Thursday the 12th: Food of the Week

 *Friday is going to be crispy potatoes from a Cook's Illustrated recipe. I'll probably make a doubled recipe so we have enough for some leftovers--maybe some popcorn chicken too?

*Tonight is turkey sandwiches with mustard and green apple after the Scholars Bowl tournament.

*Wednesday was creamy black bean salsa and kielbasa slices in a sauce based on pear preserves, along with leftover sweet potato casserole.

*On Tuesday the Son made Swedish meatball soup. I  really liked it, and I think I'll take some for lunch today; the others were more "meh."

*Monday I wasn't here as I was driving back from Denver; we got back a little later because Mom and I decided to see the Garden of the Gods. The ones at home had Firehouse Subs.

*Sunday they had a plum tart from Trader Joe's along with bucatini and bolognese sauce the Husband and I made together before I left. 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday the 11th: Work of the Week

 *Priority is finding a new phone.

*I'd like to find an eye doctor, and the Husband needs a dermatologist.

*Christmas treat will be Butter Pecan Breakfast Bread.

*I took a team to a tournament and will help with the tournament on Thursday at the high school.

*Thursday I'll sub part of a day for my sister.

*Friday I'm doing an enrichment in Wamego. 

Tuesday the 10th: Traveling in Ohio

 We found this cool personal rock garden, now open to the public, with one guy's creations over 50 years. You too can visit the Hartman Rock Garden in Springfield, Ohio!

 

 

Thursday the 5th: Food of the Week

 *Friday will be roast beef sandwiches.

*Tonight is beef barley soup; I made the broth and cooked the meat on Tuesday, so today should be fat skimming, adding the veggies and barley, and cooking everything off. Today I also made a bread pudding and tonight we'll put together bolognese for the Husband to serve on Sunday.

*Last night was a sweet potato and regular potato casserole with sage browned butter. It was delicious; we got some Sonic to fill out the meal.

*Tuesday the Son made a really unusual salad with kale, roasted sweet potato and onion, blue cheese, pecans, and homemade dressing. Somehow everything came together and it was delicious.

*Monday we had one of the Husband's coworkers over for supper and had chicken and poblano tacos. Everything cooks under the broiler on one pan, so it's pretty easy as long as you start on time. We also did rice pilaf from rice a roni but it burned a little on the bottom. We just skipped that layer. 

 

I also made shokupan, and the cookies were French Sable cookies that didn't quite turn out--but still tasty. 

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Wednesday the 4th: Work of the Week

 *I've made French Vanilla Sables for the Christmas cookies this week.

*I scheduled a trip to Wamego to support the teachers there.

*We met with our financial advisor and talked about what we need to do before the end of the year.

*We paid off our cruise next year.

*Left to do: phone. desk. some repairs downstairs. rug for upstairs. 

Tuesday the 3rd: Missouri to Illinois

 We left St. Louis for a roundabout way to Virginia. First we saw the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, as previously documented; next we went to Cahokia Mounds, and we arrived the day that the visitor center reopened after being closed for 2 years. It was wonderful and I took a picture of my mom on top of the one mound we were allowed to access. Next was a stop in Casey, IL for ice cream and the world's largest collection of largest things, like this largest mailbox with my son waving.

 

 

Monday the 2nd: Saint of the Week

 *November starts with a bang, celebrating all those in heaven on the 1st and all those who have died on the 2nd. We celebrate the first and want to imitate them; we do what we can to support those in the second category who are (hopefully) on their journey toward heaven.