Monday, July 20, 2009

Later...

Yes, all weekend I was telling K "later" and she didn't like it...oh well. Later came and she got what she wanted - and how old is she???? Yep, dinner, fire, cards, movie, rollerblading (me only, not pretty). It was a filled weekend.

Friday - dinner with friends and kids and Mac; some would say enough drinking. We stopped before the out of control types started.
Saturday - breakfast, sun and reading; R to his dad's for clean up work; dinner with friends and K and card playing, fire w/s'mores, looking at stars
Sunday - breakfast, movie (R to his dad's), time with brother, sil and Mac to include lunch (R came for lunch), R back to his dad's; K and I reading and a little (very little) rollerblading to see if I could get used to it. R to his dad's hotel for dinner and a chat.

Meals:
Monday - sausage, salad, broccoli or broccoli quiche
Tuesday - Salad w/chicken
Wednesday - Egg Foo Young
Thursday - ???? maybe taco salad
Friday - Pizza

Have Mac on Wed and Thurs this week. Maybe J on Wednesday - that would be fun; if so a park might be in the works.

Need to get a job somewhere soon, let me know if you know of anything.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Want to eat this week?

I certainly do - tonight will be one of my all time favorites - and it is from Mom. She used to have to make so much of this cause all 7 of us ate and ate, and then Grandma lived with us making it 8; and if Aunt Lois and/or David came too we could be up to 10 people. Funny how you remember though, Mom died 6 yrs ago, Grandma 30 yrs ago, Aunt Lois 26 yrs ago and it seems like yesterday that I can picture the kitchen with the table set and the smell...

Monday - Wilted Lettuce with knepfles (no idea if this is how you spell this), I really don't care what else we have cause I only want the salad. Oh my gosh my mouth is watering....

Sidenote - Mom made me a cookbook when I was married; handwritten and placed in a three ring notebook 5x7" size. I love the book, although I do not cook, it is in my mother's handwriting and she had beautiful penmanship. If you asked her she would tell you too! The recipe for the wilted lettuce is in there, the knepfles, nope - had to get from my sister's book. She didn't make them the same.

Tuesday - Baked Spaghetti (Dinner to daughter's in laws on Sunday after a surgery in their house; we get the leftovers, ok by me) salad, bread
Wednesday - Chicken Salads
Thursday - R work picnic - not sure I will go since I have Mac but will find something quick if I don't
Friday - Hamburgers on the grill or homemade pizza; have to see if youngest will be home by then

Looking forward to the taste of the "R home"!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Missing...

Missing a post from yesterday however had my youngest still home from the weekend and she doesn't want me to do any computer or tv while she is here. Funny - all of a sudden she would rather sit and talk with me - who took my daughter. Really, it is fun to chat and I am so proud of her and R for riding in Bike to the Bay for MS. They did great...R did 75 miles per day and K did 50 miles per day. She wanted to cross the finish line with her dad so she sat at the last rest stop for over an hour just so they could finish together! She is so special. The other K was a little jealous, me too, for not riding with them. I just couldn't raise the money and K isn't allowed to ride like that due to Kirby(her unnamed baby)! Ha!

We had a good weekend - Put in Bay on Saturday night, dinner with kids and in-laws on Sunday.

Little Mac was a lot of fun yesterday, I had help with K still in town. K enjoyed the day of having her with just the two of us home because Mac just does her thing without lots of people around. It is different to be able to just watch and she comes to you when she needs something. She also plays in the yard and swings and stuff like that.

We will have family and friends over this coming weekend, a houseful! Always a good time but tiring just the same. It is supposed to be wonderful weather so can't wait for family, friends, food, fun, fireworks and maybe a fire! Yeah!

This week food is a struggle - just no energy, getting ready, and stuff! But we will eat....

Monday - Leftovers made into something I won't ask for again - Ok, but just not what I would want again - chicken, mexican rice, sour cream, salsa and cheese (I think that was it)
Tuesday - French toast, sausage
Wednesday - Salads
Thursday - Beef, potato and veggie
Friday - family in so will wait to see what is wanted; pizza sounds good

Have a safe and fun weekend! Happy Fourth of July!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Prepping...

