aKathy's What's for Dinner 11/18

I'm sorry you have another cold scrapmaven. Maybe some rest and some knitting will do the trick for you. A new yarn purchase might be a good pick me up too.

Jeremy called in sick today. I was shocked to wake up and find him still beside me this morning. He is not really sick, he just needed a mental health day. He never calls in sick so this was a big surprise and I'm having a good time teasing that today he's mentally ill. 😂 I had no meetings and it is my slow time of year so I called in sick too.

We are currently in our pajamas, under blankets on the couch. Him watching TV and me reading. I will make the bbq beans tonight with the smashed potatoes and broccoli. We just ate rechauffe last night. I finished my tree skirt.

Today is like to finish Dracula.

scrapmaven said: "Last night I referenced Chuckles the Clown. So, I thought I'd start the am w/a little inappropriate humor. Enjoy it cadoodlebug. My favorite television scene of all time:" Thanks for morning laugh. One of my favorite scenes too! Get well soon!

jeremysgirl , enjoy your *sick* day under the blanket with Jeremy!

DH just left to play in a golf tournament and I'll be going to swimming in a bit ~ just wish my swim parka would get here soon because it's in the high 30s. At least the sun is bright.

Dinner will be salmon.

Ikea is now sending Christmas trees. Gonna be a long day.

Good evening.
Today has been a regular Monday - trip to the grocery store for a few ingredients for dinner, then home, TV and knitting after lunch. We started out the day cool and sunny, but on my way home from the store the wind started to pick up and we are expecting storms overnight. I have an appointment in the city in the morning, so I hope it doesn’t get too bad. I was also planning on shopping while I was in the city and hitting the first Christmas market to open (it started today; most of the others are next Monday), but that won’t happen if it’s freezing and pouring rain (or snow!)

Dinner tonight is going to be stuffed peppers. It is a vegetarian dish we tried a month or so back and really liked, so it’s on again. DH said last week he thinks we could increase our meatless meals from one a week to two, so this is the first week of that!

I hope everyone has a good week.
scrapmaven - may your cold disappear quickly. jeremysgirl - have a great mental health day. You both need it after the recent craziness!

Yes, my dad and I were big fans of the books. This show seems to start after the Gary Soniji capture. 

I make sure to buy skin on. I slather the top with mayo, salt and pepper then broil it in the oven for anywhere between 10=15 minutes depending on thickness.

scrapmaven - when I go to the markets, I’ll post some pictures
Tearisci - I started watching Cross this afternoon. I’m 2 or 3 episodes in and really enjoying it so far.

I just googled. This is not the same thing as his family was using to shower. But if it's chilly outside I can see this being a good option for you.

Happy Monday!
We are having metts, sweet potato fries and coleslaw for dinner.
I worked on laundry and am working on finishing making my Christmas Cards.

I saw a pain specialist for Botox. Based on my experience with this massive needle poked in 4 spots was one of the worst decisions of my life. Definitely not worth the pain.

I worked my night last night and it was not bad...The Trauma Pager went off at 5 am....however the patient was not a surgical candidate, so good for her.
When I got home I put stew beef in the crock pot. I just added the veggies, so Beef stew will be ready at dinner time...There should be leftovers for lunch this week.

scrapmaven I remember that episode of the MTM show..Thanks for the memory, and the laugh...I needed that today!!1

We had lunch today with DH’s sister and their uncle and aunt. The uncle is the last remaining sibling of DH’s mom. We hadn’t seen them for a couple years so decided we needed a visit. It was a good catch up and we’ve promised to not wait so long to get together.

Our small town is switching garbage removal from curbside bags to large carts. Each house has been supplied with 2 large carts - one for garbage and one for recycling. We received them today and now the issue is where to put them.

Supper will be rechauffe pulled pork fries for me. DH is having Hamburger Helper with veggies mixed in.

I was out early for a mammogram this morning. My PET is clear and no one is concerned about anything, my PCP just wants me to stay on track since I am over due. Then I decided to hit Trader Joe's even though I hadn't checked the fridge to see what vegetables might have been eaten while I was away. Not surprised to discover it was just what can be eaten raw and tossed in a salad. 

Our retreat was just awesome and a great reminder of how much I love playing with paper. Not that I really needed reminding but most of my papercrafting in the last 5 years has been card making and I've been really drawn back to scrapbooking in the last year. I was also pleasantly surprised to run into women I haven't seen for 10ish years since I taught at a LSS. We put down the deposit for next year and are talking about organizing something smaller in between. The challenge is finding a small venue with lots of private rooms like the farmhouse we went to for years. None of us are interested in shared sleeping spaces. One of my friends attended a needlework retreat at a convent (not sure if it is former or active) which could fit the bill if the pricing works. 

After going with the flow of what food was offered all weekend, I am craving vegetables so we are having meatless stuffed vegetables. I always stuff a mix of tomatoes, zucchini and peppers to keep everyone happy and will fill them with a lentil and rice mix. Flavor profile TBD but could be Greek with spinach, feta and oregano.