First, let's send prayers and love to those in Dallas
who are affected by the horrible events through the night.
May God save us.
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I’m so excited! We
were visiting with Missy and the girls a few days ago and she gave me a Power
Cooker that a friend had given her. It
had been passed down to the friend and somewhere along the way had lost its
power cord. I told her I might have one
that would fit since the appliance looked very similar to my rice cooker.
We got home and Papa Sage checked it out. EUREKA!
It fit! I looked through the
instruction booklet and thought I’d hunt around online to see what all people
had made with it. Unfortunately all I found
were places to buy it. Wow what a great
gift! These things are expensive! Since I didn’t find any recipes, I thought I’d
just figure out something simple to try.
I put the book away, turned on the TV and guess what was on. Their info-mercial! They made what they called a chicken pot
pie. I thought about what they were
doing. I thought about what my
daughter-in-law Darlene made out at camp for us a couple years or so ago. She made her meal in the crockpot.
I had taken out some chicken tenders to thaw and knew they
were in the frig ready to use. I cut
those into bite size pieces. I chopped
up and onion. Put that in. I cut up carrots and potatoes into bigger
bite size pieces and tossed them in. Two
cans of Cream of Chicken soup and some Pillsbury biscuits cut into quarters
went in last. We put the pot into the
machine, put the lid on and turned it so it would be pressure tight. I set it to cook at 70kPa for 15
minutes. It pressured up, cooked and
went to warm at the end of the cooking time.
I’m telling you what, it was fantastic!
Amazing.
Tomorrow I’m thinking about a meatloaf. I think I can put the steamer in and steam
veggies to go with it. I wish I had some
broccoli or something. I do have
cauliflower but I’d like something else a little more colorful. I am firmly of the belief that looks has a
lot to do with satisfaction in a meal.
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So how was your 4th of July weekend? We weren’t nearly as busy as we thought we
would be. Papa Sage took off from
Thursday through the weekend and didn’t go back to work until Wednesday. We told the kids we were free and would like to
know what was up since it was the first time in years he had the whole weekend
free. We didn’t hear from a soul. I guess everyone was into their own thing and
didn’t want to include the old folks.
Yes, you youngsters, enjoy the family time while it is there. One day it does slow down and you will find
yourself in tears wishing to have it back again. No matter how it seems, no matter how
frustrating things get now and then, find a way to see the best and enjoy
it.
One thing we did do was all head to the annual Stow parade. We had 21 gathered this year. We were missing Morgan, CJ, and Adam. Adam isn’t in town yet and the others were
with the other side of their families.
Caitlin and Rusty brought donuts and we brought juice and water. I was going to make donuts in the little
donut maker I got from Let Go, but it wasn’t happening. That’s okay.
We’ll do that another get together.
Maybe a fall party or something. First I will need to get the house to a point people might come by.
I was a little disappointed in the parade. I was glad another band was in the parade,
but it still seemed to be mostly political and commerce entries. What happened to all the kids groups? Only one scout group and a couple dance
groups. What happened to the
clowns? To the Little Tikes? Couldn’t they even include decorated bikes or
something? The Shriners did have their
go carts, but what about their big bikes?
I don’t know. I missed a
lot. I’ve been attending this parade
since I was a kid.
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Do you knit or crochet?
I have to fill you in on my last trip to Goodwill. I got a message from a friend I’ve know for
many, many years. She had been to a
particular store and told me they had a big bin of yarn. We were going that way and made the stop. Wow, did they! I picked up four big Red Heart Super Savers,
several, probably five, skeins of Caron Simply soft and assorted other
yarns. I also got a bag I love. It’s a red sparkly bag as big as a good size
tote bag. It’s my Mimi’s Bag of Fun
bag. I took it with me to the parade
filled with lots of things to do in case the girls needed to be kept busy until
the parade started. I donated some to
their current cause and still got $2back from my $20. I was so happy! The twenty was a surprise and then I got a
huge surprise when I went to use it! The
Red Heart was just exactly what I was wanting to finish up a blanket I’d
started. The Caron is the kind I need to
use with the girls who have sensitive skin.
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Have you tried the sliders at Arby’s? I’m in love with them. You sure can’t beat them for a buck! We don’t need drinks when we stop because we
always have water with us. Who needs the
pop? When we are out and about doing our
running around, a quick stop at Arby’s will fill the pit in the stomach until
we get home.
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The first of the month has arrived. I’m still going to be making things I want to
do for people, but I’m also telling myself that in between projects, I must do
so much charity work. I get so involved
in seeing smiles on faces, I end up putting off what I want to donate. I want to have little hats for the NiCU where
little Meghan was and also the one at the hospital Cait works at. I also want to be sure and have plenty done
for the Kris Kringle at our friend’s church .
I also want to donate to the troops.
So many causes out there. If you’re
able, please donate.
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Well I’m off for now.
Need to work on this blanket.
Hugs and love,
Mama Sage
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