oh my goodness, MC looks very ready to be a Mommy, she is glowing!! What a beautiful baby, you have been so busy and you sound so happy!Your recipe and foods make me hungry!!
M.C. looks good. She looks heathy and definitely pregnant. Is she scheduled for delivery as it sounds like a date is set. Or are you the anxious grammy wanting the baby born on her due date. Just you wait , you will really be busy. So sweet of you to fix food for them. I just got home from watching Max and Mabel so their parents could go to a movie. We had a crazy fun time. You mayy want to get some rest before the baby.
Well, there is not a spare moment at your house at the moment. But, how exciting it all is and we are sure that you are all looking forward to the arrival of the new grandchild.
We have often said that if one wants a job doing then either ask a busy person or do it yourself. Clearly, you are the busy person whom everyone turns to when something needs doing! We can well imagine that you are the centre around which everything spins!
One of the blessings of not working outside your home is that you can be such a help to your kids at such a time. I know how much I appreciate someone bringing a meal to me--it's just different than take out from a restaurant. Means so much more.
Great post Jane. I sure wish that I had your culinary talents! Best wishes on the arrival of your new grandchild...I can just imagine how exciting that must be!
I love your day job description. Sounds like a good one!
Cute little one and I am SO excited to see your precious little Granddaughter! That soup looks wonderful! It sounds like you should open a restaurant:) Have a blessed weekend dear Jane, HUGS!
Exciting times ahead Jane!! I know you can't wait to meet your little granddaughter! You have been one busy bee...the meals you made looked so yummy...that's such a big help to them! It snowed overnight here...we only got about 6 inches it looks so pretty! Enjoy your weekend!
Blondie, I think you must be a good cook. I have seen some really nice dishes on your blog. I love stuffed shells but have never made them.:):) I know how you feel about the kids not getting too stressed and still have a nice dinner...not just eating order out.Blessings to all at your house. xoxo,Susie
you are gonna be a fab grandma and much appreciated and loved..
you have the best way of typing , that makes it feel like , I can actually her you talking.. that's a gift few have and what makes me love coming here to read..
I love the picture of MC! She is definitely ready to have that baby soon! Your food looks so good...funny, Brian and I were just talking about stuffed shells the other day. I haven't made them in ages. I used to stir in chopped spinach into the ricotta cheese. It was one of Phil's favorite dishes. Now that we've been talking about it and you happened to feature it in your post, I need to make them again soon. I definitely want your lentil soup recipe, too. Have a great weekend!
I'm not surprised you got asked to make those cookies! They looked so good at the shower! You might have a whole new side business opening up. :) I know you can't wait to meet your granddaughter in a couple of weeks. Exciting times! So glad you joined IG. I told you you'd love it! :)
Yes, your daughter looks ready to spit out that baby. How wonderful to have a new and precious gift to live. Your thoughtfully prepared meals will be appreciated I'm sure as new parents will have plenty to keep them busy.
Two weeks and counting, and we all know sometimes they are early ;>) What a good mom you are to make meals for the soon to be new parents. Doing things for our kids just never gets old does it?
What a wonderful person you are to do this for them! Homemade, the best food of all. No, I'm one who has not made the shells. You know I'm not a very creative or good cook. I wish I could join you at Home Goods, but we don't have any here in OK. Brenda
What a sweet Mamma you are, Jane. Just think about what kind of Gramma you will be!! You are such a loving, giving soul. I'm sure everything you do is a labor of love. Never change, dear heart. Debbie xoxo
Hi Jane..... I think the kitchen is one of my most favorite places too! I made chicken soup on Thursday....almost all gone! Next is Scotch Broth with some left over lamb from Friday nights dinner.... Enjoy your weekend.....try yo be calm about the upcoming arrival......♥️ Cheers! Linda :o)
MC looks wonderful - happy and healthy, Jane! I know you can't wait to hold that new little grandbaby. It is very sweet of you to prepare some dinners for them. I'm sure they will be thankful especially those first couple of weeks as they adapt to becoming a family.
