Monday, August 30, 2021

Toot-a-loo August Weekend Recap

I'm pretty sure Ken Jeong made sure most people will always think of him when uttering that phrase.

(Thanks a lot Hangover!  Source: Tenor.com)


The Mr and I agreed it was a weird, funk filled week.  We were getting stuff in line with our retirement stuff which lasted Monday through Saturday before having everything where it needed to be.  It was pretty mind scrambling with doing our research and choosing what we wanted in a bit of a crap show market and hoping for the best.  I won't look at it again until we talk to a financial advisor a friend recommended to see what to invest next year.  I don't need daily numbers to give me anxiety, thankyouverymuch.

The Mr's "work mom" suddenly passed away only 6 months into retirement just over a week ago.  She was getting ready to go on a trip and the next day she missed the flight.  One of her travel companions did a wellness check through the police and they found her.  She was a cruiser and did several a year so thankfully she didn't wait for retirement to travel but at 60, she was far too young to be gone.  It hit both of us hard as she was always quite complimentary to me when I sent in treats over the 12 years they worked together.  The last few years he was in that department, I would wrap her stuff separately for him to drop off on her desk because if it was sat down on a shift change, she'd get scraps.  After a week we finally got service info so we can send flowers for her.  I feel so bad for the Mr.  She was the only one who truly understood how much he was getting dumped on in his old position, had any empathy for him and tried to warn higher ups they were going to lose him.  

We did a little early celebrating for my birthday with some cake and ice cream.




I got a lovely birthday card from my mother in law Saturday.



I hadn't even opened it before going into a full ugly cry.  If you knew the start of our relationship when I was 17 and even as recently as 10 years ago, the sentiment would have been a little more generic.  (Or at minimum, it would've raised suspicion because we just didn't have that kind of relationship.)  I had a ex-sister in law who relished putting a bigger wedge between us by whispering nasties in her ear even though she and I hadn't talked in 8+ years.  To put it kindly, she was a manipulative POS and sadly my MIL let her live rent free in her head about things I supposedly said (I didn't) even after the divorce.  I was so glad when in December 2019, I finally set her straight about all of the stuff the SIL said, did and plotted over the years.  We opened her eyes to a lot of things that I know we told her but she would not let sink in before.  Since that time, she has been much more open and sweet in her cards to me even though before that, she did say she was glad the Mr had me and I was right for him.  It's like she needed to hear it from me where the witch was concerned because even the Mr telling her wasn't enough.  It sucks that Covid has kept us from spending any time with her.  She is immuno-compromised so we are very protective of her.  She will be getting a booster though and when we can get ours, we will hopefully be able to see her around the end of the year.

Sunday we had a grocery pickup after watching Looney Tunes and Transformers for a bit.  We decided to get our workout over with for the day even though it was lunch time and we were getting hungry.  When that was done, I fixed Beyond Burgers and potato wedges.  I tried to finish the wedges off in the Air Fryer but I had to do them in two batches instead of one in the skillet.  I really don't understand the appeal of an air fryer if you have an oven.  I feel like there's some big secret I'm missing out on because I'm just like "nope...oven."  There's only one recipe I want to try in there but that'll be in the next few weeks and if it's not super amazing...I'm selling or donating it since it'll only have been used 3x at that point.

Before we knew it, it was almost 4pm and we were watching a couple of dopes on YouTube driving around in the hurricane in New Orleans for longer than we should have while we were surfing the web.  Then it was just putzing around the rest of the night.

How was your weekend?

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10 comments:

  1. The weekend helped to get out of that funk week so I consider that a success. I haven't looked at anything yet about the hurricane but hope everything is better than what the media hypes it up to be - Stay safe people!

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    1. Yes, it did help redirect from the funk. I think getting info on the service helped as well so we could get those flowers lined up. (At least it did for me)

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  2. I bought a small air fryer, took it out of the box and took it straight back to the store. Then I did my research and ordered a much bigger square one (the instant pot brand if you care) and I love it. During the summer when I don't want to turn on the oven I use it quite a bit.

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    1. I looked up the instant pot one you mentioned. I think that's about the size of this one (a gift) and I can't fit as much as I can in a skillet. :-( We have a double oven but the top one is small, like the size of the pan drawer in most stoves so thankfully it doesn't take long to heat up. If I had a big ol' pantry to put it in, I'd probably keep it but it's not looking good. LOL I'm glad you like yours though!

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  3. It was a good weekend. Got some things done and got in some good rest too. Friday was opening day for the apple orchard I enjoy going to, and from what I heard on the news the place was packed. Covid not withstanding, it's been in the 90s for the past 3 weeks and there is no air conditioning in the barn there, so how on earth people could stand to be in there -- and crowded to boot! -- is unfathomable to me. I was delighted to get their newsletter stating that they will have drive thru service like they did last year where you get a form for what's available that week and check off what you want and they bring it to your car. That sounds like a win to me! But I'll wait until the end of next month or beginning of October before heading out there. Crispy cider donuts and hot, humid weather just don't appeal. lol

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    1. Glad you were a good balance of productive and restful. Yay, your apple orchard opened and double yay for curbside! I agree, cider donuts need a bit of crispness in the air, not a wall of humidity!

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  4. Happy early Birthday!
    Putzy weekend for me.

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  5. Happy birthday wishes to you!

    100% agree about the air fryer. We have tried about 6 different things, some multiple times, and absolutely it is not worth the pantry space.

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    1. Thanks mama! I did want the air fryer to work but there's nothing I fry anyway where I feel like I'm getting a big advantage. Womp womp. :-\

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