Popping In

I am just popping by to say hey.... I have been super busy the past couple of days. I will fill you all in really quick. I met up with my boss yesterday morning. I got my check and he told me I am laid off till the end of March. I told him you can call me but I may have another job by then. I really hope to have another job by then. I don't want to go back there. But on to happy news I got my dehydrator yesterday. It has settings for different things. I will post more about it later.

Went to the fish fry and that wasn't to bad. We had more people this week and hopefully with lent coming we will have lots more. The fish fry's are providing a way for us to raise money to support our veterans. Then Dh and some friends and I went out to the bar. Loads of fun was had by all. I was the DD for last night. Everyone got home safe and sound.

Today we went to a motorcycle swap meet. It was lame. I was hoping to find some things that I have been looking for. I have a 200cc bike that needs a couple of parts. I so want to get that running for this summer. I want to ride around town. I would love to get a vespa. But I can't afford them. So my little bike will have to do. LOL!

The mouthy monster is not feeling well again. She was fine Thursday night and went to school on Friday. So I don't get it. We decided not to go out tonight. We are watching movies, playing video games and eating pizza. Not to bad for a Saturday night, everyone is happy.

Tomorrow is SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, SUNday, SUnday.... LOL! I love doing that sunday thing. I think that the cardinal team is going to win. Why do I say this, you ask. I don't watch football all year. But I love super bowl sunday. We go to bowl party and every year I choose to root for the underdog team. I understand football I just choose not to follow it. So as you can see I don't know anything about either team. Last year, can't even remember the team but I loved rooting for them and they won.... That was so great as everyone told me that I shouldn't root for them. LOL! I sure showed them. So I will continue to root for the least favored to win and maybe I will get lucky again this year.... GO CARDINALS! YEAH TEAM! roflmao!


Well, anyway this is my prediction for tomorrow! I will talk to you all again after the game!
Yart

Thank You Mother Hen!

Mother Hen @ Ship Full O' Pirates has given me my first Blogging Award! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my little spot on the net. I am very honored!!!

I am going to pass on the award to some other creative blogs.

Edain @ English, Pagan and in Canada!
Dawn @ Domestic Witch
Moon @ The Nocturnal Knit Witch
K @ Survival Kitchen

Now it’s your turn to pass it on to some deserving creative blogs.

This is what you need to do…Thank the person who gave the award to you, post the award on your blog or on a post, nominate up to 10 blogs which show great creativity, link to the people you chose on your post, and comment on their blogs to tell them about the award!

Snow, Snow & More Snow

We are getting more snow here today. It was only suppose to be a small amount but it looks like about 5 inches so far. Plus it doesn't look like it is going to stop any time soon. The mouthy monster is home today. She threw up the Tylenol I gave her, this morning. So on the couch she lays watching cartoons. LOL! She is quiet and waiting for her jello.

I got 4 loaves of bread and 12 waffles made yesterday. I also used the powder cheese to make mac n cheese. It turned out really well, the cheese was from Gordon Food Services. I think it was like $2.50. Mix cheese mix and water, that easy. The monsters compared it to velvetta. Dh liked it with tortilla's. So it was a hit and now I can stock up on it for later. Also $3.50 for the meal for 6 people.... works out to be like .59 cents a person and there was some leftover. Can't beat meals like that. Also there is some of the cheese leftover for chips later....yummmmm!

I sorted all of my canned goods. Now I have a better idea of what I need to purchase. Teenage monster wanted to know how much we would need for a year. I told her that we use 3 cans of vegetables 4 times a week. She figured it out and came up with 624 - 15oz cans for a year. That is a ton of cans. She at least now understands why I have a food storage.

Well, I haven't heard from my boss for almost 2 weeks. I called him Monday but he hasn't called me back. So I think that I am unemployed. I am just hopeing that I can get my paycheck. Keeping my fingers crossed. That was the money I was going to use to buy the pressure canner and the dehydrator. I was a contract employee so I don't get unemployment. Now I get to go and try and find something else part time. Hopefully, I will get something soon.

Mouthy monster just asked for hamburger helper for dinner. So that is what we shall have. Beef pasta, green beans, bread & butter and maybe cake... that is if I can get motivated to make one. LOL! I got all the laundry and my mile walk done, read all of my mail, checked out the blogs, and made lunch. This morning really did just fly by. It is almost time to get the other 2 monsters.

Huggles
Yart

Monday Bread's

I just want to drop you all a quick note and share the recipes and pictures of the pumpkin nut bread and pumpkin chocolate chip muffins I made yesterday.

