Wednesday, October 25, 2017

What's Up Wednesday


What we're eating this week...
I must hit a wall at the end of the month because I find that I often have not done a meal plan on the weeks where I do this post.  This is what we have had so far:
Sunday - Hamburgers and wings at our friends' BBQ
Monday - Beef Stew
Tuesday - Chili 
Wednesday - Chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots
Thursday, Friday, Saturday - not sure yet

What I'm reminiscing about...
We had E's sixth birthday party on the weekend so I was reminiscing about all of the parties he has had.

What I'm loving...
I took some of Andrea's recommendations for children's books and picked up a couple for E's birthday.  He got There's a Giraffe in my Soup and Pocket Full of Colors.  They have lovely illustrations and good stories.  

What we've been up to...
We had E's birthday party on the weekend and Dave ran the marathon so those events took up a lot of our focus for awhile.  

What I'm dreading...
Slow drives home from work.  I am lucky that my drive can be fairly short, I go against the traffic, but when it starts getting dark, wet, and slippery out there the traffic slows way down and it can take awhile.  I don't always have to pick up the kids from school but I still want to make it home at a decent time.  I know for the next few months there will be slow rides home and I'm not looking forward to it. 

What I'm working on...
Believe it or not, my attention has already turned to Christmas, even though I usually don't think about it until after Halloween.  I have a Google Doc for Christmas plans that I've used for the past two years so I checked it out this weekend and started making a few plans. 

What I'm excited about...
Fall weather that seems to have arrived and the leaves changing.  I love coming home when it is dark and damp and getting cozy.


What I'm watching/reading...
We are watching Alias Grace, Ozark, and Walking Dead.  I am watching This is Us, and Will and Grace.  Dave is watching Breaking Bad (again), The Orville, and the new Star Trek.


I am reading The Best Kind of People, and next up is The Couple Next Door. 

What I'm listening to...
Podcasts, as usual.  This American Life, Jay and Dan, and Kaitlyn Bristowe.  

What I'm wearing...
I picked up this cute dress at anthropologie on Friday.  I was looking for a long sleeved dress and found this one, bonus it was 25% on the day I was in the store.  

I also found these cool hair elastics.  I like this style of realist now and the ones that I had from J. Crew had dwindled down to just one so I needed some new ones.  These ones are fancy so they definitely double as a bracelet.

What I'm doing this weekend...
I told E we could get off at the Museum subway station this weekend, so whether we actually go to the Royal Ontario Museum or do something else, we'll see.  On Sunday, Bloor West Village is hosting the annual St. Joe's Hospital Halloween Street Fest so we will hit that up after church. 

What I'm looking forward to next month...
Bad Mom's Christmas night out with some of the moms from E's school, a night on the town with some high school friends, Remembrance Day (it's on a Saturday this year so we can attend a service together), and Christmas prep!

What else is new...
Our new car.  We traded in the good old Jetta and got the Volvo XC90.  It is not brand new, it's pre-owned, but it is practically new and much nicer than any other car we've had.  
Fare thee well Jetta, you were a good car!

What is my favourite Thanksgiving side dish...
This is a little belated for us up here in Canada.  I would say my favourite is mashed potatoes.  I love whipping them with lots of butter and some milk (warmed up before adding it) and then putting gravy and more butter on top.  Sometimes we make them loaded mashed potatoes and add cheese, bacon and green onion, but the gravy is still welcome.

Happy Wednesday!!




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