Dream, Eggs, Friday Meals

 Tommy told me the parts of dream he could remember--being at his old job, chasing a rat outside the building, a truck crashed and it turned out to be a smuggler who had a small plane land on top of the truck, trying to show a customer to someone's office and being in a maze. That was a good laugh first thing in the morning. He said there was more dream but this was all he could remember. 

I decided. We will toss the eggs. However, I don't want them sitting in the garbage until it is picked up next Friday morning.  The smell would be gross by then and the garbage can sits by the front door and ramp. Flies!!!??? I will put the carton into two more plastic bags just in case there is anything that runs and leave them in the refrigerator. Once I recalled the odor of a green, rotten egg I opened at someone's house, I could not bear to crack even one of these eggs to check. At friend's I turned and threw up in the sink AND then had to clean the sink. I think that if I threw up over eggs the second time it would put me off eggs forever. 

We were both so tired on Thursday when the eggs did not make it inside. But, this is how it always goes. He is loud and adamant that he is right, that I said or did something or he did say or do the opposite. However, I showed great restraint and did not say "I told you so." 

Breakfast on Friday did not meet my expectations. I poured too much milk in my bowl, and then took it back to the Special K that was in the living room. I poured too little cereal since I did not want too much cereal, but it was too little cereal. Then, the tiny banana was half rotten and so I had not enough banana. None of the proportions were right for a satisfying bowl of cereal! It all left me discombobulated. 

Since I had no more Miracle Whip in the kitchen when I was making potato salad on Thursday, I just made up all the potato salad minus the Miracle Whip and mustard. Friday, I brought the MW from bedroom to kitchen and mixed the MW and mustard in. I ate sooo much potato salad for lunch. 

We went somewhere that was closed and Tommy decided to turn it into a drive. We passed a big park in Bessemer where there were a couple of dozen food trucks. We asked a passerby who told us there were just food trucks today, but on Saturday some sort of event was happening. 

I had Tommy drive by the church where we bought apple cobbler and were given honey butter. YES! Somone was cooking. It turns out they were cooking and selling food to pay the mortgage on the church. We ordered a meal to share with three pork bbq sliders and fries. 

Hands down, this is the best bbq I have ever eaten. It is better than Dreamland or Jim 'n Nicks in Birmingham or Little Pigs in Memphis. The meat had been smoked for three days, and the sauce was not hot or too sweet, not white. They served chicken, beef, shrimp. The woman said they want to make enough money to buy a food truck. I am going to help her find that information. Tommy bought the $10 meal (3 sliders and fries) which we shared. I gave her an extra $5 as a donation. We drank water.

So, we are thoroughly stuffed. Tommy can have the baked potato wedges, carrots, and the rest of the turkey wings for dinner. 

About 7 pm, I called the woman with bbq like I said I would. I had told her about grants and how someone could help her if she could not figure it out. I told her I would call her and tell her more. So, I suggested starting a  blog and going to Kickstarter. She was happy with that information. And, she will call me to let me look it over before launching either. I did not ask her to do that; she asked. She has cash App and Venmo, so not sure that Paypal is better or not. 

This is something I have done before, helping people get started or going farther and being more successful. No, I don't meddle in everyone's business affairs, trying to fix them. If a person is receptive, I continue. If not, I shake the dust off my feet. I have gotten thanks years later for help. It is gratifying.   

I didn't appear to have any tuna in the kitchen. That bothered me since it is over $1 at every store where I look. I only like StarKist tuna, the cheapest can...lol. I found this tuna for $0.79 cents last year or the year before. I was sure I had some left. When I ventured in the bedroom to find Miracle Whip, I found tuna, 14 cans. These will last this year, giving me a chance to buy it cheap again, I hope. Now, I need to go back in and find deodorant. 

Okay, I just placed an order of 48 cans for $0.88/can. Now, I just hope the cans have good dates. The tax was less than in a store, too. So, the total cost, including tax: $0.95/can. That will be two meals for me. Tommy hates tuna so won't eat it. 

Do you know the comparison of cash app, venmo, and PayPal? 

Housework, Cooking Ahead, Ukraine, Movie

 Saturday night, I made a pasta salad like Jewell Tea salad I ate long ago. He refused to eat the one with tuna, so I made one with canned chicken. I added halved grape tomatoes. He said it was good and ate some of it along with Romaine. 

