It is hard to believe it is Thursday again! After little sleep on Tuesday night, I took a three-hour nap on Wednesday. I needed it and actually felt refreshed, a feeling I rarely have! I did nothing but piddle at decluttering!
Dinner on Tuesday was a hamburger without bun. I had melted cheese on mine. Tommy did not and had collards and a half a potato baked in oven. I had a half potato, too, I think.
Dinner on Wednesday was a bell pepper half with a good amount of meat loaf, topped with the rinsed-out dregs of a jar of spaghetti with mushrooms. It was delicious. I had the rest of the slaw and the last tiny sweet potato. Tommy had collards and potatoes. I had mashed the potatoes tonight with dehydrated onions and butter and cooked in the skillet.
That means the only leftovers in the refrigerator are about 1/4 cup collards, 1/4 cup potatoes. So, it looks like I have to cook Thursday.
Plans that did not happen:
The paperwhite bulbs were not planted in a pot.
The pork tenderloin was not cooked.
I did not make soup!
SO SHOOT ME! I promise I will do all three things on Thursday.
My feet are almost back to normal size. While my feet are not higher than my heart, it appears that having them raised most of the time helps. Plus, a diuretic works very well, too well.
Tommy went into Publix because I was not dressed fit to be seen. All I wanted was two bananas. I always add, "and anything else you see that we want or need." Well, he came out with two boxes of Honeynut Cheerios and 2 bags of Ruffles. Oh, NO! He said he got one for each of us. He knows I love Ruffles and says he hates them. I have coupons for the Cheerios so I will take the receipt and the coupon in the get a $1 back.
By the way, I had him get me only two bananas in case I did not like what he chose. Sometimes, if they are subpar for my likes, I only get two, also.
Thursday, I got my Pfizer booster. Yay!
The pork tenderloin is in the crock pot.
In a bit I will plant the paperwhite bulbs.
After Jeopardy, we will make soup. It is a rainy and damp day. The temperature is not too cold, 66F. but the lack of the sun and a tiny breeze makes it chilly. Just now, the lightning blinded me and the immediate and shockingly loud thunder had me shaking like I have not shaken in ages. My laptop fell off my lap, but I managed to catch it before it hit the floor. Since it is now 70 degrees, I hope tornadoes don't follow tonight.
While I sat waiting for my booster, Tommy found the milk for both of us and a few more things. We bought another bag of very expensive Halos, $5.99 for a dozen. They have not been on sale all year, anywhere.
I donated and brought home 6 more beanie babies. These will make cute gifts. These are all in pristine condition and have tags and don't smell like smoke.
There are no more leftovers in the refrigerator except for a smidgen of potatoes and collards. So, cooking tonight will give us more meals and leftovers. The refrigerator looks so empty. I suppose I need to put a turkey or turkey breast in there to thaw.
Okay, a tornado hit south of us. And, shelters in this town are open. Dearie me! Nothing much was happening here until the tornado was reported today.
Good on you for getting your Booster! We got ours a few weeks ago & the sore arm wasn't nearly as bad as the first two doses - thankfully! Hope that will be the same for you.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having a very productive Thursday dear, so no shooting for you!! ;) Give yourself some grace, you deserve it!!
I'm so glad your new chair is helping your feet too.
Halos have been pricey here too so I haven't bought any in a couple weeks but last night my granddaughter asked me to please buy more so guess I'll have to bite the bullet & pay for overpriced Halos - can't say no to that sweet lil face!
EEEK on the Tornado!! I hope & pray they don't come to close to you guys! Stay safe & keep us posted!!
When a person is ill, the shot won't do as much good. I encouraged Tommy not to wait on me, so he got his a while ago.
DeleteI love to procrastinate and then I can figure out a good reason not to do things. Yes, I more consistently have me feet up. The ottoman was great, but it hurt my back to try to put my feet up while sitting on the love seat.
I had not bought halos before Christmas as I usually do, so I just bought them, better for us than cookies, chocolate, or chips. When these are gone, I will break down and buy cherries.
I am preparing for the tornado.
So happy you got your jab, and I hope Tommy got his also. Tornados scare me to death.
