House Repairs

Hello!

What a week with the house repairs. Tom and I have taken our antique bed down every day this week while the contractor worked at the house. Let me tell you, I'm over it. If God had wanted me to be a furniture mover he would have given me a sign years ago. Tom and I have become pros at moving the mattress into the hall and coraling the "kids" into the front bedroom. My house is looking better, but what a mess. There is dust everywhere and a ton of dirt everyday on my new floors. Good thing I don't mind sweeping. We thought the workers would be finished today...nope, they'll be back Monday....along with the house painters. I've got to decide on the front door color, nothing jumps at me. Anyway, I spent the morning in the front bedroom with the kids because they tend to be more calm if I'm with them when workers are in the house. Little did I realize that Jasmine does not like workers outside of the house. Tom says that Jasmine's bread isn't quite baked, but she really is a smart kitty. The minute the contractor's truck pulled up to the house she started to growl. I guess you could call her a "guard cat" like in ancient times when the Siamese would guard the jewels in the palaces of Siam. How cool is that? I'm sure Monday will be interesting when the house gets pressure washed. Will let you know how that turns out. The other big adventure of the day was when Jasmine learned how to open the vertical blinds at 6:45am. Not just walking through them, but by pulling the cord to let light into the bedroom; obviously she felt it was time for her parents to get up. Wasn't that considerate? And last but not least, my dear little Coco "Puff" Chanel is sporting a white tipped paw...she stepped in paint and it won't come off...I'm thinking she wanted to try out a french manicure.

Now on to important stuff. My friend, Missy, is in a "what to fix for dinner" dilema, of which Tom and I find ourselves in frequently. We get tired of the same old stuff. So, how about if we share our usuals and see if we can't get some new ideas?

Some easy dinners that we cook are listed below.

Marinated chicken tenders rolled in french fried onions ( this is in the diabetic cookbook and really easy to make)

Chicken Surprise (really easy)

Chicken Picata (not complicated and oh so good, especially if you like mushrooms and lemons)

Sauteed veggies over pasta

Chicken & Yellow Rice (the olives make the difference)

Beer Can Chicken...the leftovers are great to use in the chicken & yellow rice or in a green salad

Baked Ziti..guaranteed leftovers..the pasta seems to multiply.

Let me know if you need any recipes and I'll be happy to share!

Have a fun weekend!