MAKING MY LIFE SIMPLIER...

I have found that having to post a picture a day and add journaling has become quite the challenge! Sometimes my computer freezes, adobe isn't working etc. So that I don't have to feel guilty that I haven't fulfilled this challenge, I'm changing the rules for ME! I will add something to be for each day but I may not post it until a week later as in today's case. If I have a picture, great. If it's just journaling, great. I'll have something to contribute. Oh, I'm also steeling pics from google images!!

So let's get back to the project:

Feb 6th

Today is my day to run errands. I have to return things, bring back recycling bottles and cans, pick up my referrals from the Dr., clean etc. Nothing special.

*** I just had to come back to today's posting to tell of something that I saw that just made my day! (KIDDING!) On my way to the post office, I saw an oldish man up against a bush that is across the street from a friends house. I thought he was looking for someone or watching someone because he was looking down the block. I drove past him and happened to look in my rear view mirror. WHAT! WHERE ARE HIS HANDS?! I wasn't sure of what I was seeing so I just HAD to turn around and make sure it wasn't what I thought... especially since the school was right down the block if you know what I mean! As I was coming down the block, he was walking toward me and I got a closer look at him. He wasn't doing what I thought. He was peeing in the bush! He had an envelope in his hand also. When I got to the post office, I alerted my good friend that works there to wash her hands if this guy comes in and she waits on him!

Feb 5th

Chatted with HM today for a long time. It's always fun catching up with each other. I also spoke with Chris. The 9 friends are getting on each others nerves so him, Natalie and Natalie's brother will be coming home on the 17th instead of the 26th. Some of the friends already went home and some just went their separate ways. He'll be camping this week at a national park where the campground is fenced in (so he tells me!) and you can hear the lions etc roaring outside the fence. SCARY!

Feb 4th

I worked today with the same child as I did on Monday. I think he's getting a little too comfortable with me. I had to lay down the law! I got a lot of responses to my craigslist adds today!

Feb. 3rd

I put some things on craigslist and ebay. I've been getting good results so far. It just makes me want to put more and more on there... especially craigslist!

We got about 4" of snow today.

February 2nd

I worked today.

PJ was off because he's working on Saturday. He had a fun day doing errands, paying the bills etc. NOT!

He was looking forward to dinner all day. He made one of our favorite pork recipes...

Roasted Pork from Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisana Kitchen cookbook. The smell in the house made me feel like I was in New Orleans again! You could almost smell each individual ingredient on it's own! I will put the recipe on my cooking blog.
http://mamazukecooks.blogspot.com/
I took a picture (YES! It's my picture) of the leftovers instead of before we started eating. I forgot to take a pic.

Feb. 1st

PJ was off today. We didn't do much... we food shopped at our new favorite store... Guinta's Meat Farms. They have great prices and a huge array of 'different' foods. We love shopping there!

January 31st

YIPPIEEEE!!!It's crop day! 10 AM to 10 PM! We had a great day. It took me a while to get started but I do my best work in the 2nd half of the day! Being that i don't get to see Judy and Margaret much, I tend to have diarriah of the mouth!

One of the women at our table heard us mention the town of Wantagh so she asked if we were from there. She grew up there and graduated from Wantagh HS in 1978. She mentioned that her husband graduated from MacArthur and Judy and I said that we did too! I asked what year did he graduate and it was '76... same as me! She said her last name is Hamft and I said WAYNE? His locker was probably 2 or 3 away from mine! That was pretty funny. We had lots of laughs and that's what it's all about!!!

January 30th

First off... Happy Birthday Pops! 88 years old today!

Today I spent a good part of the day unpacking and then packing for the crop tomorrow. I'm so excited! It's been a while since Judy, Margaret and I have gotten together. I've condensed everything to pack in my smaller tote and for some reason, I really feel disorganized!

January 29th

Today I had a great day at school. I worked with a sweet little boy who just had to smile and I would just melt!

We bought a huge tenderloin yesterday and cut it into 3 pieces.

I came home today to the smell of my crock pot cooking away at the pork loin that will become pulled pork. YUM! We're going to freeze this though!