The Saturday after Hurricane Matthew, I decided to have some peeps for dinner.
Since when are you a cannibal??
WHAT?? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??
Re-read that sentence.
Oh, yeah, okay, I see the problem there. Saturday, I decided to have some peeps OVER for dinner!
Much better!
And even though I had had the girls overnight, it still only took me about 10 min. to make the living room and dining room/kitchen presentable!! That was a huge accomplishment!!
Yup, hid some baby toys under that there blankie!!
And yes, I threw put some of the bulky stuff in the girls’ room, but I wasn’t madly running thru the house, just throwing stuff any ole where!
After all, where does the girls’ stuff belong, if not in their room??
{throat clearing} What about this??
(Please note: Dresser top is still neat, except for the 1 blankie!)
Yes, I did put all the sewing/quilting stuff from the dining table, in the crib. And your point?
Well, you shoved stuff.
True, but that was only a small bit of stuff, and the sewing room IS in my room, so MY point still holds! “I wasn’t madly running thru the house, just throwing stuff any ole where!”
Mama was spending the afternoon, with me and the girls, and I decided I needed to feed her, for once. Usually I say, “Sorry, Mama, I don’t have anything.” (For some reason she won’t eat PP’s canned mac and cheese. )
So, I thawed some chix thighs, put them in (Rose’s) crock pot. Then, I cut up onions, put them in crock, and there was no room for the potatoes! Mama and Rose were NOT happy about that development! I blithely said, “We’ll just have to mash them then! “Knowing good and well I didn’t intend to mash them!}
But, I did peel the potatoes. By this time, I was exhausted, and needed some refreshment. So, I peeled, and sliced some apples for PP, and ate some. Ah! The restorative powers of sustenance!
Then I washed off table, and set it. Washed enough forks.
SF kindly cooked the broccoli, after Mama mashed the taters. Rose had gone home, and baked put a blackberry cobbler in the oven. Oh so yummm!! (Even the store bought stuff tastes good with vanilla ice cream on it!) And, for all those watching my diet for me, no, it wasn’t GF. After dinner, I cleared the dishes, and stopped Mama from washing them all. She managed to get most of the pots done, before I caught her!
{Could you have guessed our menu from the crock dreggs??}
I didn’t finish them till next day. Babysitting, cooking, and cleaning was enough for 1 day!!
The last time I had peeps over for a meal was Dec. 24, 2015, for the Hawkins family Christmas Eve party. And to prepare for that took a month, and 3 sessions with an organizer, and 1 pd cleaning!!
I’ve come a long way, baby!!
Hannibal Lecter: ” I am having my best friend for dinner.”
You are doing really great, though!
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Ewww!
Thanks so much, Dolly!
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You asked for it! I can’t help myself – I am from Odessa!
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LOL, I know where that is, too!!
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That is where the concept of humor and satire was born, and we have it in our blood!
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lol
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It was entertaining reading about you entertaining guests and having them for dinner (so to speak😀). I laughed when you wrote ‘for all those watching my diet for me’. What a rebel eating a blackberry cobbler and ice-cream 😱! Sounds like a lovely family get-together.
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Thanks, Gilly!! I’m so glad to hear you laughed! That’s my favorite compliment! IKR??! It was wonderful!
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You did great!
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Thanks, Lynn!
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Your doing great dear
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I appreciate that.
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So, all you needed was a 21 day declutteration… to prepare you for getting ready in only 10 minutes 😀 now you are there, so you can eat WITH your peeps all the time 😉
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Yes!! Apparently so! (Preceded by the 10 months of decluttering prior to the declutterathon! lol) It feels so good!! YAY!! I sure hope so, often!
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I can totally relate to the whole spend a month cleaning to have someone over thing! LOL!
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IKR?? Nony calls it CHAOS- Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome! I sure hope I’m cured for good!!
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I hope so too! And I hope in another year that I can say the same!
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We can do this!! You’re well on your way, Jen!
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Melinda,
I laughed a lot reading this post and the ” sorry mama” bit. My mama would throw a fit if I said that- I would at least have to order her a biriyani from some restaurant if there was no food at home. How many kilos have you lost ( I am watching your weight for you, you see) and does PP live with you all the time ?
Susie
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Oh Susie, I’m tickled to hear you laughed!! I love that! What is a “biriyani”? Sadly, I have regained half of the 55 pounds I had lost. 😦 Not happpy with myself on that! No, PP and PPJr live with their mom, but it just seems like they’re here all the time! 😉 And I love it!
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Biriyani is a Moghul dish made of rice and any type of meat cooked slowly over hours over embers so all flavors are released. If you get used to its taste it can become addictive.
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It sounds yum!
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Lucy,
Re-reading this post and had a question.
Why was Rose angry ?
That you used her crockpot to do cooking ?
Or because you didn’t get to adding potatoes ?
Susie
PS : Where is dad now ?
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She wasn’t angry really, just not pleased that I didn’t squeeze the potatoes in there. She didn’t want to peel and cook them! It’s a lotta work!
He lives with his 4th wife.
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