<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441</id><updated>2026-11-09T08:35:25.053-06:00</updated><category term="Frugal February"/><category term="cooking"/><category term="sewing"/><category term="Pinterest 2014"/><category term="2014 Quilts"/><category term="CVS"/><category term="homekeeping"/><category term="pretty-funny-happy-real"/><category term="Cricut"/><category term="thrifting"/><category term="to do list"/><category term="Branson recommendations"/><category term="Crocheted baby with bottle"/><category term="Dollar General"/><category term="FieldAgent"/><category term="Naked Okra"/><category term="No Meat recipes"/><category term="Swagbucks Tutorial"/><category term="Zaycon"/><category term="bargain shopping"/><category term="books"/><category term="cooking for a group"/><category term="fall"/><category term="family"/><category term="giveaway"/><category term="kitchen organizing"/><category term="no meat"/><category term="ovo lacto vegetarian"/><category term="recipe"/><category term="snowman Christmas tree"/><category term="stacking Pyrex"/><category term="vegetarian"/><category term="vintage Pyrex"/><category term="yard sale"/><title type='text'>If you do stuff, stuff gets done</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1236</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-7019159835232068592</id><published>2026-11-07T08:31:45.424-06:00</published><updated>2026-11-07T14:01:11.716-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Walmart Thanksgiving deal- edited</title><content type='html'>my daughter sent me this text this morning&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1l1UqxsIjfRDjF6l49EitGHkXn10Hg6fV&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;656&quot; data-original-height=&quot;435&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1l1UqxsIjfRDjF6l49EitGHkXn10Hg6fV&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I already had a few things in my Walmart cart so I tried what this said. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I searched for Thanksgiving dinner and a list came up that includes a turkey, rolls, cranberries, white and sweet potatos, stuffing/dressing mix, gravy mix, corn, green beans, cornbread mix, marshmallows, &amp;nbsp;pie crusts, evaporated milk, &amp;nbsp;canned pumpkin, whipped topping and maybe some other things I can’t remember. &amp;nbsp;It’s a lot of groceries! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it did have the option to change things but I just bought what it first suggested, &amp;nbsp;It may work with substitutions but I don’t know. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then at checkout, &amp;nbsp;I enetered the code Double10&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It did take off the $10. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ll pick it up this afternoon. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ANWBjmJY2eb1x1Rt37dQcTacKc4gQsle&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ANWBjmJY2eb1x1Rt37dQcTacKc4gQsle&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;this is what my order looked like when I picked it up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My turkey weighs a little over 15 pounds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2026, this is a huge amount of food for $25&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/7019159835232068592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/11/walmart-thanksgiving-deal.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7019159835232068592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7019159835232068592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/11/walmart-thanksgiving-deal.html' title='Walmart Thanksgiving deal- edited'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1l1UqxsIjfRDjF6l49EitGHkXn10Hg6fV=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-6528352016700799333</id><published>2026-11-06T15:33:03.385-06:00</published><updated>2026-11-06T15:57:03.975-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Be prepared tips you may not have heard before</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;hello everyone&lt;div&gt;This month has brought lots to think about.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Japan, Australia, and many European countries have told their citizens to be prepared To take care of their selves for several days. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I wondered about the reason why so I did a little research.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The BBC feature story I watched said citizen should be prepared in case a major weather event shut down utilities, damaged the grid, things like that. &amp;nbsp;The second reason they gave was in case a country that did not like them tried to do them harm. &amp;nbsp;BBC listed Iran, Russia, and China as countries who may wish harm on them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As far as I know, our US government has not issued any warnings like that except for military bases who are starting to prepare to be self-sufficient for 90 days. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pretty much for all of my married life, as much as our finances allowed, I have tried to stay as stocked up as we could. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I did it in the early years because we had several children close together, and my husband was a Marine who was gone more than he was home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There was no grocery delivery or pickup back then. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so when Covid hit, I was fairly stocked up and was not one of the frantic people trying to find toilet paper. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And ever since that settled down, I have continued to try to keep ahead on anything we could need&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now onto a few few tips, you may not have heard. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1guPvpzWEO8RoxJ006gx4yEvoW9Fv9LZl&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1guPvpzWEO8RoxJ006gx4yEvoW9Fv9LZl&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;we have rain barrels full of water in our backyard and we have a traditional hot water tank that is full of water.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I wanted to stock up on some drinking water.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you buy gallons of water, &amp;nbsp;I really prefer the gallons that comes with a handle. &amp;nbsp;They are much easier to move around with the handle than without. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At my store, the handle bottles cost the same as the no handle bottles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hh8KKx1Zh7mqrOjMLWxQSbQhCFD1ubqE&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hh8KKx1Zh7mqrOjMLWxQSbQhCFD1ubqE&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;This may &amp;nbsp;sound weird to people in other countries, but in the USA it is quite common for homes to have more than one refrigerator and a deep freezer or several deep freezers. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have a full-size refrigerator and a slightly smaller refrigerator. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We do have an alternative energy supply if our electric power is shut off, but it’s not going to run everything forever. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If the power goes off, my goal would be to keep one refrigerator running.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I separated our food, and put all the more expensive frozen meat and protein sources into the Freezer section of the big refrigerator. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our smaller refrigerator now holds things like chicken broth, already cooked things like taco meat, a whole lot of frozen peaches, popsicles, etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/11sQMjkUH8QRhxof9sB2l4N6oFycK0q1P&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2471&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/11sQMjkUH8QRhxof9sB2l4N6oFycK0q1P&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in this photo, it doesn’t look like I know how to stack. But all of these meat packages are different sizes and shapes, and they are in there and not going to fall out, it was just the best I could do even if it does look crazy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This past week in Oklahoma, we have had a lot of rain and one day we had very high chances of tornadoes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes tornadoes destroy houses, but it’s more than likely they will cause power outages then they will actually destroy property. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Weather events are usually forecast in Oklahoma. We have warning when we are going to have ice or tornadoes or high winds.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At those times, I always try to especially keep things done up in our house- Meaning I keep all the dishes washed, I make sure as much laundry is done as possible, trash is taken out, etc.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If we have to live without power for a day or two, after a weather event, I’d prefer to not start with the sink full of dirty dishes or all our clothes dirty. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This could also apply to taking baths, washing your hair, anything like that that you don’t really want to wait a long time to do. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/135uaoNkHU8NPuuA7uUKIev4IUv_OoCmh&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/135uaoNkHU8NPuuA7uUKIev4IUv_OoCmh&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;in the storm shelter, I swept it out and wiped off all the chairs as they had gotten rather dusty.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I found this chalk writing on one of the walls. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1epxoA1g3duqZdDpXyaBd_UN_hER-UfXE&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1epxoA1g3duqZdDpXyaBd_UN_hER-UfXE&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;It says “ And God promised to never flood the earth &amp;nbsp;again”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s not the exact Bible verse, but I think it’s very sweet. One of our grandchildren did it several years ago, I’m not exactly sure which one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I showed it to my husband and he liked it so much, he sprayed it with a clear sealer so it will stay on the wall forever.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’d &amp;nbsp;love to hear any tips you readers might have on being prepared&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also say I have some comments I need to Answer and I will try to do that this evening. &amp;nbsp;Thank you everyone for coming by&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;try to be prepared, but don’t worry about it too much&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just do what you can&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/6528352016700799333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/11/be-prepared-tips-you-may-not-have-heard.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6528352016700799333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6528352016700799333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/11/be-prepared-tips-you-may-not-have-heard.html' title='Be prepared tips you may not have heard before'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1guPvpzWEO8RoxJ006gx4yEvoW9Fv9LZl=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-7982165863754500122</id><published>2026-10-24T14:05:19.568-05:00</published><updated>2026-10-24T14:05:19.568-05:00</updated><title type='text'>a week of homemaking</title><content type='html'>Hello friends&lt;div&gt;I didn’t mean to not blog for so long. &amp;nbsp;Some days have been busy and some days I just didn’t do much&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N7bke4S952djYPzf7X_Bp9X-hCZUhrjL&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1059&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N7bke4S952djYPzf7X_Bp9X-hCZUhrjL&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;The second quilt is finished and on the bed. &amp;nbsp; I really like seeing them when I walk past this room. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1HQS2va-r-UOO9PNPDyLOUq_frS2GtXzp&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1HQS2va-r-UOO9PNPDyLOUq_frS2GtXzp&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Before my husband retired, &amp;nbsp;I always kept breakfast sandwiches in the freezer. &amp;nbsp;He liked being able to heat them and eat them at morning break time. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When our daughter’s family lived with us for a year, &amp;nbsp;I kept them on hand too. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lately, &amp;nbsp;I am not always hungry at breakfast so I made a batch for him to heat up when he is hungry but I am not. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For these, &amp;nbsp;I always use Grands biscuits or a similar store brand and 1 pound of sausage cut into 8 pieces, &amp;nbsp;then flattened into a thinner patties. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When these went in a lunch box, &amp;nbsp;I put them in sandwich bags. &amp;nbsp;But since these would all be eaten at home, &amp;nbsp;I put some in a plastic container to keep in the fridge, &amp;nbsp;and the rest in to 1 big zip bag for the freezer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1X-JYhzeZaZiIIgMXOzAotmIbIeoCsR6H&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1X-JYhzeZaZiIIgMXOzAotmIbIeoCsR6H&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I restocked our pantry with homemade taco seasoning and the spice mixture that goes on meat before my husband smokes it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/16KYnggJK1Z0a4QAm6A9Oqn8zeL3ZMl9S&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/16KYnggJK1Z0a4QAm6A9Oqn8zeL3ZMl9S&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1R5kERET0Ng5zwyL4iAkfIcU___Gdoy_J&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1R5kERET0Ng5zwyL4iAkfIcU___Gdoy_J&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This makes a quart full- &amp;nbsp;I made just a half recipe this week. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One day we drove to Oklahoma City. &amp;nbsp;Walmart now has a joint membership with Walmart Plus and now Sam’s Plus. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Walmart Plus works great for us. &amp;nbsp;I’m a big fan of their free shipping. &amp;nbsp;Because I recently renewed our Walmart membership, &amp;nbsp;I was able to add a year of Sam’s plus for about $13. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So we went to check out Sam’s as we had not been in at least 10 years. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sam’s has good prices on some things but some things are just so large, &amp;nbsp;they didn’t seem practical for us. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then we had lunch at a restaurant we like and we drove over to air force base. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I read online &amp;nbsp;they had Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage for about $2.50. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was very surprised to see they were so well stocked on it and we bought about a dozen rolls. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also wanted to get just a couple roast beefs. &amp;nbsp;I looked at them and they were about $20 each. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then we saw the big meat boxes than we’ve bought before. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We didn’t need this much beef but It was $57 and contained 4 roasts, &amp;nbsp;3 stew meat and 4 rolls of 80% ground beef. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It seemed silly not to get a box. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I added up the labels and if I’d purchased them individually, it would have been $93. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You all know for several reasons, &amp;nbsp;beef is just expensive right now! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1PU9werllIBfzBySKdQs29TntK3Wv62B6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1PU9werllIBfzBySKdQs29TntK3Wv62B6&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before I froze them, &amp;nbsp;I rewrapped them all we probably won’t need any of them for a while. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I need to go do some homemaking in my kitchen. &amp;nbsp;I’m making porcupine meatballs and apple crisp for our late lunch/early supper. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hope you’re all have a nice weekend&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/7982165863754500122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-week-of-homemaking.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7982165863754500122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7982165863754500122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-week-of-homemaking.html' title='a week of homemaking'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N7bke4S952djYPzf7X_Bp9X-hCZUhrjL=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-6584538215522425220</id><published>2026-10-16T21:25:18.107-05:00</published><updated>2026-10-16T21:25:18.107-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another normal today</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone, &amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;I don’t have a new photo but the second scrap quilt is completely tied and pinned.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;I need to spend about an hour at the sewing machine sewing completely around the border and then it will be done. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gZhmzR2hUlEggrXxlN-b3Mb81p-gzBXf&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gZhmzR2hUlEggrXxlN-b3Mb81p-gzBXf&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yesterday I did a grocery pickup from the Walmart close to my house. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;My town has 3 Walmarts, 1 Aldi and 1 Sprouts. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;We aren’t crazy about driving to Oklahoma City anymore for groceries so Walmart is where I do most of our shopping. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1LkckAlHYYkTbXSwcHd3X4qXdyKIbkd5E&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1LkckAlHYYkTbXSwcHd3X4qXdyKIbkd5E&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Before I placed that order, &amp;nbsp;we inventoried our frozen meat. &amp;nbsp;We have a good amount of pork and already cooked meat like beef taco meat, lentil taco filling, &amp;nbsp;shredded roast beef.&lt;br&gt;We had 2 packs of chicken so I bought a whole chicken and a tray of boneless skinless chicken breasts. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;That chicken was 7 pounds!&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; I remember when whole chickens were 3-4 pounds. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It’s illegal to sell chicken in the USA that has hormones or steroids so thats not why chickens are so much bigger than they used to be. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take all week for my husband and I to use a 7 pound chicken.&lt;br&gt;So before I freeze them, &amp;nbsp;I cut out the backbone and wingtips. &amp;nbsp;I save those in a freezer bag until I have enough to make chicken broth. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Then I bag up each half chicken to freeze. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The chicken breasts were about 1 pound each. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Each one was put in a small bag by itself. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These bags will probably last for 2 meals&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1qxnOER0gW6WhH3w48e9oSxUYV_U8PZ-u&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1qxnOER0gW6WhH3w48e9oSxUYV_U8PZ-u&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;ready to freeze&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1MWCDWFa98i2Xp39koJxkL8eAx3sSGmvm&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1MWCDWFa98i2Xp39koJxkL8eAx3sSGmvm&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;there were 2 small packs of ground beef in our freezer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;This meat store at our local university is only open on Friday afternoons. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Their meat is raised on campus and packaged by students. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Everything we’ve bought there has been first rate. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;My husband went today and bought 10 pounds of ground beef and a small ham. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I’m happy to be so stocked up and don’t expect to need to buy meat again until after Christmas. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;But we do eat almost all of our meals at home so it may not last that long. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wZ_Q98tWVrsSmYX5w_0EZYjtMz3cz6a2&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wZ_Q98tWVrsSmYX5w_0EZYjtMz3cz6a2&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I’m &amp;nbsp;still liking this Walmart great value dishwasher detergent.&lt;br&gt;It gets all the tea and coffee stains off. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It just seems to do a really good job.&lt;br&gt;This measuring cup is a quarter cup because that’s what size I had to use as the scoop but we only fill it about a fourth full so I use about 1 tablespoon a load.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1x1FWNJk9L4KKTC72OO-HZ3mZF9POeLNq&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1x1FWNJk9L4KKTC72OO-HZ3mZF9POeLNq&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;we got a new roof in the spring and the roofers did a great job. &lt;br&gt;They cleaned up, but apparently these nails fell into some of our garden beds that were overgrown and that we never cleaned out in the spring.. &lt;br&gt;We did very little garden or yard work this year as my husband had back surgery.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyway, &amp;nbsp;my husband and I did some garden cleanup this morning and found these nails down in some bushes. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;We had 4 inches or rain yesterday and our temperatures finally dropped into the 50s so it was pleasant outside and the soft ground made it easy to pull up stuff. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-kP6Iq_iK8ivRcPbEb2iI213jzVp6xb_&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;751&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-kP6Iq_iK8ivRcPbEb2iI213jzVp6xb_&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I’m not an expert gardener by any stretch but I’m going to brag a bit on my jade plant.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; I bought it 5 years ago at Walmart and it was just &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;a little 3 or 4 inch pot. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It stays on the patio in warm months and comes indoors during cold months. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I put those nails in front of it for scale. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It’s grown way bigger than I ever imagined. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hope you all have a really good weekend&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/6584538215522425220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/another-normal-today.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6584538215522425220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6584538215522425220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/another-normal-today.html' title='Another normal today'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gZhmzR2hUlEggrXxlN-b3Mb81p-gzBXf=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-4424385752362444905</id><published>2026-10-14T19:02:51.247-05:00</published><updated>2026-10-14T19:02:51.247-05:00</updated><title type='text'>getting back to a normal routine</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hello everyone, &amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;recovering from Salmonella took my husband a lot longer than either of us expected. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But he is finally feeling almost normal except for feeling more weak and tired than before he got sick. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I working on that second scrap quilt. &amp;nbsp;I’ve been tying it on the big dining table- this table isn’t really big enough but I’m just using what I have. &amp;nbsp;And it’s fine. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maybe I will make my goal of getting them both finished by &amp;nbsp;the end of this month. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wpxZB1IjdnPzEeGd-wEzJ5KS7Wyewvsl&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wpxZB1IjdnPzEeGd-wEzJ5KS7Wyewvsl&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Here’s the to do list I started Monday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ve done some of it and some of either didn’t get done or will happen as the week goes on. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/16mr8KY7CwMULmMnlm7gccb1lP6C6dhj1&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/16mr8KY7CwMULmMnlm7gccb1lP6C6dhj1&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;I did go to Dollar General to stock up on laundry products while they had good coupons on them. &amp;nbsp;But when I tried to check out, &amp;nbsp;none of my coupons subtracted. &amp;nbsp;The 2 clerks said maybe it was because the first day of the sale and I could try again later in the week. &amp;nbsp;I was polite but I didn’t buy a thing. &amp;nbsp;Dollar General may just be off my list of stores where I shop. &amp;nbsp;I don’t like doing errands and gas is too expensive for fruitless errands. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next door to that DG is a big thrift store with good prices. &amp;nbsp;One of our granddaughters needs some sewing help with a Halloween outfit. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;this is her inspiration photo- she bought a similar blue plaid skirt with shorts attached for $1 at Walmart. &amp;nbsp;We found some fabrics in my sewing stuff for the hanging down parts. &amp;nbsp;But she really wanted some reddish plaid too. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12xLB-5OQRYCnDnZhkoVypaPeTrDx0DF0&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2175&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12xLB-5OQRYCnDnZhkoVypaPeTrDx0DF0&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;I got both of these plaid shirts and a book for $3.35 at the thrift store near DG. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-tOGw3RKVMRC4-0XY9i0Fj22Qa4WGuw2&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-tOGw3RKVMRC4-0XY9i0Fj22Qa4WGuw2&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;If you’ve shopped for fabric lately, &amp;nbsp;these 2 shirts are much cheaper than buying fabric by the yard.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;In the photo, &amp;nbsp;the second shirt looks brown but it’s brick red in person. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sunday, &amp;nbsp;I was thinking about meals for the week and I wrote out this list really quick. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It uses ingredients we had on hand. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We haven’t eaten everything exactly as written but it’s been very helpful and we have ate all our meals at home. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the salmonella, &amp;nbsp;we are neither one too eager to eat out anyway. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wRgxFBPAzNdz7Js1UZgj2_g1rmoqUK9Y&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1216&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wRgxFBPAzNdz7Js1UZgj2_g1rmoqUK9Y&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tomorrow, &amp;nbsp;I’ll look in the freezer and see what looks good and make another list. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;hopefully I didn’t put any of you to sleep ready this very non-exciting post. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/4424385752362444905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/getting-back-to-normal-routine.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4424385752362444905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4424385752362444905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/getting-back-to-normal-routine.html' title='getting back to a normal routine'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wpxZB1IjdnPzEeGd-wEzJ5KS7Wyewvsl=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-4552144226755865295</id><published>2026-10-03T20:43:38.373-05:00</published><updated>2026-10-04T08:03:46.603-05:00</updated><title type='text'>salmonella</title><content type='html'>My husband left to go to Arkansas to help his mother on September 16&lt;div&gt;They traveled two hours for her to get a medical procedure so they were on the road and ate restaurant meals for two days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then they returned to her house&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On September 22, he started getting digestive tract distress. He was feeling terrible but was somehow able to drive home to Oklahoma on September 26. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;he had to planned to stay in AR another week, but he wanted to be home. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;thankfully, his mother did not also catch his illness.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On September 27, I took him to the emergency room as he had lost 17 pounds in less than a week. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We were at the ER for about eight hours. &amp;nbsp;He had two IVs, lots of tests and a cat scan&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We were both very pleased with all of the care from the doctor and the many nurses and techs in and out of his room&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The doctor was relieved to find out what the actual cause of my husband’s sickness was- Salmonella. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was very glad he did not have to be admitted as we were both told that was likely when he first arrived at the ER.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once the test revealed what was causing his sick sickness, the doctor knew exactly what medications to prescribe. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My husband was prescribed a special diet because his colon is so inflamed and four prescription drugs and one over-the-counter drug. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He is following the doctors orders and even called the dr this week because he’s still feeling pretty lousy. &amp;nbsp;After describing his symptoms on the phone, they believed he was on the mend, but salmonella apparently can &amp;nbsp;take a long time to run it course&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He is still quite tired and just in general feels lousy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have gone over all the food he ate- We do not know the exact source. It could have been a restaurant salad, it could have been salad toppings on a fast food hamburger, it could have been jalapeños on a calzone, It could have been undercooked eggs at a relative’s house and it could have been fresh salsa from the grocery store. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;undercooked chicken and uncooked eggs are the most likely source when other people get salmonella.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think we’ve all seen food recalls and warnings about bag salad, and fresh jalapeños, and eggs this summer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my advice is to take those warnings seriously.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salmonella is no joke! &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I took a picture of my husband in the ER, but I don’t think he probably wants that on the Internet. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also took a picture of myself wrapped up in a blanket in the ER room. &amp;nbsp; I know from past experience that this hospital keeps their rooms quite cold so I wore long sleeves, but I was still very cold&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The nurses kept putting &amp;nbsp;heated blankets on &amp;nbsp;my husband, and when they offered to bring me one, I happily accepted!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1H1tMBfzrSaKJbRnXOp_VlCDbO6c9gM9i&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1H1tMBfzrSaKJbRnXOp_VlCDbO6c9gM9i&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;In &amp;nbsp;fun news, &amp;nbsp;a closeout store in our town was selling Amazon returns surprise boxes this weekend.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;My daughter and Family bought some and said they had really good stuff in them&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1tY4cZ1g-QTn4wBg7nSqYev3YTFiq0rF6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;391&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1tY4cZ1g-QTn4wBg7nSqYev3YTFiq0rF6&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;this was one of their boxes,&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;A flat of canned peas, and a flat of dog food, &lt;br&gt;A large bundle of single serving peanuts, &lt;br&gt;Several kinds of fancy dog treats, and chicken treats&lt;br&gt;fancy wella Band-Aids&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;a bundle of blank journals&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;a bunch of little Coca-Cola&lt;br&gt;I don’t remember what she said is in those little green boxes in the center of the photo&lt;br&gt;and yes, they have a dog and chickens so the treats are perfect for them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1t9OwVRdFy_-p870nvbQj0BcS2b3T3_jS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1t9OwVRdFy_-p870nvbQj0BcS2b3T3_jS&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;two grandchildren shown with the two Mystery boxes they bought for us&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I should’ve taken pictures of everything, but I didn’t.