Saturday Brings Old Habits
Lena had us girls making tracks on a Saturday. Elvera and I stripped all the family beds. After that ensued . . . dusting. The dusting was of the well worn linoleum floors with a wool dust mop that had just a bit of Watkins furniture oil on it to make sure the dust bunnies would be grabbed. Surprisingly there was enough bedding in the linen closet to replace all that was needed on the five beds in the house. Lena never washed clothes on a Saturday. That was Monday’s job. I don’t have a linen closet. When the bedding comes off of our beds, they are immediately washed and put right back on. Automatic washing machines and dryers are a blessing.
Keeping the check list going for all that I had planned for today was never far away. Bedding washed and bedding put back on. Dennis comments that there is nothing better on a Saturday night than having showered and then getting into the fresh bedding. Come to think of it . . . it is a calming feeling. Kind of like all is well in the world.
Tonight will be pasta night. Onions that have been browned in the dutch oven kettle followed by browning of ground beef. I wanted to leave rather large chunks of the ground beef. I used the medium sized flat egg noodles today. As soon as the noodles were done and drained, I added a brick of cream cheese and covered the kettle to allow for the cream cheese to melt while the pasta was hot. I don’t know when or why I have used cream cheese in addition to the sauce. It seems to coat the pasta in a good way adding flavor without any carbs. I always leave a bit of sauce in the jar and add cream, again no carbs and then shake it up to get all the goodness out of the jar. In went the browned beef and onions and . . . we have supper. In fact there are two freezer bags of the pasta dish ready for the freezer. I had used two pounds of beef and a fairly good amount of the pasta. What’s not better than to have a quick meal to take out of the freezer to the oven now that spring is requiring more time outside.
Dennis loves his ice cream. Dennis does not like to snack on nuts for protein or fiber. The last item on today’s check list was to use the blender and chop whole pecans. A bit of the chopped pecans on ice cream does the trick. The container is popped into the refrigerator as pecans are oily and I surely don’t want rancid ice cream toppings.
There were a few weeds that could have been removed from the flowers on the east side of the house. That might find its way on tomorrow’s list. It was enjoyable to take my walk today knowing that as long as there are check lists in my life, I have a balanced life and a satisfying life and a reason to get up and show up for the day.