And if you're not a Mom, I sent my wishes on to your family for a happy day nonetheless. Yes, I came down from the ladder - DH took me to Forbidden Kingdom yesterday. Relaxing. Today I paint the living room ceiling, finish the white base coat on my last wall (this is taking forever moving furniture around) and Monday start the colour. Going to take a piece of the fabric I'm making the curtains with to the paint store to match the wall paint tone - heck I've come this far might as well get the colour right. Stopped in at the Lazyboy store yesterday - we ordered a new couch (recliners on either end) and a new oversized giant recliner for Dave (6'3"). It has a great feature of extended leg rest you can push out with your foot so your feet don't over hang. These are do in a couple of weeks which hopefully works out for all of my old furniture around here that is spoken for and due to leave about the same time - otherwise the stuff can get introduced to the back garden shed. No love lost there! Finally getting our first living room furniture that's not hand-me-down. Only took 15 years but that's okay. At least it's cash and not on credit. Wonderful to see everyone is enjoying their families this weekend! Today is clean the fridge day, grocery shopping later. So I am thinking of what can I get myself for this week. Need to also start digging in the freezer to see what we have in there for meal planning. I keep forgetting. With food prices rising, I'm getting more and more fussy on portion sizes (less waste), quality and buying what we really eat and not stuff we might eat. I don't know how folk manage raising families these days. So expensive. Also have to think of packing lunches this week since I start my seasonal job of planting business/hotel garden beds. Need to pack lots of water. If ya hear me moaning next weekend about muscles I forgot I own this will be the reason behind it...I should dig out my bubble bath stuff too for this week! Enjoy your day today. Think ahead. I see apples in the fridge that need cooking (mmmmmmm), carrots and sugar free jello for later this week. Good week to get my single serving containers out to make my treats. Gotta get working on a new mini weight goal! Cheers, Peggy

Been eating my cooking since Sunday, and I wanted OUT. Roads were clear, but I really had to hold onto the railing and go ever so slowly up and down the icy steps. IHOP for their 2x2x2: pancakes, sausage, eggs over easy Don't have boots and my feet were cold, so I came right back home. Oatmeal and peaches tonite

hahaha Patti! I am laughing at the "good cook". Sometimes NOT. I love to make this on the week-ends especially because I can lay down with a good book or take a nap and get up and supper is ready. 5 Hour Stew 1 lb (or close) stew meat 4 carrots-chunked ( I use a half bag of baby carrots) 4 or 5 potatoes (depending on size) quartered 1 large onion chunked celery 2 stalks-chunked 3 tablespoons small pearl tapioca 3 cups V-8 juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 to a teaspoon beef bullion or soup base 1 envelope dry onion soup mix Put meat and vegetables in roaster, mix remaining ingredients, pour juice mixture over meat and vegetables. Seal pan tightly with foil, then cover tightly with roaster lid. Bake @ 250 degrees 5 hours.

"coinkydink" That's cute!! LOL I'll have to remember that. We had our main meal at lunch today as hubby is with the band from 4-10pm. Cool, rainy day and meatloaf was calling me. Lately I've been making my meatloaf with minced carrot, onion, celery and garlic and fresh breadcrumbs. Ketchup with a bit of brown sugar on the top. Hubs says this is his favourite. Mashed potatoes (using Brigette) and steamed carrots. Delicious!