Friday, Zippers, bad recipe

 That was most of my day folks.  Putting in zippers.  4 of them to be exact.  Plus I hemmed several pairs of pants.  So it was a good day sewing.  My sweet and sour pork was not a good part of my day.

I tried a new recipe, and it was more complicated than I normally cook.  I had to marinade the meat and then they wanted it coated with corn starch twice, then twice fried, so it was extra crisp.  I had to have another pan for the vegetables and then the oil for frying, by the time I got done with all the steps the kitchen was covered with oil and it really did not taste that good.  It was the cornstarch breading.  Yes it was crispy, but kind of bitter after taste.  Believe me egg dip and flour would have tasted much better.  Of course I made a ton.  Thank goodness hubs liked it, because I won't be eating it again.  It was just a lot of work for something that was not that great.

You win some and you lose some.

We have to take dinner into 5 missionaries this afternoon at 4:00.  I am going to get Effie burgers. I don't want to haul food I cooked in, and this will just be easier. Hubs can have left over sweet and sour for dinner. I think he is jealous, but he will survive.

Kelsa was here for a little while last evening.  Nate is back home from the capitol and he had the Schmills while daughter taught.  He has the next 10 days off and I told him I wanted a day as I need the new toilet set, all the Christmas decorations put away on the shelves in the garage.  I also have to have two mirrors hung, one in my bath and one in the shop. Poor guy has a mother in law that keeps him busy.

I am going to buy some brats and shrimp today at Albertsons, that is it for groceries.  I will spend the rest of the budget on Effie burgers for the missionaries.  I think I will do up an easy sheet cake in a disposable pan for their dessert.

I want to get a little more sewing done today.  I have more pants to fix and 5 shirts to shorten the sleeves on, which involves removing the cuffs and replacing them. I was able to get all the new napkins I am making pressed and ready to hem.  Every time I had a client trying on clothes, I would iron all around the edge of a napkin or two.  It was fun to see how many I could get done before the client was ready.  Better than standing there wasting time.

I can tell Hubs is getting house bound.  We really can't go anywhere and the weather is not nice enough to escape to the woods.  We are all planning on going to Twin falls over Valentines day weekend, as our oldest daughter turns 40 and our oldest grandson turns 10. Both the younger girls are going to fly into Boise with the babies and Schmills and then rent a car.  So we will all be together for our eldest, it will be fun.  Thank goodness she has a house large enough to accommodate 4 adults and 3 little ones.  She had planned on having a large party, but with covid that will not happen. We will stop down at mom and dads on the way down and back and spend a day to see what they need.

I'm having a hard time believing it is Friday again. The weeks go by so fast, yet time seems to drag on these overcast gloomy winter days.  

Do any of you have plans for the weekend?  I mean does any body even try and plan anything anymore?

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

Kim