Today was a catch up and rest day. So I took over a week off the computer. I have over 3000 emails I have to go through, Facebook says I have over 100 things I'm mentioned in and I have a lot of stuff to write to my cousin. Was it worth it? Yes! I feel refreshed and renewed. I thought about, briefly, bringing my computer up to the bedroom again so I could work up there while watching tv and staying warmer, more about warmer later. But I persisted in keeping the computer downstairs on my craft table. My poor rattie boys got out a little bit each day as I sat at the craft table and read. The days I was out of town, hubby fed and watered them but didn't sit here and let them out. Boo, hubby!
Last week I went off with my parents to their annual dog show for the English Bulldogs they raise and show. This was the show that their club is hosting. So when they do that, I go along and sell raffle tickets and merchandise. This used to be to raise money for the club and for the rescues that they did, but this year the people doing the rescues have gotten burned out and so they have stopped doing rescues. This year was all about raising money for the club.
My parents picked me up Wednesday morning and I rode down to Pueblo with them in the van, with my mom, as my dad drove the RV down. They needed to take the car so they could ferry people around for the show, like some of the judges. And the banquet, that hubby and I would be attending as guests, was across town from the State Fair Grounds where the dog show was being held. We were going down a day early and I was spending the night in the RV so we could get up very early the next morning to get set up before 745am.
I had a good visit with my parents and their friends. I had brought a book with me so I could stay occupied while they were visiting. The day before and the day of the show went well. There was another daughter there to sell as well. At the end of the show day, dad said we raise over $700. That was enough to cover all the expenses and then some. YEAH!
Hubby came down after my part of the show was done and he and I got to visit in the RV for awhile. Dad finished showing The Admiral, and mom had helped break down the tables. We all got dressed and went to the banquet. It was fun and the food was Mexican themed. We ate our fill and then hubby and I made our goodbyes and left. Hubby had driven our new car, Kiggy, down and it was really nice to ride back in her. The seats are sturdier than the Saturn so it's taking a little time to get used to them.
Saturday, I drove Kiggy to Canyon City for Cassie's old roommate's baby shower. I'm not sure why I was invited, but I went. I bought bibs and socks for the baby, who was a boy. She is due in December. Good to know that Cassie stayed friends with her.
Sunday afternoon, Cassie came to the house and spent the night. It was fun. She showed me how to use Pinterest. Hubby cooked a pork shoulder roast for dinner. Since I can't eat pork, I had a loaded baked potato for dinner. I wasn't really hungry and my appetite has gone way down since it has gotten cold. I have skipped dinner several nights this week. Just nothing sounds good. Yesterday the only think I ate all day was my yogurt in the morning with a cola and a extra large glass of apple juice. Trying to get myself to poop,you know? I'm out of Miralax and we don't have the money to get more until pay day. I have plenty of soup to eat and I will make myself during the day, most of the time. But in the meantime, I cook for the guys on the weekdays.
Monday night I baked chicken thighs and drumsticks for the guys to eat for dinner. I made mac n cheese and french cut green beans, Frank's favorite. I cooked a big pack of each so the guys would have drumsticks to take for lunch. The chicken thighs I skinned and deboned. I shredded the meat and bagged it in the fridge for dinner on Wednesday. I save the skin, the fat, and bits of meat so I could make the dogs a rich broth later.
Tuesday was a Red Hat event. It was Judithmary's birthday and the chapter's anniversary. Judithmary had reserved a private room at Uncle Buck's Fishbowl, a restaurant in the Bass Pro Shop. Apparently this is a tourist attraction and a hunter's wet dream. They have everything in there for hunters and fishers. The store is filled with stuffed animals displayed in scenes, like wolves hunting bison and deer running through the forrest. There is an awesome, large aquarium filled with bass, trout, catfish and pike. They are all huge. There is bowling alleys but none of us wanted to bowl. We all ordered our own dinners, Virginia and I split a Supreme Pizza without mushrooms or bacon. It was on a thin crust and was quite tasty. There was cake afterwards and I ate a couple of bites of the cake, without the frosting. I had finished the shawl I designed for Judithmary the night before for her birthday present. It was royal purple with red tassels on the 4 corners. All night I had her convinced that I was giving her an elephant for her backyard garden. She was happy it was the shawl.
Last night I made the Chicken and Pasta I had made once before for the guys. Only this time, I used their suggestions of what they thought would make it better. So I started off by melting the frozen 12 oz package of chopped shipach in a big skillet with two heaping tablespoons of chopped garlic and olive oil. Enough to coat the pan good. Once the spinach was all melted and mixed with the garlic, I added the chicken meat and mixed. While that mixture was heating up, I boiled the pound of shell pasta. I cut a container and a half of cherry tomatoes in half and added those to the spinach and meat mixture. I seasoned it with half a teaspoon of nutmeg, salt and pepper. I added more olive oil. Then I drained the pasta and added that to the meat mixture. I stirred it all up and coated liberally with olive oil then I added over a cup of shake cheese, you know, the stuff in the green can, Parmesan and Romano cheese. I then squeezed two lemon halves over it. The tomatoes and the lemon juice was what they wanted added last time. They loved the new version and there is plenty left for lunches and leftovers the next night.
Today I had lunch with my parents after I went to the Prayer Shawl meeting at the church. It was nice to go back. Monday is Bingo and I got the address to go. Sunday I will have to go get my gift.
Sunday is also hubby's birthday. I got him a drill bit set from Sears and a coffee table book on the first 200 years of advertising in America. I thought he would like that because of the old ads in there. Goes back to the 1800s. Tomorrow I am going to cut out the material to make him night pants but might not be able to sew it before his birthday. I have to find my stuff for the sewing machine. Mom offered to let me come over to her house to use the big table to lay out and cut the material. I will probably do that.
No comments:
Post a Comment