&lt;br&gt;Amazingly one box had a pair of lounging pajamas that are my size. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;We also got three pair of windshield wipers and if you have priced those recently, they are pretty expensive. &lt;br&gt;My husband says they will work on our vehicle. &lt;br&gt;We also got a weighted vest that my daughter wanted, and you can see my granddaughter thinks she wants it too&lt;br&gt;I got two Identical purses , and I have already put my things into one of them&lt;br&gt;We &amp;nbsp;got two &amp;nbsp;Snackle &amp;nbsp;boxes, my daughter said they ended up with four of them&lt;br&gt;I &amp;nbsp;also got two nice glass rectangle food storage casserole type dishes with the plastic lids that snap on&lt;br&gt;We got the fancy cone collar for a dog which you can see my grandson modeling because he’s a silly 13-year-old. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;I think we got three boxes of gluten-free cookies that are actually delicious and a 12 pack of propel water restoring drinks.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; My husband has been drinking lots of Gatorade, electrolyte type drinks, so it will be nice to have another 12 pack in the refrigerator&lt;br&gt;we also got six boxes of fake aquarium plants but none of us have or plan to get aquariums&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WSySj4aeHGo1VJb6VpkwYoURmwU5XQ1x&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WSySj4aeHGo1VJb6VpkwYoURmwU5XQ1x&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;sharing the weighted vest&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;left&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; float: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1pCovisUn1N16rMJLNxCU0F-j9IltMuXX&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1pCovisUn1N16rMJLNxCU0F-j9IltMuXX&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;wearing the dog cone and a box on his head, but I cannot remember what was in that box. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’m not sure you can tell from this photo but they had a very good time with these mystery items.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Opening the mystery boxes was lots of fun!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It was &amp;nbsp;the most fun I’ve had all week as this has been a rather hard week. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Whether the &amp;nbsp;merchandise was worth the purchase price of $59 for each box, I’m not sure, but for entertainment value, it was more than worth it! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stay away from salmonella and be careful what you eat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And I’m doing this post on an iPad that I don’t normally use and it may look weird as it’s posted but it’s the best I can do right now&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/4552144226755865295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/salmonella.html#comment-form' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4552144226755865295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4552144226755865295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/10/salmonella.html' title='salmonella'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1H1tMBfzrSaKJbRnXOp_VlCDbO6c9gM9i=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-1258903638910530451</id><published>2026-09-25T19:47:31.029-05:00</published><updated>2026-09-25T19:49:52.974-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday things</title><content type='html'>hello again, everyone&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Jtn7oADLYa4bZM7gXqHaIdTk-nnQSYEI&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Jtn7oADLYa4bZM7gXqHaIdTk-nnQSYEI&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;our son that lives four states away, came back to our town for just a short visit because of some things involving his former law partner here.&lt;br&gt;He asked me if I could hem a pair of pants while he was here, I said, of course, and bring anything that you have that needs adjusted.&lt;br&gt;He brought three pair of his pants, two pair of his daughter’s pants, and a skirt he hoped I could make look more Halloween appropriate. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Everything got hemmed and&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I sewed some green ball fringe and black Rick rack around the skirt bottom. &amp;nbsp; Both of those were items I just had in my sewing room that I probably Thrifted &amp;nbsp;several years ago&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;we both think it turned out really cute and I know my granddaughter will enjoy swishing the full skirt around. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nSoeRlcqSdfyO9K8CEZOVVa3tkXDIIGh&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nSoeRlcqSdfyO9K8CEZOVVa3tkXDIIGh&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Because grandkids would be here after school I baked a batch of chocolate chip muffins. I had some sour cream that needed used up so this recipe was perfect.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I’ve made this recipe many times, but I did not get a photo of the finished muffins.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1OWnJEwAIHJFFnVDADPMVTb7rVveNVOF2&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1OWnJEwAIHJFFnVDADPMVTb7rVveNVOF2&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;While I was in the kitchen, I grated &amp;nbsp;3 pounds of cheese with this fairly new grater. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It works pretty good. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I put two boxes in the freezer and we will use one box before it goes bad.&lt;br&gt;We like cheese on salads, on anything Mexican, on baked potatoes. &amp;nbsp;It just goes fast &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1V5VBQJjVhhqHsR0sLr--xgY4x-fth37g&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;614&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1V5VBQJjVhhqHsR0sLr--xgY4x-fth37g&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;There were seven of us here for supper tonight. We started with salad. &amp;nbsp;I should say a few of us had salad. &amp;nbsp;Then we had delivered pizza, but I did not get a photo of it. &amp;nbsp; I’m &amp;nbsp;pretty sure you all know what Pizza looks like. &amp;nbsp;Everybody ate pizza. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The children also ate lots of chocolate chip muffins and took the leftover ones home with them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that’s my exciting day But I did enjoy it very much.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/1258903638910530451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/friday-things.html#comment-form' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/1258903638910530451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/1258903638910530451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/friday-things.html' title='Friday things'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Jtn7oADLYa4bZM7gXqHaIdTk-nnQSYEI=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-4146365049899533146</id><published>2026-09-24T23:17:48.029-05:00</published><updated>2026-09-24T23:21:54.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>not the best blogger</title><content type='html'>hello everyone&lt;div&gt;Two weeks ago I had plans to try to Blogg every day, but obviously that has not happened.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I have taken some pictures along the way and I’ll just share those&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FFQaXfjb5-txs_NTC4v2YyMmVG6pndMn&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FFQaXfjb5-txs_NTC4v2YyMmVG6pndMn&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I did completely finish one of the twin quilts for this room.&lt;br&gt;This room has two beds and I have the Quilt top made for the other bed, &amp;nbsp;I just need to spend time finishing it.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1DHPXg8YghzpXd15n9OFIJujl4lySckju&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1DHPXg8YghzpXd15n9OFIJujl4lySckju&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I’ve &amp;nbsp;been to a thrift store twice over the last two weeks.&lt;br&gt;The 16-year-old granddaughter has turned into a crocheter and she wanted any kind of yarn I could find&lt;br&gt;The bags of yarn are very full. One of them had some thicker yarn, maybe it’s referred to as chunky yarn by yarn people.&lt;br&gt;One bag is all cotton yarn And it is nice to crochet into dishcloths&lt;br&gt;I also got a big mug and a bag and a funny little remnant of fabric. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nZPcVGqZKcipx_LjR0LBAjBhck3MdCRD&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nZPcVGqZKcipx_LjR0LBAjBhck3MdCRD&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;oThe second trip I bought a vinyl tablecloth that I plan to use on two tables on our patio- It’s 104 inches long.&lt;br&gt;And five jars that I will use just for dry food storage. &amp;nbsp;I’m pretty sure the quart ones are old mayonnaise jars and they are a very heavy glass compared to how I think glass jars are made now&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UVVo0iJ5G3gty8l2PA7f9sfIHT3CcUsT&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1UVVo0iJ5G3gty8l2PA7f9sfIHT3CcUsT&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;another Friday night supper with a silly 11 year-old showing y’all the food. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;It was just the three kids and myself. We had breakfast for supper.- Strawberries, Biscuits and gravy, Sausage, Scrambled eggs, And banana chocolate chip muffins because I had ripe bananas and these kiddos like chocolate chips in their banana muffins. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dt0JtBTP8FWDr3ckcp8y-6gNlzj6gaWD&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dt0JtBTP8FWDr3ckcp8y-6gNlzj6gaWD&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I don’t drink coffee and my husband will drink any plain black coffee. He doesn’t care what brand it is.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I bought this MasterChef coffee at Walmart a few months ago as it was cheap compared to all the other coffees&lt;br&gt;I was surprised that the can was actually metal. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I don’t know what I’m gonna do with it, but I did save and wash the can. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They’re great food storage too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anybody remember when baking pumpkin bread in empty 1 pound Coffee cans was the rage?&lt;br&gt;i’m thinking it started in the mid 70s.&lt;br&gt;You can’t do that anymore because coffee doesn’t come in a 1 pound metal can and the cans that a lot of foods are in have some sort of a coating &amp;nbsp;on the inside that I don’t think is baking safe&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;But it was fun back then to make a round loaf of bread. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that’s a snippet of my exciting life. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/4146365049899533146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/not-best-blogger.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4146365049899533146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4146365049899533146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/not-best-blogger.html' title='not the best blogger'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FFQaXfjb5-txs_NTC4v2YyMmVG6pndMn=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-5896757107947448923</id><published>2026-09-14T09:50:47.856-05:00</published><updated>2026-09-14T09:52:27.432-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Monday = new to do list</title><content type='html'>Good morning&lt;div&gt;Google-Blogger-Blogspot is still not updating new posts on sidebars yet. &amp;nbsp;In my past experience, &amp;nbsp;they never seem to respond to problems but maybe they will get it fixed. &amp;nbsp;I just don’t know and am not very hopeful. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But on to what I can do…..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1iEp73Y7-MaSG6QJEnvePA5Fe0NimCY7s&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1428&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1iEp73Y7-MaSG6QJEnvePA5Fe0NimCY7s&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;My new list for this week- &amp;nbsp;it’s not heavy as I know it won’t get done if I put everything on there that I could. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I started some scrap quilts for the 2 twin beds in one of our bedrooms months ago. The quilt tops are done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday I sewed up fabric big enough to make the backings on both of them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I need to get them sandwiched onto the kitchen table- If you don’t quilt, sandwiching means layering the backing fabric, then the batting and then the quilt top.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These will just get tied with crochet thread, and then I’ll need to sew the bindings. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my goal is to finish both of these quilts in September. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will certainly post photos when I finish them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So if y’all don’t see photos, soon of finished quilt, y’all nag me OK?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1fiEC1eTZMTNPqCpbQHK4WCrPpgznUIT8&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1fiEC1eTZMTNPqCpbQHK4WCrPpgznUIT8&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;the quilt tops - folded and under that basket&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;hope you all have a really good Monday&lt;br&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/5896757107947448923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/monday-new-to-do-list.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/5896757107947448923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/5896757107947448923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/monday-new-to-do-list.html' title='Monday = new to do list'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1iEp73Y7-MaSG6QJEnvePA5Fe0NimCY7s=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-4068252372970582865</id><published>2026-09-11T19:16:56.557-05:00</published><updated>2026-09-11T19:31:18.834-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Fun</title><content type='html'>hello everyone!&lt;div&gt;Today is Friday. Fridays used to always mean a grandchildren sleepover. That doesn’t happen as often anymore, but it does today&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1yLlAj0ZU_lxtyFCJlGzWC93SlvTyg7Uh&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1yLlAj0ZU_lxtyFCJlGzWC93SlvTyg7Uh&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;first I baked a pan of brownies using a mix.&lt;br&gt;Some of us like pecans, some of us prefer chocolate chips, and some of us prefer M&amp;amp;Ms&lt;br&gt;So I just put some of each topping on three different sections&lt;br&gt;I made the box mix just like it said, but I did add a teaspoon of vanilla.&lt;br&gt;They turned out great!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1yVp6lpKKhsDe65gxONTXISkAHEnaDvX8&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1021&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1yVp6lpKKhsDe65gxONTXISkAHEnaDvX8&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;we went to Branson this summer and shopped at an Aldi grocery store&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;This melamine lazy Susan was on their specials aisle. &amp;nbsp;I’ve always liked patriotic things and &amp;nbsp;quilt designs and I’m very glad I found this and bought it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today I filled it with fresh fruit because we all like fresh fruit about our oldest granddaughter especially likes fresh fruit..&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1I_dZ3XstAVjIz4TOV8Nh1gBZuf7Puzkh&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1I_dZ3XstAVjIz4TOV8Nh1gBZuf7Puzkh&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Everyone was in a good mood at supper. All of the food was a crowd pleaser.&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1qx0JYMPN6aMcyL-jZw2OKo104Q3a74NW&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1qx0JYMPN6aMcyL-jZw2OKo104Q3a74NW&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Can you longtime blog readers, believe that my grandchildren are so big? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our oldest grandson is a senior in high school, this granddaughter in the picture is a junior.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These boys are in junior high and middle school.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our youngest granddaughter is in second grade in another state&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have nine total grandchildren. