A boy’s best friend is his mother

and there’s no spancel stronger than her apron string.

Irish Proverb

Just a sweet thought this evening,

Lynn

Not even behind a very large can of pork and beans!!

(Do you think they’ll know it’s me?)

Where’s a housewife to go to hide sometimes?  I can’t hide in any of my closets.  They are all packed full!  Under the beds?  It’s the same way!

Actually, I’ve just been hiding away for a few minutes in the May/June issue of Homeschool Enrichment.  It was a sample issue I received in the mail.  Hmmm, wonder what a subscription costs?  Wonder how I got on their mailing list?  It had several articles that I want to read in full.  A good magazine or book is a great place for a housewife to hide for a bit. 

Speaking of hiding away, I sometimes would like to run away from cooking.  I mean…well, uh, I enjoy making my menu plans and sticking to that, but the man of the house has made a change (or two) to my menu plan this week.  If you’ll remember, he killed a turkey awhile back.  He wants turkey chilli tonight with some of the dark turkey meat that’s in the freezer.  Okay.  He also wants to use the white turkey meat before the week is out.  Okay.  Also, in light of not being able to get my salmon fillets, guess Friday night will change too.  I had already scratched the tabouli. 

Sunday, 4/27/08:  Breakfast:  pancakes, bacon, eggs (save several pieces of bacon for Monday’s baked beans)
Lunch:  Taco soup (crockpot) — This was great, by the way!
Supper:  Taco salads using fresh salad, tortilla chips and leftover taco soup.

Monday, 4/28/08:  BBQ ribs (crockpot), baked beans (crockpot), fresh salad
Tuesday, 4/29/08:  Salmon croquettes, tabouli (apparently no one in my town carries bulgar wheat), macaroni and cheese, baked beans Turkey chilli, crackers, grated cheese, sour cream, side salad
Wednesday, 4/30/08:  Salmon croquettes, macaroni and cheese, steamed broccoli
Wednesday, 4/30/08 Thursday, 5/1/08: Two loaves of Bread machine herb + cheese bread, chicken and vegetable soup with egg noodles
Thursday, 5/1/08 Friday, 5/2/08:  Pinto beans (crockpot), cornbread, wild rice, fresh salad, London broil (crockpot) and gravy turkey pot pie, carrot cake
Friday, 5/2/08 — (always feels like a date night with hubby):  Marinated salmon fillets (they were out — not sure what I’ll do yet), wild rice, fresh salad, carrot cake
Saturday, 5/3/08:  Left-overs

I am flexible.  I am flexible.  I am flexible…

Actually, I should be thrilled that I can push a couple of meals forward and have some things to use for later.  I’m okay.  Really.

Lynn

I put together a little graphic collage of some of the flowers that I enjoyed in my garden in April…

Also, I had promised here to post a picture of my cranesbill if it ever came out again.  I thought last year’s drought might have killed it.  Well, it’s out and blooming!

See the little purple blooms?

More later about who knows what? 

Lynn