Menu Monday

The weather seems to have improved a bit, but Harvey figures on another snow storm to hit before too long. Guess we will not be cooking outside for awhile yet if he is correct.

Monday

Hotdogs, homemade baked bean, the remains of the salad fixings, and the leftover potatoes from supper last night, sliced and pan fried with some onion.

Tuesday

Leftover roast pork made into a stir fry (using up those bits an bobs in the crisper drawer). Served over the leftover rice. Any leftover stir fry will be packaged up and frozen to be used next week.

Wednesday

Pulling out a container of leftover Hamburger Soup and serving it with cheesy drop biscuits.

Thursday

A big batch of stew. Enough so I have some to freeze and use next week.

Friday

Salmon casserole.

Saturday

Pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans.

Sunday

Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, mixed veggies.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

Kris came home this weekend to help Harvey out with the dry walling of the ceiling. They got all of the hard stuff done and the little that is left /Harvey can do on his own. Hopefully we will be painting in a couple of weeks as the mudding still needs doing.

Here is Kris.

We now call him our handy man aka the Good son (bit of a joke there).

This is all they accomplished this weekend.

I am amazed at how much they did in a day and a half.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Sunshine

Why does a day seem o much better when the sun is shining?

Today, we woke up to clear blue skies and the sun shone all day. Perfect after three days of snow. Harvey got the snow blower out and cleared the driveway and a path to the back gate. Then he went to wok on the drywall once again. He only has a bit left to do before Kris comes home this weekend. They should be able to finish on Saturday early.

I even got to take a short walk this afternoon. I am very careful and watch every single step that I take, after all I wouldn't want to fall again and cause myself even more damage.

I picked up my knitting an managed a full row before feeling any pulling in my wrist. I then moved to my French knitter and did a few rounds on that as well. Things seem to be a bit better in that regard, however I am still not sleeping very well. It seems like Harvey just loves to grab my arm rest pillow at some point during the night.

Each day that passes brings me one day closer to getting the cast off.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Well the snow is still coming down, so I think it will be another stay in kind of day.

Monday

Sausages, leftover rice and sauted cabbage.

Tuesday

Leftover chicken from Sunday made into a casserole (hopefully making enough for two nights).

Wednesday

The frozen leftover cheesy cauliflower soup with salmon sandwiches.

Thursday

Clean out the fridge night.

Friday

Lazy Perogy casserole.

Saturday

Stuffed chicken breasts, flavoured noodles (from a pack I bought on sale to try), salad, and carrots from the freezer.

Sunday

Pork roast, roasted potatoes, roasted carrots and any leftover salad.

Everyone have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sundat Ramblings

Well it seems that the snow has arrived. I hope that the cover stays on the drywall, and that we get to stay in where it is nice and warm. While snow is very pretty to look at after a full day of freezing rain driving would be treacherous.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

It has been another quiet week around the old homestead. Well, quiet as far as what I have been up to at any rate.

I have used the new Instant pot three times this week.

Sunday to make our roast meal, Friday to cook rice, and today to make hamburger soup. The extra soup has been packaged up, labeled and is almost ready to be put in the freezer for meals later on.

I have packaged up the yarn for my next few projects (once I get this cast off) and tomorrow I will get together some sewing projects as well. My sewing/craft room needs a good going over but that will take place once the basement is completed and I have room to move around once again.

Harvey on the other hand has had a busy week (and it will be even busier over the next while). He has managed to get most  of the drywall and pine boards up, but still has a great deal to accomplish before Kris comes home to help with the ceiling.

The larger sheets of drywall are well covered an outside on the driveway. I just hope we don't get the snow storm that is being predicted. Twenty-five or more centimeters of snow might not be a good thing no matter how well covered the pile is.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

Overall it has been a pretty frugal week here on the old homestead. Considering I have had to buy a few things that normally I would make being over budget for groceries wasn't too bad. I am also blaming the overage on taking Harvey shopping, it seems like little extras wind up in the shopping cart.

I have been using up those hotel bottles of shampoo, and not having to buy any is great. The same can be said about those small tubes of toothpaste from the dentist. I find it amazing how long they really last.

I haven't been buying much in the way of meat. Instead we have been eating down the freezers. So far it seems to be working very well. 

I have also been doing lots of cooking once and eating at least twice, sometimes even having enough leftover for a lunch. Today half my piece of fish, a few green beans and some of the leftover rice will be heated up for my lunch tomorrow. We are wasting very little, if anything.

Harvey has started the drywall in the basement. While he doesn't love the task, he knows he is saving at least $1,000.00 by doing it himself. Kris will be down next weekend to help him hang the larger sheets on the ceiling.

We are now hunkering down to wait out the storm we are supposed to be getting. Hopefully it will not be as bad as predicted.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.