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1b8G0AYa82bfBW1OAPeRLMaFZu4ovvh1E&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1110&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1b8G0AYa82bfBW1OAPeRLMaFZu4ovvh1E&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Hope you all are having a good Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you so much for all the people who have viewed my blog since yesterday. I checked my stats and I’m shocked at how many of you read my first post in six months yesterday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I promise all the post will not involve desserts. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;PS I’ve come back to add this after looking at several blogs on my sidebar. &amp;nbsp;It seems no one’s Blog list are updating.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;People are writing new post, but they are not coming up inside bars. &amp;nbsp;So if you want to see if some of your favorite bloggers have &amp;nbsp;a recent post, Everybody works together&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think you’ll just have to click on their old post and look around and see if there are some more new ones. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Very frustrating I know 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This seems to be a glitch with blogspot/blogger/Google. &amp;nbsp;Hopefully, they will get it fixed soon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/4068252372970582865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/friday-fun.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4068252372970582865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4068252372970582865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/friday-fun.html' title='Friday Fun'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1yLlAj0ZU_lxtyFCJlGzWC93SlvTyg7Uh=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-8401946660312476125</id><published>2026-09-10T20:47:57.483-05:00</published><updated>2026-09-10T20:47:57.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It’s been almost 6 months</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone,&lt;div&gt;I want to get back to blogging and I wondered if I should about highlight from the last 6 months but that seems daunting so I just going to jump back in with today. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;[&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;It has been such a hot and dry long summer in Oklahoma. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I’ve done almost zero baking and meals have mostly been low-prep dishes cooked in a slow cooker to keep the house from heating up even more. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But praise God, &amp;nbsp;we woke up to rain and the coolest temperatures we’ve had since May. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;So, &amp;nbsp;it seemed like a great time to bake a real dessert.mm&lt;br&gt;My husband said peach cobbler sounded best to him. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I put almost 40 pounds of Colorado peaches in the freezer this summer so I used some of them in a Fannie Farmer recipe. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; 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imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1p5shbDWvNPlj64BhV8pLxhw3ScQtq9uV&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_N4t4c8Q619zpvrBnmZYIOWJ3o2f7lyX&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_N4t4c8Q619zpvrBnmZYIOWJ3o2f7lyX&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/19LBF-EUtfxSKCbw5iizFnu8l2zG_OilL&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;531&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/19LBF-EUtfxSKCbw5iizFnu8l2zG_OilL&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I made half a recipe and baked them in 4 little pie pans. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;They were delicious and hit the spot after not having fresh baked desserts all summer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;This crust was different from traditional crust as it called for baking powder, sugar, butter and cream. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s a good recipe but I think we prefer a regular pie crust that uses just flour, salt, shortening and ice water. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;This post is formatting weird, &amp;nbsp;It shows how rusty I am at blogging. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I really do plan to start posting &amp;nbsp;regularly. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/8401946660312476125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/its-been-almost-6-months.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/8401946660312476125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/8401946660312476125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/09/its-been-almost-6-months.html' title='It’s been almost 6 months'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1p5shbDWvNPlj64BhV8pLxhw3ScQtq9uV=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-7561654398999321774</id><published>2026-03-20T20:27:29.872-05:00</published><updated>2026-03-20T20:27:29.872-05:00</updated><title type='text'>First day of Spring 🌹 ☔️ 🐣</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N0LetCEnjanwL8Ox9BqhdbarWc3J0GMS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N0LetCEnjanwL8Ox9BqhdbarWc3J0GMS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N0LetCEnjanwL8Ox9BqhdbarWc3J0GMS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;671&quot; data-original-height=&quot;792&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N0LetCEnjanwL8Ox9BqhdbarWc3J0GMS&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello everyone 👋🏻&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;I’m still here and I’ll explain a little farther down. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Today was one of the only days I’ve left home in 2 weeks. &amp;nbsp;I went to my mother’s retirement home for their Spring Tea. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This hay bale is always outside, &amp;nbsp;decorated for the seasons, &amp;nbsp;and I think this bunny costume is one of the cutest the hay bale has ever worn. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The spring tea was as nice as can be. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ladies behind this bar are some the workers and they had such a nice party set up. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There was hot tea on every table and so many yummy treats. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They brought around the food and served us all. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GaidJHjP7DeOP6WE-6D2Tvfm-0ZsPPr0&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;617&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GaidJHjP7DeOP6WE-6D2Tvfm-0ZsPPr0&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Below is my plate. &amp;nbsp;I also had a tiny blueberry scone and a thumbprint cookie. &amp;nbsp;Everything was delicious and I think all resident women enjoyed it very much. &amp;nbsp;All the men residents were invited &amp;nbsp;too but only 1 man attended. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Q2aEi85BtO_pNhnO6OUaeYLK9gtYbHbC&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Q2aEi85BtO_pNhnO6OUaeYLK9gtYbHbC&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had black tea, &amp;nbsp;a little croissant with chicken salad, &amp;nbsp;a veggie stick cup with hummus dip in the bottom and fruit salad. &amp;nbsp;The fruit salad was delicious. &amp;nbsp;The young woman that made it said the secret ingredient was peach pie filling and I assume she means canned pie filling. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At home I’m still cutting up lots of fruit and vegetables. &amp;nbsp;These Tangelo oranges are delicious but very hard to peel. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1KeJTuFNLIYQo4Ma4D_trAK5a-riU7auv&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;837&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1KeJTuFNLIYQo4Ma4D_trAK5a-riU7auv&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I’ve got mostly pepper and tomato seeds started in the house. &amp;nbsp;I’m really pleased with how well they are growing. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1lX7kH6Uh4KzCJDKFnp5JzFU5cu3cyuZO&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1lX7kH6Uh4KzCJDKFnp5JzFU5cu3cyuZO&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is why I’ve been away from blogging. &amp;nbsp;My husband had a laminectomy back surgery. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;He’s been in continuous pain for &amp;nbsp;about 3 years. &amp;nbsp;He’s been to different doctors and a chiropractor. &amp;nbsp;He’s has had physical therapy and multiple prescription and homeopathic pain relievers. &amp;nbsp;He’s has used a back brace and a special chair. &amp;nbsp;He traded in his pickup for a more comfortable car. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He’s had multiple pain shots and multiple spine ablations. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After trying everything, &amp;nbsp;he saw a surgeon that several of our friends have successfully been treated by. &amp;nbsp;The surgeon said he thought he could help him and we decided to. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was not easy decision but my husband really felt it was the only option. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This surgery has a different recovery period than other surgeries. &amp;nbsp;He’s is supposed to just take it easy until his 2 week post surgery checkup next week. &amp;nbsp;He’s can’t drive or lift anything over 5 pounds. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So far, &amp;nbsp;he is feeling really good. &amp;nbsp;He is having discomfort from the surgery but he says all the back pain is gone. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;below is his incision and I hope it doesn’t gross any of out too much. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think it’s healing up nicely and an RN friend also thinks it looks good. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1lGlrvmfPGhB1EsUW-M2Dcmd2EUWHm_Fk&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;837&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1lGlrvmfPGhB1EsUW-M2Dcmd2EUWHm_Fk&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;What would you all call this outfit below? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I stopped at Walmart to pick up a prescription and a woman shopper was wearing this very outfit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It did not look like she had just rolled out of bed. &amp;nbsp;Her hair was styled and she was wearing real shoes. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It looks like pajamas to me. &amp;nbsp;I live in a college town and I’ve seen people wearing pajama pants in public for years&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But this was new to me, &amp;nbsp;seeing someone actually wearing a pajama outfit &amp;nbsp;as streetwear. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/10oBgFSJsObjVsWJeWe7QCW6tl53h4FVy&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;664&quot; data-original-height=&quot;877&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/10oBgFSJsObjVsWJeWe7QCW6tl53h4FVy&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe I’m just out of the loop. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Or is this a thing people are doing everywhere? &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Happy first day of Spring everyone&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/7561654398999321774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/first-day-of-spring.html#comment-form' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7561654398999321774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7561654398999321774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/first-day-of-spring.html' title='First day of Spring 🌹 ☔️ 🐣'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1N0LetCEnjanwL8Ox9BqhdbarWc3J0GMS=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-4039865904060567851</id><published>2026-02-15T20:20:48.567-06:00</published><updated>2026-02-15T20:20:48.567-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Meals this week</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hello everyone&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is what we ate for our main meals this week&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This was a white chicken chili (that looks more green than white) It was based off of several recipes and contained white chicken, white beans, &amp;nbsp;green chili verde sauce, onions, green chilis, corn, chicken broth and taco seasoning&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Z6FyqLJAc2FDKTmB5T55t0tEYToLWp7I&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;753&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Z6FyqLJAc2FDKTmB5T55t0tEYToLWp7I&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Tuesday we had cheeseburger bowls- just everything that goes on a cheeseburger but no bun and served in a bowl. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_PjFkXA2-EdOVNSVuZTv86WZsHG9AbT1&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;578&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_PjFkXA2-EdOVNSVuZTv86WZsHG9AbT1&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Wednesday was dill pickle chicken- I save pickle jars and juice when the pickles are gone. &amp;nbsp;Then chicken gets marinated in the refrigerator in that dill pickle juice for 8 or more hours. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1kZTrF58Y0iiyM5EPOs3238MXlQwQOn9Z&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1kZTrF58Y0iiyM5EPOs3238MXlQwQOn9Z&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I put a light coating of seasoned flour on each piece of chicken and then fried them in just enough oil to keep them from sticking. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we had some steamed vegetables and little oranges with the chicken strips. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dyhqC9ykxWJp6oY0DWRgHfGkwdOJM5nT&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dyhqC9ykxWJp6oY0DWRgHfGkwdOJM5nT&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Thursday is the day we went to the commissary. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That day we gate lunch at Cheddars that is just outside the Air Force base main gate. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My husband had a cheeseburger, &amp;nbsp;I had blackened fish and we both had cole slaw. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was a really tasty meal. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1afqqpv_z9xzOLCy27a9MkGpqT_pCIGwf&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1afqqpv_z9xzOLCy27a9MkGpqT_pCIGwf&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Friday night 2 grandchildren were here. &amp;nbsp;We had homemade pizza. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The grownups like onions, peppers and jalapeños on theirs. &amp;nbsp;The grandchildren wanted just meat and cheese. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uhAnkKR9fID8K2ImlQsRlYdJvsFNh0uX&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;553&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uhAnkKR9fID8K2ImlQsRlYdJvsFNh0uX&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Saturday morning breakfast was also eaten by the 2 grandchildren that slept over. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We all had some french puff muffins. &amp;nbsp;Some of us had sausage, some had eggs. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gSnO167sxPUBj5zQXfUJ0hKAMchVDs1a&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gSnO167sxPUBj5zQXfUJ0hKAMchVDs1a&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;When their dad picked them shortly after we ate, &amp;nbsp;He ate a leftover muffin and the last of the sausage and he took the last muffin to our daughter. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then Saturday, &amp;nbsp;I cooked a new recipe with some of that stew meat in the meat bargain box. &amp;nbsp;I was sure we would like it so I made a double batch. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It turned out really good! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We’ve ate it Saturday and Sunday and I put 2 meal size portions in the freezer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://southernbite.com/slow-cooker-beef-and-noodles/&quot;&gt;https://southernbite.com/slow-cooker-beef-and-noodles/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1YWRFwDYvsxhsarTP979hGaPGD_UzeDLA&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;665&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1YWRFwDYvsxhsarTP979hGaPGD_UzeDLA&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1d_WiDAOT4Z7pv1KZPSr6hip34KamO3La&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1d_WiDAOT4Z7pv1KZPSr6hip34KamO3La&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What have y’all been cooking?