Monday Morning Coffee

Good Monday morning, my friends! Yes, I remembered to dig out my Shark Week mug, and it is all ready for the week. We had a low-key weekend here, and I am not complaining one bit. Friday afternoon, Steve realized we had some chicken to use up, so I made a quick marinade and baked it in the oven. It was raining off and on, so grilling was iffy, but it was still delicious! Flynn isn't big on potatoes, so I served it with pierogies and some steamed broccoli. Simple but good!

Saturday was stormy, but we managed to make it to mass, and then Flynn chose a favorite pizza place for dinner. It was good! 

Then I went home to wash my face, do my nighttime skincare routine, and put on some fresh pajamas. Saturday nights in are my favorite! It's funny because I'm now putting on my pajamas and applying serum to my face at the same time I used to get dressed and put on makeup for a Saturday night out! 

Sunday afternoon has its own vibe. This book is one of the very best I have read in a long time. It is historical fiction, and so very well written. I was so sad to come to the end. It made me want to learn more about this very young woman. Highly Recommend.

Flynn took this picture of her little pup, Marty. He is so cute, and so attached to Flynn!

Leaving you with a couple of images from Google today. The first is a reminder.

And this one reminds me of my momma. She used to sing this on days like we have had lately.

Roll Out Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

Click on that to sing along!

Happy Monday, my friends.

Thank you for visiting!

Billie Jo

Friday Photos

 

Happy Friday, my friends! This was my first stop this morning, just after I started my coffee. Some people have laundry days. I do laundry every day. It's something about trying to keep up, although I know intellectually I will never be caught up, but a girl's gotta try, right? My lunches this week were all the same. The only thing that switched out was the fruit on the side. On this day, it was freshly picked blackberries!

Dinner one night this week was a staple around here. Sometimes the meal plan goes off the rails, but I still want to have something that resembles a meal. I always have these Organic Chicken Tenders on hand. They are delicious and easy to heat and serve. I had some fresh zucchini, and I made the easiest and best homemade macaroni and cheese. Here is the RECIPE for that.

(Blatently copied from Walmart's website...)

I am happy to report the pups are feeling better, and that this little lady celebrated her tenth birthday this week!!! We celebrated by sitting on the porch and watching the birds. Flynn had a fun night with Madison and Nicolas at their house one night, so Steve and I went on a Chick-fil-A takeout date night! We went to the inlet to watch the boats come in. We didn't see many, but it was beautiful nonetheless. Then we went to the condo and sat on the beach until it was too dark to read.

It was a nice night out on the town for these old folks! It has been so humid and muggy here, but I'm starting to think about the cool, spooky time of year that is just around the corner! Someone asked me once where my love of fall, Halloween, and the spooky came from. I am not sure, but it may have had something to do with this.

Not really. Ok, maybe. Probably.

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Billie Jo

Oh! One more thing! If you know me, you know what next week is!!! Yep! It is Shark Week! Shark Week begins Sunday on the Discovery Channel. I started watching it years ago when the kids were younger, and Steve was working late. I would get the kids bathed and in pajamas, and we would watch and have some fun little shark treats. Watching Shark Week is a fun summer tradition that we still enjoy today.

(Discovery Channel)

Ok! I'm done now!

Just For Fun!

I remember...

My Mom having this in her cupboard for quick weeknight dinners...

Watching reruns of this show with my sister Margie...

The scratchy feeling of this Barbie's outfit...

Another rerun favorite, and thinking Robbie was so gorgeous!

I remember Sunday nights and this show that my Dad loved...

Deciding which of these amazing scents to buy at the drugstore downtown...

This on the dining room table every birthday, and my Mom asking if we wanted chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or all three.

I remember thinking this soap was the absolute most amazing thing...

My Mom buying a box of these every payday, and my sisters and I being so excited...

I remember thinking this show was so scary...

And how you just knew someone was sick when this appeared...

Having an extra one of these on hand just in case...

And the yummy taste of these. But only the blue ones.

These are just a few of the many, many, many happy memories I have from my childhood. It is fun and comforting for me to go back every now and then and be that girl again, if only for a minute.

Oh...do you know the shows I watched?

The names are below!

1. Hazel

2. My Three Sons

3. Alice

4. Land of the Lost

Happy Wednesday!

Billie Jo

Google for the fun!

A Weekend In Pictures

 

Farmer's Market dinner - A Saturday Drive Into Town - A Strawberry Dragonfruit Refresher - Cookie Baking - Healthy Pups - Evening Rides With Dad 

Summer!

Have a lovely Monday, my friends!

Billie Jo

Zucchini Cookies

Friday Again

Happy Weekend, my friends! We have a lot of nothing planned, except for Mass and some time on the beach. Steve and Madison usually go to the farmer's market and get all the fresh produce and bread for the week. Once they do that, I will put together a rough idea of the meals we will have for the week. 

I don't have many pictures to share with you today. All three of the pups were experiencing some type of stomach situation and were not feeling themselves. We had a quieter-than-usual week, keeping close to home! I am happy to report that after a few days of rest and a modified diet of chicken and rice, they all appear to be back to normal. 

In other exciting news, I've finally figured out who's behind the serenade we receive so often here. It appears to be this guy and a whole lot of his friends!

Oh! Madison made muffins! She brought them over, and I thought yet again how happy I am that my kids love to bake.

I'd hate to leave you without a few more pictures, and since I have no more of my own, I took a few that I found online, and kept them for some reason or other, perhaps for this very moment. 

Have a lovely weekend, my friends!

Thanks for reading.

I appreciate you!

Billie Jo