AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 9/4

Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday!
Working on laundry again, feels like it's never ending.
I am slow roasting pork, potatoes,carrots and adding some Amish noodles later.

Good afternoon,
Today has been a long day for me. I was up early as I had to ge out of the house at 7:30am to meet my friend before her Family Court hearing. I got into the city nice and early and was able to scope out the court building - we were checking on entrances and exits, just in case her ex turned up and tried to cause trouble. After a look around, I found a place to have breakfast where I could see the only entrance and waited there. All went well -ex didn’t show, the lawyer for friend’s daughter was kind and friendly and the hearing (closed session, only child, lawyer and judge allowed) lasted about 20 minutes, then we sat and chatted for a bit before setting off in different directions with a plan to meet for lunch. So now I am home and exhausted, but glad I was able to help my friend and her daughter.

DH is out with his team for dinner - a wrap up for the hectic week and weekend they’ve had - so I am going to eat the leftover satay pork from Monday. I will also make salad, as there are no vegetables left.

I hope everyone has a great day

DH and I just got back from a bike ride close to home. We rode 20 km on the side roads around our small town.

The grand boys had a great first day of school yesterday and #3 started today. I’m anxious to see how his day went later this afternoon when he gets home. He doesn’t go tomorrow (again part of the small group integration for JK) so I’ll spend the day with him again.

We decided to have take out pizza last night for supper so tonight will be grilled pork chops. I’m walking with my bestie after supper.

Happy Wednesday!

I am home today enjoying this beautiful day. I drove in to town to a local park and walked. It was nice and quiet. I really enjoyed the change of scenery. I don't really have any other plans for the rest of the day. I have another book I want to read so I will probably sit out on the back porch and start it.

lucyg have a fabulous trip.

AussieMeg that sounds like a terrible way to end your trip. Glad you are feeling better.

DH and I are taking FIL out for dinner tonight. He is struggling mentally. He feels guilty about having to leave MIL in the nursing home. There is no way she can ever come home. She is falling almost every day and her dementia is getting so much worse. He says the evenings at home alone are so lonely so we have ben having him over or taking him out once a week.

Have a fabulous day my pea friends!

Happy Wednesday!

It's a dreary day here in DFW but we really need the rain so I'm not complaining.

My dad didn't get to come home from the hospital yesterday but he has passed the stone so that's good. I'm going to head up there this afternoon and see if he can come home today. He's been really nauseous and doesn't want to eat anything because he is afraid of throwing up. Poor guy. We're thinking that maybe going to rehab to build his strength back up might be an option but we'll see how today goes. Thanks everyone for your good thoughts and wishes!

I had Indian last night and will have it again for lunch. I have a grocery order ready to go but I haven't purchased it yet because my schedule is so up in the air. I have no clue for dinner but will probably eat over at my sisters.

Hope you all have a great day!

Thanks for starting the thread cadoodlebug!

Have so much fun on your getaways scrapmaven and lucyg!


I am sooooo sleepy today ... I was up and down all night (as usual) and I just have no energy today ... luckily, I'm not working and I don't have anything specific to do ...

I will probably spend the day on the couch watching Youtube and Netflix and dozing.  


Dinner is up in the air ... I should cook so it will probably be the shrimp and noodles I didn't make last night    

My FIL is still in their house. It is part of the family farm. He says he will die there. He goes and checks on the cows daily and "helps" two of his sons that still live and farm there. This is all still fairly new. MIL fell back in April and broke her elbow. She went straight from the hospital to the nursing home. He has just recently admitted that she will not come home. He had been talking about renovating the house for her wheelchair but after many discussions with him he now realizes he can't take care of her. Luckily, they have 5 children that all live fairly close so there are lots of visitors for MIL and most of us try to take him to do things.

No dinner here tonight I had a big lunch with a group of retirees from the county I live in. It was absolutely delicious.

Thank you, sweet cadoodlebug !    I still talk about  about that adora-bull card
you made me when Sophie died (and all the other sweet cards many of you sent!) 


I'm sending good thoughts to everyone who's sick, struggling with anything,
and/or has family members who are. 




Today I woke up and I swear almost every joint in my body was screaming---it's
a combo of the way I slept, AND  rain is coming.  I have *horrific* headaces
before it rains.  The other day, I had THREE headaches through the day. By
the third one, I was in tears.  

**Eta: apologies---THIS is why I don't post anymore---constant pain just
takes over everything sometimes. I hate being so self-centered! 


Doodlebug---glad you love the aquafit!
I recently forced myself to start swimming laps/ water-walking again.
I LOVED it in the past, and it's one of the best things I can do for pain.  Sadly,
I was in much MORE pain afterwards.  Also, the locker room was NOT very
disabled-friendly.  But I WILL go back again as soon as I can. 

I iced my limbs, took meds, and forced myself into the kitchen (I still LOVE to cook!) and made DH and I a bunch of roasted veggies and chicken--we both love it and will
eat it for a few days. We've been eating too much frozen stuff---I hate that the sodium is sky-high, plus---so much
of it is just mediocre tasting.




**GypsyGirl** ---SOOO happy that your DH is progressing so well! I often think about how difficult
this has been for you!  (obviously, horrible for him to be so sick for so long)---but I just think I'd
break if I had to witness my DH going through this.  But I'm also an overly-emotional wreck and
a former nurse who sometimes worried more about my patients/their families more than they
worried.


** Everyone dealing with sick parents----(( hugs )). I know how difficult it is, and I am still  haunted by
the decisions we had to make for my Dad. I also still cry about the time we had to talk to him about
not driving anymore---that almost killed me. He was always active, loved to travel, ski, play tennis (into
his eighties), and I still
cry for him that it all went away. Then during Covid, he couldn't see his dear friends or grandchildren. He wanted
so badly to go to Spain with his friends soon before he died, and it breaks my heart that he didn't get to go.


AussieMeg --- "mozzie" is such a cute word! I googled dengue fever and it sounds horrible! Hope you're better soon!!

The Birdhouse Lady ---I am SO bummed for you for needing another surgery! So glad the steroid shot helped! I had
one a couple weeks ago, and it did NOTHING.