Wishful Wednesday

So, Wednesdays are my window shopping (or for-real shopping) days most of the time.  I don't work at the office on Wednesdays, so I generally run errands or stay home and do laundry (gah!) and do any  online chores I need to take care of.  This inevitably ends with my buying something online or filling up a shopping cart somewhere and then deleting it because holy crap, I cannot spend $600 on shoes.  Well, I can, but I can't do that all at once or my AmEx will throw up.  

Here's a list of things I am loving/wishing for right now:

These fabulous shoes from Bensimon. I have been a TOM's lover for many years, but they recently changed the sizing and my narrow foot cannot compensate.  I've been drooling over these slip ons, but sandal weather is here...not sure I can pull the trigger on these yet.

Aqua nail polish. The woman that own the nail salon I frequent recommended this color for my pedicure and before I left my appointment, everyone in the salon was wanting the bottle.  Perfect for spring.

This wonderful shower gel. I recently got a sample in a GWP, and I am sad that it is almost gone.  I am also sad that it costs $35 a tube because, hello! It's shower gel.  Smells divine.

And of course, I have to list a dress...I am the biggest fan of dresses and am so glad that it is almost sundress weather....I love this from Gap, but I can just about guarantee it would be too short, or I would have to order a big size to accommodate my not-narrow shoulders and then it would be baggy at the bottom. This one from Anthro is adorable, but I'm again not sure about the length.  I really do have to try dresses on...this fact wars with the fact that I like to shop online.  Sigh.  

On to sofas, something that I really am about to purchase.  Does someone have a spare $4k I can borrow? Seriously though, I love the style of that.  I am wanting something tailored for sure.  Unfortunately, with two messy kids and two messy dogs, something like this, this, or this is more likely.  I know you get what you pay for with sofas.  I have a sofa now that I paid $1K for 14 years ago this month and it is just now past repair (thank you slipcover for helping out the past 5 years).  I just need something to tide me over for a few years!

What's on your wish list today??

TV Tuesday

So, what kind of TV do we watch around here? Some days the answer is none! In fact, the electricity blinked here on Sunday night and I still haven't reset the satellite server.  The kids watch very little during the week and maybe a couple of shows on the weekend.

J and I like TV a LOT.  We generally try to watch at night and we never watch until the kids go to bed.  Some of our favorites:

• The Good Wife (this is my #1)
• The Americans
• Homeland (when it's on)
• True Detective (when it's on)
• Being Human
• NCIS
• NCIS:LA (my #2)
• The Mentalist

J watches way more than I do - he likes a lot of reality shows - the ones about logging and swamps and mining for gold.  They totally drive me crazy.

When the kids watch, they like some cartoons and a couple of Disney shows.  They also like Duck Dynasty and some Swamp Monsters show.  I don't try to keep up.

What do you watch at your house?

Mealtime Monday

So, on Mondays, I want to post what I am "planning" to cook during the week.  I used quotes because our plans change with very little notice all the time.  I do buy the ingredients for all of these meals on the weekend so I can cook if able.  If I'm not able, I just shift that recipe to the next week and put the meat in the freezer, if needed.

I'm going to post this past weekend today, too.  I will link to recipes if possible.  Maybe soon I will start putting my own recipes in my posts!

Saturday - I made a yummy egg and ham and asparagus casserole.  Mother came and ate with us.

Sunday - Kids and I ate out after lunch and then they at dinner (meatball subs) at church. I ate...well, you don't even want to know.  Nothing nutritious. I eat terribly when I'm flying solo.
 
Monday - (normally we have soccer AND volleyball tonight, but soccer got rained out so we had more time) tonight we had these chicken drumsticks, as recommended by Mary at Owlhaven...http://www.owlhaven.net/2014/03/24/monday-menu/ I made slaw to go with and the kids also had applesauce

Tuesday - Crock Pot Beef Roast and Kentucky Spoonbread (basically a corn pudding).  I will cook veggies with the roast and probably make some rolls or biscuits.

Wednesday - the kids eat at their Awana clubs at church.  Sometimes I eat at church and sometimes I just eat some cereal when we get home.

Thursday - (this is a soccer AND volleyball night and I work all day and then visit my dad before I get the kids from school - no dinner prep time unless I use the crock pot) This will probably be a mac n cheese (Annie's from the box) and chicken sausages kind of night.  Maybe even sandwiches.

Friday - the kids are going with Mother to a race so MAYBE J and I will catch dinner out together.  Or maybe we will order in sushi.  Either way, I'm NOT cooking.

Saturday - (man, we eat out a lot!) We are supposed to go to a dinner that night with some friends, but J has an event at the college, so I'm not sure that will happen.  If not, we will probably make homemade pizzas!

For breakfasts, the kids will eat cereal, oatmeal, biscuits, or eggs and toast. Their lunches consist of sandwiches or leftovers, plus fruit and other goodies.  My lunch is usually nothing or a frozen meal(I know, so bad and sodium laden) and J either eats out or at the college cafeteria.  Neither J nor I really ever eat much for breakfast.

So, what's on your menu?

I hope this isn't too vague...

Random thoughts to begin a new week:

• I totally and completely cannot stand "vague-booking".  The quickest way to get yourself hidden from my Facebook feed is to post attention-seeking posts that cause people to ask if you are ok or what's wrong.  JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.  I am personally very guarded about what I put on Facebook, but if I post a status, it's not going to leave doubt in anyone's mind about what is going on. 

• Cancer sucks.  It truly does.  My dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in January and has been fighting so hard.  He wound up in the hospital two weeks ago with multiple compression fractures in his spine but is doing so well and working so hard in rehab. Thanks for continued prayer.

• Travel season has begun for J.  He will be traveling more often than not over the next three months...I do okay once we get in the groove but these first couple of trips are hardest. Also, it's cold at night when I'm sleeping alone! I forget that every time!
• I'm trying to get on a better schedule with blogging.  It's been tough to just get the basics covered while helping with my dad's care, so hopefully this week will be better.