Weekend Chat Oct 24-25
 

Good morning, chicks! Anyone awake?

Good morning. I had a great sleep, have my coffee and am ready for the day. I'm not really sure what is on the agenda other than going to the verizon store to see about DH's phone. He is considering an upgrade.

I may do some laundry and cleaning,but otherwise not much on my agenda.

What's on yours?

I am! Thanks for getting us started, Beth. By the time I finish this, I bet you'll tell us more of your day :).

Mine's low key - I was supposed to go to a meeting 9-12, but since the 7-9 last night was hard enough, I'll stay at home and keep the kids out of trouble. Speaking of kids, DD met a girl in her martial arts class that loves to bake, so I dropped both kids off yesterday (!!! - she has a son DS age too!), they made eclairs and had a blast.

I think I'll pull a pork loin out of the freezer for dinner, otherwise I have no clue what to make. Any ideas? With some baked apples, straight off our tree?

Good morning, Beth! I was up, but had to restart my laptop after downloading some updates, so I was enjoying my coffee and watching the news in the meantime.

Sophie, I hope the meds start kicking in and your DH starts feeling better!

Ruth, thank goodness your passport came! We have our trip to Cape May coming up soon! I guess it's a good thing we had to cancel our trip to Charleston, eh?

Our church is having it's annual Christmas and Craft Show this morning, but I can only stay til 10:30, since I have to go out to the farm to pick up Audrey and take her to band practice at school. Then we're going to a farewell party this afternoon for my niece and goddaughter, who is moving to Alabama for her husband's new job. A lot of mixed emotions there, I don't like my family being all scattered. I guess I've been spoiled, with all my family living pretty close by all these past years.

Oh well, it's looking like another beautiful blue & gold day! Enjoy, and keep the victims of Hurricane Patricia in your thoughts and prayers.

Good morning,Tammy! Eclairs! Wow, that's pretty impressive! Did they save any for you? ;)

Tammy, the other night I made a pork loin with brussel sprouts/broccoli/onions/mushrooms sauteed in olive oil and baked acorn squash. It was delicious!!

Drooling at the thought of that pork loin. Too bad they are way to big for a single person. Hmmm ... I bet I could persuade someone to come for dinner to help out!

Good morning, Early Chicks. I slept until after six for a change and am trying to get my head organized for the day. Yesterday was too cold to work outside and I feel like I wasted the day messing with plants and desk stuff. Today will be better.

We are getting way too many requests for our Mill flour and I did an inventory late yesterday afternoon. It looks like we will need to do another big grind soon before the pre-Christmas rush starts. Today I have a woman arriving at 10 to pick up 20 pounds of whole wheat. She is from PA and is coming up here specifically for flour! I hope she has something else she wants to do after such a long drive!

First on this morning's agenda is to sort and start the darned laundry. I also need to get my snow tires out of Doug's barn ready for installation next week. "Essence of winter sleep is in the night" and snow tires are supposed to be on when the roads get frozen, rather than when it snows.

Enjoy your weekend.

Good morning.

Eclairs - haven't had those in years. Yum.

I'm working today. DS is going to spend the day with DH at MIL's. They are already heading out so I suspect he has a nap or two in his future today. He flies out at 6 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow I have our annual conference call for our family charitable foundation and in the evening we are going to an unrelated fund-raising dinner. My mom bought a table.

Have a great day.

Good morning everyone. It is so nice not having to be anywhere until work. I apologize for not catching up this week. Most of my days this past week I was up by 6 and not home until midnight. I found myself binging on crap out of exhaustion. So today I'll re-focus myself to undue the damage. Especially since I am only home until the first when I leave for Texas.

Linda my family is spread out so I understand how you feel.

Debbie I can only imagine your friend's anxiety waiting before her surgery. Glad she is doing well and you could come home.

Ruth I wasn't worried about the mill visitors lol. Maybe I'm lousy at my job. I picture Delta like Mayberry. In my mind everyone is welcoming. Especially in this day and age I need to believe places like Mayberry still exist.

Kim I hope everyone feels better soon. Glad hubby is home.

Sophie hope your hubby feels better. Seems there is a nasty viral sinus / cough thing going around.

Tammy pork roast with apples sounds perfect for a fall day. Lucky you, DD likes to bake. My DS just likes to eat lol

Beth hope you make the most of being off. Two days off pass by too quickly.

Have a wonderful day.

Good morning :coffee2: We are enjoying a sleep in weekend and it is still peaceful here. DH and Cricket are snuggled in so I'm enjoying a few minutes of catching up :) Today we want to get out for a fall walk or two, maybe one short one with the pup and one longer. Maybe we will just bring her and her pack. We also need to pick lots of apples for drying and I've prepped the pantry for a couple of bushels of winter squash.

Oops, something woke the dog. Time to let her out.

Good morning

Beth. Sounds like a nice weekend for you.

Tammy. Wow, I'm impressed with dd's baking. Mixing that pate choux is hard work.

