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We went a little over in the last one. I will blame Cindy.
Nana, wanna come do my carpets too? They are in desperate need.

If you don't break the rules you don't have as much fun!

I love blaming you. Just all warm and fuzzy feeling. Good memories.
Good night all.

Yep....good memories ...it was always Cindy's fault!

Good night.....

well--gee--I guess I ave to go check out my FB account & see if there is a new group to join, huh???--U all n=know--the I hate Wal-mart one???"

Nana you sure are a hard worker--
although I will tell you waht I told my MIL, who was always scrubbing her carpets.
If you once scrub them dont you worry that you will scrub out the factory applied scotch guard & then subsequently you will be scrubing them all the time afterwards???
That is my thought, so I will not ever scrub my carpets---
I just try to keep them really well vacuumed. That and I have a lot of rugs down in the high traffic areas that I can take up & wash when I see a need.

and I guess I need to go to sleep now--it is getting late.

nite nite---

Good morning, everybody!

A beautiful day in the neighborhood, so happy morning to you! Coffee is on and the oven is preheating because I am going to bake a little here soon.

Good morning---so what ya going to bake, merme--I'm hungry!!!

is anyone but merme & I awake yet????

just an FYI I have not been to sleep since I took a 30 minute nap yesterday afternoon. and yes I am still wide awake----oh gracious!!!!

I am baking an apple pie. I bought yummy apples yesterday!

Maxi just left for school. It is such a treat to see him so excited to go to school.

apple pie--YUM!!!--but what a coincidence !!
Rod brought me about 15 pounds of apples from a guy at work. He says they are kinda tart & he would like a pie. so if I do not fall asleep, I will make him a pie for supper this afternoon. Then with the rest I think I will try making some applesauce.
I only have the 1 meal of sauce put up so far this year, & we love home made applesauce. So I think I will try to make more.

I was up but on the phone.

Finally got all DD's paperwork and was supposed to go file today..but as you know our truck is at the shop and the rental they gave ends up being a 'bench seat only' truck(meaning I can't put the baby's car seat in because of the air bags) so I was calling everywhere to try get someone we trust to watch Madisson only to have DH's 'ride to work' call and say he's not going in today so DH needed the vehicle anyway, and so today it starts like this

Still raining..have no clue what the plans are for today.

oh my Tamara isn't that the way of it???
You finally get all the mix up straight & then something else comes along. But hey, we can hope that tomororw will work out for you all. Gee rain---I guess yoiur baking got done yesterday?? I l ike to bake when it is raining...

I never baked a thing yesterday..too busy on the phone.

It must get done today some time..I also need groceries but all this past month(unexpected expenses and gas money and things DD and baby needed..and DD's birthday this week)ate up our monthly budget. I might call today to see if I can get sale for a momma cow and her calf. I need to get us back on line. Once we start falling behind

Boy I hear that about the budget---and for some reason, this payday I had a larger than ususla amount of $$ lerft over after the bills that were due---I checked my math twice bvut it seems to be right--so I quick p ut some $$ into savings.

but now I keep waiting for the other shoe, as it were, to drop.

unless I fall asleep I wil be baking an apple pie today (just like merme is)

I lost my apples...they fell from the tree, no one picked them up and the skunks had a field day.

I am going to call my neighbor tomorrow to get some from hers, her tree is still holding a lot. I want to make jelly.

My poor preserve cupboard is bare this year(only strawberry jam and jelly so far).

I hope the neighbor is willing to share her apples...
apple jelly is one of my youngests favorite things.

sorry to hear about the cupboard. I know that feeling--My freezer is bare..

Oh yes, no problem with sharing here...I just always ask first.

Sad part is I had so many preserves last year that I started giving a lot away this summer so I'd have room and bottles for the new.

So what's the plans for today Carol?

I did get string beans blanched, frozen & bagged up. I plan to make applesauce as well. I just couldn't get a ride to the blueberry bushes this year and that was too bad. I like a well stocked pantry! It makes me feel happy!

Hope you can sell a cow & calf soon, Tam.

well I have to take a paper to my MIL for her to sign for my DH, Then I also have a letter to type up for him. plus while I am at my MIL's I will do her bookwork for her & find another letter that she is looking for. It never ends....

Then I have to go put gas into the car (oh joy)


Then I will come home & begin baking----

But right now, I am seriously thinking of a nap....

have you decided what is on your agenda today???

Merme, I have bags of bean pods also..although DH didn't blanch them first, I'll just use them in stews this winter.

I need to bake today Carol..for sure. Especially bread.

I must get going to start my day, I'll be in and out as I can to chat.

Have a great day everyone.

sounds good to me tamara---I am su re your house willbe smelling heavenly soon.

I too am going ot go--buit I think I will try to sleep some--if I cnt I need to get to MIL's house soon anyway.

Bye-all I'll be back in later as well.....

Good morning. It is a slow start to Wednesday. But I will catch up to me with a little coffee.

I am so tired this morning, I wish it were Friday! I think it may be partially my mid-week dialysis blues I fall into at times. It is just a hard process to go through so incessantly! Whine whine whine. Quick! lemme have some cheese 'n crackers to go with!