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/4039865904060567851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/meals-this-week.html#comment-form' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4039865904060567851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/4039865904060567851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/meals-this-week.html' title='Meals this week'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Z6FyqLJAc2FDKTmB5T55t0tEYToLWp7I=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-3157262823114013485</id><published>2026-02-13T07:18:48.070-06:00</published><updated>2026-02-13T07:23:56.078-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Thankful for some bargains</title><content type='html'>My husband’s back is making him miserable. &amp;nbsp;He just had an MRI and we aren’t medically trained but we can see from the MRI, &amp;nbsp;he has problems. &amp;nbsp;He has an appointment with a surgeon next week . &amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He hurts when he sits still and he hurts when he moves around, &amp;nbsp;so to give him a distraction, &amp;nbsp;we drove about an hour to the Tinker Air Force Base to shop. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their commissary has always had good beef. &amp;nbsp;I’m sure you all know how expensive beef is right now, &amp;nbsp;I haven’t bought any for a while and beef was the main thing on my list. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Tinker meat department is huge- probably 100 feet or more long. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They sometimes have these discount boxes made up. &amp;nbsp;I’ve bought them before and I remember one time, &amp;nbsp;they made 2 for me, &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, &amp;nbsp;they had 2 made up and I bought them both. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I trust their quality and I’ll just cook whatever is in them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A6ye3EljJpIpDzU1b4inNvRRg6FEgUUQ&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;733&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A6ye3EljJpIpDzU1b4inNvRRg6FEgUUQ&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;this box is all beef&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17E2QZ_EDhsTEs7yLqkkU0wotXGX7CJ-F&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;760&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17E2QZ_EDhsTEs7yLqkkU0wotXGX7CJ-F&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;this one is pork and beef&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-ng-cpMihvVDYT3YuSS6UeCiOLWluP_5&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-ng-cpMihvVDYT3YuSS6UeCiOLWluP_5&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;$74 seems expensive but it was heavy- so I bought it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1570tyS2SbGDbnYP05RROeuvKgtFUzDR4&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1570tyS2SbGDbnYP05RROeuvKgtFUzDR4&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1kKSAuYZeRQmRu3C0zss0EGIZKc5Ffg1j&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1kKSAuYZeRQmRu3C0zss0EGIZKc5Ffg1j&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Inside this one was 4 rolls of ground beef, &amp;nbsp;3 packs of boneless pork, a big pork tenderloin, 2 stew meat and a small beef roast. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I added up the price stickers and these would have sold individually for $67.63—-instead of the $55 on the box price tag. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FuoT0TdOMR09hl94zKhGB8yG9lYZAfgj&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FuoT0TdOMR09hl94zKhGB8yG9lYZAfgj&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This all beef box had a large ground beef, 4 assorted roasts and 3 more packs of stew meat. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They added up to $128.51 —-a huge savings since I paid $77. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1u10KoJC949hTJlBboIcwWNPqL5P9NnSl&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1u10KoJC949hTJlBboIcwWNPqL5P9NnSl&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you’re wondering if this meat was past its best date- No, not at all. &amp;nbsp;I shopped on the 12th and this roast was packed on the 11th. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When we got home, &amp;nbsp;I double- bagged some of these packages and put them straight away in the freezer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I put the ground beef and stew meat in the fridge and I may cook some it before freezing. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also have some chicken to repackage. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you have elgibility and access to a military commissary, &amp;nbsp;you might want to see what you can find. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In general, &amp;nbsp;the current prices on most items are similar to civilian stores. &amp;nbsp;I mainly commissary shop for meat. &amp;nbsp;I think all the meat I browsed was lower than current store prices. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I need to get busy. &amp;nbsp;That meat needs to be dealt with. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I won’t need to shop for meat again for months!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/3157262823114013485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/thankful-for-some-bargains.html#comment-form' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3157262823114013485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3157262823114013485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/thankful-for-some-bargains.html' title='Thankful for some bargains'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A6ye3EljJpIpDzU1b4inNvRRg6FEgUUQ=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-2693162963749875482</id><published>2026-02-09T12:20:43.253-06:00</published><updated>2026-02-09T12:20:43.253-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Valentines fun</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GSuE5fSMSd1mZ7uIcrzRYnnb4nLfuteY&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GSuE5fSMSd1mZ7uIcrzRYnnb4nLfuteY&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Our Christmas tree is still up in our living room. &amp;nbsp;I took off the Christmas ornaments and then put on winter themed ones.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In February, &amp;nbsp;I put away &amp;nbsp;the winter themed ones and put hearts on the tree. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who knows, &amp;nbsp;I may switch it to Easter things come March but I may pack it all away. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For now, &amp;nbsp;it’s a fun decoration. &amp;nbsp;I especially enjoy the twinkle lights in the evening. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WJA2r88uSeFLjqjQe2JLu-u7Tnszv8WI&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WJA2r88uSeFLjqjQe2JLu-u7Tnszv8WI&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;there are a few Valentine decorations on our mantel. &amp;nbsp;The valentines pillows are just zippered covers that are very easy to change. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Years ago, &amp;nbsp;we homeschooled for 2 years. &amp;nbsp;Our children enjoyed it and really benefited from it, &amp;nbsp;What they missed most about school was the themed parties. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So we had our own Valentines party that first year of homeschool. &amp;nbsp;We all made a valentine box, &amp;nbsp;just like school, &amp;nbsp;and then we put little treats in everyone’s box. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My children are all creative and so are their children. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before we opened our boxes at this year’s party, &amp;nbsp;we decorated gingerbread houses in Valentine themes. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I bought the kits at Walmart- 90% off - and &amp;nbsp;I assembled them with a hot glue gun before the party. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1X9S8AeOMgYjo2w9ioB21Am3TbMI4JYES&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1X9S8AeOMgYjo2w9ioB21Am3TbMI4JYES&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Below are our boxes. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1cLoQUSMgB5yTflasKqAxXHXIaM9pUz--&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1cLoQUSMgB5yTflasKqAxXHXIaM9pUz--&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I wasn’t kidding when I said my children are creative. &amp;nbsp;My daughter bakes so she made her box like an oven. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Her husband is a sports fan and his looks an Olympic curling arena. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1SpmkKByC5lOKturf05eLP31CalCYRFem&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1SpmkKByC5lOKturf05eLP31CalCYRFem&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The green is a Minecraft creature, &amp;nbsp;a Minion and a very festive dragon. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12e3oHwvityv6XLNqNvwBMrBisld2uL0j&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12e3oHwvityv6XLNqNvwBMrBisld2uL0j&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Decorating the houses was fun - sorry no faces but some of our family members have privacy concerns-&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hbXiqxhkWpFz6R-XSa2hbCdEywVXqyKJ&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;957&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hbXiqxhkWpFz6R-XSa2hbCdEywVXqyKJ&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/137adsNHkF9GXvIRfDkUvQN8ae-9EjlV9&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/137adsNHkF9GXvIRfDkUvQN8ae-9EjlV9&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There were 9 of at this party. &amp;nbsp;After the sweet fun, &amp;nbsp;we had a taco bar from Fuzzy’s. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I sent some gel window stickers to our granddaughter in Indiana. &amp;nbsp;She really likes rearranging them on their dining room windows. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Look at all their ⛄️ ❄️ ❄️!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;grandparent tip- window gels are fun and very easy to mail if you want to send a gift&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_TtPPef-9E1hZHnY52Lt-4luMjuua1UY&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1088&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_TtPPef-9E1hZHnY52Lt-4luMjuua1UY&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;links to two different parties we had in the past&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2020/02/valentines-gingerbread-house-party.html&quot;&gt;https://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2020/02/valentines-gingerbread-house-party.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2015/02/happy-valentines-day-2015.html&quot;&gt;https://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2015/02/happy-valentines-day-2015.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Valentines party are fun! &amp;nbsp;It’s not too late for you to plan one for your family. &amp;nbsp;❤️&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda ❤️&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/2693162963749875482/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/valentines-fun.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/2693162963749875482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/2693162963749875482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/valentines-fun.html' title='Valentines fun'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GSuE5fSMSd1mZ7uIcrzRYnnb4nLfuteY=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-7760092362753822246</id><published>2026-02-08T12:55:39.422-06:00</published><updated>2026-02-08T12:55:39.422-06:00</updated><title type='text'>meals and valentines</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;as I started writing this post, it got very photo-heavy. So it will mostly be about meals and I’ll do a valentine post hopefully &amp;nbsp;tomorrow&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We had a lot of snow toward the end of January.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also got my final Kroger delivery as they will no longer be doing deliveries in my state. &amp;nbsp;I ordered a good bit on this final delivery and I’m not sure what I’m going to do about groceries. I really do not like shopping in the store anymore.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Below are the meals we had this week- nothing remarkable but we enjoyed all of them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hZ0nLHFN-XqlyaZzHvAafG0a2jkLB9jK&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;712&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hZ0nLHFN-XqlyaZzHvAafG0a2jkLB9jK&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On Sunday, we had some boneless pork chops cooked in sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and biscuits&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1YC9h-_0RnrJg_y_TjXT1utRaXzziYHDS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1YC9h-_0RnrJg_y_TjXT1utRaXzziYHDS&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Monday, we had the leftover pork, kraut and potatoes. I also baked a batch of banana muffins with two very overripe bananas, and a pan of blonde brownies. &amp;nbsp;Only my husband and I ate the meal, but my daughter and two grandchildren stopped over that afternoon and they were very happy to eat fresh muffins and brownies. &amp;nbsp;It was nice seeing them enjoy eating the baked goods. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18F6hGb8J-yzlfOt6hokGdE7gggeTq8w_&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18F6hGb8J-yzlfOt6hokGdE7gggeTq8w_&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On Tuesday, I made a batch of coleslaw and some pickled red onions.&lt;div&gt;The onions were very simple.- thinly sliced red onion in a jar and then topped with 3/4 cup of Apple cider vinegar, a quarter cup of water, a tablespoon of sugar, salt and black pepper that had been boiled together&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Pvdulst2GtD5EHSSZw6AmqDTgxxpMhgB&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;824&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Pvdulst2GtD5EHSSZw6AmqDTgxxpMhgB&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I also peeled and cut up two large sweet potatoes and intended to cook salmon patties that night. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I had a few errands to run that day and by the time I got home, I didn’t want to even &amp;nbsp;cook simple salmon patties&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1y-E3HE81JIKNpvrEua8vyc2wcHgcoGHI&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1156&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1y-E3HE81JIKNpvrEua8vyc2wcHgcoGHI&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;So Wednesday we took a little ham steak from the freezer, baked a few biscuits, and served it with the coleslaw and onions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GpkD1tYUS5joID1BMm-A01285-1XGvgO&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1GpkD1tYUS5joID1BMm-A01285-1XGvgO&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Thursday, &amp;nbsp;I made a double batch of tasty lentil tacos in the slow cooker. &amp;nbsp;I have made these many times and the recipe is here on the blog&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I kept out a dish and the rest went in the freezer for future meal&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gSa7uphbSlldwz-4I4DfK_G4a1jq3WQZ&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;832&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gSa7uphbSlldwz-4I4DfK_G4a1jq3WQZ&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;so we had lentil taco salads that night. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1z1JqlPbkOosNYu1YqevfaX4GWTbam8KU&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1613&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1z1JqlPbkOosNYu1YqevfaX4GWTbam8KU&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Friday, I finally cooked the salmon patties. &amp;nbsp;I don’t like cooking them in the house just because the smell lingers so long.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This ninja cooker is a slow cooker, but it also has a braise cycle so it will work like a skillet. &amp;nbsp;The downside is it has a very short cord.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I took it to the patio and the only way I could use it at that plug without an extension cord was to set the cooker on a bucket. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There were no children or pets roaming around. The cooker worked great and I think I will always cook salmon patties on the patio from now on&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dAO2_W5ASTfEuSr32ZrBUYa11jClG53P&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1dAO2_W5ASTfEuSr32ZrBUYa11jClG53P&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We had baked sweet potato fries with the salmon patties&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Enf-iJkmgRD-Cp1jSIqllTcN7uW6QQmN&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Enf-iJkmgRD-Cp1jSIqllTcN7uW6QQmN&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;My husband cooked a pork tenderloin outside. We ate it with salad. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17iPFhA-jwI-BVYencXaBr9MJiiVCfZC6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17iPFhA-jwI-BVYencXaBr9MJiiVCfZC6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17iPFhA-jwI-BVYencXaBr9MJiiVCfZC6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17iPFhA-jwI-BVYencXaBr9MJiiVCfZC6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;758&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17iPFhA-jwI-BVYencXaBr9MJiiVCfZC6&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ve got a few valentine decorations up and we have had a very fun family valentine party.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will blog about that very soon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1NhOBtVgu3I3zpj1FtpRojbpz0R8lfnj3&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1NhOBtVgu3I3zpj1FtpRojbpz0R8lfnj3&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;talk with you all soon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/7760092362753822246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/meals-and-valentines.html#comment-form' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7760092362753822246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7760092362753822246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/02/meals-and-valentines.html' title='meals and valentines'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1uwRDbocvFXjjvfFWHm56RoW2jE6wtMmc=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-3350637345614541958</id><published>2026-01-19T13:02:01.484-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-19T13:09:09.792-06:00</updated><title type='text'>To do list and  home things from last week</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1z0QmqCem_kPYjNeii6GLlzsZKss69q0S&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1z0QmqCem_kPYjNeii6GLlzsZKss69q0S&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;hello everyone&lt;div&gt;Above is my to-do list for this week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I may do more than is on the list but maybe not.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My energy levels are just not what they used to be so I hope to do everything on the list and maybe I will do a few more things too&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ll let y’all know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1SegbISsH9Abb5kcC2OOcTQ3R3002kH-c&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1SegbISsH9Abb5kcC2OOcTQ3R3002kH-c&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I picked up three of the grandchildren after school and then they had a sleepover.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I planned ahead for the evening meal. I decided we’d have hamburgers and baked potatoes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that morning I fixed up some topping and relish plates, and I washed potatoes to bake&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I baked extra potatoes because we like to make hashbrowns from them&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes I peel the cold leftover potatoes and cook them right away for hashbrowns. Sometimes I grate them and put them in a bag and freeze them for future hashbrowns.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1k99fPwZmi6Dt623IDpfoNamuXTtIs_1b&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;895&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1k99fPwZmi6Dt623IDpfoNamuXTtIs_1b&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Another day last week I knew I needed to be gone part of the day, but we would want supper.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had written down this very easy pizza dough recipe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I mixed it up real quick before I left, then I put it in a bag with a little bit of oil in the refrigerator.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I copied the recipe down from somebody else online, but I don’t remember who.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s not a dough that you have to knead she said.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I do recommend the dough. It was very easy, and very Thrifty.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It made a tasty supper for the two of us&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1luxw1iVMtNM4EiaZtBHHpkC-f_lJ2ydI&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;666&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1luxw1iVMtNM4EiaZtBHHpkC-f_lJ2ydI&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;About The mixer bowl covers, I’m sure there are many tutorials for them online.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I made this one for our KitchenAid mixer several months ago and then I made the neutral color one for my daughter’s big mixing bowl&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just cut out two circles of fabric. For the KitchenAid mixer bowl, I Drew around a pizza pan for the circle pattern&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then machine stitch the two circles together, right sides together, close to the edge, leaving an opening to turn&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Turn them right side out and again stitch close to the edge, leaving the opening unstitched&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stitch about half an inch away from the first stitching, but go all the way around this time&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Insert quarter inch wide elastic Into that casing you just sewed, &amp;nbsp;adjust the elastic for the right amount of tension for your bowl, and finish it off&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-qUz7Z5Lk-q7feVD5FgAwVrwr1-FguBO&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1002&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-qUz7Z5Lk-q7feVD5FgAwVrwr1-FguBO&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I made this bowl out of two different fabrics so I can display the holly fabric at Christmas and the chicken fabric the rest of the time&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These are a quick and easy sewing project and would make nice gifts I think.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1LyUGfn8vcAMFggZw8oYUL0iFXmxKZGNH&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;553&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1LyUGfn8vcAMFggZw8oYUL0iFXmxKZGNH&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;I saw a purchased Bowl cover on a big salad That a friend brought to a gathering.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The outside was a pretty Fabric and the inside was that water resistant fabric that they use on cloth diaper covers, it has a name, but I don’t know what it is. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I like to have succulent plants in planters on our patio in the spring and summer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This fall, I brought some of them into the house and put them in one of the bedrooms&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s not a particularly sunny room because even though there is a big window, that side of the house is in shade most of the time&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I am very pleased with how well the plants are doing, and it’s not because they’re getting a lot of loving extra care from me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I try to remember to open the curtains every day, but sometimes I forget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And I just water them every 10 to 14 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12QBNoN1K2ykS9-gjZoQb6Esy1UAkC-J1&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/12QBNoN1K2ykS9-gjZoQb6Esy1UAkC-J1&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wyY3os_Sbgi4BpY8HWhxxmWpzqFRmgda&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wyY3os_Sbgi4BpY8HWhxxmWpzqFRmgda&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;See all the babies in this aloe plant?&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wmFte6cOapEO6n3jUYE02WOjW7AfEATs&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1wmFte6cOapEO6n3jUYE02WOjW7AfEATs&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;These succulent leaves are turning into new plants. They are so interesting how the ends produce a new sprout. You can’t see it, but there are little roots right underneath the new sprout going down into the dirt. I will put them in small pots when it gets warm&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WVj7v5g1-GCWeGRDFAwJHyW2L22xynQb&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1WVj7v5g1-GCWeGRDFAwJHyW2L22xynQb&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I think this plant might be called a silver dollar plant but it’s putting off a new baby down in the dirt too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jrFOz1nbcG0NpDnkcMaVvehi55kXMl9v&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jrFOz1nbcG0NpDnkcMaVvehi55kXMl9v&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My mom has crocheted most of all of her life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She pretty much only does small projects now, but she still crocheting everyday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She made these Snowman heads Several years ago, they were probably supposed to be Christmas tree ornaments I’m guessing,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, she decided she wanted them put on a wreath. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She had an 8 inch wooden embroidery hoop, and she crocheted around it. Then she wanted me to hot glue the snowman heads onto the wreath.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I didn’t like the idea of putting hot glue on them. So I got a big needle and put some yarn in it and sewed each head to the wreath&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now it is hanging on her front door in her retirement home. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1H8am8EdG0G6ktIjF911R99r1J3ydgquA&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1H8am8EdG0G6ktIjF911R99r1J3ydgquA&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my husband has &amp;nbsp;good day and bad days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He recently got new hearing aids from the VA and they have done wonders helping his tinnitus.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This morning he cooked our breakfast and it was delicious!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Z9t5UDg2DkdwcMlmN7ne8drckNdHE7WA&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1193&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Z9t5UDg2DkdwcMlmN7ne8drckNdHE7WA&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I don’t believe it was in the weather forecast, but we woke up Saturday to a very light dusting of snow. It wasn’t enough to hinder traffic, it just looked pretty&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1aK74AP9dwPNTZbONmzYCcuBVQnnQLewc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1aK74AP9dwPNTZbONmzYCcuBVQnnQLewc&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hope you are all having a good start to your week&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/3350637345614541958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/to-do-list-and-home-things-from-last.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3350637345614541958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3350637345614541958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/to-do-list-and-home-things-from-last.html' title='To do list and  home things from last week'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1z0QmqCem_kPYjNeii6GLlzsZKss69q0S=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-2190214033494192899</id><published>2026-01-15T11:01:09.715-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-15T12:22:36.278-06:00</updated><title type='text'>a slow week</title><content type='html'>hello everyone&lt;div&gt;I didn’t mean to let a whole week go by without blogging, but I guess that’s what happened&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last week was kind of a shopping week. For me anyway, it was a lot of shopping.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp; once again, here is an AFTER photo of my newly organized pantry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before this photo, the &amp;nbsp;canned goods were not sorted. So the first thing I did was sort and count all of the items&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was really surprised to find out we had no canned fruit of any kind except for two cans that were in the refrigerator.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And we had no refried beans. Sometimes I make homemade refried beans, but it’s nice to have them in the pantry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1KS5nxSNSlGcdfpUebAJLYy6A02z9c221&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1KS5nxSNSlGcdfpUebAJLYy6A02z9c221&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;these photos are not in the order of my shopping, but I’m just going to leave them in this order and y’all are smart enough to figure out what I did.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ku6DcRrnGnKNvcbhJroH5hxZiYuIApme&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ku6DcRrnGnKNvcbhJroH5hxZiYuIApme&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I went into Dollar tree and walked every aisle and bought the above five items.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The shelf stable cream is a new item.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The strawberry cream savers are my granddaughter’s favorite candy, they are hard to find, and she was very excited to see these. She said she had never seen them in a roll, they are usually in a bag.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Ju4tgTQwBe9ABgpTeyqltefP-KwttY1G&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1386&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Ju4tgTQwBe9ABgpTeyqltefP-KwttY1G&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This is the back of the cream container.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It does contain carrageenan. &amp;nbsp;It is an ingredient that adversely affects some people&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am a fan of shelf-stable milk. &amp;nbsp;I’ve kept it in my pantry for years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was so nice to have it when my grandchildren were little and liked milk in their sippy cups. if we ran out of fresh milk and I couldn’t get to the store, there was usually some shelf stable milk from Dollar tree in our pantry back then.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I do remember one of my grandchildren suspiciously, eyeing that shelf stable box when I filled their cup. But then they tasted it and realized it tasted just like the fresh milk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1XZGauNw3Lur1LFHWszdBchNIR1dS6QpO&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1582&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1XZGauNw3Lur1LFHWszdBchNIR1dS6QpO&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My husband went with me to Aldi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;I especially wanted to stock up on canned fruit and refried beans.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Canned foods are not as popular as they used to be. I remember when we first started shopping at Aldi, maybe a dozen years ago or so.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Back then, the canned food aisle was huge.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now the canned foods are just part of one side of a aisle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But we did buy canned peaches and mandarin oranges and refried beans and tomato paste. &amp;nbsp;This is part of what we bought. &amp;nbsp;The perishables had already been away. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/19nl4X0FxGspk5AzdY4Apl3-hBdu2Xf2u&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;874&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/19nl4X0FxGspk5AzdY4Apl3-hBdu2Xf2u&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We tried the box of Belgian butter cookies, and they were delicious!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The box only weighed 3.5 ounces and the cookies were not much thicker than a potato chip&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But they are very flavorful and I do recommend them if you want a small butt yummy dessert&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1mrJHJg4htjcrWdJ7jjbdUSQSPGCJRmsy&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1540&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1mrJHJg4htjcrWdJ7jjbdUSQSPGCJRmsy&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;OK now more about some of the shopping I did over the last week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My daughter told me about a Walmart on her side of town. She stopped there on her way to work and she said they had Christmas marked down to 90%.