The In-between Times

Good Morning Friends...

You know, this "in between" time makes it difficult to have anything new to post about.  A lot of bloggers take this time off from blogging.  I won't but, you might have to look at more photos than words...we just haven't done much...lol

Larry made our usual black-eyed peas and cornbread for our New Years Day lunch.  The boy knows how to cook.  Well, Larry had made the peas and cornbread at 4am so...that's what we enjoyed for breakfast.  Hot and steamy on a cold morning...nice!

The rest of the day was spent working on projects...my sewing, Larry's laser and 3-D printer...making something.  I never know what's up out in his workshop.  

Our sweet Sloane...

Grandson William and his girlfriend, Cailin.  We were SO happy to see them!

We went to a restaurant that had been in business for about a year and a half.  The room was huge.  They advertise they are now open for breakfast...so we went.  Long and short of it, we won't be back.  We were there for almost 2hrs...and no one else ever came in.  We now will have to remember that when it's breakfast time...and there's no one there but you...you need to leave.  People aren't there, for a reason. 

Looks good but the veggies were raw, and the coffee was lukewarm and bitter.  I ate about a quarter of it the let Larry take a crack at it...he wasn't impressed.

Larry's panini was just sad.  A layer of ham...a layer of gouda? cheese...we think.  A George Foreman grill would have made a good one, but not this.

crickets...

This is a new Chinese restaurant in town...King Noodle.  If you have one, go try it out.  It is wonderful!  A ton of food.  I ordered Coconut Shrimp with steamed rice and Larry, Mongolian Beef with fried rice.

We will be going back!

We had a quick breakfast the other morning.  I just want to say that I made my Apple Jacks...healthy by adding a dried cranberry...so don't judge me...lol

Made a pan of cinnamon rolls...Hey!  It's the holidays! lol

For a lunch, I made air fryer porkchops and fried okra.

Salmon and roasted yellow squash...really good.

The second I read this; I could feel the wind blowing on my face!  How about you?

Asking for some prayers for our sweet little 16yr old Buddy.  He's in congestive heart failure and there's nothing else the doctor can do for him...just a medication.  He has moments where he gets excited or going potty where he falls over, howling until we can scoop him up and place him in his bed.  It's so sad but we can Not put him...down.  The howling comes from fear, not pain.  We love on him and he's fine...groggy but fine.  We know his time is short but please pray for him...and us.  He's been such a sweet and faithful baby.

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful New Years.  Looking forward to a safe and happy 2026!

Until next time...

  

Parenting...Pie, Chicken and Comments.

Well, good morning, Friends...Just so you'll know, I've had to revert comments to monitor.  On my last post, some of you may have seen comments left by two individuals names Anonymous and Peaches.  They were sickening, nasty and vile.  As a Conservative, I've learned to take some abuse from the Far left, (Not Democrats) and at first, I was going to leave their comments up for all to see so that maybe more people would understand the sickness and depravity that has taken them over.  Sadly, or at least I thoughtfully decided they will never change as the comments continued...so I decided to monitor them...I also lost 3 followers because of my stance in politics.  It's sad that people can't have a say without being punished for their beliefs.  So be it...I'll live.

Anyway...on to happier news!!

We are going to be great Grandparents once again!! That makes two impending births in this coming year!  Sami in June and our Sara in March!  We are over the Moon happy!

Sami and Everett...and Sloane, big sister!

Little Stitch...I'm thinking, Girl...

Tylar and Sara...

We all enjoyed this show...so many years ago!

Our SIL Tim order this pie somewhere...and fell in love with it.  It's an Apple Crumble Caramel Pie.  Well, it's sold at a bakery about an hour from us.  I decided to make my copycat version of it.  Oh, my goodness!  It's delicious and so easy to make.  I just took a Marie Calendars, ready-made apple pie, homemade some crumble mixture...sprinkled it thickly on top of the pie, baked it...and when it had cooled, I squeezed a store-bought caramel sauce on top.  I should have made my own!  You couldn't really taste the caramel.  But the pie was really good anyway.  I'll be making it again for Thanksgiving with my homemade sauce.

Isn't this beautiful?  The powers that be, have done a rendition from the Shroud, of what they believe Christ may have looked like...to me, it's beautiful but I believe he had blue eyes and reddish hair...long story.  If you research the area that he lived in, you'll find the peoples were of this fair coloring...anyway, it's thought provoking.

It was time for fried chicken...

This is a sad, dividing plan...hopefully it's not true...

Larry brought me one of those Pecan Pie cookies and Libby was a bit upset that he didn't bring her one! lol... (yes, I gave her a nibble).

A surprise visit from William's new girlfriend, Cailin. Our daughter Crystal and Tim said they really like her...which is great news.

And finally, what's a post without our Sloane in it?  And Happy Veterans Day to all those that served and are serving!  Thank you all for your service!! 

Well, I suppose that's about it for this week.  Hope you all enjoy a beautiful day...and are staying healthy or at least are healing.

So, until next time...

 

Collages...Will, Tim, and PF Chang

Good morning, Friends...I thought I'd try out collages since I have a tendency to post a lot of photos... ( I heard that! lol ).  

Sloane and cousin, Arlis out to watch the fireworks.

Our sweet grandson, William, came for a really quick visit.  He showed up on Wednesday but had to leave on Friday because his truck kept stalling out.  He wanted to get back to Cabot, Arkansas, to the AF base where he's stationed.  If repairs took too long to do here, it would present a problem with him getting back by Sunday for work on Monday.  He said there's a repair shop on base he'd rather use, just to be safe.  Our baby took his testing for Staff Sergeant (E5) a while ago and will hear results in August. 

Our Sloane and Uncle William

William's fur baby, Kiley...so sweet.  He found her in the pound and rescued her...for some reason, black dogs have trouble getting adopted...I can't imagine why...she's adorable and smart!

Will leaving and our little daredevil, Sloane.  She's not quite 2 yet but doesn't let that stop her!  Doesn't need Momma to help her once she gets the hang of something.

Mommy Sam and Sloane

This is so cool!

We went to PF Chang's yesterday...We won't be going again.  It wasn't the price...it was the food...and the food all over the floor...and the waitstaff.  It was like walking into an old Taco Bell...I know most Asian restaurants put MSG in the food...okay, no problem...but the amount of ginger?  Overpowering!  Strong!  It's supposed to be orange chicken, not "Slap yo' Momma Silly, Hot Ginger chicken"...Then, while cleaning tables, we watched the young man wipe all the crumbs from the tables onto the floor!  Who does that??? Anyway, when leaving, I told Larry to watch where he stepped...That's all we need is for one of us to slip and fall.  I kid you not...it was that bad.  I wished I'd shot a photo of it but, we just wanted out. 

I made William his favorite, sausage gravy and biscuits.

Ribs and Sweet Bacon Beans

Air fryer chicken and smashed potatoes

Well...I guess that's about it for me this week.  Hope you all made it through the storms.  We got a
little rain but not much.  Daughter and SIL Tim, got a lot...they live close to Houston and we're just now finding out they have no power...over 2 million are once again, without power!  Houston is shut down...Tim said he had a generator wired into the house about a month ago, so they do have lights and air...thank God...Crystal hasn't said a word about the no power thing!  Bad girl!  Didn't want us to worry...Tim will be heading home again when he's done doing whatever he does...lol

 Tim (SIL) just paid us a surprise visit on his way to another job.  He works for Praxair.

So, until next time...