Sunday Chatter.......xo
Did me some honey do's........I was gonna dry my wet hair, guess I remembered to forget......I actually think I thought I dried it, cause my head stopped being so cold.......yeah, it's that kind of day. Heavy fog, but not sad or anything. (this is not convoluted thinking on purpose, this is just how it rolls.......)
See I walked by the living room mirror, saw the now dry natural curls and went "Huh." Wry smile, life is full of quiet surprises.
I finally replaced my boot scootin' blender, it boogied across the kitchen counter & back.......you should have seen me holding on to it for dear life.........and then finally had the lightbulb aha moment. It was broken..........seriously who is in charge on the main deck of this tiny ship?
In other news, I tossed, lost or ate the receipt from Wal-Mart. This means that I cannot return the soft comfy sweatpants I bought. I washed off the store bought smell and pulled a pair on warm from the dryer.
To my surprise I discovered that the right pant leg was for high water emergencies while the left leg was the longer preferred length.
SERIOUSLY........that Quality Control Person may need a trip to the eye doc. I just bought them on Monday.....2 pairs and two long sleeved bright colored tees. Barely a step above the pj's of it all, but still in the day wear (uber comfy) category........now if I could find a way to explain the short pant leg?
This needs a great story.......maybe I escaped a great white shark attack ........all he got was a bite of my pants leg?????? It would be better if I created a jagged edge on that pant leg.......add a slogan, "went to the beach and all the shark got was a bite of my pants"....it could run down the length of the leg or for the more daringly silly..........on the seat of the pants!
If only I had more time on my hands.......sigh. How is my sarcasm meter today? I'll settle down later and aim higher......for perspective and gratitude. Right now I am this year's model of the newest BRATTINA doll.
(old joke between Sara & I......used to call her a BRATTINA Doll sometimes when she was young & acting out.......she would giggle and call me the Momma Brattina Doll......we ascribed all sorts of crazy habits to the BRAT within............) Her doll name was Tina Brattina.
I looked at a bunch of recipes online for chicken cutlets. I need more cool ingredients. Not going out today. Mixed a can of mushroom soup & a can of chicken pot pie soup. (chicken pot pie soup is brand new to me) Added cream/mushrooms and water........whisked it all together. Put a cup of uncooked jasmine rice on the bottom, covered it with green beans........cut the chicken into smaller pieces & poured the soup mixture on top. Added pepper/ foil and slid it into a slow oven to bake for 1.5 to 2 hours. It could be good or it could be bland as all heck..........this is an example of me gambling. My very own Casino Kitchen Royale.........WAHOO. I tossed out the world's worst homemade pizza. It's the least I could do to save my food soul.
I have a lot of random cans of food. I peered into the cupboard and thought "Girl, you have got to start taking your grocery list WITH YOU."
What else? It's a beautiful clear blue sky day........59 degrees, the leaves are gently falling..........I am going to go lie down. I've been sitting up for 3.5 hours.........wow, good job. Treat myself to a nap.
Have a sticky note on my hand telling me to set the alarm in the bedroom to remove oven food.
Sorry I feel so boring and distracted today. Maybe I should go find a really great comedy to fall asleep by.........promise to read Psalm 84 some time today. I need a dose of calm time reading or DEAR (drop everything and read). Adios Amigos..........................hey, all the broken plant babies had lovely roots so I planted them.........yay, planting roots is life affirming. Hugs...........xoxoxoxoxoxo
P.S. And special prayers.......some of you are in a place of real struggle today.........wish I could hold your hand and bring you some tea.......chat or just be..........sometimes all we need is the warmth of a quiet soul to be there, to understand and remind us that we are seen despite being too tired to be heard...............sending love your way ......look out your window and you will see a sign that you are remembered and cared for............xoxoxo (I just did, .....a tiny brownish green lizard on the arm of the patio chair.......ahhhhhh, so ooooogly it's cute.)
See I walked by the living room mirror, saw the now dry natural curls and went "Huh." Wry smile, life is full of quiet surprises.