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was already up and dressed, and I wasn’t busy so I drove over there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I didn’t buy much, but I did buy these gingerbread house kits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are hoping to have a family Valentine party and decorate gingerbread houses like a Valentine village&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1xhh5WzWrgwWqLqOyWdpfjsTgmHEFY6HP&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1xhh5WzWrgwWqLqOyWdpfjsTgmHEFY6HP&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I also found a few toys that were 90% off.. &amp;nbsp;My grandkids are pretty much too old for all of these, but I got them thinking about putting them in the shoeboxes for next Christmas or any other need for toys that might come up&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AlSVqnlAtENPbNExoLojE5RhtOwSUwDA&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;886&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AlSVqnlAtENPbNExoLojE5RhtOwSUwDA&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I didn’t take any photos, but I also shopped at Hobby lobby. My daughter wanted the New Year’s decorations that were marked down 90% off.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pretty much since 2020, I have done the majority of my shopping online, I’ve done Walmart pick up. I’ve done Walmart delivery and I really enjoyed Kroger delivery. Sadly, for Oklahoma, Kroger is going to stop their delivery service for Oklahoma at the end of January&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I may have to go back to more grocery shopping in person. What I discovered during all of this shopping though was, I don’t really like shopping anymore. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While we shopped at Aldi, I did look at their produce, and I was pleased with how nice most of it looked.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I may go in there and get my produce once a week and then maybe do Walmart pick up for the rest of the stuff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don’t know. 🤷🏻‍♀️&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have been cooking and that fridge and freezer inventory I did earlier this month have certainly been useful.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One night I made fajitas with cooked roast beef strips from the freezer&lt;/div&gt;Those turned out so good! There was enough here for two meals&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1CEqRVqODh8jzh2B3yITNxS4HuvxH1S2S&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;534&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1CEqRVqODh8jzh2B3yITNxS4HuvxH1S2S&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Another day I made goulash with some cooked hamburger from the freezer And I used up a can of tomatoes that we opened by mistake and had to be put in the fridge for a few days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This meal also made enough for two days&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1w8IrI-cgf-XX8tIwVR19qKTOXQXzErrs&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;994&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1w8IrI-cgf-XX8tIwVR19qKTOXQXzErrs&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;That’s all the news I have&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hope you are all having a very good week&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/2190214033494192899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-slow-week.html#comment-form' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/2190214033494192899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/2190214033494192899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-slow-week.html' title='a slow week'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1KS5nxSNSlGcdfpUebAJLYy6A02z9c221=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-6438235854215888703</id><published>2026-01-08T20:06:35.759-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-08T20:15:13.906-06:00</updated><title type='text'>some planning, cleaning and sewing</title><content type='html'>hello everyone&lt;div&gt;yesterday I cleaned And organized our two refrigerators. I threw away a few old leftovers, but it mostly just needed cleaned up and organized&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And of course, I never remember to take the before picture, but here are after pictures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Zh-r64nw-mhawhj7d_-ZdaVFT52mjHsa&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1278&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Zh-r64nw-mhawhj7d_-ZdaVFT52mjHsa&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gu4wQuKFAEXXFfjVdhy0IXW0MVOalN8q&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gu4wQuKFAEXXFfjVdhy0IXW0MVOalN8q&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;There is a lot of empty space in both of these refrigerators but I’m not rushing to the store. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We really don’t need much but we do need eggs. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AdBeoMafrttiqht3QJm2ILalHAa0MpXX&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AdBeoMafrttiqht3QJm2ILalHAa0MpXX&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ve needed to plan out meals for awhile. &amp;nbsp;So yesterday, &amp;nbsp;I just sat at this little table and worked on a list of main dishes to cook. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At the top of the list is a Monday through Sunday plan that another homemaker said works for her family but after looking at what I picked out, &amp;nbsp;her exact plan won’t work for us. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I do like Taco Tuesday and &amp;nbsp;Pizza Friday. &amp;nbsp;I’m still thinking about it but I think a chicken day and an oven baked casserole day would suit us. &amp;nbsp;We like burgers too. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If we have leftovers, &amp;nbsp;we tend to eat them the following day so I don’t know if set plan like this would really work for us anyway. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AqjxMvWm5H-A_28jh1VHbYuM03fvwsZc&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1AqjxMvWm5H-A_28jh1VHbYuM03fvwsZc&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I printed off about a dozen recipes I’d like to make soon. &amp;nbsp;They are all from sites that mostly have weight watcher type recipes, &amp;nbsp;I just like they are a little lower calorie and all the ones I printed mostly use groceries we usually have. &amp;nbsp; When I cook them, &amp;nbsp;if they are good, &amp;nbsp;I’ll share a link for them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/13cwmFmh1sNGpcOMec2HX6gQOx15pkVYl&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/13cwmFmh1sNGpcOMec2HX6gQOx15pkVYl&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;After I cleaned the fridge, &amp;nbsp;I wrote a list of produce we have. &amp;nbsp;This in on the fridge by our freezer inventory and calendar. &amp;nbsp;Hopefully it will help me use use them all up and not forget them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I took a photo with my phone of what I cooked for supper but it doesn’t seem to be in my photos on my iPad yet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I did use some of the fresh broccoli and leftover rice from New Year’s Day in a baked chicken and rice casserole for supper tonight.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It wasn’t fancy, but it tasted really good.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1XDUzAm9lLJGiI6nmr1iGcwX7SH5SEiDP&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1XDUzAm9lLJGiI6nmr1iGcwX7SH5SEiDP&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;in the sewing room, I did some more work on those strip quilt squares.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ozHbKhiHfAxciWpYXxajtsImOF_67Bwk&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1ozHbKhiHfAxciWpYXxajtsImOF_67Bwk&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;My daughter bakes and sells sourdough bread. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She didn’t learn that for me, she picked it all up on the Internet and she does a great job with it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;She has a giant bowl that she wanted a cloth cover for it, like the ones that I made a while back for my KitchenAid mixer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think she lets big batches of sourdough rest in this giant bowl for a while before &amp;nbsp;she forms them &amp;nbsp;into loaves. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1q-eGzGP5bj_Mtebyygfik4Zu4gCBEA-V&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1q-eGzGP5bj_Mtebyygfik4Zu4gCBEA-V&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hbxTvXA8ATSEld_ylcvF46BvYB5NP1Yv&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1hbxTvXA8ATSEld_ylcvF46BvYB5NP1Yv&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I told her I had some really cute chicken fabric that I thought would make a cute cover, but she wanted a plain one. &amp;nbsp;So I sewed one up today out of this neutral &amp;nbsp;fabric below.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don’t have a bowl that big at my house so I can’t take a good photo. I’m sure she will take a photo and I’ll share it later.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/10z5HAYAGLhhHIiuI1z8SRYRnQe2zygfj&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/10z5HAYAGLhhHIiuI1z8SRYRnQe2zygfj&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the things I was hoping to do in 2026 was so more. &amp;nbsp;We are only eight days in, but so far I have been in the sewing &amp;nbsp;room every day except one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We’ve had unusual weather since Christmas. It was very warm on Christmas Day and then it got cold.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today we woke up to warm temperatures and a lot of rain&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then the wind blew hard all day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had thought about going to a few other thrift stores today, but I did not want to be out in the wind.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I did 3 more loads of laundry and sewed and cooked and watched at little Youtube.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Home is my favorite place to be anyway!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1RiaNr4V1vVO7mNWBWMIQ1cB6lcWowlII&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2405&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1RiaNr4V1vVO7mNWBWMIQ1cB6lcWowlII&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I hope you all have had a good day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you everyone that has been leaving such sweet comments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/6438235854215888703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/some-planning-cleaning-and-sewing.html#comment-form' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6438235854215888703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6438235854215888703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/some-planning-cleaning-and-sewing.html' title='some planning, cleaning and sewing'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Zh-r64nw-mhawhj7d_-ZdaVFT52mjHsa=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-7190779184309841097</id><published>2026-01-06T20:31:50.800-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-06T20:31:50.800-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday - breakfast and a few errands</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A4xx058S8sw3_Al2KQkXuefzRdM4YxeM&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A4xx058S8sw3_Al2KQkXuefzRdM4YxeM&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A4xx058S8sw3_Al2KQkXuefzRdM4YxeM&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We had a slow morning getting around. &amp;nbsp;I baked a Dutch Baby for our breakfast and it was delicious!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1xix_CyBub-8fp7KJxgKI2-KvrgAnc4tZ&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1xix_CyBub-8fp7KJxgKI2-KvrgAnc4tZ&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;My husband got new hearing aids from the VA today. &amp;nbsp;They are rather fancy with lots of parts. &amp;nbsp;I hope they will help his tinnitus, &amp;nbsp;we’ve been told they do help some tinnitus cases. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No photos but I went to Hobby Lobby for some yarn for my mother. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also browsed Ollie’s, &amp;nbsp;it’s a few doors down from HL. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17jNdfifdg2ezKgVUMAu0mfstCxqnUKR0&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;2026&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/17jNdfifdg2ezKgVUMAu0mfstCxqnUKR0&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As I drove around town, &amp;nbsp;this is our current gas price per gallon at multiple stations. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I live in Oklahoma, &amp;nbsp;oil country- and in general, the cost of living here is lower than average&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But not for home insurance, &amp;nbsp;we have some of the highest home insurance because of wind, fire, tornadoes etc. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After I visited my mother, &amp;nbsp;I went to 2 thrift stores. &amp;nbsp;One had all Christmas things 75%off&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1IhcpV2KBLkIlxTN2_ad9OR8EiVkNP0yB&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;994&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1IhcpV2KBLkIlxTN2_ad9OR8EiVkNP0yB&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I bought the snowmen for our current winter themed tree. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1fT7EZmNeg51jMy0BtIHPzrSS5FXFR3v3&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;746&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1fT7EZmNeg51jMy0BtIHPzrSS5FXFR3v3&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;These are all Hallmark ornaments and have the nicest details on all of them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don’t think I’ll hang them on a tree but will set them as a little village. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They are very detailed front and back. &amp;nbsp;The bank even has a safe upstairs. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-d8m5Ef1Vv0PuSCUvctvaLB3icgsfhEk&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;712&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-d8m5Ef1Vv0PuSCUvctvaLB3icgsfhEk&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At the 2nd one, &amp;nbsp;I found this pretty blouse for me. &amp;nbsp;I’ve actually been wanting a pink checked blouse. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Kg5usgWGBy8c4QXK3Xv4ofyYRMMZ7Wbf&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1Kg5usgWGBy8c4QXK3Xv4ofyYRMMZ7Wbf&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1e_kqMhaZoOByq81_qaktx6aW70cR96x9&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1420&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1e_kqMhaZoOByq81_qaktx6aW70cR96x9&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a screen shot of another pink checked blouse that I saved 4 years ago. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I have one! &amp;nbsp;And I’m ready for spring. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I rarely do that many errands in one day and I’m rather tired tonight.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hope you all have had a good day&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/7190779184309841097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/tuesday-breakfast-and-few-errands.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7190779184309841097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/7190779184309841097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/tuesday-breakfast-and-few-errands.html' title='Tuesday - breakfast and a few errands'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1A4xx058S8sw3_Al2KQkXuefzRdM4YxeM=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-6658700779918135665</id><published>2026-01-05T14:05:58.154-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-05T14:06:55.091-06:00</updated><title type='text'>not too exciting …….</title><content type='html'>I’m hoping to blog almost daily and I’ve been somewhat busy but it’s not too interesting written down,&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;but here goes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturday, &amp;nbsp;we had a big pile of laundry. &amp;nbsp;A little dog was our houseguest last week so we had a bit more laundry than usual. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18Wpet6ytUEJqvZpM6VgBKh1gRcJRkL_8&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18Wpet6ytUEJqvZpM6VgBKh1gRcJRkL_8&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I’m pretty particular about &amp;nbsp;sorting laundry ( and nobody is going to change my mind on this).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So I sorted and got it started. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 loads later, &amp;nbsp;it was all done. &amp;nbsp;Our bed was made with clean sheets and blankets and all the laundry was put away. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_Vlfxl4t3fib9sDFXcde6efu6N6s7ec5&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;899&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_Vlfxl4t3fib9sDFXcde6efu6N6s7ec5&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I made a big salad and peeled a pound of carrots, &amp;nbsp;the carrots are for snacking or will be cooked with a meal. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1R507jLGmdWBpkUMxSzSsD6ODMH-BZbZw&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1R507jLGmdWBpkUMxSzSsD6ODMH-BZbZw&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;At supper time, &amp;nbsp;my husband went to Chipotle and got a build your own bundle. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was delicious and we’ve been eating it ever since. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1CTQUs7MadsMpTMq9LwozAJtf5D04fEZC&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1CTQUs7MadsMpTMq9LwozAJtf5D04fEZC&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the sewing room, &amp;nbsp;I’ve been working on strip quilt blocks. &amp;nbsp;I want to make 2 matching quilts for our guest room with 2 twin beds. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I finished 1 quilt top in 2025. &amp;nbsp;I hope to sew all the blocks for the second quilt and then fully finish both quilts, maybe this month. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We will see. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/6658700779918135665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/not-too-exciting.html#comment-form' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6658700779918135665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/6658700779918135665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/not-too-exciting.html' title='not too exciting …….'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18Wpet6ytUEJqvZpM6VgBKh1gRcJRkL_8=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-8109713759693832198</id><published>2026-01-02T18:21:23.693-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-02T18:23:49.923-06:00</updated><title type='text'>2 big meals and a crazy shopping event</title><content type='html'>Hello&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;To start off the year, we cooked our traditional meal Black Eyed Peas, rice, cabbage, ham, and cornbread.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There were seven of us here to eat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1cIAVvVAaFZbxM7nIiawF-8tgK3xcn8Zj&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;612&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1cIAVvVAaFZbxM7nIiawF-8tgK3xcn8Zj&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Today, &amp;nbsp;I made breakfast for 5 as 3 grands slept over. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1zVjzz45-62KoZZ2r4BGNJRZqyDTmI8cW&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1zVjzz45-62KoZZ2r4BGNJRZqyDTmI8cW&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1vVlv_-umkNksLs9IW-oLcWQbJjcSSRxF&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1vVlv_-umkNksLs9IW-oLcWQbJjcSSRxF&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;15 year old Elizabeth spent most of her time here working on a little scrapbook project for a friends birthday.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we weren’t sure how to put the pages together in a book and I had read online that Hobby Lobby’s Christmas clearance went to 90% off this morning.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so we went to Hobby lobby in hopes of finding something to bind the pages together or to get a small photo album to put the pages in.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They opened at 9 AM&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We got there at 11 AM&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think all these serious clearance shoppers got there at 9 AM. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I kind of glanced at what was left in the Christmas aisles, there was not much left and a good bit of what was there was broken.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1oxiEPX-5GBgpIov_aPANGntX2hA65Ayy&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;729&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1oxiEPX-5GBgpIov_aPANGntX2hA65Ayy&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1JZSKfBuKjPh1SkOv0BSsaYbq4J04M_i6&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1JZSKfBuKjPh1SkOv0BSsaYbq4J04M_i6&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FU9hqOyc3Mq5Uup8bgxRVdfClgn0D5Cu&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;973&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1FU9hqOyc3Mq5Uup8bgxRVdfClgn0D5Cu&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The lady at the front of this line had at least three carts of Christmas clearance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;By the time we checked out, she had been loading her purchases into her little car for a while. And apparently all of her purchases would not fit in her car as she was pushing one of the shopping carts still full of her &amp;nbsp;clearance purchases back into Hobby lobby. We guess she was going to try to leave them there while she went home and unloaded her car.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That’s a lot of shopping!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All we bought was one Purse size photo album.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And if I ever think I need 90% off Hobby lobby Christmas Clearance, I will plan ahead and get there at 9 AM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I probably will not ever go there again to Hobby lobby on January 2, the day they traditionally mark everything 90% off&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, did any of y’all go out bargain shopping?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you did, I hope you found what you wanted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I don’t think I needed a single thing on the Christmas markdowns anyway. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/8109713759693832198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/2-big-meals-and-crazy-shopping-event.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/8109713759693832198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/8109713759693832198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/2-big-meals-and-crazy-shopping-event.html' title='2 big meals and a crazy shopping event'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1cIAVvVAaFZbxM7nIiawF-8tgK3xcn8Zj=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-3251200864105316883</id><published>2026-01-01T12:42:15.013-06:00</published><updated>2026-01-01T12:51:58.375-06:00</updated><title type='text'>first day of 2026</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/16FKX7fDh93R9bW0azrz9v5vnadGdYEiP&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;hello everyone&lt;div&gt;Don’t we all want to be more organized in 2026?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I cleaned out the junk pantry two days ago, I found these paper sheets that I bought at Dollar tree.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I separated them and put each one on a piece of pretty paper. I also put our freezer inventory On some pretty paper.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then, I used magnets to hold them to the refrigerator&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This should help keep appointments and groceries on hand at the front of my mind, planning ahead to make the best use of time and groceries we already have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1aF4wJv6pEH2qsO-7DUnfzKT_w8UnHA4M&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1aF4wJv6pEH2qsO-7DUnfzKT_w8UnHA4M&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1aF4wJv6pEH2qsO-7DUnfzKT_w8UnHA4M&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; 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imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I used part of the paper. I cut off when I mounted the calendars and wrote out my grocery list.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I needed to do three errands yesterday and I stopped at Aldi to purchase groceries.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Kroger is going to stop delivering to Oklahoma and I am really going to miss it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But I plan on using up the groceries we have and hopefully having some low spend grocery months for the first several in 2026.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;New Year’s Eve is not a good time to go shopping. I got there about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So many of the shelves were practically empty, it looked like that store had been shopped hard!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;there was one young man running a register, and I did not see any other workers in the store.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1rHb1Gp9GY1haqASL8OOdnr6ASu1bxxmy&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1rHb1Gp9GY1haqASL8OOdnr6ASu1bxxmy&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mostly got what was on my list. I had to substitute the type of lettuce I wanted and I added cherries and strawberries because grandchildren will be here and they really like them. They were a good price too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18xsHrOnZHgbZlzwWz19FQzh1VjpQj5Ad&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/18xsHrOnZHgbZlzwWz19FQzh1VjpQj5Ad&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our New Year’s Day tradition is to eat Black Eyed Peas, pork, cabbage and cornbread. My husband is going to smoke a spiral ham that I got on sale From Kroger for $.99 a pound. He also made some pimento cheese stuffed jalapeño poppers to smoke while he smokes the ham. He’s never made them before and he didn’t have a recipe. I imagine they will be very good&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/3251200864105316883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/first-day-of-2026.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3251200864105316883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3251200864105316883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2026/01/first-day-of-2026.html' title='first day of 2026'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1-wHfe_TXDtwO9bL2epAlpKvuoJ-FNbQB=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-3748634338686443236</id><published>2025-12-31T08:07:53.670-06:00</published><updated>2025-12-31T08:07:53.670-06:00</updated><title type='text'>last day of 2025</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em; float: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;good morning everyone&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today I have a few errands to go on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then to celebrate, we will watch a live stream from the Clay Cooper theater in Branson to bring in the new year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tuesday, I did some house cleaning. And this pantry I call our junk pantry was just disorganized as could be.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Of course, I did not take it before Photo. I really need to do better at that.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But above is the after picture&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Earlier this year, I put two small boxes in the bottom of the junk pantry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One was for keeping throw away plastic and one was for keeping cans&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I pulled out the plastic containers to stack it So it would fit in the box better&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s just amazing how many plastic food containers we bring home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And this is certainly not every container, sometimes I didn’t wash them. Sometimes we have used them for other things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The clear square one is from tiny tomatoes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think it will be especially good to plant more tomato seeds in. 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style=&quot;float: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1DeAsShHlvuajiaJ4cbulsOV3NiFruLHw&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in Oklahoma, it will be time to start gardening seeds in the house pretty soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think starting the seeds in the house is my favorite part of gardening.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Happy New Year’s Eve everyone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️ Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/3748634338686443236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2025/12/last-day-of-2025.html#comment-form' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3748634338686443236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/3748634338686443236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2025/12/last-day-of-2025.html' title='last day of 2025'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1QKaFJ1EP9DBHascUpMzHxFfQFKuh08HS=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290836394516314441.post-5879863062959562566</id><published>2025-12-29T18:00:25.523-06:00</published><updated>2025-12-29T18:00:25.523-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodbye 2025</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hello friends, &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’m ready to turn the page from 2025 to 2026.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Actually, the last several years have been hard for our family but I’m hopeful 2026 will be better. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but we will see, right? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’m planning for a more productive year ahead in several ways. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We didn’t have very elaborate Christmas decorations out this month and I packed away all the Christmas things today and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;left up this 4 foot tree and put out mostly snow themed decorations. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1P9TJkmtSGSrGUOjKB363WQKqB_8UYQhq&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1496&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1P9TJkmtSGSrGUOjKB363WQKqB_8UYQhq&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1F9h9G8uCv6SA2k3JI1nXkHUqnVu0tZYC&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;1334&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1F9h9G8uCv6SA2k3JI1nXkHUqnVu0tZYC&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;on the tv are screensavers from Youtube- there are so many there to choose from. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gaJb4YcCA0rjtJC5F_XcPF_51OeLGL_4&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;814&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1gaJb4YcCA0rjtJC5F_XcPF_51OeLGL_4&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nLCqAaUK9WwltLmpS6zYjjEyBLaFrWV5&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;750&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1nLCqAaUK9WwltLmpS6zYjjEyBLaFrWV5&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the little New Years boy that was bought at a thrift store years ago but it’s really special to me because it looks like so much our grandson JJ. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But the ceramic boy was here long before JJ. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jvbI-DvsGotEa7AIYkDmF-4tkEqeXOPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-width=&quot;1000&quot; data-original-height=&quot;599&quot; src=&quot;https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1jvbI-DvsGotEa7AIYkDmF-4tkEqeXOPG&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This may not be very readable and it’s just a rough draft so far.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2026, &amp;nbsp;I hope to declutter, organize and clean every space in our home. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our home is not overly cluttered but every space needs some attention. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I’ll try to take photos and show my progress. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you’re reading this, &amp;nbsp;thank you for sticking with me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;❤️Rhonda&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/feeds/5879863062959562566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2025/12/goodbye-2025.html#comment-form' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/5879863062959562566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4290836394516314441/posts/default/5879863062959562566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ifyoudostuff.blogspot.com/2025/12/goodbye-2025.html' title='Goodbye 2025'/><author><name>Rhonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2JE6BOkqJG1876X-IslE3jA-jTsPpBCpifnKRxITCYf-k_YgL1maL9jJ8ESImXONJkzNAkIz4KzMKfdmdfazniIAw_tR8zy-N-UeRcFD8z4o4-jKxXJE7u3mEM2Bog/s150/*'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1P9TJkmtSGSrGUOjKB363WQKqB_8UYQhq=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry></feed>