Cute pictures! The baby is so adorable. I have never made stuffed shells...so now I must try them. I love pasta and just have never had them served to me that way. I'm counting the days till spring and can't wait for pretty little bulbs to start to emerge. Good tease photo! Miss Bloomers
I know that you are so excited that you are going to be a grandmother. You going to love that baby to death and what a great gm your going to be. What a lucky little girl. Your shells sounds wonderful. I am on the Adkins diet so carb's are a no no. Have lost 20 # in 8 weeks and want to loose another 40 more. I know what you mean about being busy - I just don't know where my time goes. I was out in the back yard today - over 80 today - I just want to get in the dirt and dig. Well my dear so glad that your hands are better. Have a wonderful week dear friend. Hugs Mary
Oh, your sweet love birds are going to consider you an absolute angel for cooking all these delectables! For me, being in the kitchen preparing the everyday hohum stuff isn't nearly as much fun as making something special either for Hubby or for guests. Being in my kitchen generally makes me very happy!
Oh MY! She does look ready to have that little one! We are expecting one too..and my husband is beside himself. His first great! That food looks fantastic!! JUST fantastic.. What an adorable button nose she has, just too cute.. I LOVE babies. No wonder I had seven of them!
Jane, You have such a sweet family and you just glow writing about them. Your love shows in every post and they are blessed to have your loving care. Precious pictures you shared and I'm sure your son will love your soup. xoxo, Vera
What a glowing mother in waiting. I love this time of anyone's pregnancy, it is such an exciting time with things so close. I love the idea of the den, I NEED one of those. My DIY is about to start on the house and we are meant to be getting it ready to sell, but I may just decide to do one room to do the planning and resting in!! I've followed you on Instagram and Pinterest xx
Yes Jane she looks more than ready to have that baby girl! I am expecting to hear something anyday. Your such a good and sweet Mom to make those meals for them. And they look so delicious! I am really curious about your woman cave or den. I bet it will be so wonderful! So I just finished a little dress for your grand-daughter and I am going to get it in the mail next week. Big Hugs friend, Cindy
She looks beautiful, but I bet she can't wait to greet that sweet baby. I know how excited you must be getting. How sweet of you to have some meals prepared for them. xo Laura
Oh yeah! MC looks quite ready--and very healthy! I can see you in a few years with that little granddaughter beside you in your kitchen, showing her how to cut heart shaped sugar cookies! It's terribly fun---really! You have indeed been a busy lady--and seeing those stuffed shells really was a bit too tempting. Ed wants to lse some weight and I do too--as always (don't most women?!), and I'm trying hard to figure out how to do this thing.He doesn't want to go on Atkins, nor low fat, nor does he want to count calories--I'm about to pull my hair out! It's easier when it's just me eating differently and cooking him what he usually waned--no matter how unhealthy! Now, I'm supposed to figure out "what can I eat?" for Him, too! Girlfriend~! What am I going to do! He expects to lase 5 pounds a week, but still not count calories or stick to a "plan!" (I imagine--at this point, if I had a "woman cave" -and I wish I did--my husband would want to call it "the Old Bat cave!" ;) I hope you can get rid of that beautiful furniture, so that you can get "Charlie" to come and work his magic--and still afford a comfy chaise and TV. It will work out--I know it will. Hope you had a good weekend. We went and played some music Friday night, and I rested most of Sat. Than, up early this morning again--so it's been a bit busy here--just in a different way than you, as usual! Ed's cousin is very ill--and I just lost 2 of my own--so please send some good thoughts and prayers our way! xxTrudy
Oh yeah! MC looks quite ready--and very healthy! I can see you in a few years with that little granddaughter beside you in your kitchen, showing her how to cut heart shaped sugar cookies! It's terribly fun---really! You have indeed been a busy lady--and seeing those stuffed shells really was a bit too tempting. Ed wants to lse some weight and I do too--as always (don't most women?!), and I'm trying hard to figure out how to do this thing.He doesn't want to go on Atkins, nor low fat, nor does he want to count calories--I'm about to pull my hair out! It's easier when it's just me eating differently and cooking him what he usually waned--no matter how unhealthy! Now, I'm supposed to figure out "what can I eat?" for Him, too! Girlfriend~! What am I going to do! He expects to lase 5 pounds a week, but still not count calories or stick to a "plan!" (I imagine--at this point, if I had a "woman cave" -and I wish I did--my husband would want to call it "the Old Bat cave!" ;) I hope you can get rid of that beautiful furniture, so that you can get "Charlie" to come and work his magic--and still afford a comfy chaise and TV. It will work out--I know it will. Hope you had a good weekend. We went and played some music Friday night, and I rested most of Sat. Than, up early this morning again--so it's been a bit busy here--just in a different way than you, as usual! Ed's cousin is very ill--and I just lost 2 of my own--so please send some good thoughts and prayers our way! xxTrudy
Sounds like you're finding ways to stay busy and productive. That's better than milling around bored during the cold months of winter. That soup looked good. That's so nice of you to make meals for the new parents to be so they won't scrounge around for dinner after the baby comes. That is such a busy time for most parents!
