We've had light rain since last night. I've missed rain. It's nice! Can't wait to get out and walk in it later this morning! Summer ended here this weekend with a sudden lurch, all in one day. It's definitely fall now, with temps in the 60's. Last Friday was 80.
Our Seahawks won in a nailbiter. But it was a good game. So good that I didn't even pick up the label I was going to stitch. I had to keep my eyes on my team.
I finished the Big Recipe Box Clean-out. My stack of rejects was 5" high. My walking neighbor wants to go through them. And wouldn't you know it - I found a recipe last night for Gouda cheese sauce over grilled asparagus that sounded good so I've already started adding in new ones!
Bill is spending all day with his sister, visiting Ernie, Ernie's house, and going another 40 miles north to see Ernie's older brother, Uncle Jay (age 97). He won't be home until suppertime. I have chiro appt and no other plans for the day. A little paperwork, maybe sewing, or maybe sitting and cross-stitching that quilt label I never started last night while I 'read' an audio book.
IRISH, I would love your recipe for Shoofly cake (or pie? aren't there both?). I wonder if it's the same as my sister's. I don't have hers, either. She also makes "Funny Cake". Or is it pie? That seems like a regional dish, too. And she used to make Scrapple. Do you have that? Kind of like Spam . . . Our Scottie chases the vacuum and plays with it. Snickers ran out of the house if he even heard the closet door open where we kept the vac! lol! Cat goes high. and I so agree with you - even if she protests, there are some things Vicki's kids NEED to do. But they don't. My DB says his wife is now like a 3 yr old and you can't let a 3 yr old run things. I wish those kids felt that way.
BECCA - your twins continue to amaze me! I would never have guessed they would be doing this well. It's very common for feedings to advance then have to back off a bit. Takes time for tiny tummies and digestive systems to grow. And if Hadlee needs surgery to close her heart valve, it actually isn't an uncommon procedure and only takes about 30 minutes. Your day with the little ones sounds sweet, but tiring, I'm sure. Just being awake all day tires me! lol! I think a 7:15 - 4:00 is a VERY long day for a 5-yr-old to be suddenly vaulted into.
MARY ROSE - I'm assuming Morton and Emily are your purr-babies. They can be a lot of help! They hold down fabric so it doesn't blow away. You can see my Foxy doing just that in my avatar! You asked so I will share my prediction: I doubt anyone will ever do anything with Vicki. One day she will die at home and no one will know it until the kids stop by - perhaps several days later. Even though her house is only about 70 feet from ours, we can't see into it and we don't go over there because she hollers at us to get off her land. So, unless Scottie started acting funny, we wouldn't know. Her kids don't all visit, but usually one will stop by once a week for an hour or so. But we keep trying - for Vicki's sake as well as our own. I know I probably over-yak about her but she is a daily challenge in our lives and y'all are safe "vents" for me. Thanks for listening. Praying for good results for your medical tests this week. Has it been a year since you were in the hospital? Seems like only about 5 months ago.
TINA - did you see the new doctor for a second opinion or is that coming up this week? Let us know how it goes. How are you feeling?
CHICKIE - how are you, the Hooligans, and Mom doing? Last night on TV news someone referred to a rather nefarious character as a "son of a hooligan". I took umbrage for you!!
Again - supper is in the air. After a day in Seattle, dealing with Ernie, Bill will want comfort food. To him, that is soup. So that's what it will probably be. Maybe minestrone. He really likes that. A good wife would make biscuits for him, too. That's what a good wife would do. Bill probably doesn't have that good of a wife . .
What's going to be good at your house for supper?