Here is the bread... Yummmy warm with butter!
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/cookbook/recipe10.htm


Here are the muffins. Now I used applesauce in place of the oil and a bit more pumpkin then the recipe called for. I just didn't want to throw it out. They are moist inside but because I added more liquid the cooking time was longer and the muffin at the liner was dry. My own fault.
http://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/382.htm


Today I have a meeting. But then once I get home I have to make bread for the week and also all of the waffles seemed to disappear. So now I have to make more of them. LOL!

Oh, I almost forgot. Here are the pretzels I made the other day. The recipe made 9 but this was all that was left by the time I could get a picture.

I'll be back later
Yart

Random thoughts

I was facing a pretty hefty challenge today. I had to sort all of the clean laundry. Normally, I do it on Saturday morning. But since I didn't do it then, it still had to be done. So as I was folding clothes a random thought popped into my head. I have had friends over the years that told me that I was too domestic. Is that really possible. Please know that I have dust everywhere. I hate to dust so domestic goddess I'm not. But I do try to keep my house clean(doesn't always work out), I cook from scratch, hang dry laundry, bake, crochet, sew (crookedly), was a full time sahm for years and a few other things. And as I was thinking of this I really got offended that by trying to keep / make something other then a disposable world I am sometimes looked down upon. In the past year I have found a hobby that I think those from my past would actually piss themselves over. I love to can. Last harvest I canned everything I could. I would have done more if time and finances would have allowed. I am looking out for the well being of my family, by providing them with sustenance for the long haul. I can wait till harvest this year. I already have a list of things I want to make.
Really, there was no point to the above I just had a random thought and thought I would share.
I made pasta and sauce, hush puppies with garlic, green beans & potatoes for dinner tonight. It went over well, with little left over. I was able to work on the afghan a bit today. Later I will be working on the latch-hook kit that I have had for about 2 years. I'm off to wii.
Huggles
Yart

The Start of the day

Have you ever just had one of those days. You wake up and everything just looks nasty. You feel vile and there is no reason why your in such a bad mood. Other than just waking up on the wrong side of the bed. That is where I am today. Yesterday, was fine. Took my car to the dealership for a recall item, then hung out at home till I went to the fish fry, grabbed something to eat and came home. Then stayed on the computer messing around for awhile. I don't know. I don't like being in a mood like this.

There is an ice sculpture thing going on in a town about a half hour from here. Maybe I will pack the monsters up when Dh gets home and head out there. Maybe I can freeze this bug that crawl up my...... well you know! LOL! I guess typing is therapeutic.

I was looking for wheat the other day. I found a local grower, well, within a couple hundred miles of my home. He only wants .75 cents a pound. But I found it on emergency essentials for about .80 a pound in a container sealed in mylar. So guess where I am going to be buying from? I would prefer to buy things locally, but living in the city it is hard to find growers and distributors.

I need to make more bread tomorrow. But I have to go a spaghetti dinner at the legion. I don't mind supporting them or even helping out. Though now I need to find time to make the bread. I guess I will have to do it first thing in the morning.

I didn't walk on the treadmill yesterday. But I did walk a mile with Dh. When we dropped my car off we walked over to a restaurant about 1/2 mile away and back. I did notice that since I have been exercising full time the walk was much easier even if it was only 20 degrees.

Well, those pesky chores need to be done and I am just procrastinating sitting here. So off I go to get them done.

Yart

Busy day

I was so tired last night. I didn't even realize that I didn't post anything. So here goes. I cleaned out my cabinets yesterday. I dated all of the new stuff and pulled out stuff from god knows when. That is what we will be eating for the next couple of days. I know that it is all still edible, now. But I don't want to pull something out a year from now when the SHTF and go are we going to die if we eat this. LOL! But seriously, really! So now as I put things into storage I am going to date them. Never did that before. I probably should have. Well, it starts now. I am limited on space for box type stuff. As we have a mouse problem. Always have and probably always will. So I store all the box stuff up. I also have stuff in buckets but I only have a few, so with that I have to choose important stuff like, sugar, oats, rice, things like that.

I cooked chicken last night with a bit of asian sesame dressing, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and corn. Not to bad for a throw together meal.

Today, I am suppose to be cleaning the kitchen. Washing walls that type of stuff. Once I get done here that is where I am heading. Dinner tonight is fairly easy. It is those box dinners I have 3 of them that will be cooked. With 6 people for dinner every night I know this sounds like a lot. The box dinners only have a serving of 4 per box. LOL! The portion sizes are very small. I am very happy to be using this type of box stuff up. We enjoy homemade so much more.

I have been on the treadmill 1 mile a day since Sunday. And I have been Wii Fitting at least 30 minutes a day. I still am not seeing any weight loss since the initial one. But I will keep going and trying.

That's about it for now.
Yart