Do you ever get bogged down and cannot think of a thing to cook? Me too! Been there quite a bit lately. On a whim, I started looking at the saved recipes from this blog. If you look at the top of this blog you will see a few tabs and one of them says 'Recipes' and if you click on it and scroll through them you might get inspired. I know I did!
And if you cannot see what I am talking about here is a link to them. https://brooker3.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html 💖
We squeezed in some time between events to get groceries and other stuff at Costco and H.E.B. Some people (😊guys) do not know that getting the groceries in the door is not the end of the work involved. So while I cleaned, prepared, and put away fresh produce, Butch went off to the pool hall for one of the big events for the guys who play pool. Butch and his partner, Paul Kelleher played 13 games to win first place in the doubles event. He was tickled!
While I was quarantined, I was voted into the Pool Hall Board position as secretary. So far it hasn't involved a great deal of my time. I was not railroaded. I did say "Yes". Regret may come later.
Yesterday was a chore day. First off we had a dermatology appointment at the
Dermatology Clinic of McAllen offers services in General and Pediatric Dermatology, Cosmetic... 3100 Buddy Owens Ave # 105, McAllen, TX 78504.
We have been there before a few times. So we were looked over and a few (3) biopsies for each of us. We both had a nose one and that's a painful business to get it numbed up!
Then we had a trip to the Gastroenterology facility to get my directions for the upcoming outpatient surgical procedure on the 17th.
Then home for lunch followed by a trip to the insurance office to get our new South Texas home insured. Butch did some research on this and found that we were best off getting the insurance the former owner had transferred to us. It was about to expire so it was time for us to do it.
Came home and was reminded that the "Potato Bake" event was today. Butch ordered one as a charitable contribution. He said his loaded baked potato was very good. This event is to aid those in need in the Rio Grande Valley on both sides of the river. The Trophy Gardens Church sponsored it.
I almost forgot about it being trivia night! After last week and 6 teams, we only had 3 this time. Everyone loaded up on their loaded potatoes and then could not pry themselves loose from their recliners! It also was brought home that many people plan side excursions in February such as ski trips, cruises etc. and we know that was the case for some of the trivia people.
It was indeed a full and busy day! I came home after trivia and went to bed soon after.
Taken at the Potato Bake. You can see we have nose problems!
In the old days when I was teaching computer classes the question of what to buy when it came to a new computer was a frequently asked question. So when I saw this article from people I trust to know, I thought I would share it with you.
https://www.thundercloud.net/infoave/new/how-much-ram-do-you-need/
Another viewpoint: More and more people are doing all or most of their computing on their phone. I will never be one of those people for many reasons. First and foremost I do much more than check email and GPS. Actually, I do not use my phone to check email 95% of the time. Phones have an abbreviated version of everything you might want to do on a computer. So buying a new computer at all might be something you will pass on. Of course, that is your decision. 😉
Darrel and Linda are headed back to Iowa today. We had a very good time with them for the month they were here and we hope they can come back next season and stay longer. Last night we had chili and cornbread at our place and then played Pitch till it was time to go to bed. It had been many years since I played Pitch but it was fun once I relearned it.
We had a cold spell, actually a few cold spells while they were here. They handled it like the Iowa troopers they are. Thinking back over our 20 plus years of coming to South Texas I would say the number of cold spells and the depth of them are far more severe in the past 5 years or so than before. Needing one pair of jeans used to be an oddity but in the last month, I have had to wash jeans more than once so we wouldn't run out. We each have 4 pairs now where one pair used to be plenty. The times and the weather are a-changing.
FYI: Outpatient procedure on February 17th to remove the stones or sludge or whatever else might be in my bile duct. It doesn't sound too much of a thing to go through. It will be good to have it out of the way. I hope to be through with the guessing game of what was irritating my innards. Too many strawberries? Was it that sausage pattie? Perhaps too many nuts? Do you see what I mean?
