1. I love tulips. Seeing these "in the wild" on a walk was lovely. The walks this week were also full of birds chirping. Spring is here.
2. The 3 "girls" were at the other Grandma's so our son suggested going out for a beer. He also helped us set up the "Find My" app so we could track each other. Given Hubby's fall and struggle to walk home, he suggested doing this so we can find the other person's location if they don't make it home.
3. Just doing day to day stuff. Pruning & fertilizing plants, lots of laundry, driving the new car for errands and parking practice, doing our taxes, running self-clean on the oven, reading, sleeping late, and so on.
4. The gas/electric company says we used a lot less gas in January than similar home but a bit more than the most efficient ones. Given how cold & windy it was, I'd say that was a big payoff for our house sealing & insulation project of last year.
5. Shopped at CVS and ACE for just what needed replenishing. Sales and coupon saved 25%.
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What we ate for dinner including our efforts to have more meatless/low meat meals as we used to.
Friday - Low meat: black bean tostados with small amount of leftover chicken
Saturday - Salmon, carrots, peas
Sunday - Turkey burgers on buns, leftover veggies (black beans, carrots, peas, asparagus)
Monday - Meatless: baked potatoes topped with shredded cheese, steamed broccoli
Tuesday - Leftover turkey burgers on buns, zuchinni & tomato bake
Wednesday - Meatless: Huevos rancheros, cooked spinach
Thursday - BBQ chicken, steamed broccoli, boiled potatoes
Those "little things in life" like putseying around the house are actually my favorite things. (: The birds here are going bananas. I am so glad they are back!
ReplyDeleteIt is so lovely to hear the birds in the Spring before they go quiet during nesting season.
DeleteTime alone with grown adult children is so special - I'm glad you and your husband get that opportunity from time to time.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty, and since they multiply each year, it will be a special area for you to enjoy for years to come it would appear!
It is a joy to spend time with either of our adult sons or DILs.
DeleteI love that you get to spend time with your family without the children. That is needed at times just to get to know them a bit better other than as a parent.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thank you
DeleteWe took our two adult children out for a late lunch/early supper recently. While we would have welcomed son-in-law and grandkids, none of them could make it. It was so fun and just like when they were growing up. :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you mentioned your meals this week. Today was book club day, and I volunteered for next month's at my house. We do a pot luck lunch, with the hostess doing the main dish and others bringing sides and desserts. I think baked potatoes in the slow cooker sounds so simple to just put them in early morning, and setting out potato bar fixins. So thanks for the idea!
Wish I could join you for book club!
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DeleteGoodness, those tulips are so pretty. Can't imagine seeing them growing 'volunteer' like that. I love our desert but I do miss green!! And flowers!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys installed the Find My app. We should be sure we have it, too. Paul likes to go fishing sometimes by himself and loses track of time. Of course, I worry.
Are you doing meatless meals on a regular basis or maybe as a part of the Lenten season? I think I could give up meat almost entirely but PC likes it a LOT.
We are simply trying to increase our meatless/low meat meals. We both take lots of walks alone with the dog or drive by ourselves running errands so being able to find each other makes sense. Our son uses it to find DIL and the girls on Halloween night!
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