Linda. Your day is busy. Just think of a family members you can visit. Thanks for asking about dh. He is still sleeping, that night time cough syrup knocks him down.

ruth. That flour must be special. I hope she keeps it in the freezer. I was just reading how ww flour goes rancid very quickly and should be in the freezer and amounts needed should only be taken out.

Karen. I guess your guys must haven been happy the royals won. Enjoy your dinner tonight.

Jennifer. Those are long days. Going to Texas will be nice, is it vacation.

I've been up for quite a while. Knitting of course. I have to go out today to get some groceries and there are some apples for me to deal with. Apple pies I guess tobe frozen for christmas.
take care
Sophie
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Good morning,

I actually slept in until 7:30 a.m. this morning. I woke up a bit stiff this morning but it's due to changing my workout routine is all. Last night spent all evening de-cluttering the house for DD2's Halloween party. We are pretty much done cleaning the house just have a couple more areas to do. DD2 actually picked up her room even with no help from her sister who she shares the room with.

DD2 baked her cupcakes last evening as well, they look cute. (Glad I am not tempted by them)

So on tap today is bowling this morning for DD2, finish getting ready for party and then kids arrive at 4 and 3 of them will stay for a sleep over.

Beth I hate getting a new phone, the only thing wrong with my iphone 5 is the battery drains too quickly so I made an appointment with the apple bar to replace the battery this Monday.

Cottage have fun at the bazaar today. My family is scattered from Texas to Florida with places in between. Other than my immediate family, we have no relatives here, which sometimes get's lonely when you see other families celebrating events.

Tywnn that tenderloin sounds yummy! Glad DD found a new friend

Ruth better safe than sorry, glad I don't have to deal with snow tires though

Jekel sounds like you have a had a rough week of work again. Is Texas a break or work event for you?

Cyndi today here would be a perfect day for a walk enjoy it

Karen that was a short trip for DS, hope he enjoyed his time with you all

Sophie hope your DH is feeling better with meds.

Have a wonderful Saturday everyone!

Good afternoon, ladies. I'm just now checking in because we have been having a wonderful, lazy, rainy family morning. Everybody is still struggling with allergies, but we're all in good spirits. We are definitely enjoying the rain that is coming through, but are praying that it's not too much to cause danger for anyone. We are especially thinking about those in Mexico.

We really don't have anything going on today. Just the usual weekend house work. I'm going to try and get caught up on laundry later and I'm making meatloaf with sweet potatoes for dinner. I can't wait for that! It's my favourite autumn meal.

Pearl: Sounds like an exciting night is in store for you. Can't wait to hear how the Halloween party goes!

Sophie: What knitting are you working on? I miss crocheting and would love to start up again. DS doesn't have a crocheted blanket from me.

Cyndi: Sounds like the perfect fall day! Enjoy!

Jennifer: Those hours are brutal!! Please get some R&R this weekend. Sounds like you desperately need it. Where in Texas are you going? Wonder how close you're going to be to us.

Karen: I hope you had a wonderful time with your son. Enjoy your evening!

Ruth: That is some flour! Wish I was close enough to drive up for some. Do you want to come sort my laundry, too? If there was anything I'd be willing to pay someone else to do, it's laundry.

Linda: I feel your pain. I grew up surrounded by all our family and extended family. For 9 years now, I've been the one who has lived the furthest away and it just stinks some days. Hope you enjoyed the Christmas craft fair!!

Tammy: Did she bring any eclairs home to share? That temptation sounds impossible to pass up. Pork and apples are one of our favorite combos. I can only imagine what it would taste like with fresh-from-the-tree apples!

Beth: Your day sounds a lot like ours. Except for the phone upgrade...I would have to send DH on that errand solo. I hate dealing with phone stores, especially on Saturdays with 2 kiddos in tow.

Sipping my coffee on this rainy Sunday morning and enjoying the peaceful and quiet start to the day. We do want to run out for groceries before too long, though, and then we have a special Mass to attend that's being said in honor of my SIL's family later. Later this afternoon, Jake and I are going to work on plans to build a fire pit in the area where we used to have our pool. Jake is all gung-ho about it, especially after sitting around my brother's fire pit yesterday. May as well do it now, before we start growing grass there, and the ground is still bare. ;)

Morning Linda, and chicks to come.

Linda, the fire pit sounds like a nice idea. We removed an above-ground pool a couple of years ago and currently have a circle where the grass is a bit sparse. Maybe I should convince DH to do something similar. Enjoy your day.

We also have wind and rain this morning, although it may clear up later so DH and I can take a walk.

Yesterday I managed to do a few chores: some laundry, a trip to BJs for some groceries and DH's phone and a walk. I also read most of a novel so that's a good day.

Ruth, when the kids are here I buy a whole pork loin (10+ pounds) but my store also sells small ones that are only around 1.5 lbs and come either marinated or with a dry rub. That's the size I cook for DH and I; bought one yesterday in fact.

Today I'm going to make some stew for dinner. I'll be sure to put some in the freezer for later too.