Maxi forgot his lunch box today! He's going to have to buy lunch now. Too bad, too, because I packed him a very nice, fresh lunch.

Gotta go get my shower.

It's a Whiny Wednesday here also A week of rain doesn't help either.

Oh well, house is clean and the baking is started....

Morning,
No Tina I think I am done with carpet cleaning for at least a yr,it's a lot of work... especially with stairs to contend with,rug doctors are heavy!Carol I don't worry about the scotchguard . when we got carpet we chose the kind that is built in it, they told me as long as I only cleaned it once a yr so so would be fine... and with boys here it gets dirty! I have area rugs too,looking for more now .. got rid of some when Mom lived with me, so need to replace then, they were a safety hazard cause she couldn't pick up her feet very well, I need a couple bath rugs too..
Well I need to go dust the family room and so the windows so better get busy...
Nana

Good morning!

Today is a slow day for me. It's the middle of the week and I wish Friday would come sooner. I'm kinda sleepy so I'll go make some coffee.

Morning! Another busy day ahead for me. Gotta put in my supplies order then I have a special project that my new boss wants done, then we're taking the residents to the zoo! The zoo just got meer cats this year so something new to see.

Have a fun day all...I haven't been to a zoo in 20 years.

We removed all the rugs/carpet(what we call rugs, you call carpet) from our home, it was nice but too hard to maintain with the kids I used to watch. Thought about getting new ones in a year or so but Madisson turned that idea around on me

Cookies made, bread rising and spaghetti sauce bubbling away, it's been a productive morning so far. The rain is a straight down pour.

Cookies and bread and spaghetti sound divine, Tamara. I must be getting hungry. I am trying to eat some of the food out of the back of my freezers and pantry. And save some money while I'm at it. It is working out pretty well.

That's what I have been doing also Tina...trying to clean out the deep freeze this month. That way I can defrost it and start all new(plus get back on budget). Next week we'll be eating chicken everyday

I'm home.

Enrique I hope you woke up a little better after your coffee.

I hope everybody who was cooking had a successful day in the kitchen.

Nana Sherri I'm glad your rugs have been doctored.

Cheryl did you enjoy the meer cats?

I am trying to mix it up as far as what we eat and how often. Most of mine is just me eating. Jonni does her own thing mostly. When I get down to eating steaks and lobsters, I'll know it is coming to an end.

My problem is I don't like chicken legs but keep buying them for DH, I have bags of them that have to be cooked up. Thinking of boiling them then just cutting up the meat to re-freeze for other dishes. That way I can save the bouillon liquid for gravies and rice also.

sounds good to me!! or yo could cook home made egg noodles in the broth--that is way yummy

I'm home now----and my ear hurts again but I do not wish to takwe more sudafed, as 2 sleepless nights would not be a good thing......

So where is everyone????

are they out watching season premiers???

Tam I understand entirely. I do boil some and save the broth but I also roast some in the oven to give them a richer flavor. Then I also save the drippings because it makes great gravy & sauces. And you are so right: once you have the meat cooked & set aside, you can have it on hand for hundreds of dishes. It makes for a fast supper when time is short!

Dinner tonight was exceptionally good. The rue went together quickly & I used vegetable broth as the base for the cheese sauce. It was very smooth and had a nice flavor that went well with the shrimp.

Leftovers!

It is supposed to only be 40 tomorrow morning. br-r-r-r-! The summer faded fast after Earl blew through here.

Today I found a long-lost cousin I've been trying to find for years. I didn't know her married name & that makes it harder. We are two weeks apart in age (I'm older) & she was teasing me a bit about that, as always. What startled me, though, is what an attractive woman she has become in her maturity. She reminds me very much of her mother who was always lovely. Tall, slender, blonde, and very well put together. So that was a treat.

Tomorrow I'm baking a small cake for my birthday. Maxi would be sad if we didn't have at least a little something.

I'm a little exhausted. I went to petsmart with my mom and her friend to buy some food for our cats and dogs. Afterwards we went to del taco for lunch. They were selling tacos for 39 cents so I think they were pretty desperate for our business. Then we went to wal mart where I got a new rake, some weed killer and malathion, some granular fertilizer, and some pea seeds with twenty bucks I was saving for that purpose. Now I'm out of money.

I have to go look in my freezer and search for stuff that's been in there for months. There's lots of pork and chicken in there so next week dinner's going to be pork chops and chicken.

I'm going to do some gardening for a bit.

wish I could go to my freezer--but alas, I cannot I am down to bare bones when it comes to my freezer.

I have been asleep all evening...slept through the premiers.
I'm a a major funkadelic funktitude.

oh my----may I help??? that is NO mood to be in---

I am glad that one of us got to sleep--I sure did not---have not slept but for like 40 minutes since night before last.

So sorry you are in a funk, Cindy. They can be so hard to shake & I do not envy you that.

Carol perhaps you will sleep tonight.

If you saw my last post, I wasn't watching premieres. I was baking & re-connecting with a cousin I haven't seen in 20+ years.