We are in the prep week for Bike to the Bay for MS...we will ride this week however it will be more leisurely than all out push - R rode 25+ miles this weekend; I did not go as he said he was riding 50 - ummmm no! We had a good weekend - R home late Friday, like 930pm-ish from last weeks travels. Saturday, clean, yardwork, grocery, etc. and friends for dinner - tried out the new light with guests - I liked it. Sunday, R ride - me wait - he rode at 630am so it wasn't bad - breakfast, store to purchase special Father's Day meal goodies. J and K and the Mac came to dinner. Kabobs - hmmmm same as last year; we didn't realize at first. Mac went full into the pool with her mommy and I think she really liked it. It is a bit chilly in the water but it is so humid and hot the last couple of days so really refreshing. She was swinging, playing on the patio (need a better solution to the cement) and ate the same food we did - it was just a little mushier. Ha!

Menu for this week:
Monday - Father's Day leftovers
Tuesday - Salads
Wednesday - Brats
Thursday - Salads
Friday - Grill Pizza

Big day next Saturday for K and R - Bike to the Bay, 50 and 75 miles respectively. I am very proud of both of them already! I can't wait to see their faces upon return of their success! Wishing them all the luck!

Monday, June 15, 2009

New week...

We accomplished a lot this weekend - it seems as tho R got a lot done, I didn't feel like I helped much but....Light post in, garden planted, herbs planted, flower bed mulched in back, patio cleaned off again from all the tree stuff, yard cut, leaky valve fixed, laundry all done, 10 mi bike ride (R did 27 mis), feeders moved, vacuuming done, R packed (now gone), tables and power washer put away, I think that is all...

R is gone so dinners will be whatever I find, no big deal.

Not sure I will ride this week either, R took the truck that carries the bikes. We will see! Anyway, have a great week.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Weekend and menu

We had a great weekend shared with good friends and family - who happen to be the best hostess/es anyone could ask for...

Headed to the CBus area for the weekend to ride in an organized family bike ride in Waldo, The Hot Tamale Ride. Most of us were scheduled to ride 32 miles - one went for the 16 mile ride. All finished their course but me - hmmmm. I am happy I was able to make it as far as I did but disappointed; cause when you set your mind to finish you want to finish - right? Come to find out the ride was actually about 37 miles and I finished 31.5-32 miles, so ok, rode what I thought I set out to do - but still you want to cross the finish line. The ride was not "flat" as they stated and stops along the course, pretty much nonexistant. One stop for food and bathroom break, needed water stops - an improvement I will certainly suggest and thoroughly encourage.

Anyway, received a splotchy sunburn even after putting on sunscreen - yes the new med I was on states to stay out of prolonged sun exposure - guess I didn't read that too well. Most of us did get sun while riding but it wasn't really anything due to sunscreen we did put on before the ride.
Our hostesses put on a lunch when we returned that was wonderful; and then we sat around and played cards, chatted, relaxed and enjoyed the remainder of the day. Dinner was fabulous as always and we had so much fun!

Monday - Pork or chicken, roasted potatoes, veggie or salad
Tuesday - opposite of Monday, red pepper/onion sauteed with seasoning, rice
Wednesday - Breakfast for dinner
Thursday - out of town R on his own (funny if you know R - I will actually be on my own)
Friday - Homemade Grill Pizza

Might be back in CBus Thursday - it will be a last minute thing I am sure. Patootie on Wed - Thurs night if we go out of town. Would really like to get lamppost in on Saturday - guess we'll see! Have a great week!

Monday, June 1, 2009

This week

Today I am scheduled to go looking for vintage christmas bulbs with a friend - just because I have wanted to for a while (We did). I will watch Mac on Wed and Thurs - a different schedule but that sounds ok.

Want to ride tonight for about 10 miles(only rode 4.1) and then again on Wednesday - will wait on weather. It is raining right now but supposed to clear around 6pm - perfect! I need to prepare for Saturday - 32 miles in Waldo! A scheduled ride and R, R & K are joining - it would be great to have more but we will see.

Menu:
Monday - brats, corn on the cob, mango
Tuesday - BLT's, mango
Wednesday - Salads
Thursday - Spaghetti
Friday - on the road to biking event

My post didn't post so that is why updates are included - oops!