Labor Day...Fiora, Bad Biscuits and Eye Exam

Good morning, Friends...time got away from me even though it's really been a rather lazy week for us.  The kids went to the West Fest to celebrate Labor Day.  It was founded in 1976 to help the town of West, Texas, raise funds.  Larry and I used to go but after a while, nothing was different...it was always super-hot and there's always a few drunks to spoil things.  Temps weren't too bad for the kids, but it was also a bit cloudy and that helped.

Sam and Sloane watching the parade pass by...

The kids squealed with delight when candy was thrown!

It won't be long before Sloane will be all grown up...time passes so fast...

I made some "Marry Me Chicken", recipe stolen from Mari...it was terrific!!  Will be making this again!

Marry Me Chicken

1 1/2 - 2 pounds chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite size cubes
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons corn starch
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes

Mix corn starch and broth in crock pot. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and cook on low for 6 hours.
Serve over rice.

I used my own frozen diced tomatoes and fresh garlic with a dash of lemon juice.  Try it and make it your own!

The last time daughter Crystal came for a visit, she used my hairbrush...a week later, the above hairbrush arrives in the mail!  I called to say thanks but why did I need a brush?  She says, "because Mom...yours about took my scalp off!  All the little balls are missing!!"...Lololol

I told her that in the "olden days", girls were told to brush their hair with a stiff bristled brush, with 100 strokes to make the scalp circulation better.  She said her circulation was just fine, thank you very much, and to "just use the new brush, for cripes sake..."  Lololol

We had a good laugh...

It did have three balls left on it...now only one...I guess I shall give it a proper send-off...but I hate to throw things out! lol...I know...and I will!  That's how things you don't need start to accumulate!  

Ever tried making buttered toast then pouring on some Mexican Table Cream and topping that with cinnamon sugar?  Yum!

Went to my eye exam...looks like I may have to have surgery on my right eye...a small hole has developed around the retina rim.  When I look at things like a face, their nose appears to be in a swirl pattern.  Dr said I came in early and that was a good thing.  The power also was out, and I thought I'd have to reschedule...nope...Doc saw me using an old method of looking into my eye...anyway, I have another appointment in three weeks...if it's not improved, surgery.

This statue is in his office...

We ordered sausage gravy at a cafe the other day...yuck!  I really tried to eat it but just couldn't.  I felt bad about the wasted money but even Larry said it was bad.  When the waitress picked up my plate, she asked if it was alright...I just told her the truth..."it wasn't very good...the biscuits were rocks and where was the sausage?"

Yes!  I was really nice about it...lol

Asked if I wanted another plate, I said, no thank you baby...sweetly...it wasn't her fault, after all...and we left.  What is going on these days...as if I didn't know.  Cheaping out on how things are made, will just lose you customers...

Rosa's never fails us...

And my homemade granola is really good...

Well, that's about it for me this week.  Hope you all are safe and well and happy.

So, until next time...

 

Chicken, Market Day, and Hello...

Good morning, Friends...

Well, another week has flown by.  I think I blinked twice, and it was gone!  Yet again, we weren't all that busy.

Larry did some grilling (I really should get back out there and re-familiarize myself with the grill) of some really tasty chicken thighs.

My sister Ruth Ann goes in for her last chemo this coming Monday (17th).  A new plan will be discussed about needing more chemo or if she's totally done with that part of treatment.  There's also the plans for re-attaching her colon and doing away with the colostomy bag (hopefully!) to be discussed.  We have no idea at this point.  Just praying the cancer is gone (the oncologist says it is) and stays gone!

Chicken thighs

We decided we'd jump in the car and travel south to our favorite country meat market, Green's Sausage House.  Usually, at this time of the year, we'd see different crops in the fields...corn, maize, cotton, wheat.  But, to our surprise...there was nothing but corn in the fields!  Nothing...just miles and miles of...corn.  Anyone know why this is?  We don't...

Curious...

 

We finally make it to Green's.  SO many different choices....They constantly stay busy and we never venture to the market on a Saturday!  Too busy for us!

The back yard is starting to fill back in nicely...All that burnt up last season grass, is being taken over by the new grass seed Larry spread out, several months ago.  The roses I planted are growing great...new growth on them all.  They are a bit spindly...so I'll need to prune them back in February.  I'm not sure if I can do it sooner here in the South.

A while back, I decided I'd had enough of fluoride in my toothpaste.  You hear so many bad things about all the commercial toothpaste being caustic and full of cancer-causing fluoride.  Well, I decided to finally change products!   Instead of Crest I found (after a lot of research) a product called Hello.  Oh my goodness!  What a difference!  The taste of mint is very mild and pleasant...you get none of that tingly burning feeling (not a good thing!) in your mouth that those other paste give you!  And you don't get all that foam!  So messy...  

I found Hello at Walmart.

I may be 71 but it's never too late!

Lol...

Our sweetpea, Sloane... (greatgran)

 

Sloaneygirl  and Gampa, having a heart-to-heart

 chat...lol

Larry and I laughed at this one...too true, for us! lol

Meatloaf for lunch yesterday.  Larry put Sweet Baby Ray's instead of catsup on top.  He put a bit too much on it, but I didn't say anything...hey!  If your man is cooking, you take one for the team!  I secretly did a little scraping without him noticing...and smiled... lolol

Hoping this finds you all happy and content.  So...until next time...

New Sofa...and a Sweet Weekend

Good morning, Friends!  

Just a little (lolol) post about the happenings here in blogville.

My sister Ruth Ann (see earlier postings) is still doing well receiving her chemo treatments.  No sickness, thank God.  I believe she has nine more treatments to go before her check-up telling us if the cancer has been eradicated.  Still asking for prayer!

On to lighter blog fare...lol...even though this pan meal is anything but light.  But so easy to prepare and twice as easy to eat!  

Flat Pan Chicken and Veggies

Place your chicken down the middle of the buttered dish...arrange vegetables of your choosing, along the sides of the chicken, like you see in my photo above.

I chose new potatoes, zucchini and green beans and onions. 

Bake at 350 degrees F (176 C) for an hour, checking on it until you reach the right amount of color for you. (browning)

Lime cupcakes with strawberry frosting sprinkled with crystalized sugar.

I fried up some salmon patties for lunch along with a crunchy salad.

Did I tell you we're getting a new sofa and carpet?  The brown one in the photo was donated.  What a mess the room was and still is...Trying to find new door carpets that match the grey sofa and carpeting.

Larry being his usual smarty pants self while I'm trying to take pictures of things to show you...He has his earphones in trying to ignore what I'm doing.  And Libby (pug) isn't amused! lol

Sorry about Sleeping Beauty but here's the sofa and carpet.  It'll take forever to redecorate the room!  

We Love the two-sided remotes for the sofa!  The key feature for us is the lumbar button!  We both needed that feature...nice!

Also having a new electrical outlet installed.  The company we used started the job on Thursday morning.  The office got my work order wrong.  They said I ordered an outlet to be CHECKED on... I said I ordered a NEW outlet!  So much time wasted!  Poor service tech was running back and forth to his shop and our house and still isn't finished!  Coming back Monday...sigh

BUT!  On a happier note, our daughter Crystal came up from Magnolia Tx to babysit our sweet Sloane.  Being 2 1/2 hours away from their first grandchild is no fun!  We all hate it but they both have great jobs and can't pull up stakes to move back to Waco...so they travel back and forth...it is what it is, I suppose.  We all miss them terribly.  

Larry and I ate breakfast out on Thursday...biscuits and sausage gravy!  Delicious.

Well, that about wraps things up for me.  I hope you're enjoying a sweet and peaceful weekend.  Until next time,