aKathy's What's for Dinner? 9/24

Thanks everyone!! It's really a situation where, in my mind, there is no good outcome. One of us will be happy with it and one of us will not be. And a lesson will or will not be learned and we will move on. One of us with resentment in her heart.

scrappert I am so sorry to read of your horrific fall and resulting injuries.

jeremysgirl best of luck with your interview!

scrapmaven sounds like the way I knit and crochet. Completely self taught here and way before Youtube. I love being able to pull it up and find what I need. My kids gave me a clear, 3-D puzzle of a hedgehog for Mother's Day. I finally sat down Saturday night. Was horrified with the one page Ikeaish instructions. So what finally clicked? Hey, I bet there is a YT for this. It still took me about 45 minutes but I did it!

I am thinking dinner will probably be smashed potatoes, garlicky green beans and a pork chop for H. I have some crispy tofu I'll throw in the air fryer to see if I can make it crispier and have that. With same veggies and some sauerkraut.

I have some chicken and peppers so either I will make fajitas or freeze the chicken and grab ground meat out of the freezer for unstuffed pepper casserole.
I have options!

Thank you, it has been something! Before this, I was grieving the loss of my dad and having a rough time as there were so many other losses going on. I was having a hard time going to work and would cry at work and wishing for time to off and alone. Welp, I guess I got that. And be carful what you wish for.  This is not at all what I meant.
We are still trying to settle dad's condo and there were power outages, blown circuit breakers, bad water heater, and trying to figure out how to get the things that I want and my son wants, back here. Thankfully my sister is closer and she is well organized and can get things done. I am in no shape to help, still can't do much as we don't want to put any pressure on the nerve. So heavy lifting is off the table for now. Oh boy.  I feel so bad leaving all this work for her.

Good luck jeremysgirl
And prayers for H naby64

I'm not sure. I'm getting it as a download. 

Good morning all!
As always, I try to keep up and send good thoughts out into the world for everyone even though I haven't been posting. We are good here. The semester is underway with the usual challenges and delightful moments. I always have to remind myself that teaching first year students is a while 'nother thing!! My juniors have their own face-palm moments, but the freshmen are getting their footing in a very different way. Bless their hearts, lol! This is my 25th (?) year teaching and it is still a wild ride sometimes. Love it!

Dinner is meatballs over mashed potatoes. On Mondays and Tuesdays I teach and have a long commute so Nick has agreed he will take care of dinner on those days, either by doing something simple I set up for him, ordering takeout or we will go out. Last night he put stuffed shells and a baguette into the oven that we assembled together Sunday afternoon. This morning I have put the meatballs together with gravy and seasonings in a crockpot liner in the fridge and he will drop it in the crockpot when he gets home this afternoon on high. I'm gone for 10hrs today or I'd do it myself...that's way to long for this meal to go all day, so this will work. The Bob Evans mashed potatoes and a steamed veggie will make a quick meal.

So loving the cooler weather, even rainy. I hope to have some time in a coffeehouse this week, reading or grading. I did the outside decorations and took some family pictures to celebrate the fur babies' 5th birthday. Some of you have already seen them on FB but I'll try to post a couple here if I get a chance. I made a cake I was really happy with and the girls got new dresses...yes, we are ridiculous! 🤣

Much love to everyone...grateful you all are here and wish for you happiness today!

T.

jeremysgirl Good luck today! You'll smash it!

Happy Tuesday!  Having the hardest time getting going this morning.  Would love to stay in bed until noon, but too much going on for that!  Going to see DH this morning and then have a couple of errands to run.  Need to drop a new dress with my alterations lady.  Cute shirtwaist dress that is about 4" too long.  That's the usual amount it seems so I have decided I am 4" too short.  Then I need to stop by J. McLaughin to size down in a belt and a sweater.   Went with DD there Sunday afternoon to look at clothes for her and ended up with a dress, sweater and belt for myself.  She walked out with an entire fall work wardrobe, courtesy of mom & dad.   She is self supporting but that girl has been such a godsend this year for us and I was feeling generous.     Fortunately both those errands are between the hospital and home.  

Not sure what dinner will be.  Something easy as I want to spend some time in the sewing room tonight.  Haven't made it in there for the past two nights.  

scrapmaven - Have a good day.  Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
jeremysgirl - Sending you all the good luck vibes!
scrappert - Nice to see you again.  Hope things start to get better for you.  

jeremysgirl it most likely will be! I haven't been disappointed yet. I also thought while I was in the kitchen tonight, I might put together 2 of the peppers and have them for lunch tomorrow.

I played it back in the day and yes you do have Boss Battles but I don't remember them being extremely hard. I can't get into Hogwarts Legacy either and would rather play DDLV type games but give Epic Mickey a try!

another beautiful day... off to thrift store for some work out clothing.. I'm getting a massage tomorrow at a local gym/spa and can use the gym all day. going swimming today. and off to dinner to celebrate 41 yrs of marriage!! yeah.

frustrated with dh this morning. he was listening to music last night and the sound system is so complicated, I can't figure out how to switch from the sound system back to tv. have to wait til he wakes up!!

PS: he got up and agreed it was complicated!!! 

PSS: something is not right and he is trying to figure out what is wrong.. it is not just me.  he will solve it cause he is that kind of person. 

We are just getting sprinkles. It was supposed to really rain all day today and I was looking forward to it. I'm jealous of all you Ohio and Indiana ladies.

OK, so half hour before the interview, they sent me the questions. I was able to jot down some notes so I had a sense of what I wanted to talk about. Not a single question asked me about accounting. Very few were even about work. Mostly they were about the kind of human being I am. I walked away feeling like it all comes down to if they liked me better personality wise. I would be supervising 9 people. We shall see what happens next week. I should know by then if they choose me. I'm not worrying about it. I have faith that things happen all in good time.

karenlou, I am so sorry about your volunteer friend.

jeremysgirl, great attitude! I hope you get it but if you don't, good things will soon happen. Is it remote or how would it work if/when you move to the lake?

I'm so sorry. I'll keep her in my prayers.

I read yesterday's thread but didn't post. It was a weird day. I woke up to the alarm to take the last of my antibiotics and stayed up long enough to talk to the vet and cancel my yoga. Actually thankful that the vet couldn't see us until Wed. Didn't think the anti-biotic would stay down, but it did and I went back to sleep for 4 hours. I'm still not feeling great, but better than yesterday.

My heart goes out to you, scrappert . It really is overwhelming to adjust to your new normal after such a life changing event. 

I'm not surprised that the interview focus wasn't on your accounting skills, jeremysgirl , given the number of people you would be supervising. 
Hugs to you too, naby64 . 

Happy anniversary, ntsf ! I always feel a little better when the expert can't immediately fix an electronics issue. 

Linda , I hope your DD stayed home because she isn't feeling well and your aren't dealing with more school threats.

Are you happy with DD3's BF, teddyw ? The mom wanting to do lunch is interesting and I want to know more.   Congratulations on the babies!

karenlou , what sad news about your friend. I can't image chemo 3 times a week. 

One veggie drawer is empty and the other just has a few straggly bits but I just don't have the energy for a grocery run. Dinner will be the emergency tomato soup and grilled tuna or grilled cheese sandwiches. Everyone is working today, so whoever is home first gets to decide and make them.

Happy Tuesday!!!
Same ol same ol around here.

Kait picked up the mail for me… so many bills, statements, and EOB’s. Don’t feel quite ready to wade through those.

No idea what dinner will be.