No Tornadoes Today

For the last 24 hours we have heard and seen dire tornado watches on tv, complete with tornado warnings, instructions on what to do and warnings for people who live in mobile homes. Everything was cancelled by 8 pm. So, a few flood warnings remain. And, that is all there is. I am grateful nothing much happened. But, they sure know how to raise the tension we feel for ourselves and others. 

Losing electricity is the thing I fear. I don't want to lose a freezer full of food, mostly meat. A tree at the back of his house is tall, rotten and close to the house. It's spooky. It would hit my room but not Tommy in the living room. 

On Valentines Day, the fierce wind blew my tulip off the table and onto the porch. The pink paper wrapped around the pot blew away and out of sight. Tommy swept the dirt off the porch. The wind was higher before the bad weather blew in than after. 

Schools were out at 1 pm, so mothers and their children were all over Publix, buying their tornado groceries. Kids let out at the road to this subdivision were all carrying laptops in cases. I do wonder if they go home and spend the rest of the school day studying like they are supposed to do. lol

Today, I have done nothing. Okay, I did bring in one box to be disposed of on trash day. I took a nap from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. 

Dinner: Tommy had the ham and potatoes with a large salad. I had the chicken, rice and broccoli with a large salad. Leftovers are a lifesaver. I think there may be enough of the chicken and broccoli for another meal with a salad. we both had pineberries which last longer than strawberries. 

Have you ever been in a tornado? Twice, the other end of the block had major destruction and my house lost roofing.

Turkey, Finally!

I got all the breast meat from the turkey. YAY! Tonight, Tommy will get the rest of the meat off. I will make green bean casserole to add to sweet potatoes in the skin, dressing, purple hull peas. and roast carrots and onions. 

Right now, we are waiting for sunset and possible tornadoes. However, at this time there is no bad weather here, just north and south of us. From the weather crawl it seems it will all be well north of us. It has been 78 today for a high, so we pay for beautiful weather with a chance of tornadoes. 

I think I have a uti, so I have done nothing, NOTHING today.  So far, I just feel blah. 

It's 4 pm and I give up.

I suppose you all are finishing up leftovers when we are just starting! 

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Reconnecting

Friday was a hard day. I had nothing hard to do, but I was in the car for six hours doing it.  My feet were then so swollen I could barely walk for the pain. 

We went to Cullman where I got my mail. There was nothing exciting there. Three items I needed and only one was junk mail. Usually, it is the other way around. 

We went by my place. I could have sworn the heap of the dog pen I used for my chickens was still there. But, the friend who wanted it said he got it. I was going to get a guy who picks up appliances and stuff to get it. He sells the metal. Anyway, I see a heap of something back there in my yard. 

Since we needed to get back here for another appointment, we just got a small BK meal. He ate his while I went to a grocery. I ate mine as we came south again. 

Grocery:

One huge sandwich sized tomato

7.5 oz can salmon (short one)

powdered cheddar cheese sauce

store brand iodized salt

Knorr Recipe Secret 

Poultry Seasoning  $0.33

Hormel Roast Beef 

2 7-oz Ronco Spaghetti

I was out of salmon. I need to find a good sale.  The tomato was huge and beautiful weighing .86 lb. I have not had this powdered cheese sauce in years.  Knorr will be used to duplicate a boxed mix that I will tell you about when I make it, successful or not.  I never buy poultry seasoning, but the price was right.  The can of Hormel is for an emergency when I cannot cook. Or, when we are avoiding going out when I don't feel like cooking. I bought two 7 oz. packages of Ronco spaghetti and used a $0.55 coupon.  Balance on groceries was $13.87.  I suppose I could have done without everything I bought. 

I reconnected with four people I have not talked to lately. I called my attorney friend and got her attorney husband. We talked a bit and then I called her at home. She and I talked more. Then, I called a friend who owns WHAT'S ON SECOND,  a shop in downtown Birmingham. I was calling about another friend with dementia and could not reach Rachel. He said that she was there and she could tell me about the friend. So, I talked with Rachel. 

After talking and reconnection with four friends and finding out about the fifth friend, I felt refreshed. It was a strange feeling having talked to all of them in one afternoon. These are people I regularly hung out with, all of us together plus other folk. And, I have been to all their homes. The woman with dementia, a professor, is no longer recognizing anyone. So, that is a bit sad. Her husband succumbed to vascular dementia. Oh, the attorney couple is moving to Fairhope. So, they will be gone from our lives. 

Backing up a bit, we had devastating storms and tornadoes on Thursday here in Alabama. We lost cable and internet. Thankfully, nothing was even near us. But, south of Birmingham, lives were lost. We listened to the weather on radio for six hours. Reports were that one tornado was on the ground for 100 miles. Another report was that the path was 180 miles, not always on the ground. It was very scary. 

Now, I need to lie down as my back hurts and my feet are swelling again and I am exhausted.  Later, I am going to make a pie using a Diamond pecan pie crust and a sugar-free chocolate pudding. I found these pie crusts on sale for half price at Publix after Christmas. I hope it is good. 

Did you have bad weather Thursday? Have you ever used a pecan pie crust?