Here we are at the start of a new month. The skies have been gloomy lately. Apparently we have six more weeks of winter coming, according to yesterday's predictions. It would be easy to get in a funk. But counting our blessings is one way to help us see the good things we so easily overlook or forget. Some of us like to do this weekly with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story. Please feel free to join in!
1. Pork loin on sale for $1.27 per pound. Jim cut it into managable pieces and cooked them in the sous vide cooker Jeremy made him, and then browned them to a nice finish. We tried to go back and buy more for the freezer, but the sale was only on for two days rather than the usual week. The loins were back up to $3.98 per pound. Next time, we'll know to get more than one.
2. Family dinners. Since Jesse moved out, sometimes we see him or Jason's family separately, but I love when we're all together. It's even better when Jeremy, my oldest, is in town. Since the pork tenderloin was a pretty big piece of meat, we invited the local ones over for dinner. Mittu made some amazing cinnamon rolls.
3. Cute *fluffy* dish towels. It's hard to find fluffy dish towels these days. The flat ones get soaked with just a few uses. On one of my recent excursions, I found these (I think at Home Goods)--just right for this time of year!
4. Adding to my bird collection. Some time ago, I bought one of these little birds at Target. I can't remember which of the two on the right was my first. Then Timothy bought me the next two. I wanted to find one more to have two even pairs, but hadn't seen any in a while. Then I recently saw a couple more. I couldn't decide between the two on the left, so I got both. Now I am back to an uneven number, but that's okay. I especially like the glasses on the one.
5. Family texts. we have a family group text not only for any important news, but also for fun things we want to share, pictures of home projects or dinner creations, Timothy's sayings or activities or school work. I love that we can touch base throughout the week.
How was your week?
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