Manic Monday WLS Express...Woot Woot

I'm never up early enough to get on the train at the station much less crank her up! Happy Labor Day! The BBQ pit is fired up, the ribs, brisket and shrimp are seasoned and all the other good ies are in the fridge. It's gonna be a great foody day!

So grab your Crack in a cup and hang on!

Beast and I will be working on the kitchen again today. And he thought I was gonna let him fluff off on his day off...HA! What started as a simple toaster oven replacement has evolved into a kiten overhaul. He's put new lights under the cabinets, which just showed all the grunge I've been missing so a deep cleaning ensued. Which led to cleaning out the cabinets, new canister jars, rearranging stuff...and I still haven't tried out the new toaster oven! This old 1960's house has a huge horseshoe shaped kitchen, I have the last 'leg' of cabinets to clear out today and I'll be finished. Some of this stuff I haven't seen since we moved in when my Dad died! Yes...I've even found some of Momma's stuff!

I guess the cool weather is over, the breeze is out of the southeast again and it's drizzly.

Ya'll have a great day. Prayers for everyone.

Need to come to your house for lunch!  Have a pork roast to put in crock pot to cook and nibble on this week.  Get caught up on yard work today.  No crack in a cup unless I make a special trip to Ennis to get some.  Having a crack shack in the hotel lobby last week spoils you....BAD!!  

Having a crack shack in the hotel lobby last week spoils you....BAD!!  

Yes, it did spoil you!!!  Every where we went there was a crack shack in the house!!!

 My sweetie is home...yay!  Clint had a great weekend at the event.  He fought well and I'm proud of how he did.

Yesterday I managed to load the dishwasher, run it, and clean out my sink.  That was about all the cleaning I could handle.  I'll probably do another small amount today...little by little I will reclaim my kitchen.

I love my new recipe book.  I have some more work to do but many of my nasty computer printed pages are all transferred to handwritten cards and neatly in my book.  

I've made some purchases on amazon.com lately and I'm most anxious for them to start coming in.  I got a mini donut pan, a creme brulee set to make protein souflees and some sugar free syrups.  I'll be back to a cooking fiend when I'm back on whole foods.

Have a super holiday everyone.  Thoughts and prayers out to all my TMB friends.

 Morning Everyone,

I am about to go make me a shake for breakfast.    I have a busy labor day today.   I am going to Arlington in a little while to give one of my Aunt's a perm and then I am planning on running by Arlington Memorial to see Meggie.    Not much planned for today.   Hubby is cooking hamburgers and hot dogs later and I am making them some REAL Homemade ice cream ( with sugar ) so I won't be having any of that.  LOL   I dump real bad on real ice cream so that is out of the question for me to eat.    Everyone have a great holiday if you are off work and if you work today....don't work too hard.

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

hey Dee!
nice to see you driving the train. Looks like you guys have been busy.  Yesterday i made Italian mozzarella meatloaf, totally SF oatmeal cookies and did all the laundry. I think Que is gonna keep me lol. 
Bout to head out in a bit as we have tons of errands to do and they wont get done with me sitting here. Was just doing my job searches for the day before we did.
Hope everyone has a great day and Dee congrats on all that kitchen work. Would you have been able to do all that pre op? 

Make today count folks.... you wont get it back.!