More things are changing in my profession. I was all set to go to Emmetsburg Maryland next week for a FEMA class. However, due to the massive cuts it became virtual. I'm disappointed. FEMA's Emergency Management Institute has be a staple of learning for emergency management. Without funding, we may lose it entirely. My job [...]
I forgot to take a picture for this post. Oops. I am cooking a whole turkey this week. Thanksgiving was kind of bust. Which means I had a couple of turkeys left over. I am also looking at thinning out what I have in the freezer to make room, just in case my mother in [...]
Things are busy this week. I went to see a college hockey game with my brother and oldest nephew. It was a lot of fun and economical. Tony and I are going to catch another game. Just the two of us. When looking up tickets, we wanted to see the University of Michigan and Michigan [...]
Sometimes you kind of hit the mark, but not quite. The Raspberry Pie bars were not what Tony had in mind. He wanted to have the standard pie. Oh well. He loved the bars anyway. Sometimes you think you know what your spouse wants, but not always. I guess I am going to figure out [...]
We are finally this week working on our old house to get it ready for sale. Tony is starting by getting the holes patched and ready for paint. We still have a bunch of stuff over there that needs to be moved, sold or donated. I have a feeling most of the stuff will not [...]
OMG! Have you ever wished for something for a long time and it finally happens? That for me is the house being finished. Well, I am finishing my last task this week before the final cleaning at the end of the week. I installed the final floor this past weekend and Tony is finishing up [...]
This week, I'm mostly took a break from working on the house for Thanksgiving preparations. However, I did want to come up with what to do with the dark meat before the next weekend. Instead of looking up a recipe, I decided to develop one from some of my favorite fall flavors and a wonderful [...]
I had other plans on what I was going to cook this week. I have some turkey legs I need to use up. I am still working through some meat that was in the broken freezer. I was originally going to do chicken and dumplings. I still will. However, I watched an episode from Middle [...]
As I have done in years past, I take the dark meat from a whole turkey and make it into a stew. Usually I cook the breast portion for Thanksgiving. This year, I didn't get the chance because I was too busy. However, I did find a low sodium whole turkey that I am cooking [...]
I hope you had a socially distanced Thanksgiving. I know it's not been ideal, but I can safely say you want your family to be around for future holidays. Our small group quarantined for 14 days and did single serving dishes and kept our distance on the day of. My mother didn't come down to [...]
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