MC is glowing! I'll keep her in my prayers as well as your Grandbaby! That baby is CUTIE PATOOTIE! Glad that you have your kitchen to keep you busy dear and good luck on your "woman cave"! Started following you on IG!
Yep, it's looking about time for that grandbaby to make an appearance. I was going to ask in your latest post why you are making so many cookies, but I now know why. So nice of you took for the kids, too. I know they appreciate it. Best wishes, Tammy
Just looked you up on IG and Pinterest! I love stuffed shells and one of the things I like most about them is that there are so many variations and you can pick and choose what you want. I do a ground chicken mixture with spinach, mushrooms, red pepper, green onions and garlic. I use herb and garlic cream cheese to bond the mixture together and usually use a bottled marinara ~ so good! It won't be long now before you are a Grandma!
January 30, 2015 at 6:22 PM
[Image]Oh, my friends...weren't things supposed to slow down once January arrived? I would love to complain about the weather but it rarely seems to affect me, I seem to be chained to my home by so much going on...as per usual. I just think February will be different and I will be droning on and on about books and reality TV shows and lame DIY projects. So for now, I'm dreaming about snowdrops and crocus, which are nowhere to be seen yet. :) Sorry for the tease pic.
[Image]You can see that Mary Clare is ready to have her baby soon. She looks SO beautiful!! We were all at her mom's house, Tuesday, Katie (her sister) was doing my hair. Their aunt was there as well as niece, Hannah. Katie had her little baby, Margot, along (hasn't she grown?). Their mom, Peggy, was working away at a wonderful Italian dinner, and the smells and laughter and good feelings touched me to my soul. Good times.
[Image] I couldn't get enough of holding this little cutie and it is making me inpatient for my granddaughter. 2 more weeks! I bet MC is happier than I am about this. ;-)
[Image]When you have a baby (or have gone thorough an illness or hard time), the dinners (casseroles, soups, sometimes even basic groceries) arrive. I knew Mary Clare and Kevin were trying to adjust to having meals while they both worked full time...MC will work right up to her due date.
I made a promise to Kevin to make a few meals before she had the baby, while they had to work and deal with being tired and a bit stressed out. These are the times that I feel so blessed that I don't have a job outside of the home, and that my kitchen is my favorite place in the whole house. Things have been bubbling away since I did a big shopping on Monday. This is a huge pot of soup of lentils, sausage and Swiss chard. Daughters Emily and Abby said, "Forget it, Kevin will never eat this." I said, okay, he can go to McDonald's then. Son Jeff said, "Make healthy 'stuff' for him'". They are going hiking in the spring for Jeff's bachelor party. Kevin has been running every day. We'll see.
Recipe links will be listed in a future post or if you follow me on Pinterest, you can find most of them there. More on that later.
[Image]Among a few things, I made stuffed shells. I think we have all made them at some point in our lives. They are time consuming...boiling the pasta, making the sauce and stirring up the filling. Not to mention stuffing those slimy noodles. Let me help a bit.
STUFFED SHELLS
1) While you boil your shells, (1 lb.) in a sea of salted water, make your sauce. I use 2 jars of pasta sauce...I like to mix them..here I did an Arrabiatta (sp?) sauce mixed with Emeril's garlic marinara (he has super tasty red sauces). When I have time, I make my own sauces but for now...we do the convenient. Heck, I've made my own pasta as well, I'm not going to try to impress with this recipe! However, to this sauce I added one pound of cooked ground sweet Italian sausage, as well as 1 medium chopped green pepper and a handful of fresh basil. Let simmer on low for 1/2 hour to meld the ingredients.
2) Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together a 16 oz. container of Ricotta cheese, 1 cup of shredded mozzarella, two beaten eggs and two tablespoons of parsley.
3) Drain shells when just soft. Mix a tablespoon of olive oil into the colander and toss several times to keep them from sticking and to drain excess water from their folds.
4) Assemble a work surface. Spread out shells and have a 9x13 dish ready with a few spoonfuls of red sauce on the bottom.. Place a shell on a cutting board and with a teaspoon, add about two dollops of the cheese mixture. Use your (clean) fingers to sort of tuck that cheese in. Place into the dish. Keep repeating until you have two layers of shells. Don't try to be perfect. This takes patience. Enjoy the process, it's so worth it.
5) Spoon the red sauce over, top with about 1 1/2 cups of shredded Mozzerella, as evenly as you can...then give it a good sprinkling of Parmesan.
6) Bake 40 minutes covered with foil. Remove foil and give it a few minutes under the broiler, watching very carefully. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before you serve. Use a big old metal spoon. This should not be cut like lasagna, although it looks like it should.
I try to make recipes sound doable...maybe some look complicated in the crazy way I write them. I simply believe that when I was a young "cook", I shied away from recipes that had a mile long list of ingredients. Sometimes half of those involved spices. Still, it looked daunting. I try to make my recipes look and cook "friendly"...for all of you by listing the ingredients in bold. You can assemble them easily this way.
[Image]In addition to the many meals I'm making for Kevin and Mary Clare, a relative of mine was really impressed with the heart shaped sugar cookies I made for the baby shower. Very complimentary! She asked if I could make them for a wedding shower she is going to on Sunday. There will be 40 guests. Figuring 2 cookies per guests...I lost count of how many dozen. I will be making these tomorrow after I finish up the other stuff. Gee, I'm getting popular and I really am not that good at baking. So I'm not quitting my day job (of reading, dusting a little, and haunting HomeGoods). Ha!
[Image]I'm trying to work on my Woman Cave, although we are all so disgusted with that description, we are back to calling it the den once again. Emily is part of a buy/sell group on FB and the pieces are not going well as a whole. We are getting bids on them separately. I have no use for these relatively formal pieces that we were absolutely out of our minds buying in the first place. Thus, they have rarely been so much as sat on in 5 years. I want to use the money to have Charlie (my main man in removing stubborn wallpaper and painting uneven old walls) do his thing. And then I have to come up with the $$ to get (what I hope to be) a comfy chaise, chair, and 32 inch TV where I can be close enough to read the closed caption. Heaven. :) I'm saving my pennies!
As late as it is, I'm off to make one more dinner to freeze for my lovebirds, and the dough for the cookies. I simply feel alive, worthwhile and earnestly chuffed to do this.
I will see all of you soon. Many prayers for those on the east coast...we've heard of the treacherous weather coming your way.
I also wanted to mention that I joined Instagram, and you can find me here if you want to follow me. And you can also follow me on Pinterest here. No big deal, I think you might like to see some of my "found" recipes that are so Go To!!
Jane xx
"LOVE ME, LOVE MY KITCHEN"
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oh my goodness, MC looks very ready to be a Mommy, she is glowing!! What a beautiful baby,
you have been so busy and you sound so happy!Your recipe and foods make me hungry!!
January 23, 2015 at 10:56 PM
Exciting times! I know you are eager for that little granddaughter to make an appearance.
January 23, 2015 at 11:07 PM
M.C. looks good. She looks heathy and definitely pregnant. Is she scheduled for delivery as it sounds like a date is set. Or are you the anxious grammy wanting the baby born on her due date. Just you wait , you will really be busy. So sweet of you to fix food for them.
I just got home from watching Max and Mabel so their parents could go to a movie. We had a crazy fun time.
You mayy want to get some rest before the baby.
January 23, 2015 at 11:13 PM
Good food, great chat and a very imminent grand daughter - perfect day. Following you on Pinterest now, too.
bon weekend.
January 24, 2015 at 2:00 AM
You have been one busy cook!! Everything looks wonderful.
