Good morning! We had rain yesterday and then rain again overnight so everything is wet outdoors. Jack just left to go to Fresh Market and get produce and see if they had any of the meat or seafood I wanted. They have the best pot roasts there. He took a vacation day today and is off tomorrow to get his stitches out. The swelling is down so they are sticking straight out from the incision. I have to clean it twice a day with hydrogen peroxide and then put polysporin on it. Today is the last day for that. He’s gonna have a humdinger of a scar under his right eye though. He told one of the gals at work I clocked him because he told me I couldn’t buy any more purses!
My knee is still giving me trouble, but probably from the rain and chilly weather. Just have to gimp along on it for the time being. I wanted to get the kitchen cleaned today, but not going to happen. I had trouble walking to the bathroom.
I ordered this bottle of shampoo that’s made just for my hair type, etc. We shall see if I like it of not. My darn hair is thin and very fine so I’d like something to give it some oomph.
CeeJay: Worst part of moving, unpacking boxes. My husband cringes at ham hocks, but we had them as kids and the meat is like the most delicious ham. Jack hates Navy beans except in baked beans so we don’t eat them. He grew up in NM so only likes pinto beans and his mom always cooked them with sugar.
A lot of churches here are doing streaming or tv services, but one church was doing drive up.
I told Jack you’d be in trouble if you had to go to the bathroom because public restrooms are closed everywhere.
Susan: Have they said why it seems to be a hot spot? Oh I am so sorry your hands are hurting. I know it sounds funky, but have you tried acupuncture? From what I understand it releases a lot of endorphins that way and helps with pain relief besides standard methods. Of course you can’t do that right now, but it is something to consider. I hope you feel better soon. I have a chair seating exercise video. I usually put on 60’s music and bebop to it sitting down to get my heart rate up.
Jean: Each commissary is run according to the base CO’s wishes. Some have ID checks when you walk in the door, others, like ours, you just have to have an ID when you check out so let’s say, Thomas could go with us. Right now though they are doing checks at the door. No ID, no coming in to try and cut down on the number of people through the store. Back in our younger years, all the commissaries were ID only, no visitors. Okra is very “green” tasting like asparagus is. Soup is a good place to use it or sliced, rolled in corn meal and deep fried. Most people don’t boil it as it gets slimy like it’s covered in snot, (forgive me, but truly is like that.) Cajun food like gumbo has okra in it. It is a pod vegetable.
Everyone have a good Monday.
I have used the recipe before but maybe left them out. The loose meat sandwiches are called different things in different parts of the state. Where I grew up in eastern Iowa, they were MaidRites, Sioux City had taverns, then there are sloppy joes, and loose meat sandwiches in between. I’ve never had okra, what does it taste like? Is the senior control technician in charge of scheduling or has the most seniority? I think they should rotate the shifts to be fair to all the guys. I guess in this day and age it is good to have a job!
Do you think your sister will try to influence your decisions of how you want to do things? I assume she is younger because she is still working.
