Right now I am...
... finishing up breakfast and enjoying a cup of hot tea while working on this post.
Am thinking...
... about the week ahead. Grandson, Dante, turned 4 on Saturday. 🎈 I was supposed to take him out for lunch for his birthday on Thursday, but, with the ice storm, we had to reschedule. I am doing it today. Granddaughter, Kira, who was born in an ice storm one year ago today, is celebrating her first birthday. 🎂 Since Dante and Kira's birthdays are only two days apart our son and daughter-in-law had a birthday party for both yesterday afternoon. 🎈🎂🎉
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| Kira Celebrating Her First Birthday |
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| Dante Celebrating His 4th Birthday |
Tomorrow I will be taking grandson, Jed, out for his 6th birthday 🎂 and on Thursday, is it not only Valentine's Day 💘, but John and I will be celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary. 💕So...lots of love and celebration going on in the family this week! 💓
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| February 14, 1988 |
On the breakfast plate...
... fat-free ham slices, egg, and cheese on toast and a cup of hot tea
The weather...
... Much better! 36 degrees and rainy but a high of 53 is expected. After that it's supposed to be in the 40's, 50's, and even 60's through Thursday, then a bit chillier after that. But...no chances of winter weather again until next week...at least at this point that's what they're saying. This is Missouri and it could always (and often does) change! 😉
On my reading pile...
Finished reading Pioneer Girl - The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder (very good and quite interesting!) and From The Godfather to God the Father - The Michael Franzese Story by Michael Franzese; am still reading The Great Buffalo Hunt by Wayne Gard and have added Bonny Kate - Pioneer Lady by Mark Strength.
Catharine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill, who married John Sevier and later became the first first-lady of Tennessee, was my great-grandfather's (several greats) niece (her father and my great-grandfather were brothers) making her a distant cousin to me. Anyway, have always been fascinated by her life and am enjoying this book very much! My great-grandfather (Captain William B. Sherrill) and greater-grandparents (Adam and Betsy Sherrill) have all been mentioned, thus far. Very interesting! 💓
On the menu this week...
Monday - turkey Italian sausages with oven roasted potatoes, green beans, and salad
Tuesday - Crockpot Lemon and Garlic Chicken, butter and garlic pasta, steamed broccoli, and salad
Wednesday - turkey cheeseburgers and oven fries
Thursday - five-cheese tortellini, meatballs, sauce, homemade French bread, salad, and a special anniversary dessert
Friday - broiled salmon served over a bed of sauteed yellow squash, baked potatoes with cottage cheese, and peas and carrots
Saturday - Crockpot Pizza Potatoes (see recipe below) and salad
Sunday - leftovers
CROCKPOT PIZZA POTATOES
8 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
1 c chopped onion
1 lb turkey Italian sausage
1 t salt
8 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
Place potatoes in crockpot. Cut sausage into bite-sized chunks. Place sausage on top of potatoes. Add onions. Mix spices into tomato sauce and pour over all. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hrs until potatoes are tender.
On my 'to do' list...
Monday - Weekly "home blessing"✅, laundry✅, HHM post✅, walk, take grandson, Dante, out to lunch for his birthday, wish granddaughter, Kira, a happy first birthday
Tuesday - Walk, take grandson, Jed, out to lunch for his birthday
Wednesday - Walk, make valentine treats for the grands, get together with my friend, Carla
Thursday - Walk, deliver valentine treats to the grands, celebrate John and I's 31st wedding anniversary
Friday - Walk, work
Saturday - Walk, work (nature bingo)
Sunday - Church
In the craft basket...
... making bean bags for an upcoming program at work (forgot to take pics, but will try to remember to do so Friday...they're all at work now), and am starting a temperature afghan. My daughter, Amanda, has been working on one for awhile now and I had intended to start one long ago. Seeing the progress that Jodi has made on her's has fueled my fire. I've got the first two rows done and, hopefully, the rest of my yarn should be here today so I can continue! 😊
One of my simple pleasures...
Watching the birds at our feeders.
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| Caroline Wren |
Something interesting that I watched this week...
The aftereffects of the ice storm and the wildlife that were out and about in it at the same time I was...birds, bison, deer, coyote, and an opossum.
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This little guy (an opossum) was wondering around the
campground looking for something good to eat. |
From the camera...
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| The Road To The Campground At Prairie State Park |
Scripture passage...
Well, Ladies, that's it for this week! I pray that each and every one of you have a blessed and beautiful New Year, and I'll see you next week! Blessings!
Until next time,
~Rebecca
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