Kathy
January 24, 2015 at 3:13 AM
Hello Jane,
Well, there is not a spare moment at your house at the moment. But, how exciting it all is and we are sure that you are all looking forward to the arrival of the new grandchild.
We have often said that if one wants a job doing then either ask a busy person or do it yourself. Clearly, you are the busy person whom everyone turns to when something needs doing! We can well imagine that you are the centre around which everything spins!
Wishing you all happy times and a safe delivery!
January 24, 2015 at 4:16 AM
One of the blessings of not working outside your home is that you can be such a help to your kids at such a time. I know how much I appreciate someone bringing a meal to me--it's just different than take out from a restaurant. Means so much more.
January 24, 2015 at 6:13 AM
I love instagram - just followed you :-)
January 24, 2015 at 6:18 AM
Great post Jane. I sure wish that I had your culinary talents!
Best wishes on the arrival of your new grandchild...I can just imagine how exciting that must be!
I love your day job description. Sounds like a good one!
hugs
Sissie
January 24, 2015 at 6:26 AM
Cute little one and I am SO excited to see your precious little Granddaughter! That soup looks wonderful! It sounds like you should open a restaurant:) Have a blessed weekend dear Jane, HUGS!
January 24, 2015 at 7:27 AM
Exciting times ahead Jane!! I know you can't wait to meet your little granddaughter! You have been one busy bee...the meals you made looked so yummy...that's such a big help to them! It snowed overnight here...we only got about 6 inches it looks so pretty! Enjoy your weekend!
January 24, 2015 at 8:23 AM
Blondie, I think you must be a good cook. I have seen some really nice dishes on your blog. I love stuffed shells but have never made them.:):) I know how you feel about the kids not getting too stressed and still have a nice dinner...not just eating order out.Blessings to all at your house. xoxo,Susie
January 24, 2015 at 8:47 AM
I will follow you on Instagram too. The meals sound delicious to me!!! Hope that mew baby girl gets here soon!!! There is nothing better!!!!!!
January 24, 2015 at 9:04 AM
I think it's so sweet that you are cooking for the little parents to be. They will love having that good hot food to go to!
I'm with you...I'm so grateful that I get to be at home. It's my favorite place of all.
January 24, 2015 at 9:37 AM
love the shell recipe, Jane..
you are gonna be a fab grandma and much appreciated and loved..
you have the best way of typing , that makes it feel like , I can actually her you talking.. that's a gift few have and what makes me love coming here to read..
January 24, 2015 at 9:58 AM
I love the picture of MC! She is definitely ready to have that baby soon! Your food looks so good...funny, Brian and I were just talking about stuffed shells the other day. I haven't made them in ages. I used to stir in chopped spinach into the ricotta cheese. It was one of Phil's favorite dishes. Now that we've been talking about it and you happened to feature it in your post, I need to make them again soon. I definitely want your lentil soup recipe, too. Have a great weekend!
January 24, 2015 at 10:21 AM
That baby will be here before you know it! So exciting! It really is nice to have food prepared for when they get home with the baby!
January 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM
I'm not surprised you got asked to make those cookies! They looked so good at the shower! You might have a whole new side business opening up. :) I know you can't wait to meet your granddaughter in a couple of weeks. Exciting times! So glad you joined IG. I told you you'd love it! :)
January 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM
Yes, your daughter looks ready to spit out that baby. How wonderful to have a new and precious gift to live. Your thoughtfully prepared meals will be appreciated I'm sure as new parents will have plenty to keep them busy.
January 24, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Two weeks and counting, and we all know sometimes they are early ;>) What a good mom you are to make meals for the soon to be new parents. Doing things for our kids just never gets old does it?
January 24, 2015 at 12:12 PM
What a wonderful person you are to do this for them! Homemade, the best food of all. No, I'm one who has not made the shells. You know I'm not a very creative or good cook. I wish I could join you at Home Goods, but we don't have any here in OK.
Brenda
January 24, 2015 at 12:26 PM
What a sweet Mamma you are, Jane.
Just think about what kind of Gramma you will be!! You are such a loving, giving soul.
I'm sure everything you do is a labor of love.
Never change, dear heart.
