Sunday, October 13, 2024

Good luck tomorrow. As most of us know the prep is the worst part.

Fresh whipped cream, always a good choice. I have such cognitive dissonance about whipped cream. How can anything so light, so airy, so fluffy, have a lot of calories? My brain refuses to believe it.

156.8.

Very blustery day today. Not ready for what is coming! I?m making a sausage mushroom soup for dinner. One of our favorites!

Morning was spent at church meeting with potential new Stephen?s Ministers. Then came home and took an hour nap. Still need to do housecleaning. I?ve started the laundry. Would like to dust and get bathrooms done yet today as well.

Do you all have a favorite mattress? I cannot find a comfortable bed to save my life! I?ve tried a sleep number and most recently a Nectar bed. I?m a side sleeper mostly (sometimes belly) and get pain in my lower back and sometimes hips. I also sleep with one arm under my pillow and have problems with my arm falling asleep or my shoulder hurting from the pressure of my head. I feel with the Nectar both Kevin and I roll into the middle and because he is heavier, my lower back gets pulled into that middle valley. I think I like a softer bed but maybe what I really need one with more support. Think we might go bed shopping this week.

Creamy mushroom sausage soup

1 lb. Italian sausage

1 large onion, chopped

16 oz. sliced mushrooms

6 cloves garlic, minced

4 T butter

Spices to taste - salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes

7-8 cups chicken broth

12 oz. small pasta of choice

4 C spinach leaves

1 C heavy cream (I use fat free half and half to make just a bit healthier)

1 C shredded Italian blend cheeses

1/2 C Parmesan cheese

Cook sausage until done and set aside

Sauté onion, garlic and mushrooms in butter until onions are done

Add spices

Add chicken broth and bring to a boil

Add pasta and coo****il done

Add cream and cheeses and stir until melted

Add spinach leaves and stir until wilted

Add back cooked sausage

Enjoy!

Our neck of the woods is a bit behind of everybody. In the low 80's and sunny; gentle breeze from the north, so maybe I spoke too soon and the weather is on the way. Yay, sweater weather!

No good ideas for choosing a bed. I always thought a firm mattress was the way to go, but have discovered, for me (side sleeper) with older bones, a softer, memory foam works well. Maybe an adjustable split sided mattress would keep you out of the middle, which I agree is not a bit comfortable.

That soup looks wonderful!

Our mattress is shot. We have the money to replace it sitting in a savings account since August. I am just so intimidated about buying a new one. I hate shopping for mattresses.

I'm with you! So difficult. There is no way to know if it will work without sleeping on it for a few nights. I too used to always buy very firm mattresses but need more softness now. But the foam ones do seem to make us end up in a valley in the middle - also not comfortable.

Agreed! We just bought the Nectar a few years ago and they are not cheap!

My folks bought a Sleep Number bed for their room in my house. I think it feels like what it is - an inflatable mattress. But they love it. It's their 3rd. I have a 20 year old Tempurpedic it's probably time to replace and I love it. But I hear none of the new ones are like the original I have. Hmmm.

If you have room for a King, a split mattress is kind of nice for not rolling into the middle. Maybe look for one with a 90-100 day guarantee so if you hate it, you can return it.

Yeah, I think we will look for one we can return if we hate it