tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post8775408101096906541..comments2024-03-29T08:16:54.069-05:00Comments on Mom's Scribbles: Yesterday Was a Good DayVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-602897832467419542018-12-03T16:04:02.498-06:002018-12-03T16:04:02.498-06:00One Family...Any day that includes time spent with...One Family...Any day that includes time spent with adult children, venison and a Christmas parade has to be about as close to perfect as it gets. :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-7001508695464958452018-12-03T12:43:40.516-06:002018-12-03T12:43:40.516-06:00Sounds like a perfect day :)Sounds like a perfect day :)One Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-28443865982700108682018-12-02T22:12:07.136-06:002018-12-02T22:12:07.136-06:00SJ...I think I just am tired of cooking. Or perha...SJ...I think I just am tired of cooking. Or perhaps it has to do with the difficulty in standing next to the stove for any length of time, stirring things. I tend to go for meals I can just pop into the oven. I freeze foods like chili but then forget about them. Is that an old age thing, I wonder. Lately I have been mostly opening jars like my vegetable soup base and adding a jar of chicken or beef for a meal of soup or stew. Quick, easy, only one dirty pot. :)<br /><br />I suppose if I were better organized I would do things differently. Some folks, like my youngest son, plan meals a week in advance, He is very well organized. Has to be, with his job and running his kids back and forth to their activities. Me...I usually don't think about supper until I feel hungry, unless I crock pot something. That baby crockpot David got for me is working out well. I can get two meals out of it and that is just right. If I can only remember to thaw out the meat ahead of time. :)<br /><br />I'm not so sure an overly smart dog is a good thing. I had a smart Cocker Spaniel who trained the cat to knock things off the counter or table onto the floor for him. He got ahold of a one pound box of expensive chocolates and ate the whole thing. After which every time he started to throw up or squat, my husband had to rush him down the stairs and outside. After about the fifth or sixth trip up and down the stairs, my husband said, "If this dog lives, I'm gonna kill him." <br /><br />My Yorkies were smart, but one had a laid-back personality and stayed out of trouble. The other was sort of like the Energizer Bunny - kept going and going and going - barking at any little noise and getting into all sorts of mischief. I'm guessing MrDog knows where his toys are. He just likes the game. :) Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-32741516986464088862018-12-02T11:04:55.140-06:002018-12-02T11:04:55.140-06:00Good morning.
Yes, definitely a similar menu - and...Good morning.<br />Yes, definitely a similar menu - and I had meant to bake carrots and forgot. <br />Cooking the entire meal in one night hadn't happened in a while. Usually,I cook enough meat for 3 dinners and on that night have a side of rice or potato that's already cooked. And a salad. Then, on the night's I'm reheating the meat, I might cook a side dish from scratch.<br /><br />I'm only slowly getting back to having freezer ready homemade food. I got away from it when I was still cooking family sized amounts and freezing the leftovers. But somehow I neglected to eat the leftovers. Now, I only stock the freezer with 2-3 quickie meals like frozen soup or chili. Or, right now, I have some cooked chicken breasts that are individually frozen. I got a great deal on them on the store's 10% off day, cooked them all in my big Pyrex baking dish and froze half. One of them was part of the casserole I cooked last night. With leftovers so no cooking tonight, yipee.<br /><br />Have to say MrDog is not the smartest dog I've ever had but he's beautiful and a gentle giant. He does forget most every day where his toys are - there is a pile of them at the end of my sofa. But when he wants me to play, he can't see the toys and I have to remind him where they are. Every.day. Or maybe, that's part of his game.<br />Take good care,<br />SJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-13951226532513871452018-12-01T14:20:44.920-06:002018-12-01T14:20:44.920-06:00SJ...It was fun. It is nice when the kids can slo...SJ...It was fun. It is nice when the kids can slow down long enough for some talking.<br /><br />You have more ambition than I do. I remembered the 'microwave meals' I had frozen a while back. I didn't like the way they turned out from the microwave so tonite I'm putting it all into a casserole dish and baking it. Pork chop, dressing, baked potato and carrots. Great minds and all that!?<br /><br />MrDog would not have been happy here with all the noise from the fireworks last night. Years ago I had half Golden half Irish Setter who hated thunder. If he happened to be outside when the thunder started he would stand on his hind legs and ring the doorbell until I let him inside. :) Who says dogs aren't smart!!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-53133326953514810592018-12-01T14:09:57.164-06:002018-12-01T14:09:57.164-06:00Gorges...Yep. It was one of the better ones.Gorges...Yep. It was one of the better ones.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-55348963227601054512018-12-01T10:12:19.767-06:002018-12-01T10:12:19.767-06:00WOW - what a great day. You certainly raised some ...WOW - what a great day. You certainly raised some great kids/now adults.<br />I surprised myself and cooked a full dinner yesterday - baked pork chop, baked potato, steamed fresh broccoli and a salad.Have all the fixings for a chicken and broccoli casserole for tonight.<br />We had thunder, lightening and pounding rain and hail yesterday. But warmer temps then normal for this time of year. I'll take it all over snow.<br /><br />Poor MrDog was shaking when the thunder storm went through.<br />Cheers, SJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-10801529114198081242018-12-01T09:26:44.114-06:002018-12-01T09:26:44.114-06:00Sounds like a day well spent, Vicki!Sounds like a day well spent, Vicki!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com