I don't know why, but I felt awful all day Saturday. I still hurt just below breastbone. I did not stick my nose out the door all day...too cold and nowhere I needed to go, anyway. I did not sleep until 6 am Saturday morning and awoke at 1 pm. Even with a good amount of sleep, I still felt lacking. 

Still, not much decluttering has been done. But, I got more done than I thought I would. So, I suppose that is something. Soon, we will be able to see the whole floor! 

We unloaded and loaded the dishwasher. ugh! We both hang onto the counter to work. Tommy is washing a pot and skillet before we run the dishwasher. I am back to planning.

Last night, we both stayed up until 5 am to watch a movie that I highly recommend--North Star. It is timely.  The Germans are invading the Ukraine. Tommy said he wanted to only see what it was like, a warning to me that we were not going to watch the whole thing. It was so spellbinding that he actually wanted to stay up to see it. This movie was criticized during a period of anti-Russia sentiment. You can read about it by looking for North Star 1943. From analyzing the film as I watched it, I think the reaction was over-reaction. However, I have never lost anti-Russian sentiments! 

Have you ever seen this movie? I don't think it is a coincidence that a movie about the invasion of Ukraine is showing now. I highly recommend it for the human experiences. Maybe you can stream it. It was remade, removing many scenes, but I would not recommend those.

Then, it was after 7 pm before I could sleep! I do feel better than yesterday, even without much sleep. My feet were cold from the breeze under the covers! I cannot sleep with air on my feet! 

When Tommy gets the skillet washed, I am going to cook my pork chop and have slaw. It is 2:30 and I have not eaten yet. I have to let this pill work for an hour. 

My food goals are to get the three pounds of hamburger made into three meals this afternoon. I think a hamburger tonight, and stuffed peppers for freezing and tomorrow, and maybe a meatloaf for freezing will be good. Well, those are my goals. Of course, moving along the decluttering at a snail's pace will continue during what is left of the day. 

A few months ago, I cooked and froze a small meatloaf in a tiny pan, just two modest portions. One night it saved us from peanut butter sandwiches or going out to buy fast food. Fresh vegetables and a can of vegetables made the meal a feast. 

It is 59F and a really pretty day. We will take a ride to the park and sit for a bit. I need it since I did not get out yesterday and there is not a window where I can see out! Tommy will put a load of darks in the washing machine and it will be ready when we get back. We have such exciting plans! 

Are you snowed in? What's for dinner?

Big, Fat Hen

 Monday, I re-baked the hen, and it was more tender, not really tender. Tommy and I had a meal from it on Sunday and Monday. There is leg and thigh still on the bone. I took off the breast meat and have enough for at least three more meals. Tommy took the rest of the meat off the carcass. He probably has enough for five meals. So, we have eaten four meals from it and have enough for 3+5 meals in the future and four from the past. That makes 12 meals from this 6.5 hen. We might get more meals. 

I think the hen or chicken, whatever they called it was old. She probably quit laying, so they butchered her. Okay, maybe not, but I wonder. Tomorrow, I will put in the refrigerator something else to thaw, probably a turkey, turkey breast, or turkey breast roast. I think a roast is a boneless breast. I do have many packages of breasts. I might add a package of thighs for Tommy. 

Monday night, he had a large portion of mixed vegetables and brown meat from leg and thigh, and cranberry sauce. I had breast meat and cranberry sauce and salad. Tuesday night the meat will be on a salad since we have salad that needs eating before it goes to waste. 

My blogger has spell-check on the screen. I don't have to click on anything on the menu to use it. At first, I only noticed it when commenting. Now, I see it here when I type a post. Try it. Deliberately type a word wrong and see how two blue lines are under the misspelled word. 

Click on it and choices for spelling appear. The blue lines appear under each and every word and disappear when you move past that word. Maybe you have already seen it and used it. If this function had to be installed, I must have accidentally installed the function. 

Tommy's toe where he has no toenail looks fine. There was very little blood on the band aid and that was at the base of the nail. 

Monday was a rainy and stormy day early, and miserably dismal all day. I did not step foot from the house. Tommy only went out to the road to get mail.  

Tuesday lunch--we both had a turkey sandwich. Tommy put bbq sauce and mustard on his. I had a halo with mine. 

I received my first Christmas card today, from a blogger. I suppose I should be addressing and sending out mine. Have you sent cards yet?