Most of my time this past two weeks has been consumed with work and work-related activity, including leading a hike at the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site at Butler and a four-day trip out of town to serve as a mentor at Missouri State Park's annual spring training for new and seasonal employees. This year's session was held at Knob Noster State Park near Knob Noster, Missouri.
Spring Training 2023 @ Knob Noster State Park
The last time I attended spring training was in 2019; due to covid training was cancelled in 2020 altogether. I didn't attend in 2021 due to my husband's illness, and following his subsequent death, I was neither mentally, emotionally, nor physically, up to attending in 2022. It wasn't easy going back this year, but I'm glad I did. I came away with a whole new perspective of where I might be headed in the days ahead.
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Mentor Group 2023
Katy and Darian and I had a great group of mentees! I enjoyed watching the first-yearers overcome some tough challenges, as they learned new skills that will aid them in being great interpreters at their various parks and postitions across the state this summer. THAT was the best part of all!
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Prairie Rose
While I was at Knob Noster, I got a message that Grandbaby #23 is a girl and, yesterday, it was revealed that my first great-grandbaby is a boy! I am greatly looking forward to meeting both of them before the year is out!
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Beardtongue
Other than that, that's pretty much all that's been going on here. Let's get started on this week's post, shall we?
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White-Crowned Sparrow
This week's master to-do list...
- Clean house
- Do laundry
- Go grocery shopping
- Pick and dry herbs from the garden (basil and sage)
- Check the cherries to see if they're ripe
- Figure June's budget and bills
- Pay the bills
- Go to the bank and post office
- Turn the calendar page
- Take a look at the month ahead to see what's coming up and strategize accordingly
- Sort through a few more boxes from the shed
- Work
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Doodle Art
This week's menu plan...
I really need to get to a store to get some fresh items, but, right now, I'm just not up to it. I won't go today for sure, but maybe tomorrow or Wednesday (if I can get myself pulled together) or it might even be next week. In the meantime, I will just keep focusing on eating what's in the house.
Foods on-hand include chicken, ground turkey, rice, beans, cheese, eggs, and tortillas. I also have some canned and frozen vegetables, plenty of flour, and a variety of boxed and packaged goods (on the shelf and in the freezer) and this might be a good time to focus on using some of those items up. It's mostly fresh stuff that I need to pick up whenever I do make it to town.
Possible meal ideas include...
- Burritos
- BBQ chicken with potatoes and brussel sprouts
- Grilled cheese and soup
- Butter and garlic pasta
- Chicken ala king
- Broccol, cauliflower, cheese, and rice casserole
- Breakfast for supper
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Sunset Over Island Mound
Well, that's all for today. I pray that your weekend is going well and that the week ahead is a great one!
Until next time...
~Rebecca
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Sounds like you have a busy week. I hate grocery shopping so I order ours to be delivered, works great! Being disabled has it's problems. Thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 114. Pinned.
ReplyDeleteThat's great that you have that option, Dee, but here we're not that fortunate. Some people in town order their groceries online, but they still have to make the 40-mile round-trip to pick them up. I order a few items on Amazon and that's always a help, but most items are purchased at the store...which I still haven't made it to yet. Thanks for hosting the link-up and blessings for a great rest of the week! #UnlimitedLinkParty 114
DeleteI understand. Back where I grew up there's no ordering local grocery delivery.
DeleteEnjoyed your post and glad you were able to get back to the training this year. Sounds like you enjoyed it. Your photos are beautiful! Always happy to see a white crowned sparrow. Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jean! It's always good to hear from you! Blessings for a great rest of the week! :)
DeleteHow fun and new grandbabies are the best!
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed! Thanks for stopping in! It's always a pleasure to hear from you. How are you doing?
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