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DeleteTommy got his when I was ill with uti. I told him he might as well get the protection, not to wait on me. He did. I am not happy about tornadoes. I was anxious tonight. But, if it had gotten closer and on the same course, I would have been frightened.
I take it you live in the south with the tornado thing today - everyone else was dealing with snow and ice.
ReplyDeleteYou sound like you got a lot done - good for you.
Cheryl,
DeleteAlabama. I do not want to deal with ice and snow for more than one day. No thank you.
It does not seem like a lot. But, I am still working on it.
Aldi has mandarins for 2.99/3# this week if you have that option.
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DeleteThanks. Now that I have these, I would have to wait a bit. Aldi produce always looks walked on. And, walking that far is very difficult for me.
Meatloaf sounds good. I may need to add it to our menu plan for next week. Yay for getting your booster! Sorry you are dealing with tornado warnings. We are currently under a winter storm warning with freezing rain all day today before it turned to snow around 4:30. We are supposed to now get 6-8 inches of snow tonight. I am hoping we do not lose power!
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DeleteMeatloaf in bell peppers is a favorite of Tommy's. He used my half bell pepper in his wrap with cheese and meat and heated in the microwave. The warnings are gone, but the afternoon was tense for me. I hope you enjoy the weather and do not lose power!
Your meatloaf stuffed peppers sounds delicious. I hadn't made meatloaf in quite a while, and made it the other night, and it definitely tasted like I have forgotten how to make the meatloaf that I like. I can't figure out what I did wrong,or forgot to put in. I didn't have my own recipe written down anywhere, and would not have thought I would forget how I made it, but I guess I did. We had oreida country style fries with the meatloaf. They have the skin on so I was not much of a fan, but my husband really liked them. The past two or three weeks my husband has looked for ore-ida tater tots or crowns at the store and they haven't had them. I hope they get them in again.
ReplyDeleteWe are ice and snowed in here in the St Louis area. There's a layer of ice under the 6 -8 inches of snow, and most of the roads and even the highways are still pretty bad. MODOT announced at the beginning to have patience because they have so many of their snowplow operators are out sick.
Our little 17 year old Pomeranian was having terrible problems for two days and nights, but is better today. He paced around the house and would not stop or lay down for hours and hours on end. He would occasionally lean against the wall to rest, one time i found him in the other room standing with his head in the corner. I would try to lay him down in his doggie bed and he would get out and start pacing again. Then he started falling over and couldn't get up, so I had to go pick him up, over and over again. Finally, the first night he laid down in his bed and he slept and so did I for two or three hours, and then he was up and at it again.
We never had a crate for him. He wasn't naughty when we weren't home or sleeping, so he never needed one. When he started pacing again on Thursday night, I finally had the idea to put him in a big box with his old doggie bed, because he was constantly falling down while pacing and we were picking him up. We put him in the box with his bed, and he was determined to try and climb over the top and escape so he could pace and fall some more. He had never been enclosed like that before. Then we had to tape the box flaps up to keep him in. He finally went to sleep and so did I. He woke up this morning and seemed perfectly fine like nothing ever happened. I had called a vet on the beginning of the second day of pacing to try and get an appointment to see if they knew something we could do to help him, or possibly even have him euthanized. I spoke to the vet and their office was not going to be open due to the weather and most of the other vets near us were closed due to weather, and then our streets were too icy and snowy. So we and Fuzzy survived the pacing and falling down and acting weird, and woke up to a new day and he was doing fine. Thank God we were not able to get to the veterinarian. With Fuzzy's failing liver, testicular cancer, and heart murmur we would have probably ended up having him euthanized. The thought of it makes me cry. Fuzzy was saved by the ice/snow storm and prayers.
Since I lost all my recipes, some written by my mother, I sit with a paper and pen.For her spaghetti it took me about a week, remembering one item at a time. Maybe you can try that with the meatloaf.
DeleteThat is really strange with Fuzzy, I never heard of a dog doing such things. I would have to call a vet and see what might be the problem. I was reading it all to Tommy and he never heard of a dog doing this.
I heard about the tornado and thought of you two. Glad to know you weren't in it.
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