Project 365 ~ Week 14: Pancakes, Chicken, Prayer Shawls, Muffinhead, Wardrobe Malfunction and Happiness

Hey y’all!

Sunday, March 27

Normally I do not cook on Sunday’s but every once and a while it happens that the leftover fairies will raid the frig. We found ourselves with a limited number of choices, basically the frig was bare so I made the ultimate scarifies and whipped up a batch of pancakes for dinner.

I have to share that I love my case iron flat top griddle and I love my newest cast iron edition also. I purchased this 12” cast iron frying pan about a year ago and it’s almost seasoned just right. Now don’t get me wrong I will never give up my Grandma’s 8” cast iron skillet however it did not do a very good job when it came to frying bacon. It just did not have enough surface area in the bottom of the pan to lay out the bacon. This one will be good and ready for the DD when I’m on the other side hanging out with Jesus, but until that time I get to enjoy it in my kitchen.

Monday, March 28

I tried a new recipe. Lemon Chicken and it was really good and on the easy side as well! Ina’s recipe called for chicken breast but I used chicken things and it worked just fine. I did have to alter the cooking time just a bit because the chicken things were much smaller that chicken breast. I think all total it was in the oven about 25 minutes. I served it with seasoned rice and steamed broccoli and asparagus.

Tuesday, March 29

I was in the zone this week. I was able to finish up one prayer shawl and then actually complete a second one. The coordinator gave me a grocery bag full of odds and ends, basically it was all the remaining balls of yard that get left over at the end of a project. It was all homespun and she just handed it to me and I took it home to see what would unfold. For me the trick is to make sure you get and even mix of colors from start to finish. I just make sure I go from light to dark and then to keep them contrasting as I work.

I love it when one comes together quickly and then has an interesting feel to it when it's finished.

Wednesday, March 30

After Disciple I stopped by to pick up Muffinhead. What happen next I guess can technically be labeled a wardrobe malfunction with extenuating circumstances. I was attempting to hike my leg over the baby gate and the tip of my tennis shoe got caught on the top of the gate and I went down like a ton of 51 year old bricks. Wham! I landed right on the old knee.

 

Thankfully only my dignity was impacted. My knee was tender and a bit bruised. I came home and tried to give it a rest with the ice pack. I did the best I could while trying to contain a busy two year old. I gave myself a healthy dose of naproxen sodium and then thankfully it was not long and the DD was home to help with the chasing duties.

I’m not sure what she had in her hair but the DD decide that a bath was in order and since she needed the babysitting experience I let her take change in the bathing department. This came at an inopportune time for Muffinhead as she was greatly displeased with the concept of getting in the tub and even more disturbed at having her hair washed….

Can you say “Kicking and Screaming” she was not a happy camper. I share this picture to prove that she is a normal toddler and even though she may be the cutest most adorable grandchild on the planet she doe in fact have her moments when she is possessed by you know who!

This is fairly typical of the bounty we receive on a weekly basis. This mountainous stack plus my two that I turned in is ready and waiting to be given out. Yet again the odd’s and end one did not even make it onto the closet. It was snatched up by a member to be delivered to someone in need.

Thursday, March 31

On the way home from church the evening before the DD and I were discussing the upcoming spring break retreat. She was telling me that she “needed” a few things for the trip. I told her to make me a detailed list of the personal items she “needed” and to put it on the counter and that I would go to the Walmart in the morning.

Y’all just check out her list and please make note of the very last item on the list.

I guess in the mind of a teenager an itunes card falls under the category of something she REALLY needs! LOL!

Our next vacation is rapidly approaching. After our last vacation I made the decision that I needed a new camera strap. I love my new camera but it is a bit on the heavy side. The strap that comes with is is adequate but it is very short and after a while of wearing in around your neck it becomes rather heavy and begins on pull on your neck muscles something awful. I have been searching for something that I could use that would allow me to have the camera at easy access but also be able to have it down at my side and off my neck.

I had to pay a good bit for it but I will let you all know how it works for me when we get home. Just over a month and we will be headed to the warm tropical sunshine……….

Friday, April 1

There was enough of the odds and end to make a second prayer shawl and I think there will be enough to make a third one as well (maybe) but I have not started it yet!

  

Saturday, April 2

Is this a happy face or what!!!!

It was the start of the annual Spring Break Youth Retreat. I dropped the DD off at with all her church pals and they loaded up the busses and headed to Florida for some fun! The added bonus is that the hubs and I will have the weekend completely to ourselves, kind of a test run for our empty nesting years.

Can y’all say DATE NIGHT!

 

Well that’s it for me for this week.

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Blessings

R