Debbie
xoxo
January 24, 2015 at 1:36 PM
Hi Jane, you are a very loving mother, so sweet. Cute little baby, love that face. Love the heart cookies, yum yum.Blessings Francine.
January 24, 2015 at 1:54 PM
Hi Jane.....
I think the kitchen is one of my most favorite places too!
I made chicken soup on Thursday....almost all gone!
Next is Scotch Broth with some left over lamb from Friday nights dinner....
Enjoy your weekend.....try yo be calm about the upcoming arrival......♥️
Cheers!
Linda :o)
January 24, 2015 at 2:48 PM
MC looks wonderful - happy and healthy, Jane! I know you can't wait to hold that new little grandbaby. It is very sweet of you to prepare some dinners for them. I'm sure they will be thankful especially those first couple of weeks as they adapt to becoming a family.
January 24, 2015 at 3:07 PM
Cute pictures! The baby is so adorable. I have never made stuffed shells...so now I must try them. I love pasta and just have never had them served to me that way. I'm counting the days till spring and can't wait for pretty little bulbs to start to emerge. Good tease photo!
Miss Bloomers
January 24, 2015 at 5:46 PM
I know that you are so excited that you are going to be a grandmother. You going to love that baby to death and what a great gm your going to be. What a lucky little girl.
Your shells sounds wonderful. I am on the Adkins diet so carb's are a no no.
Have lost 20 # in 8 weeks and want to loose another 40 more.
I know what you mean about being busy - I just don't know where my time goes.
I was out in the back yard today - over 80 today - I just want to get in the dirt and dig.
Well my dear so glad that your hands are better. Have a wonderful week dear friend.
Hugs
Mary
January 24, 2015 at 8:33 PM
You look way too young to be a grandma, but what a great one you're going to be!
(The northeast has gotten some snow, but nothing terrible I believe.)
Stay warm and continue to cook up a storm for your lucky family!
xxx
January 24, 2015 at 9:31 PM
Oh, your sweet love birds are going to consider you an absolute angel for cooking all these delectables! For me, being in the kitchen preparing the everyday hohum stuff isn't nearly as much fun as making something special either for Hubby or for guests. Being in my kitchen generally makes me very happy!
January 24, 2015 at 9:43 PM
Oh MY! She does look ready to have that little one! We are expecting one too..and my husband is beside himself. His first great!
That food looks fantastic!! JUST fantastic..
What an adorable button nose she has, just too cute.. I LOVE babies. No wonder I had seven of them!
January 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM
Jane,
You have such a sweet family and you just glow writing about them. Your love shows in every post and they are blessed to have your loving care. Precious pictures you shared and I'm sure your son will love your soup.
xoxo,
Vera
January 24, 2015 at 11:18 PM
What a glowing mother in waiting. I love this time of anyone's pregnancy, it is such an exciting time with things so close. I love the idea of the den, I NEED one of those. My DIY is about to start on the house and we are meant to be getting it ready to sell, but I may just decide to do one room to do the planning and resting in!! I've followed you on Instagram and Pinterest xx
January 25, 2015 at 9:52 AM
Yes Jane she looks more than ready to have that baby girl!
I am expecting to hear something anyday.
Your such a good and sweet Mom to make those meals for them.
And they look so delicious!
I am really curious about your woman cave or den. I bet it will be so wonderful! So I just finished a little dress for your grand-daughter and I am going to get it in the mail next week.
Big Hugs friend,
Cindy
January 25, 2015 at 11:58 AM
So exciting time for you...happy new week love Ria...x!
January 25, 2015 at 4:00 PM
She looks beautiful, but I bet she can't wait to greet that sweet baby. I know how excited you must be getting. How sweet of you to have some meals prepared for them. xo Laura
January 25, 2015 at 5:44 PM
Oh yeah! MC looks quite ready--and very healthy! I can see you in a few years with that little granddaughter beside you in your kitchen, showing her how to cut heart shaped sugar cookies! It's terribly fun---really!