I finally replaced my boot scootin' blender, it boogied across the kitchen counter & back.......you should have seen me holding on to it for dear life.........and then finally had the lightbulb aha moment. It was broken..........seriously who is in charge on the main deck of this tiny ship?
In other news, I tossed, lost or ate the receipt from Wal-Mart. This means that I cannot return the soft comfy sweatpants I bought. I washed off the store bought smell and pulled a pair on warm from the dryer.
To my surprise I discovered that the right pant leg was for high water emergencies while the left leg was the longer preferred length.
SERIOUSLY........that Quality Control Person may need a trip to the eye doc. I just bought them on Monday.....2 pairs and two long sleeved bright colored tees. Barely a step above the pj's of it all, but still in the day wear (uber comfy) category........now if I could find a way to explain the short pant leg?
This needs a great story.......maybe I escaped a great white shark attack ........all he got was a bite of my pants leg?????? It would be better if I created a jagged edge on that pant leg.......add a slogan, "went to the beach and all the shark got was a bite of my pants"....it could run down the length of the leg or for the more daringly silly..........on the seat of the pants!
If only I had more time on my hands.......sigh. How is my sarcasm meter today? I'll settle down later and aim higher......for perspective and gratitude. Right now I am this year's model of the newest BRATTINA doll.
(old joke between Sara & I......used to call her a BRATTINA Doll sometimes when she was young & acting out.......she would giggle and call me the Momma Brattina Doll......we ascribed all sorts of crazy habits to the BRAT within............) Her doll name was Tina Brattina.
I looked at a bunch of recipes online for chicken cutlets. I need more cool ingredients. Not going out today. Mixed a can of mushroom soup & a can of chicken pot pie soup. (chicken pot pie soup is brand new to me) Added cream/mushrooms and water........whisked it all together. Put a cup of uncooked jasmine rice on the bottom, covered it with green beans........cut the chicken into smaller pieces & poured the soup mixture on top. Added pepper/ foil and slid it into a slow oven to bake for 1.5 to 2 hours. It could be good or it could be bland as all heck..........this is an example of me gambling. My very own Casino Kitchen Royale.........WAHOO. I tossed out the world's worst homemade pizza. It's the least I could do to save my food soul.
I have a lot of random cans of food. I peered into the cupboard and thought "Girl, you have got to start taking your grocery list WITH YOU."
What else? It's a beautiful clear blue sky day........59 degrees, the leaves are gently falling..........I am going to go lie down. I've been sitting up for 3.5 hours.........wow, good job. Treat myself to a nap.
Have a sticky note on my hand telling me to set the alarm in the bedroom to remove oven food.
Sorry I feel so boring and distracted today. Maybe I should go find a really great comedy to fall asleep by.........promise to read Psalm 84 some time today. I need a dose of calm time reading or DEAR (drop everything and read). Adios Amigos..........................hey, all the broken plant babies had lovely roots so I planted them.........yay, planting roots is life affirming. Hugs...........xoxoxoxoxoxo
P.S. And special prayers.......some of you are in a place of real struggle today.........wish I could hold your hand and bring you some tea.......chat or just be..........sometimes all we need is the warmth of a quiet soul to be there, to understand and remind us that we are seen despite being too tired to be heard...............sending love your way ......look out your window and you will see a sign that you are remembered and cared for............xoxoxo (I just did, .....a tiny brownish green lizard on the arm of the patio chair.......ahhhhhh, so ooooogly it's cute.)
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See I walked by the living room mirror, saw the now dry natural curls and went \"Huh.\" Wry smile, life is full of quiet surprises\"....love this. LOVE reading your journals, Ruthie! I\'m bad too, not taking grocery lists to the store AND shopping when you\'re hungry. Me bad. But this is life, right?! Hope your cooking gamble works, sounds like it should though. I\'m making cream of mushroom soup for dinner, first time from scratch, garlic bread, that\'s what\'s on the menu here. Good luck with your plant babies, your weather sounds loverly! HUGS