late. So tomato soup and goldfish it is...

Happy Tuesday! Having a bit of a slow morning but really need to kick it into a higher gear. Stopping at Costco for gas and a couple of items on my way to the hospital. Will visit with DH until 5 pm, then I'm meeting BFF for an early dinner at a restaurant not far from the hospital. Looking forward to catching up with her.

DH is doing well still. He's already called me this morning which is always nice. Today they switched his meds from IV to swallowing the pills/liquids and he said it went fine. All these little steps forward are adding up! It seems the hardest part is going to be getting him off the vent at night (he has severe sleep apnea). He's going 12+ hours during the daytime already.

Enjoy your trip scrapmaven!

Dinner tonight is reservations! Most likely I'll have the gumbo or chicken fried chicken.

I missed yesterday so I’ll have to catch up.

I went to the lake because dh returned home from his office and brought Covid. I haven’t seen him since a week ago Sunday. Hopefully I’ll avoid it. He has mild symptoms as the usual for him. I am always really sick so I just don’t want to get it.

I need to hit the grocery to determine dinner.

My yard looks like fall so I’m cleaning out some stuff from my garden.

Enjoy your trip scrapmaven

Good evening,
Today was busy by my recent standards. I walked up to the grocery store before lunch and spent the afternoon baking. DH has had a team working long hours this week with an IT rollover, so he asked me if I could make cookies, so I did - 4 batches of ANZAC biscuits, so about 120 in total. So far I haff be e been good and not eaten any. I also spoke to my friend to sort out details for meeting up before her Family Court meeting in the morning.

Dinner tonight is cheeseburgers, and I mean that literally. DH is going to grill soft, herbed cheese patties and the serve them in buns with the usual burger accompaniments.

Healthy vibes for those who need them and have fun on your getaway scrapmaven.

**GypsyGirl** and anyone else interested. Here is the recipe for my satay sauce I mentioned yesterday. The recipe uses chicken, but I look it with pork as well.
The method isn’t shown but it’s simple - mix everything except the meat, then marinate the meat for at least an hour. Drain off the meat and cook - we usually grill - and put the marinade in a saucepan and simmer until it is thick but still pourable.

I am home from my most excellent adventure....trying to get caught up. I am just back from a 4.25 mile hike in the woods with my DF...my feet are hurting as I neglected to put my orthotics in my hiking boots. My afternoon will be spent in the chair in my yard with my feet up.
Dinner will be  grilled chicken drumsticks, corn and a salad.

My trip was great...we biked from Avignon, along the Rhone down to Aigues-Mortes... Biking around 30kilometers a day, with a day of over 40k  There were of course walking tours and lots of history lessons in there as well.
The barge was nice...air conditioned thank God as it was HOT...some days over 90 degrees... food was amazing 3 course dinners every night!!!

Getting back to Paris to get home was a TRIP..as the Travel agent "didn't know how" to book our train tickets, so we tried when we got there and there were no seats left...finally got a train to Nimes, where we had to take a taxi to the bus stop ...had to wait there for 2 hours (in the dark with rats scrounging for food as company) for the bus we booked, that took us two towns away, then had to wait another hour for the bus we booked to Paris....at least this was a major bus stop well lighted and lots of "people" (interesting to say the least) The bus to Paris was over night...which didn't get us there till after noon😱😱😱. Then the God awful taxi ride to the hotel by the airport...the drivers app had him going all over creation..(I don't think he knew how to read it.) I finally pulled up my Waze app and it worked!!.
He then charged us 100 euros 😱😱 We were a bit mad...but at last we were at our hotel....and done with him!!!
We flew Delta...and I have nothing but rave reviews for them...great direct flights and good service no delays!!

Welcome home, karenlou. I'm sorry the trip back to Paris was a nightmare, but the rest sounds wonderful. And I'm most impressed the barge had AC!

How were the crowds for your hiking portion of the trip, stormsts? IIRC, you went into southern Utah? DH and I are tossing around the idea of a trip through the national parks of that area.

Happy getaway, scrapmaven. Hope the change of scene is restorative.

I didn't want to bump yesterday's post, The Birdhouse Lady, but The Good Wife is a fabulous show full of great characters. After the first season I was loitering inside the NYC Bloomingdales's to meet friends, kind of swiveling back and forth to keep an eye on all directions. I swiveled back to look at the door as this dude came flying into my arms. We both stepped back and I said "oh, hi" kind of startled/surprised as my brain was desperately trying to place him and figure out how I knew him. We both started laughing, apologizing and he asked me out for lunch. I ditched my friends and have been with Josh Charles ever since.

OK, the last sentence and a half are a lie, but the rest is true. 

I just told DS he can't eat the Hawaiian rolls on the counter because I'm making funeral sandwiches for dinner. His response "really mom, funeral sandwiches? I think you mean celebration of life sandwiches" because apparently no one says funeral anymore. I've never made them but Trader Joe's had a center display with the rolls yesterday and I decided they would be a perfect, easy meal for tonight. Along with tomato soup and maybe a salad.

bc2ca we went to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Neither was horribly busy. I was actually pleasantly surprised. Last year we went to Zion and Bryce. Zion was so busy. It is such a beautiful area and each park different in their own ways.

Yesterday Taste of Home sent a recipe for Marzetti casserole. I still have 3/4 lb of ground beef to use up, and I thought, I’m gonna try that! So we will see how that goes.

Welcome home, all you travelers. scrapmaven, enjoy your getaway. Mine starts tomorrow. We are going to wave hello at ntsf as we drive past, and look for humpback whales at the beach, as suggested by Marina.

OMG, you had me going! I was super impressed! But what a fun story regardless!



We always travel well and Vegas was a big carrot for those fans. I had originally planned to go but the heat and cost of everything wasn't enticing enough.

Don't you have David's Tea in the mall?



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