A Kathy's What's for Dinner? 11/2

Happy Monday!

I'm flying home tonight after a great visit with DS and DSIL. If you remember his visit from last month, things did not go well and I was considering canceling my trip. I am glad I didn't because they were both gracious hosts and we had a good time. I think he does better in his own environment and DSIL helps keep his misophonia in check.

Dinner tonight will likely be on the plane. I got a good deal for first class so I'm sure they'll serve a meal.

Hope you all have a great day!

Back to our regular schedule. Already looking forward to winter break. It was so nice relaxing and not rushing. Our first day off includes a holiday train ride we are all excited for!

Running errands with dd today then tackling some chores at home I skipped over break.

A tiny bit irritated with Target. They gave us the wrong lotion and 3 severely dented cans of pumpkin. So have to go there and deal with return/exchange. My Target isn't fun anymore. The lighting is horrible and 80% of the store is locked up. Sigh

Dinner is meatloaf, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, and mixed green salad.

Yes leannec I second this. It's scary that something so serious could be wrong and you not have any indication of it. Hopefully, it won't happen again.



I'm glad to hear you had a nice visit. I felt so bad after your last visit. You seemed so bummed.

Thank you lucyg for that recipe. I read your post this morning. It really sounds delicious.

I didn't come back last night after my mother left. I was in shock. I'm still in shock actually. My mother laid out all the details of what happened on her end and how the way she responded was not right. She said after living with Chloe, she got to see firsthand what that's like. She said that she thinks Chloe is completely unstable, drinking or not (drinking just makes it worse). And she said she made a mistake because it took her a very long time to not see my distance as rejecting Chloe. She said she viewed it like I was turning my back on Chloe when she really needed me and Mom could not understand how a mother could do that. Until she had a firsthand glimpse into what was really going on. She told me she knows now that Chloe needs to help herself. None of us have been able to get her straightened out. She's got to do it for herself. She said that it took her way too long to connect the dots but that she truly believes that *I* am not the problem. Chloe is the problem. I almost didn't know what to say. I just said, you allowed Chloe to manipulate you and you acted on that by treating me poorly. I told her I was disappointed because she had absolutely nothing, no data to even go on except what she was told by Chloe. I told her I was disappointed. She was apologetic. She said she was wrong. And so I'm not exactly sure how to react to that. It's harder to hold a grudge when someone tells you they were wrong, KWIM? On the flip side, I'm not sure I trust her, I mean how could she even buy into any of what Chloe was saying?

She asked me about Christmas, said they were having Christmas on the 21st. I told her I was already hosting Jeremy's family that day. I thought it was an easy out. She started crying and I was like, you haven't talked to me in almost 6 months, I went ahead and planned my holiday. I was not just waiting to see if she was going to apologize. I just don't even know. They are making cookies a week from Saturday and I told her I would consider coming but I did not give her any definitive answer. I just don't know what to do with any of my feelings here.

I'm sick today. Like really sick. She left about 5 last night and by 6 I laid down on the couch because I was tired. I fell asleep there and woke up in the middle of the night with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. I went and got in bed and I slept so fitfully because my throat hurt so bad and I couldn't breathe. I woke up and I can even feel sloshing around in my ears. I feel like someone has run over my head. I hope I can get some good rest because I have a job interview tomorrow morning.

I might just have Jeremy pick up some soup for dinner tonight.

I had a terrible sleep last night ... big surprise.  

I will definitely be following up with my doctor this week ...

I am just going to take it easy today ... I am still a bit weak ...

Dinner will be rechauffe takeout from last night ... my mum is coming over to keep me company for awhile ... I really freaked her out!

jeremysgirl , once again I don't walk in your shoes and can't fathom the pain your mom has caused you. Having said that, I would try to go to the cookie bake because, from what you wrote, it sounded heartfelt to me. BUT, you need to do what you feel is best in this situation. Sorry you're not feeling well. Big hugs to you.

I'm leaving to go to AquaFit then this afternoon Creative Crafters are meeting at Color Me Mine to paint whatever item we choose. I've never done one of these so I'm excited.

Dinner will be Salmon Burgers.

