My Week

 

The last week of October was a pretty good week aside from the brutality of Monday at work.  I made it through though, so I call that a success.

Tuesday, I took the day off because I had a dentist appointment, and I've learned from the past that something always comes up at work if I try to leave for an hour.  It was nice having the rest of the day off to work around the house.  I've been working on updating a couple of rooms.  I've found that after you live in a house for a number of years you develop new interests and let go of some things you used to do, and it is good to take a look at how you need a room to function.  Between our office and the spare bedroom, I'm looking at how each can function better for us now. 

TBG carved one of the Halloween pumpkins Thursday and it turned out so cute.  We had a lot of trick or treaters, which made it a fun night. 

Friday, I went to the last Farmers Market of the season to pick up a few tomatoes, zucchini and cured sweet potatoes. It was bittersweet saying have a good winter to my two favorite farmers and their families. On the way home I decided to stop by the courthouse and place my early vote.  It was a well-organized process at our small-town polling place.  We still use paper ballots, and they did verify my signature before letting me vote. No ID required though which still boggles my mind.

This week dinners were...

Fried chicken strips, mac and cheese and a salad

I thawed out some left-over pasta sauce, boiled some penne pasta and then baked it in the oven with mozzarella on top with a big salad.

BBQ chicken, garlic rosemary potatoes and sliced tomatoes

Halloween was our traditional chili bar with cornbread

BIG salad

Beef cheeseburgers, with all the toppings and 'fried' potatoes

This week should be a good week too.  The only appointment I have is a haircut Thursday and who doesn't enjoy that?

With the new month here, I decided to go back to tracking all of our spending on groceries, bath and beauty aids and household products like I used to. I think we're still below average, but I want to see the actual numbers.  I'm also starting to plan the food and activities for the last two months of the year.  We're still keeping it simple this year and focusing on making memories.

A friend of mine brought me back a couple of treats from her vacation to Branson.  We haven't tried them yet but who doesn't enjoy food gifts?

I broke my own rule about NO Christmas movies until after Thanksgiving and started watching them.  There are just so many awesome Christmas movies I needed more time than just a few weeks.  Longer nights just scream light a candle and watch a heartwarming movie to me.

I hope everyone is doing well.  Stay safe and for all of my US friend, remember to vote! (No political comments please.  Just a reminder to make your voice count.)  Have a great Sunday!!