It's 61* out on the deck this morning and we have a little resident frog somewhere out there croaking out a tune to welcome the day. Now isn't that poetic??
Yesterday I mostly rested my back and did nothing but work on that ding dang recipe box project. and I'm still only half-way through it! LOL! In many cases I have like 5 recipes, for swiss steak for example, and never refer to any of them but cook out of my head instead! I am in a real purging mode lately and it's so nice to have room in that box, my closet, my dresser, my kitchen cupboards. I told Bill to watch out because I've got my eye on his garage next! I've even purged myself of 2 pounds!
Today is going to be an ugly day. The dust on my furniture is impressive. We're leaving messages in it! and the kitchen floor is sticky. The dog is slacking in his duties! and it's time to clean bathrooms again. Bill is going shooting this morning so I'll have something to keep myself amused.
After a conference with doctor, nurses, and family yesterday, the decision was made to put Uncle Ernie in palliative care. He has made no progress in nearly 6 weeks. We know it's the right thing to do - make his time left as comfortable as possible. But, boy, this was hard to do. Ernie and his wife, Sherrie, who died 5 yrs ago, were my favorite aunt & uncle of all. (and I had 3 sets on my own side!) Even my 3 kids love(d) them. We did find out yesterday that the '"girlfriend" (I just can't use that word for her without italicizing it
) crashed his truck 2 weeks prior to the fractured hip and totaled another car - a BMW to the tune of $32,000, plus medical expenses for the driver. Now we know why Ernie's truck was so difficult to drive when we brought it from Seattle to our house. So we'll be getting it fixed, too, (insurance will cover), so it can be sold. MARY ROSE - I hope you enjoyed your unmentionable supper last night. I know my Foxy-kitty would have loved it!
JANA - I could smell your bread from here! And what's stopping you from slicing off a big piece of hot bread and enjoying it? That's when it's the yummiest! Mom always timed her bread to come out of the oven as my brothers (and their friends!) were coming home from high school. They got a whole loaf for a snack and just tore it apart. There was often homemade butter to go with. and they even shared with us little girls!
IRISH - we love our vet, too. Dr. Carla. Her hubby is a retired firefighter so I suppose one day Carla will want to retire, too. I took care of one of her babies who came through our NICU years ago and now she takes care of my babies! (mine have more fur!) Oh, we've had a couple friends who had both knees done at the same time and they say Big Mistake! Glad your sis opted not to do that. In Oct of '97 we were in PA and upstate NY. And yes, the colors were unbelievable! New England has nothing on you! We don't get much color here.
BECCA - is Tallulah going to all-day kindergarten or half-day? I really think whole days are just too much for such little ones but that seems to be the way it's headed here. My Autumn came home after morning K, ate lunch, and put herself down for a 3-hr nap every single day. She would never have made it through all day sessions. Please pass the cookies!
CHICKIE - good to see you have plans for after the baby quilt. LOL!!! I'd hate to think of you sitting out there in Kansas, bored, with nothing to do!
Tonite - chili relleno casserole! It's time has come! and I might put it into the crockpot so I can smell it cooking all day while I work my fingers to the bone on my uglies.
What will be smelling up your kitchen for tonite's feast?
