He’s Got the Working Man Blues October 30, 2011

Zachary got his first job last week. It was the craziest thing…We stopped at Super One to drop off his application (the first one he had ever filled out) and 5 minutes later and runs out to the car grinning. “I got hired!” What?

Yep, he was pretty proud of himself getting hired right on the spot like that. He started the next day. I had to laugh because when I picked up and he got in the car do you know what the first thing he said was? Not I’m tired, or I work tomorrow, or my first day was fun. No, it was “Jeez! Food is expensive! I bought a roast beef sandwich for supper tonight and it cost $2.99!” I had to laugh at that one!

Freezer Cooking Day #2 October 30, 2011

A couple of months ago I spent a morning doing some freezer cooking.  I had read online about people spending a day cooking up a storm and having this food in their freezer to pull out when they don’t have time to cook.  I thought I would try my hand at it.  I enjoyed my first Freezer Cooking Foray and after finally using everything from the freezer I decided to do it again.  This time I was much more ambitious (and much more tired when I was done,)

This is what I accomplished this time:

Chicken Rice Soup Mix, Jambalaya Mix, Meatloaf, Corned Beef Casserole, Cheesy Hamburger Hashbrown Hotdish

 and,

In this picture you can see Porcupine Meatballs, two batches of Spam Spread, Stuffed Peppers filling, Beef & Cheese Tortilla Casserole, Lasagna, and Overnight Egg Bake as well as 2 lbs. crumbled sausage which is not in this picture. 

I still have a few things to cook.  I had forgotten to pick up my crockpot at the church so I didn’t get my chicken breasts cooked so I could make my Cheesy Chicken Casserole, Chicken Nacho filling, or Chicken Booyah soup.  And I had forgotten to take the pork tenderloins out of the freezer so I could make Teriyaki pork, and I didn’t get the waffles made, but all in all I think I accomplished a lot!

Highlight Reel October 22nd-28th, 2011 October 30, 2011

Saturday-Zach and I went into town to help Mom & Dad move some of Papa’s furniture and things out of the apartment.  Then I went home to watch the Wild game.

Sunday- Jeff watched the Vikings game while Zach and I read.  It was nice to relax for a while.  For the rest of the evening Zach worked on his Railroading Merit Badge.

Monday-I picked up Zach from school and we went to Super One to drop off a job application.  He got hired on the spot.  We had to run to Walmart quickly to buy a white shirt, black pants and a tie since that was the dress code.  Then we met at 5:30 with the Boy Scouts to carpool to Crosslake where we spent time at the Northern Trackers Railroad Club’s Museum.  To see more about it, click here.

Tuesday-  Gracie and Monica came out after work and we had tacos for supper before Monica left for RCIA classes.  I read The Hungry, Hungry, Caterpillar so many times that I finally bundled Gracie up and we headed for the library to check out some different books.  When Monica got out of class she took Gracie home and I went to pick up Zach from his first day on the job.

Wednesday-  Zach, Dad and I went to confirmation tonight.  About once a month the church holds a large group confirmation meeting that is supposed to be attended by a parent and the confirmation sponsor (who in this case is my Dad) 

Thursday-I rushed home from work to put together a hotdish for a funeral at the church the next day and then headed to church for my Bible Study.

Friday-  I got up early to bring my crockpot of hotdish to the church for the funeral and after work I picked Zach up, took him to work and went home to pack for our overnighter at Miller Castle.  When Zach finished up with work, we headed to the castle.  For more on our Haunted Castle event for Boy Scouts, click here.