So...whats for dinner?

Came home at 6:30 made up a meatloaf and fancied it up with lots of herbs, mashed potatoes and gravy also corn on the side.  We were eating at 8:00.

Does anyone else HATE emptying their dishwasher as much as I do??? 

Michelle,



Glad things are going relatively well with your rads schedule.... We got ice and snow (3-5 inches)

late afternoon and into the evening yesterday... First accumulation of the season so lots od accidents!! Happy to hear that the weather stayed of the non-frozen variety for you!

Laurie,



I hear you on the dishwasher in that I don't run it until it is full! And I still do my pots and pans in the sink....Still working on getting the kids to the point where they realise that, if they use a glass for water, it can be re-used and my youngest is 18....lol!

Hate unloading the dishwasher.................absolutely hate it...................you would think I would be happy to do it.........................with 6 kids when I was younger, and my husband (who did nothing domestic) I washed, dried, and put away, and never complained.................................now I have  a dishwasher, and bitch about having to empty it...............................however, it is just me...................kids, all married for many years, and husband died 20 years ago............................had my children in the 50's , and no diswasher till 1974 , and only because it was in the house we moved into after leaving Philly.

LOL at the dishwasher dilemmas! My DH is getting pretty good at emptying and/or filling when required.  I will put everything in there, pots and all, unless there is not enough room.  And yes, sometimes I rearrange it to get more in!  I even rearrange at my daughter's house!  It drives me nuts when DH will put one plate in the middle of the bottom rack.  Start at one end and line those plates up, how hard is that??? 

Happy Birthday to your mom, Joyce!  Enjoy your shopping on Saturday! 

I keep looking ahead at the ten day forecast and it looks like clear sailing through next week.  Thank you, Mother Nature! 

Michelle- Funny story on your son's driving, maybe he was trying to show you rads was a piece of cake next to his driving LOL!

Laurie- I'm glad you liked the recipe, I' m going to make it next week, I will probably use coors light, since that's what kind of beer I like. I bought some bulbs at the craft store today, can't wait to color them saturday.

Carrie- worried about you and your mom. (((((Hugs))))

Funny story's on the dishwasher, my DH waits until I"m almost done and say's "Do need any help honey"  He means well haha!

Tonight DH and I went to safeway to shop, there were 3 teenagers ( 2 boy's 1 girl) probably in there late teens or early 20's they were standing in front of a item i wanted,  they were just talking so the girl says get out of her way, I said oh, your ok, thanks, and the one boy says yeah get out of the old lady's way dumb head! Every one at the same time (including me and DH) said OLD LADY! He quickly said I said older not old, you are older than me, we all laughed, but honestly I wanted to say you little F,,,ker!  Thought i looked pretty good until he said that LOL! Where are these kids manners these days!!!

That kid would have deserved it too!

So funny on the dishwasher, I guess we are all the same.  I hate emptying it.  And I am nuerotic about the way it is loaded.  I always rearrange it if someone puts something in the wrong spot.  I have no idea why I'm like that, I am not with anything else around the house.  All the different size spoons and forks all have a particular place.  It makes it go quickly when unloading, but I know I am using the time I'm saving on the unloading by rearranging the stuff, lol.  I also do the pots and pans by hand.  When we are out of glasses, it's time to run the dishwasher, usually every other day.  I wish I could get everyone to just use one glass per day, but haven't been able to.

I saw Jersey Boys and went to the Palm restaurant, a steak house for dinner with my sister last night.  Had filet mignon, first time in quite a while and it was really good.  And a delicious flourless chocolate cake for dessert.  But the highlight was the show, I've been wanting to see it and it was fantastic!  Oh What a Night!  LOL  (fyi that is one of the songs in the show, I guess if you have to explain a joke it wasn't that funny, or so I've been told)

Tonight after rads we are going to the Hilltop Steakhouse for dinner.  This is another flashback as we have been there a few times, decades ago.  And then they opened up one in Nashua but eventually it closed.  DH chose this, he really wants to go.  The place is like having dinner at the Ponderosa, very western, fake cows, etc.  Should be quite a trip!  I'll probably have a filet.

Took my mom to lunch today, then to Target to buy 4 Christmas cards - for her sisters, one for her brother's widow, and one for my bratty sister.  I had her sign them and address them, then I took them to the post office and they are on their way.  I'm such a good daughter...LOL!

It has been years and years since I went to the Hilltop on Route 1.  We went by it not to long ago after dropping my DD off at Logan, we took route 1 home the hooked over to Lynnfield then North Reading were I use to live.

Carrie,



So glad to hear that your Mom came through her surgery fine!! Now have to get her in shape enough to come home.... Going by when my Dad was in the hospital last year, crabby = recovering! So all good there!



Congrats on going back to school!! I did the same when I lost my job at 41.... It was really hard but so rewarding!!! I got a chance to get to know and really connect with so many classmates who were not much older than my own kids as well as people who were older than I!



If you don't mind sharing, what are you studying? Wish you the best as you come to the end of tne semester!

Soup does sound good. I think I've made homemade soup twice. Wish I were better at it.



Carrie, glad your mom came through surgery well. I hope she gets out of the icy soon too. She sounds like quite a character. She'll give those nurses a run for their money. And best wishes at school! Wish I had the nerve and gumption to go back. Can't wait to hear what you're studying.