If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas 2023


Merry Christmas everyone 
We had a very fun family gathering at our daughter’s home.  
We had food from Fuzzy’s Tacos. 
We had an all ages gift exchange and I think we will always do it that way.
It was so fun to the 91 year old open a remote control car and for the 6th grade boy to open a box of Tide and kitchen towels.  
In the end, all gifts were swapped and traded and everyone left happy.  




Lots of cookies were eaten too 😋 

Jeff and Rhonda 2023 





Monday, December 18, 2023

Monday- a new week, a new list

Hello everyone 
I’m ready to be back to a routine -as much a routine as is possible this time of year anyway- so I wrote out a new to do list for the week, 

I reset the guest room with some flannel sheets and it’s looking Christmasy in there 

I mixed up 3 kinds of cookie dough
Mexican wedding cookies, oatmeal cookies and sugar cookies- all are Betty Crocker recipes. 
I forgot to stir the pecans into the oatmeal recipe so I’ll use the chopped pecans for something else. 
I didn’t want to bake them this morning but I shaped 2 of the doughs into balls.  
All the dough is chilling in the fridge until I’m ready to bake.  


4 of the grands were here over the weekend which is why the guest room needed freshen up.  P
Elizabeth made this cute creation with Perler beads. 
The 3 boys said they wanted to do origami but they mostly made “ninja fighting “ instruments with paper 

Meals for the last week have all been pretty simple and cooked at home.
Beef stew with cheese and crackers 
One day I was gone in the afternoon so I made some smothered cube steaks in the crockpot and had the potatoes ready to cook at supper time 
Big salads are almost always served - my husband really likes salad 🥗 
One of the breakfasts when the grands were here- biscuits with scrambled eggs and gravy, and chocolate chip muffins 
I got a spiral ham for about $9 with Kroger delivery.  My husband smoked it and I served with a salad, green beans and box mac and cheese.  
It was a lot of ham! Some was diced and froze to add to breakfast eggs or casseroles.  Some will be used for sandwiches.  



I imagine most of you are busy with the same kind of things I am
Hope you all have a smooth and productive week 
❤️🎄❤️
Rhonda