You have indeed been a busy lady--and seeing those stuffed shells really was a bit too tempting. Ed wants to lse some weight and I do too--as always (don't most women?!), and I'm trying hard to figure out how to do this thing.He doesn't want to go on Atkins, nor low fat, nor does he want to count calories--I'm about to pull my hair out! It's easier when it's just me eating differently and cooking him what he usually waned--no matter how unhealthy! Now, I'm supposed to figure out "what can I eat?" for Him, too! Girlfriend~! What am I going to do! He expects to lase 5 pounds a week, but still not count calories or stick to a "plan!"
(I imagine--at this point, if I had a "woman cave" -and I wish I did--my husband would want to call it "the Old Bat cave!" ;)
I hope you can get rid of that beautiful furniture, so that you can get "Charlie" to come and work his magic--and still afford a comfy chaise and TV. It will work out--I know it will.
Hope you had a good weekend. We went and played some music Friday night, and I rested most of Sat. Than, up early this morning again--so it's been a bit busy here--just in a different way than you, as usual!
Ed's cousin is very ill--and I just lost 2 of my own--so please send some good thoughts and prayers our way! xxTrudy
January 26, 2015 at 1:12 AM
Oh yeah! MC looks quite ready--and very healthy! I can see you in a few years with that little granddaughter beside you in your kitchen, showing her how to cut heart shaped sugar cookies! It's terribly fun---really!
You have indeed been a busy lady--and seeing those stuffed shells really was a bit too tempting. Ed wants to lse some weight and I do too--as always (don't most women?!), and I'm trying hard to figure out how to do this thing.He doesn't want to go on Atkins, nor low fat, nor does he want to count calories--I'm about to pull my hair out! It's easier when it's just me eating differently and cooking him what he usually waned--no matter how unhealthy! Now, I'm supposed to figure out "what can I eat?" for Him, too! Girlfriend~! What am I going to do! He expects to lase 5 pounds a week, but still not count calories or stick to a "plan!"
(I imagine--at this point, if I had a "woman cave" -and I wish I did--my husband would want to call it "the Old Bat cave!" ;)
I hope you can get rid of that beautiful furniture, so that you can get "Charlie" to come and work his magic--and still afford a comfy chaise and TV. It will work out--I know it will.
Hope you had a good weekend. We went and played some music Friday night, and I rested most of Sat. Than, up early this morning again--so it's been a bit busy here--just in a different way than you, as usual!
Ed's cousin is very ill--and I just lost 2 of my own--so please send some good thoughts and prayers our way! xxTrudy
January 26, 2015 at 1:12 AM
Wow--I need to check before I push the final comment button, Sweetie! Forgive me--it's late and, well, I guess I'm just an "Old bat"!
January 26, 2015 at 1:14 AM
Well, I love the vintage channel-back chair. That is a specialty upholstery technique and hard to do. Some lucky person will love it
January 26, 2015 at 9:47 AM
Sounds like you're finding ways to stay busy and productive. That's better than milling around bored during the cold months of winter. That soup looked good. That's so nice of you to make meals for the new parents to be so they won't scrounge around for dinner after the baby comes. That is such a busy time for most parents!
January 26, 2015 at 12:18 PM
So nice of you preparing meals. I love stuffed shells, too. I am so glad I am missing snow.
January 26, 2015 at 1:10 PM
MC is glowing! I'll keep her in my prayers as well as your Grandbaby! That baby is CUTIE PATOOTIE! Glad that you have your kitchen to keep you busy dear and good luck on your "woman cave"! Started following you on IG!
January 26, 2015 at 3:08 PM
Isn't it funny.... you think you won't be busy after the holidays, but then you find out you're even more busy LOL
I'm so happy to hear about your new grand baby :)
It's so great to catch up with you!
xoxo,
rue
January 26, 2015 at 6:40 PM
Yep, it's looking about time for that grandbaby to make an appearance. I was going to ask in your latest post why you are making so many cookies, but I now know why. So nice of you took for the kids, too. I know they appreciate it. Best wishes, Tammy
January 30, 2015 at 6:15 AM
Just looked you up on IG and Pinterest! I love stuffed shells and one of the things I like most about them is that there are so many variations and you can pick and choose what you want. I do a ground chicken mixture with spinach, mushrooms, red pepper, green onions and garlic. I use herb and garlic cream cheese to bond the mixture together and usually use a bottled marinara ~ so good! It won't be long now before you are a Grandma!
January 30, 2015 at 6:22 PM