Whew, what a busy few weeks it has been!
Last weekend was my son's birthday. Translation, 3rd annual oyster roast at his house. Always an amazing time! Made a bunch of goodies and even doubled my batch of chicken chili and we still ran out of food! Kids were cute and adorable. Took O to the fall festival before the party. He had a blast. Nothing like a bouncy house, a balloon sword, cotton candy, and stickers to put you in a party mood.
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| New recipe for Pecan crusted chicken strips that J requested, pretty tasty! |
Back to their house, O took a nap and the rest of us worked on getting the house and food ready. Stuff I brought was already cooked so set up the crock pot and some serving trays. We cut veggies and fruit, made some pimento cheese and strung backyard lights. Timing was perfect and weather couldn't of been any better! O helped his Daddy blow out the birthday candles and then agreed to share the cake and ice cream with him! (Luckily, J has a mother-in-law that bakes, his own momma is sadly lacking in the baking arena)! By the end of the evening, the boys took a bath, jammied up and everyone headed home. What a great way to spend the day. Even snuck in some snuggle time with little B during the afternoon.
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| Jammies and one last train ride before B headed home. |
For the big kids, there was also a regular hay ride and a few corn mazes. Had a bonus score as we were getting ready to head out, they were handing out roasted ears of corn that hadn't sold.
Rest of the week was busy as well. Had B on Monday, pumpkin painted as promised. Opened a new Citrus Lane Box, that kid is way too smart, new 12 piece puzzle, figured it out in less than a minute... Kind of cool, puzzle comes in a zippered, heavy duty plastic pouch. Easy to take places and great way to keep track of the pieces. Especially nice for us as B likes to take things back and forth between our house and his house.
For those who like dr. appt. updates:
Tuesday was my CT scan. No new nodules, no flare ups or infections, my weight has stayed steady and the doc says I don't have to go back until my BFF's bday next year!
Wednesday was get eveything done day! Errands, housework, and cooking.
Rainy weather made everything gray and dismal but was able to get this gorgeous fall shot out the front window.
Last but not least, demolition has begun on the laundry room! I'm being picky as all get out and I'm sure I'm driving Joe nuts but I just want to lose our mindset of always doing things with a lick and a promise. For once, want to enjoy stuff in my house while I live in it, not as I'm getting it ready for the next owner!
Pulled up all the old linoleum, removed every switch cover, outlet cover, and even the heat register! Also, we are pulling up the sub floor, laying new plywood down and then installing the new flooring. Taking out the old washer/dryer stuff and putting in a new box and valves there as well. Fixing the wall then a coat of Kilz before we paint. I even had Joe pull out the old (very disgusting) quarter round molding so we can replace it too. Bought all new covers, switches and outlets in bright white so they will match the trim we are painting. Decided to do a taupe on the heat register so it will blend in with the new floor! If all goes as planned, I'll be doing laundry by Monday.
Don't forget to set your clocks back this weekend!
