New* Weekly Wrap- Up

      I'm losing track of days. Maybe doing a new kind of post, wrapping up my weeks on Sunday morning, ready to review and start a new week with freshen my thoughts. My meals are tracked here as well.  Not that anyone is waiting, but I find I get ideas when others share their meal plans and what they actually prepared or are planning. Because this is new, I'm picking this up from my Friday Fiscal Wellness Check, but if continued it'll be a Sunday to Saturday.

Daily Diary (Friday 11/6 to Sunday 11/15). 

Fri -  I finally made a trip to Sam's Club, but first stopped at a Marshall's for some perusing and ended up finding a few Christmas gifts. I had wanted to stop at TJ Maxx and Home Goods as I like how they seperate the fashion from homeware almost like seperate stores, but there's major construction trying to get into that shopping area. I also stopped at Aldi to get the turkeys that were on sale, though later learned they were the same price at my local grocery store. 

I read most of the remainder of the day and my daughter joined me for supper. She stayed over as she watched pup on Saturday.

     Supper: Burrito bowls w/ rice, black beans, roasted squash, corn, salsa, and avocado 

Sat-  Traditionally, the first Saturday has been a sisters day, starting with breakfast out. This year we hit the town of Northfield that has many boutique and thrift shops. You might know Northfield from the Jesse James gang, where the community stood up to the bank robbers and got them out of town. There's an annual (the defeat of) Jesse James Days to commemorate. There was a 1995 movie that was very inaccurate, as is this but slightly more true to accounts of the day, but it's still Hollywood. 

We had beers mid afternoon before a few more shops, then stopped at a winery tasting room. We added the family book club discussion, The Alice Network, and played cards until we ran out of steam.

Supper: Too much nibbling all day out and about but came back to sisters for two crocks of soup ( I chose her baked potato), a charcuterie plate, fruit, and her apple squares.

Sun- Pup desperately needed a bath. While he lounged on and under a thick towel to dry, I watched streaming church service then ran to the store for additional pizza ingredients and accompaniments. The other kids got here about 2:00. We had a good walk then did presents, dinner, and birthday pie. Of course my youngest brought her laundry as even though included in rent, the machines get congested. I took the big dog out for a play after the kids left before getting a fairly early night to bed.

     Supper: Homemade pizza buffet, assorted shareable appetizers

Mon- I was quite sore after a lot of walking on the weekend and time on my feet in the kitchen Sunday. I did a good round of my exercises and an extra long walk with the big dog. It felt better to stretch. I visited my MIL for a bit. She is getting stronger and more vocal about her care, so I no longer go daily. She also is more involved with friends coming for cards or doing puzzles with another transitional care resident. Hopefully she'll be able to be home in another week or so. I planned to read and finish my other book club book for Monday night, however it was postponed due to only three of us able to attend. I watched the whole horrifically offensive Vikings lose, but we're used to heartbreak with our Minnesota teams, so par for the course. I also finished up a blog post to publish Tuesday.

     Supper: Leftover pizza from Sunday.

Tues-  Pup and I got a long, for him, walk in after the big dog went to daycare. I attended an open enrollment seminar online for my insurance. Trying to be productive, I washed bedding from the spare rooms, pups assorted pillows and blankets, and got caught up on my own laundry. I prepped two meals with the sausage and peppers bought last week, baked a loaf of bread from frozen bread dough, and made a 1/2 batch of butternut squash soup with a smaller squash from my daughter. That's meals settled for most of the week.

      Supper:   Korean inspired Sausage and Peppers over rice 

Weds-  I got both dogs out for walks before meeting two old colleagues for lunch in Minneapolis. It was a cute café, but woah, prices are Minneapolis prices! Once home, I  changed into yard clothes and raked while the dogs ran or sniffed around. Wednesday night is Survivor and The Amazing Race, my guilty pleasures.

     Supper: Leftover Korean Sausage and peppers/rice. 

Thur- Of course the day started with blog reading, coffee and lots of it as pup had an unsettled night. He woke at 3:00, upset and hyper so needed a walk, his business, and then a snack  and water to calm down. Its a sugar spike I'm sure. It took a bit to fall asleep then of course, it was the big dogs time to get out and be fed, so up again. After meds and walks I washed more smelly dog towels and blankets, tidied up the house, got a good ball play in with the big dog, then spent an hour looking through several issues of magazines I've since unsubscribed. I never had lunch,  so put the premade lasagna in at 3:45, planning to eat early. Am I turning into needing a senior meal schedule? My daughter picked up her dog about 4:30, giving me time to eat, clean up the kitchen, get pup settled and leave for my grief group. I don't know how much it's helping, but it's not doing any harm, and perhaps I'm learning another tool or more to help process and manage thought, emotions, and heaviness. I got pup out again and let him sniff around while I got ready for bed and finished Fridays post. 

     Supper: Lasagna with toast 

Friday- Just a pup and me day so after he was fed, med, walked, and back to his napping, I didn't have much time before bringing my car to the garage for an oil change and winter maintenance check, which took extra long as they were short staffed. I stopped to see my MIL before going home. It was a typical slow at home afternoon and evening, but got some physical activity, cleaning, and dog time in. I got the alerts about the national ground stop to airplanes when I turned on the 5:00 news, and have to say, I was quite worried. There didn't seem to be mass panic, so to calm my brain, I watched the previous nights Traitors episode. Followed by a Traitors New Zealand that Ive been watching off and on for several weeks. It was an early night to bed.

     Supper: Last of the sausage and pork dish and a green salad.

Brrr...the mornings are frosty and more 
raking to do. So many leaves yet to fall.

Saturday- I had grandpup again as my daughter spent the day and overnight with my niece. She's newly divorced and the two of them have been each other's support since my daughter was born, six months after her cousin. I watched the news to hear tge incompetence of this administration in full reveal. I did some life admin in the morning and then a good walk. Our cold snap, well probably normal temperature, gave me reason to do more yard work, then stay cozy inside by late afternoon other than getting dogs out. Earlier I had I baked another loaf of bread from freezer dough ( bought for pizza crusts), and roasted needed to use up vegetables to accompany butternut squash soup for supper. I saved the movie Uprising to watch Saturday night.

     Supper: Toast, roasted veggies and butternut squash soup.

     I had hoped to take a few more pictures here and there to break up text. Really, how many dog and food pictures, my life most days, would people want to see? A new week starts today and it'll be another slow rolling week. I am thinking ahead to what I can get done before Thanksgiving week is a full calendar.  Enjoy your Sunday.

A rare new purchase for  me while
out with my sisters. It looks
shirt length in this picture but is
actually quite long. Coat length.