Good morning, Linda and Chicks to follow. It's just starting to get bright here and looks like a decent day ahead. We seem to be getting rain but it's at night so leaf raking may need to be postponed again. Yesterday was wet and cold and I did have to be at the Mill to sell flour most of the morning. We are now completely out of flour!

Since it was an inside day, I started to knit again. There is The Red Scarf Project happening here and I am hoping to get a 6' scarf ready for it by the end of November. I've not knit anything for about ten years when I made 52 pair of mittens over the winter but I guess you never forget a skill like that. I also made a fabulous chili con carne to freeze for cozy fall day meals.

Today will bring some desk work and perhaps some sewing. I have two pair of pants to shorten and also a blouse that's just 1/2 " too long and shows beneath my suit jacket unless I tuck it in. I hate when that happens!

My cousin Lisa is coming over with some of her dog's birthday cake. Lisa is nuts! She made the cake out of liver with cream cheese icing. I'll see if I can post a picture. Angus is the dog who stayed here last winter when they went on a cruise. She also did a pinata - and I thought I was a dog nut!

Time for another coffee and then spiff up the kitchen a bit. Enjoy this last Sunday of the month. Time change next weekend.

Linda, the couple from PA have a cottage nearby so didn't drive up here just for flour although they ended up buying all I had left! They live in Gilbertsville and were amazed that I knew where it was and had actually driven through it.

Linda - the fire pit sounds lovely! I didn't know you took down your pool? We have one of those little fire pits you buy at Lowe's (or where ever), we use it constantly. But a permanent one would be awesome!! I would love to come see your new fire pit sometime ;).

Beth and Ruth - I buy those pork loins when they're on sale <= to $1.99/lb, and I just cut in thirds and freeze the rest. Last night's was delicious! I did make baked apples, and a neighbor had given me an acorn squash that I had as well. Mmmmmmm....

Ruth - it is rainy (and I assume cold) here as well. The colors are still beautiful. Great that you sold out of flour!

I bet it will be another slow Sunday, PT is wearing me out! I can't remember if I mentioned way back when that I have orthostatic hypotension as well, and my BP was 81/55 this am - when my diastolic is in the 50's, I'm pretty wiped out. I do need to figure out a menu for the week, but I did pick up a nice London broil last night to grill today, one of my kids' favorites!

Enjoy your Sunday! (the last Sunday of October?!?! And two months til Christmas?!?!)

Good morning,

The house is quiet after the storm lol. DD2 and her friends had a blast, finally sent the neighbors kids home at 10:30 p.m. last night (the party started at 4:30 p.m.) and only one friend ended up spending the night.

Today will be a quiet day, DH is going to football game, will just need to make a run for some groceries today and then DD2 has Awana tonight

Cottage that sounds like a great plan, we have thought about making a brick fire pit but right now have one probably like Twynn has

Beth sounds like you got a lot accomplished yesterday

Ruth it has been gray here they said it was supposed to rain but if it has it has just been drizzle a bit. I used to knit and crochet (not very well), wonder if I still know how to do :)

Tywnn that is a good idea of cutting up the tenderloin, I may have to pick some up today.

Kim glad you are getting some family time in and hope the family feels better soon.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

Good Morning!

Just enough time for hello before I head out to work. I traveled last night with the pups. It was clear and beautiful with the first snow on the mountains. I'm looking forward to a little normalcy for a few days. lol

Have a great day everyone!

Good morning I cannot believe I slept until 9, who does that lol Granted I didn't get to bed until after 1. I decided to do my grocery shopping on my way home from work. I do need to go to Walmart at some point today or tomorrow. Today will be spent doing the normal weekly chores. I am going to make empanadas today. They take time, but are yummy. I don't fry mine which helps keep them somewhat healthy.

Ruth that doggie cake sounds dreadful lol

Linda I woukd love a fire fit too

Tammy take it easy today

Debbie here's to normalcy

Pearlrose glad all the girls had fun yesterday

Beth hope the weather clears for your walk.

Happy Sunday

Good morning busy Chicks :coffee2: I am on my last cup for the morning. DH is making breakfast today so I am relaxing for a few. Today is a yard work day for us. Lots to do including plant garlic and cut down dead plants. Tonight I'm trying a pumpkin chicken casserole I've been eyeing. I've got a gluten-free pumpkin swirl bar recipe lined up too. It's that time of year - apples and pumpkin all the time :) Last night I made a delicious butternut apple ginger soup :drool: It's a heat the house while roasting pumpkins kind of day :)

Cottage - We love our fire pits so much :) Hope you enjoy yours too.

Beth - Happy walking

Ruth - Hope no one tells Cricket about that cake! I have to admit that I am dreading the time change. I love being able to get a walk in after work. Guess it's time to get the exercise room set-up.

Tammy - Enjoy a relaxing day today.

Rose - I love quiet days :) Seems like there is always just too much to do.

Debbie - I've noticed that the older I get the more I appreciate "boring" days :)

Jennifer - Eight hours sleep is such a good thing :) Empanadas sound yummy.

Happy Birthday Angus!!!