Monday Daddy, Monkey, and I ran a load of scrap to the scrap yard after a cup of coffee. All of the campers were up and in various stages of breakfast or chores. When we got back to the house Daddy made his famous spinach spaghetti (when I put it in blue that means I'm going to add the recipe at the end of the post). Then he and Monkey loaded up the car and went out to the new house to finish the painting that we'd started on Saturday, prep the kitchen walls for paint, and paint at least one more room in the house, along with some other odds and ends. I folded a load of laundry, got the campers working together to gently deflate the floats for the beach, started a load of laundry that was half linen and half clothing, and prepped to wash blankets for the rest of the day. My goals for the day included getting much of the linens that we don't use on a daily basis washed, dried, and packed up using them to cushion my ceramic decorations ... including two dancing lady music "boxes" that my grandmother had given me (these are precious to me and so I made sure to mark the entire box fragile with a red marker). In between doing laundry and writing out the notes for this blog post I did some exercises and also crocheted a bit. The campers helped me and ran the vacuum, did dishes, prepared lunch, and various other things. Daddy and Monkey came home in the early evening and of course our supper was spinach spaghetti! After supper everyone pretty much relaxed, took showers, got meds, and did the bedtime routine... everyone in the house was asleep in bed by 11:30 PM.
On Tuesday we all lazed about in bed until around 9 AM when Daddy got a call from out contractor about the electricity... the fastest he'd be able to get the power company to turn us back on wasn't going to be for another week and Daddy had to fax some forms to the electric company. We did one better. I woke up all of the campers and got them going for the day after which Daddy, Monkey, and I went to one of the customer service centers for the electric company with the paperwork. Paperwork filed and one call made and the electricity and gas would be turned on this Wednesday!!! While we were down in that area we stopped in to do a few things for Papa, Grandma is down in Texas visiting with family and won't be back for another ten days or so. On our way home we actually went out of our way to go to the video store and rent several movies to watch. By the time we got home it was around 4 PM (140 + miles worth of driving this day!) and we turned on Alladin to watch with the girls. After the movie I cooked pork chops, mac and cheese, and broccoli for supper. Meds were passed out on time, crocheting got done, and everyone was in bed asleep (including the adults) by midnight.
Wednesday morning all of the adults woke up really early so that Daddy and Monkey could get out to the new house and get the stove installed in the kitchen while they wait on our morning appointment with the electric/gas company as an adult has to be in the house while things are turned on. Daddy loaded the trunk of the car with most of his tools and off they went. I was enjoying my last cup of coffee after doing 25 squats to exercise my legs, then packed up the rest of my knick knacks (believe me, there are a TON and I have almost as many outside decorations for the house), updated this blog post with notes from Monday and Tuesday, folded a load of laundry and washed another, then took a shower... all before the first child popped their head out of the covers. In between loads of laundry, and while I waited for the campers to wake up, I crocheted ... one of my new goals is to crochet every day to make sure that I'm making time for myself... I also laid out the meat for supper so that it would defrost. Meatloaf done on the bbq anyone? (It's so good!) Daddy and Monkey came home in the afternoon victorious! The electric is on to the new house and so is the natural gas!
So, here it is Thursday, and I'm wrapping up my blog post for this week. Tomorrow and the weekend will be filled with moving so I won't have much time for being online and we won't have internet on at the new house for at least a week or more. I'll be back to blogging by the beginning of September and the "new" school year... Today we spent the morning quietly together, then ran a load of scrap out to the scrap yard, followed by a quick trip to pick up the newest member of the family! Meet T. Rex! (Tyson Rex) We stopped after picking him up to visit with a friend we hadn't seen in far too long and then came home. The afternoon has been filled with dogs and a puppy playing, baths, cuddles, and more. Supper tonight will be chicken thighs, green beans, noodles, and beets. We'll be getting to bed a bit earlier tonight so that we can get up and busy early in the morning!!! The next time I post a blog post it will be from our new home!! How exciting!!
Spinach Spaghetti
- two cans of spinach
- one large can of whole pealed tomatoes
- one small can of diced tomatoes
- one large can of mushrooms
- 2 -4 jars of favorite spaghetti sauce (this depends on size of jar)
- salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, minced onion, and a dash of sugar
- spaghetti noodles
Drain spinach extremely well. Drain both tomatoes and mushrooms. Place all ingredients in crock pot set to lowest setting (we set it on "keep warm") and let cook from morning until supper time. When ready to serve boil enough noodles for your family to all eat. Serve with garlic bread if desired and parm cheese sprinkled on top. Depending on the size of your family you'll have enough for one or two more meals, you can also freeze the leftovers and use them later.
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