So...whats for dinner?

(((Moonflower))) - what a horrible day!  I hope you have dessert with that tv dinner, you deserve it!

Kay- Omg, I am laughing so hard right now, I was thinking to myself how nonchalant you said you were going to visit a friend who is having an affair. LOL!! Too funny. See how rumors get started (by someone like me) hehe! Have fun in paris.

Carrie- LOL-Well matey sorry you are not going to paris, would you like to? LOL!

Lacey- So glad you asked Kay to clarify that, it never entered my mind it was somthing else. Smart thinking! Ha!

Michelle- So happy to hear your mom is adjusting now to her new place and smileing again. Loved the comments Susan wrote on her 5 questioner. Wow she is amazing that she cooks everything from scratch and no cans in the pantry. Truely amazing!

DH is off golfing so just watched the movie "The Vow" it was so good and sad too. It is based on a true story. Making me a steak sandwich for dinner and Kale chips.

Wacky Wednesdays, they drive me nuts! Whatever I can find that is leftover.

Gosh Moonflower - Sounds like you need a ((((BIG HUG)))).  Hope you are eating that TV dinner with your feet propped up on sofa and cuddled under a warm blanket.  YUM - Apple pie.  You were the one describing the very old apple tree you had thought about cutting down, right?

I lived for a few months in Fort Walton Beach, FL in my youth.  They had (still have I think) Billy Bowlegs festival, pirate too.  Many pirates in Wisconsin???

I have a fig bush (not "tree" size) that actually has about 20 peanut-sized and some bigger figs on it.  I can't wait though it has had about 3 this year already.  Brown turkey fig OK for homegrown.  Bought some at Central Market few weeks ago.  Tiger stripped but about $4/pound; don't buy many at that price but at least you can eat the whole thing, no central pit. Tree had none last year with our drought even though DH watered it daily.  They should make figs, don't think first freeze is until mid. November.

Having easy stir fry of smoked sausage.  Just something easy, not many dishes and don't have to think about it too much.  Know it's not the greatest for nutrition but right now a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.  It was probably gonna be a bowl of oatmeal for me and DH could fend for himself when he gets home.

Chabba - I thought Paris, pearls, men to swoon over, wine.  Love the use of "affair" or as us southerners are wont to say "he's having a do" and don't mean a hairdo.  LOL.

Chabba, I, and I'm sure a few others, were picturing a gala event! Glad for that clarification, Kay.

Michelle, so glad that mom's mood has lifted!

Moonflr, I agree that you need to ask for an experienced person before allowing any pokes in the future. Sorry for your awful day.



Had grilled shrimp over dirty rice at Smoke n Bones, since I could not get into lots of meat tonight. We sinfully enjoyed the best fried onion rings, sweet potato fries and the most scrumptious cornbread. I will be up early walking it off tomorrow!

Aw Moon, you've really had more than your share of crap with this. Hope you've turned the corner! ((hugs))

OMG!! Michelle, you can give Tina a run for her money!

Michelle  i was thinking the same thing as Joy....you may look alike but you got the smarts!

It truly must have been " Whacky Wednesday" for sure.  I was so stressed with all of the school work that I dont understand, I was freaking out, along with numerous phone calls to the school (which just gave me more things to do) Was too stressed to go to hump night activities, my DH went and I sat here eating oreos (which I dont even really like) Today I am going to remove myself from the situation and do some retail therapy with my sister.

Moonflwr  You have certainly had your challenges. So many nurses are unable to access the ports, she should have admitted defeat after the second try instead of torturing you. I would call the home care company and request a nurse that is better trained and if they dont have one maybe you can go get the port accessed and have the home care nurse meet you there to do the infusion...will save time and stress and pain and suffering.  Hope you are healing and on the road to recovery Thinking of you.

Debbie  Nope you are not the only one  I was thinking the same thing about the affair, but thought it was funny how casual she was about it.

Michele, that's amazing lol!

Michelle, wonderful picture. 

Carrie- Wow must of been a stressful day if you passed up hump night! ha! I love oreo cookies love to drunk them in milk mmmm! Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that hehe!

Nancy- Your dinner sounds so delicious! I love crown roast of pork such a nice elegant dinner to serve.

Joyce- Hi good to see you here, hope you are feeling well (((hugs)))

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Just had a moment of brilliance I wanted to share.  I had two of those plastic "in box" "out box" shelves you put on your desk to organize papers.  They were not being used and sitting on the floor next to the desk, where I manage to trip over them daily on the way to the shredder.  It occurred to me that I could put them in the freezer to organize small things like frozen hamburger patties and individually wrapped steaks.  I always lose them at the back of the freezer!

luv - for all I know I read it in Real Simple 6 months ago and it was there in the back of my mind subliminally, lol!  I will go on their site and search for it though and then submit if I don't find it!

Speaking of unusual uses for things in the kitchen - you guys will think I am a nut but all during the time my children were growing up we hid silly things around the kitchen - we had a little rubber alien that was in the pantry, a plastic Mowgli (from the Jungle Book) in the cupboard with the dishes, a little monkey with a hula skirt in the fridge.  I don't remember how this started but they are still in my kitchen now, and my children are 23 and 24!  Even now they laugh when they open the the door and say "Hey! There is the pantry alien!"

Just heard from DH - he is stranded in the airport in Miami for a couple of hours so won't be home for dinner.  I went out to lunch with a friend and had a brisket sandwich without the roll, and I am still full!

Laurie- Your day sounded really fun. I will copy/paste your recipe it will be great since winter is just about here. I made eggplant parmesan for my dad and when he couldn't make it, I froze it and pulled it out of the freezer when my sister was here it was delicious. 

Lacey- Yumm on the scallops and shrimp!

Specialk- What a brillant idea, I have some of those in my spare room just sitting there collecting dust tomorrow I will see if they fit in the freezer.

Blackened cod with brussel sprouts for dinner for me and chicken with a peanut sauce for DH.