I'm SO glad it went well for you



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enjoy your new machine. I need to get mine fixed because I'm really not enjoying fighting with my mum's old one

jeremysgirl - (((Hugs))) I hope you feel better. I'm glad your mum has apologised but I also know that doesn't erase the hurt she caused.

leannec - I need to read the older threads but prayers and take it easy


Dinner here is turkey curry

Good morning ladies!! I am so glad it is a new week. I am full countdown mode for the next 25 days. Saturday was our 39th anniversary and we will celebrate that out at the end of the week with a good meal.

leannec please continue to rest. So sweet of your mom to come take care of you. I don't care how old you get, sometimes you just need your mom.

jeremysgirl , I can feel the struggle. It was very nice to have the apology. I will never get one from my mother. She sees everyone else in the wrong when all around her definitely know she's the one in the wrong. I feel like you need to do what you feel like you can do with the holidays and activities going on.

Tearisci safe travels and hope for a good meal!

pantsonfire I love a good meatloaf. It's a struggle to get it made as DH doesn't really care for it. Target just seems to be hit or miss these days. I don't have a local T and visit when I am at the kids or if I need something specific from them and then it's 45 minutes away. Good luck on the exchanges. My tick off with them is we went on Saturday afternoon and DS was grabbing a gag gift for the office. He used my Red Card info. He noticed in the car that it didn't give the 5% off. We can't figure out why but he said it wasn't a big enough deal to go back in for correction.

sueg have fun with your new purchase. I have a plain jane machine that does what I need but I haven't needed it in awhile. It hit me yesterday that I have not been in my craft room for 1 year. I set it up for Christmas sleeping and just never really pulled it back together. I need to make it a priority in 2025 to do that.

cadoodlebug enjoy your AquaFit. We did some ceramic painting at FDIL's party last weekend. Her sister had some custom mugs prepared for us. I think we get them this week. It was really fun!

Dinner for me will be a coconut chickpea curry that I picked up at Trader Joe's yesterday. I made some rice last night for a meal or two this week and brought some of that also. I can't remember if I have had this one or not. I had one of the prepared pouches from there and IIRC it had a nice spice to it. This one, we will see.

linda , while it is not turkey, it seems we are sort of on the same wavelength for dinner.

Has anyone seen the pilates reformer that is going around on TikTok? I am seriously thinking of getting one. I am taking me back and really want to try this. I have found it elsewhere for a better price.
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Interestingly, our Target has had the usual groups that go in and cause mayhem and theft but nothing in the store is locked up. For that I am grateful. I don't shop there as much as Walmart but it's nice to have everything out to grab and go ~ after paying!

jeremysgirl, it sounds like your mom is taking ownership of the way she has treated you, which is a good thing, but I'd be tempted to get through the holidays quietly as planned and start rebuilding the relationship in the new year with some one on one time before jumping into family events with history and other people involved. Or start doing something one on one now and see how it goes.

We started our Aldi cheese advent calendar yesterday and I think it is going to be a fun one. 

I was out early for a follow up check on my eyes and to get a new prescription. Then to Costco to get it filled and have 2 pairs (one navy, one teal) on the way in a week or so. Since I was in the store, I decided to pick up a pair of pants for DH and left them in a random spot when I saw the 10 deep lines at every till. It must have been a timing thing, because parking was not insane and the store didn't feel busy. 

Now laundry and Christmas cards are calling my name. Dinner will be a repeat of the lentil stuffed vegetables I made a few weeks ago, except this time I'm adding quinoa and spinach to the mix.

Just got back from the crafting at Color Me Mine. First, it took me forever to decide what to paint. I was going to do a cute Christmas plate but then saw some ornaments and decided to start small. Big mistake. It was a heart and I painted 3 snowmen representing our small family unit. I tried to use paint to write THE LAST NAME at the top and 2024 at the bottom. It was so horrible I asked the young girl helping us to get rid of it and she razor-bladed it off. Our carrot noses are blobs, DH's stovepipe hat is a blob and our stick arms are laughable.

I figure it will be something to put on the tree and laugh about for years to come.

Tonight we may have a salad. My dad and I both ate at the same restaurant at different times today. We both agreed it was wonderful. I had duck confit, gnocchi and spinach and it was all that. Maybe just a salad will be enough.

Dexter, the prince, has been walked numerous times today and is sitting pretty. The weather isn’t cold and is rather amazing for the beginning of December. We are all surprised about that.

We are all good here.

When I planned to do the cute plate, I didn't know how to decide on the colors. I found out later that if you sign into their website, they have directions/colors for all their projects. Duh! DH said maybe we could go during Christmas with DS. Of course, DH has painted a plate with a master potter in Tuscany so his would look great!