Thread and a Bird

 Wednesday, everything Tommy has left for years in the sink was put in the dishwasher. He even had plastic carryout items in the sink. The huge stack between the stove and refrigerator was dish items he stored in the refrigerator. He sorted and I put them in the dishwasher. Tomorrow, he is going to clean the sink since standing and bending at the angle needed really hurts my back. I will tell him tomorrow. 

Some of the items were mine! When I came here, he yelled that they were his. No, there is a dish from my Corelle and several Tupperware dishes. He has calmed down this last year and accepts they are mine. Remember, I sent food home with every week for about 12 years. 

Also, there is a bunch of trash and a box we are going to move so I can vacuum the carpet, just a little area. I can only vacuum the carpet I can uncover. The box and contents are headed to the trash, too. 

So, those are two goals tomorrow: clean sink and counter and move tiny, nasty box and vacuum the bit of floor where it looks like a disintegrated box or something. 

Thur. lunch

bologna sandwich, banana, milk

Thursday dinner

zucchini, squash, and onion bake, chicken in StoveTop stuffing

snack in afternoon, chocolate, applesauce; after dinner, strawberries, milk

I bought the canned chicken bogo and opened one can to see if was something we would eat in the future. We opened it, tasted it and stored it. So, it was time to eat it. After I decided it was good, I went back and bought four more cans, of course, only paying for two. 

Friday, I have been exhausted! Not much has been done, but the emptying of the dishwasher and vacuuming a tiny space and throwing out a box is still on the list. 

Friday morning

Banana and milk

Fri afternoon

oatmeal, raisin cookies, strawberries

Friday dinner

two scrambled eggs, cooked cabbage, sweet potato, salad, apple and Halo for me

some sort of chicken stew with vegetable for Tommy

Later applesauce I need to finish the jar.

Tuesday and Wednesday had not a cloud in the sky. Friday, gloomy and no sun all day. Maybe this is why I have been so tired. I slept 1.5 hours in the car listening to bird calls. 

My black thread for the serger arrived Friday. The day I was going to call and complain mightily, a representative called and asked me, "Do you still want the black thread you ordered?"  "Of course, I do!" So, it is here. Happy dance!

A friend invited us to eat with them next Thursday in Cullman and outdoors. That will be something to look forward to for next week! I will make a pattern from a bird she has outdoors so I can make some birds for us. I am excited to finish the pattern and get on to crafting the bird. I do intend to find free wood to make it. Only a can of spray paint will be needed for this project. YAY!

Do you have a project in the works that will make you happy?

Book and Catch Up on Other Things, New Thoughts

 *A wonderful blog follower sent me a chicken book and a fringed throw that is from Alabama. It has all sorts of seed companies' ads on it. Beautiful! Thanks. Note coming later.

*I love the air fryer. It is just a pain for me to wash. I told Sam I would post about it. We need a dishwasher! So, yes, it is wonderful. 

*I also still love and use the ice cream freezer. The two freezer bowls take up a lot of room in the freezer, so I may take them out when the big freezer needs more room for food. Actually, I will just take one out until I need the room both use. 

*Sunday night, I took 3 gallons of frozen water from the freezer to gain room. They were on the counter, but I decided to put them in the sink in case one leaked. Good thing I did so. Tommy found a puddle in the floor and one milk jug only had a third of the water still in it. I have no idea how the puddle came to be. 

*My indestructible Samsung Rugby flip phone broke when I dropped it. Bummer.

*Ten spools of thread came Monday and four black are on the way. They are beautiful. I suppose you have to be a sewer to think thread is beautiful. I will put these in a plastic shoebox to keep them dust-free and beautiful. Dust is death for a serger. Well, not really, but it gums things up and must be cleaned from the innards of the machine. 

NOW, I can thread my serger. THEN, I can sew. A pair of black pants is the first thing I will make. Everyday pants are next. I may just get a pattern since my back is not up to standing and drafting a pattern. Maybe I will just cut apart a pair of pants I have. I can sew them back together like new. 

*When we were in Cullman this past weekend, Tommy said we should go and find two more electric flyswatters at Lowe's. Funny man. Now, we both have one at our chairs and he loves whipping it out and zapping these gnats/fruit flies, whatever they are. He is even letting me put a Command Hook on the end of a top cabinet to hold the kitchen swatter. 

*I keep mentioning how we HAVE to get a light for over the dining table. He used to yell or object. Now, he says nothing. Maybe I can find a cheap one at Restore. The kitchen has no light either, just the stove light and the highest fluorescent light over the sink where nothing beyond the sink is illuminated, none of the counter. 

*My nails were splitting off in layers, so I quit putting nail polish on them. Now, I am breaking them off at a record rate. So, I cut all my nails incredibly short. Hopefully, they will recover before December and I can wear pretty polish again. 

*Funny conversation here. I could not really see any gray in my hair and forgot to look carefully when in front of bathroom mirror. I asked Tommy as he walked by how much gray he could see in my part as I held my hair flat on top. He said there was just a bit that was white but that there was some that was not white, just a bit dark, and that it would "probably turn gray soon. "

I laughed so hard and had to explain that was the last time I put color on, that I made all of it darker by putting color to the ends each time like I am not supposed to do.  I have no idea how he thinks hair goes gray, turns gray or what hair color does. He actually does know how hair grows out gray, but it must have alluded him at that moment. Okay, it was cute funny. 

*My latest tomato plant did not do well. It had many blossoms and more appeared. However, none ever dropped off or made tomatoes, not even tiny ones. Now that it is cooler, I suppose it is doomed. What happened? No pollinators? That was a waste of money and hope. 

*My positive attitude about the virus has flagged a bit since I have been rushing toward my October and yearly illness. However, I feel more hopeful every day as my temperature goes down a few degrees each day. I think I need to employ the three inhalers and see if that helps me stay well. Falling leaves send me further into illness. Is it any wonder I am not thrilled with fall? 

*I bought the cheap in the mouth electronic thermometer, but the little pieces to slip on it are an expense. I am not even sure if it is accurate. Then, we bought the Omron touchless thermometer. Both have one flaw. 

The case for the first is clear-as-glass hard plastic. The round cover for the touchless is not clear and not so hard but still can see through it. I know either case/cover will become invisible easily or if on the floor. So, I took nail polish and made marks on both pieces of the case and coated the round cover of the touchless. Now, they are visible. Do you ever use nail polish to mark things for whatever reason? 

*Tuesday, I am making tomato, yellow squash, yellow onion,  chicken casserole and cheese. It will be yummy and so nice and warm. Monday night--no casserole, just the foods. I made the peach dump cake/cobbler on Sunday night and had the rest on Monday.

How is your day going? It is getting cooler here?