Wednesday the 29th: setting routines

 *So far we've settled in well, keeping in the same laundry and grocery routines; right now the Son has Wednesdays off, so shopping for groceries on that day has worked out well.

*We have a three week routine for keeping all the rooms dusted and swept; it's possible we'll need to shorten that down to a two week schedule but for the moment it's working.

*We voted today and got a shipment of CD holders from UPS, so those settling chores are continuing.

*Left for the week is building a bookshelf for the husband and oiling the new cutting board. That's good because I need to go to my great aunt's funeral on Friday out of state, so I should still be able to get everything done. 

Tuesday the 28th: Pots and cleaning

 *I might have already posted these pictures when we were prepping the house, but all of these plants have survived and been replanted at my new house so far. Some are better than others but I'm happy to have all of them with me. The begonia in particular is still going strong!

 

 

Monday the 27th: Saint of the Week

 Wednesday is now the memorial for Sts. Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, but until recently it was just St. Martha. Here's her information from my saints document: 

Dates:  July 29; died c.80    

                Place:  Israel

                Importance: sister of Lazarus (raised from the dead), symbol of the active life

                Food/Symbol:  kiddie crescents, keys or a ship. Broom, ladle

                Patron:  cooks

                Quotes:  Lk. 10:41-42, Jn. 11:17-27

“Martha and Mary were sisters, related not only by blood but also by religious aspirations. They stayed close to our Lord and both served him harmoniously when he was among them. Martha welcomed him as travelers are welcomed. But in her case, the maidservant received her Lord, the creature her Creator, to serve him bodily food while she was to be fed by the Spirit.

“No one of you should say, ‘Blessed are they who have deserved to receive Christ into their homes!’ Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As he says, ‘Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me.’ --- from a sermon by Saint Augustine

(St. Martha from the Isabella Breviary 1497, found at https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=79) 

 

 

Friday the 24th: Six Flags

 I pretty much hate roller coasters but I love my students, so when they asked me to go on monsters with them I went. It was terrifying and I would definitely not choose it on my own.

 

 

Thursday the 23rd: Food of the Week

 On Friday the Son is making cacio e pepe from the Betty Crocker cookbook--again, no online reference on their site. We have some real Romano cheese from Fredonia, so we're excited to try it out.

Tonight we're having leftovers and frozen pizza.

Wednesday I made a French Potato Salad from July 2002 Martha Stewart Living. I needed to add a little salt and I included not just celery leaves but celery as well; it was delicious.

Tuesday was going to be Korean fried chicken but the restaurant was closed so we went with the Mall food court instead: Japanese for the other two and a loaded baked potato for me. I was happy with mine but the other two felt the teriyaki was a little lacking particularly in the side dishes.

Monday I made zucchini picadillo.  I had it with chips and tortillas, more like a tostada, and it was great. I think it could be better with some cumin, maybe some cilantro.

Sunday I made a big lasagna, garlic knot rolls from Aldi, and then key lime pie mousse cups for dessert. My mom brought cantaloupe, green beans amandine, and cucumber salad. I really liked the dessert and will make it again; I did keep the crumbs separate until the last minute so they stayed crunchy.

 

Wednesday the 22nd: Settling in

 This week in the moving in process:

1. I had my first dentist appointment with the new dentist. She was very thorough; once we see the first bill (she is out of network) we'll decide whether to stay with her or not.

2. I bought some CD holders and need to buy some more to hold all of our collection.

3. Today I will (hopefully) call a general practitioner to see if they have room to take on my son and me.

4. The Son is working on finding a new psychiatrist.

5. I'm going to sort our plastic bags and figure out where to take the one-use plastics that I can't reuse.

6. I bought stamps.

7. I called a window well egress cover place and they are coming to give us an estimate.

 

That might be enough--I might need to stop for the week! 

Tuesday the 21st: Choir trip cont.

 We ate at Spaghetti Warehouse at Laclede's Landing and had this beautiful view of the Arch from the alley near the restaurant. The children mostly behaved very nicely.

We also had a beautiful view from our hotel. It was so nice to sleep in a little and have a leisurely breakfast before heading to the amusement park.