Thursday, get in that shop!

     Another chart bit the dust yesterday.  I wonder how the rest of the year will stack up?  As the shop is slowing down, I wonder how many more charts I will fill?  I still have all my house savings and things, but the shop helps.  I am not going to worry or dwell.  I have two more days until I am on a plane to see my Sissie and Slugs.  Yippee!

     I have a been able to see Sissie almost regularly since my mom moved in with us.  Now that my financial life is a little better, a trip out to see her is not such a burden on the pocket book and I love that.  It just makes me happy that I can get to her.

     Yesterday was spent in the kitchen and boy did I get a lot done.  So happy about this.  I used up three large bags of frozen sauce, one can of tomatoes, and Mozzarella cheese that needed to be used. I still have mozzarella  that needs to be used.  I went crazy on cheese, but when it is free how do you say no?

    

I made up a cake mix  (spice) with cream cheese frosting.  I also found out that these tin foil pans are just a little less  money at Winco, than the dollar store, plus much better quality.  They were 3/1.18 as apposed to 2/1.00.  The dollar store ones are so flimsy they bend in half if anything heavy is put in them.  Plus these can be washed an reused as they are so sturdy. 

Here is a large container of stuffed shells and a large lasagna that are going to neighbors, the smaller lasagna is for us.
  These larger pans were 1.18 at winco so .18 more than the dollar store but again much, much more sturdy, so worth the extra to me.   If aluminum is washable a few times and then gets recycled it is a go.

In addition I made three more trays for us and froze them. Two are lasagna and one is stuffed shells.  I started at about 9:30 and was done by 1:30.  That was with constant interruptions from the babies. Hubs did take them outside for a couple of 45. minute stretches, one to the park and one to the back yard so that helped.

     I debated all through the pasta whether to make french bread or to stop and get three loaves.  Since I had three families to feed the cost would be  $7.00.  Then I told myself it would cost about $1.40 to make this.  The mixer does all the work.  Yeast, sugar, shortening, water, salt and flour, come on just make it. I was able to lay down while it raised twice and then I was done.  Yippee!

     I did clean as I went but there are a many things that I still have to put away in the kitchen.  All in all I will call it a day well spent.  Plus I used up some things in the pantry and the freezer.  Of course I put three trays back in the freezer, but those are treasures ready to go.

     I went over to Lil sis's last night and she got a new dog!  It is so cute.  He is a three years old rescue dog, 1/2 labradoodle and 1/2  dachshund.   Quite the combination.  But she is so happy, so I am happy for her.


     I have to finish a wedding dress today and hem two pairs of jeans and peg two pairs of slacks and then I am done.  I hope to have tomorrow to clean house and pack and get ready for my trip. I don't want to sew tomorrow unless I have to.  There will be a little bit of work waiting for me when I get home but not much.  I did get a couple of zipper fixes mailed to me from out of state clients. But I will do those when I get home.

Well I am off to get buried in white!

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim