A Busy Friday
Last night over supper Dennis asked me what my plans were for the next day. I did share that it seemed like it would be a heavy first floor day. His bedding needed to be laundered. I had crab meat that I wanted to make into our favorite crab salad as a noon snack to tide us over for a hot supper. I also had everything needed for a tuna oven meal to make a large enough batch to put one container in the freezer. “What can I help with?” I don’t think he expected me to answer as quickly as I did. Yup . . . I came back with the plan.
If Dennis would pull his bedding apart after he got up this morning and deposit the sheets and pillow cases next to the washing machine, I would have them washed and dried when he came in at noon. If he would then tidy up the floor with our little first floor vac before he dressed his bed. I assured him I would have the salad and the oven dish going in the kitchen and do up the prep dishes. Dennis thought that all sounded good.
I was making great headways this forenoon. The buttons for the laundry had gotten pushed and I was breezing into getting the Suddenly Salad box opened to get the pasta boiled. I had the raw onion diced as well as the crab meat diced up. I use the crab meat out of the refrigerated section of the grocer’s that is a USA product. I was onto mixing the envelope contents for the dressing. You have heard of the commercial of a Dollop of Daisy sour cream. I had the dollop going when the container spun out of my hand and flew to the floor doing a cartwheel but still landing right-side up on the floor. The cartwheel had landed a spray of sour cream on the kitchen wall and floor. Stop the presses. Breathe. Tidy, tidy and we were back in business for the salad to be completed and in the refrigerator.
On to the tuna oven meal. More pasta boiled, three cans of the Albacore while tuna opened and drained. We have realized when we get a 12″ tuna Subway that the onions we request with the rest of the goodies goes really well with the tuna. First time adding them to the oven meal. I diced more onions using the large onion up I had purchased yesterday and sauteed them until translucent. A package of baby green peas out of the freezer and a jar of Alfredo sauce opened. So close to a finish in the food prep. I added a bit of heavy cream to the empty Alfredo jar with a shake shake to get every bit. I had enough for a glass container of the tuna dish to be put in the freezer for another day. Sweet.
During all of this Dennis came in at noon, just as usual to find his bedding washed and dried. I turned a very self protecting deaf ear as the grunts and sounds ensued from his bedroom. The comments varied from difficulty as to which way the fitted sheet went on as to where I had hid the small vac, yada, yada yada. I remained doing the prep dishes, cleaning the kitchen range, etc.
I soldiered through having continued from start to finish while in conversations with Dennis during his multiple breaks and catching of his breath at the dining room table.
Wonder of wonder, we both completed our tasks. I never got off of the first floor being busy. Dennis had asked and his wish had been granted. He has a fresh bed to retire to and we have several good options of healthy foods over the next days.
With that I will take my leave. ♥
