Hello Winter Weary Friends!!
How is everyone? I am hoping you are all hanging in there with the longest winter in the history of winter's. With more to come this weekend. Geez. Enough. All. Ready.
I thought I would put together a brief list of the things I have really been enjoying lately. We can all use some good ideas, right? Some I have mentioned before but they are worth mentioning again.
*My local Meat Market (Mosley's for you locals). I bought $100 worth of meat and this is what I am getting (organic, locally raised)
2.5 lbs beef stir fry
3 lbs ground chuck
2.5 lbs boneless pork loin chops
2.5 lbs boneless pork loin roast
5 lbs bone in chicken thighs
2.5 lbs ground turkey
3 lbs ground chicken
2 8oz ribeyes
3 lbs boneless chicken breast
2 lbs bacon
We should be set for two months!! And what I really like is I ask them to split all the packages in half or what I want and they do. So all I have to do is freeze it all when I get home. Look into your local meat market. Support local business!!
*Haugland Learning Center. This is where Jack is going and it is a school for children with Autism. I cannot truly put into words what a difference this school has made in his academic, social, and family life. He is off medication and is happier than I have ever seen him. He WANTS to go to school every morning, despite the hour and a half bus ride. If you have a child that is struggling in school, there are a lot of alternatives and look into your County for funding for some of these alternatives.
*Nicole Curtis on Rehab Addict on HGTV. I have a lady crush on her. Nice to see someone care so much about old homes that would normally be condemned. Wish there were more people out there like her. And she's badass.
*Coconut oil: great to cook with but even better as a skin lotion! I use it everyday and keep a plastic container in my bathroom. Warm it in your hands and slather at will.
*Email classwork alerts: I love knowing, before my kids get home, that they have failed a test. Leaves me time to plan their torture...
*All the local business things on FB. Nice to use local people for handymen. I would rather support a local family with my business than a National chain.
*Tennis balls-keeps our new Shepherd rescue busy. He bats them around like a cat and will fetch them, too. I am hoping Play it Again Sports has some old ones we can buy, cheap.
A few things I can live without
*Potholes. They eat a chunk of my van every day.
*Weather "models". Please. No more charts.
*6th grade math.
*Ear infections. Jack had one so bad his entire ear swelled shut!!
*Hoodies. Wear a f**ing coat to the bus stop!!
*Our rescue Shepherd barking at Tom and Jack but not Griffin. UGH. I wish I had a dog speak decoder.
That's all the blabbering I have in me. If I could reach 18 readers, that would make my week! Stay warm and safe everyone. I have been saying that since October but I mean it.
Pray for Spring, friends.
Cat
