Category Archives: National Blog Posting Month

The things we’re doing

The weather has been just lovely here lately. We’ve been walking to the library and the playground, stopping along the way to pick up especially pretty leaves or to examine a flower or a bug or sometimes just a rock.

A very small amount of progress has been made around the house. Rockford put my plate display things on the wall over the weekend, and I ordered a loveseat from the internet. It arrived yesterday. It isn’t hideous, but I probably won’t order furniture online again. It’s smaller than I’d pictured it to be, and it’s much more blue than grey. But you can sit on it, and the living room was very much in need of something that fit that description.

Things I still need to do:

  • Decide on a paint color for the living room. It’s still primer white. I’ll probably go with something bright and neutral.
  • Tame the flower beds. The house has a very nice landscaped spot in front and a few flowerbeds around the sides, but they’re overrun with weeds. I’ve never done any gardening before, so I’m a little intimidated. I guess I’m just going to have to get in there and start yanking things out.
  • Finish unpacking. A resumption of unpacking would help. We still have quite a few boxes in the back of the basement, and I haven’t opened one in quite a while.
  • I know there are other things, but I keep getting distracted by the sounds of construction from next door, and by the breeze, and by the cat, and by paint samples. Which brings me to this: I’m having a hard time writing here lately. I’m hoping NaBloPoMo will pull me out of the writing funk. We’ll see.

    I think I just wanted to put something up here that wasn’t a menu plan, even though I can’t really think of anything to say.

    That’s what she said she wanted

    I finished NaBloPoMo!Can you believe it’s December tomorrow? I can’t. Even though we do have our Christmas decorations up. It feels like it ought to be late October. Anyway, with December comes the end of National Blog Posting Month, which could mean things will be quiet around here for a few days. Or maybe not. I do have Important Things on the horizon, like Christmas shopping and buying my mom a new toilet seat for her birthday.

    Do they put turkeys on clearance after Thanksgiving?

    NaBloPoMo 2010We didn’t host Thanksgiving this year, so I don’t have any turkey to deal with this week! I don’t know how my turkey-loving husband feels about that, but I’m pretty pleased. Although if we did have leftover turkey, it probably would’ve become a turkey pot pie. Maybe I’m going to have to make a turkey after all.

    Monday: Pizza

    Our local cheap-grocery emporium had pizza crusts this week, so we picked up a few for an EZ dinner. I’m thinking about just making everyday pizza day. It’s one of the few things that everyone here likes. Menu Plan Monday

    Tuesday: Eggs & veggie sausages

    I wonder how many eggs my children have eaten in the last six months. I’m guessing the answer is A Billion, because we seem to have this every week.

    Wednesday: Scalloped chicken and potatoes

    Boxes of scalloped potatoes were on sale this week, so I bought some. (Also: I love them and probably would’ve gotten them even if they hadn’t been on sale.)

    Thursday: Spaghetti

    This is another thing my whole family likes, especially if I give them garlic bread, too.

    Friday: Pizza

    I didn’t officially write this down on the menu, but I have a hunch that it’ll be pizza Friday again this week.