I slept in on Sunday morning. It was almost 6:00 AM when I
woke up. I got a cup of coffee and worked on the Blog post. When I got that
done, I cooked some soft boiled eggs for my breakfast.
Then I shaved and showered. I got dressed and got to work.
First were the Sunday morning chores. Then I started cleaning the house (it’s
about time!)
I quit at 10:30 AM and got dressed in better clothes. My cubicle
buddy Michelle picked me up just after 11:00. We headed out to Wyandot to visit
our friend and co-worker Vicky, who was in the hospital after having her baby.
Mother and child are both doing fine. Yanessa (the baby) has
incredibly long eyelashes and an amazing amount of hair for a newborn. Her only
problem is that, so far, she has no inclination to eat. I explained that, being
Puerto Rican, she probably has no interest in milk. If they would just try,
say, mango juice or rum, she would be fine! (Why am I the only one who can
figure these thing out?)
We stayed and visited with Vicky, Daniel and Yanessa for
about an hour. More visitors showed up, so we said our goodbyes and headed
back. Michelle dropped me off and then headed back to her house and husband in Waterford (another hour’s
drive).
I changed into shorts and t-shirt and finished the house
cleaning. I started the last load of weekend wash. I was just going outside to
cut the back grass when the telephone rang. It was my daughter Melissa. She
filled me in on the progress of their preparations for moving back to Michigan.
She’s had an awful lot to coordinate but if all goes well, they and their stuff
should arrive here (hopefully on the same day) next weekend.
We talked for a while and then said our goodbyes. I went out
and got the mower from the shed. I cut the grass and checked to see if the cut
was even (if you remember, it looked a little off after I changed the blades).
I still couldn’t tell for sure, so I suppose it can’t be that bad, LOL!
I came inside and it was about 5:30 PM. The first thing I
noticed was the TV (that I left on) was silent. So, I checked the phones and
the Internet. Damn! Everything was down. So, I called Brighthouse and got a
recorded message that said there was an area-wide outage. Sigh…
I started dinner. It would have been a good day to grill,
with lower temps and less humidity (for a nice change), but I am tired of
grilled food. For some reason, I was craving spaghetti and meatballs.
I so went out and snipped a handful of basil and oregano.
Back inside, I made a marinara sauce. Please note: The following instructions
were NOT from a recipe. I just made them up. So, follow them at your own risk!
I peeled four big cloves of garlic using he two aluminum
bowls trick (that really does work, BTW). I minced and sautéed them in olive
oil. When they were golden, I added a 28-ounce can of whole tomatoes and
squished them by hand. I rinsed the can and added the extra water to the pot. I
stripped some of the oregano, cut up some basil and threw all that in as well.
I topped it off with a lot of sea salt and a generous amount of fresh cracked
black pepper. I brought it all to a boil and then let it simmer.
I minced half a yellow cooking onion and put that in a bowl.
I added in a pound of ground chuck, a handful of grated Parmesan cheese, a
handful of plain breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and an egg. I squished all that
together to mix and then made the mixture into meatballs (each slightly bigger
than a golf ball).
I browned the meatballs in a skillet with olive oil. I
preheated the oven to 350 degrees F. When the meatballs were browned on all
sides, I stuck the oven-proof pan into the oven for about 15 minutes to finish
cooking.
Meanwhile, I cooked a half a pound of spaghetti (two big
servings). When the meatballs were done, I put them in the reduced marinara
sauce to get happy (everybody into the pool!)
Note: I normally leave a kitchen towel on the hot handle of
the skillet when I take it out of the oven, as a reminder. This time I forgot.
So, when I needed a bit more room on the stove, I grabbed the handle to slide
it around. OUCH! I ran my hand under cold water for a while, then soldiered on.
I plated half the spaghetti topped it with some marinara
sauce and two meatballs and topped that with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan. I
ate my dinner and it was worth the mess that I had to deal with afterwards!
The TV came back on during dinner (Thank God!). So, I
watched a taped show waiting for Mountain Man at 9:00 PM. I checked and the leftovers had cooled sufficiently. So, I put everything in the fridge, hand
washed the few items that required it and started the dishwasher.
My friend B___ called and we caught each other up on our
week’s activities. He was amazed that the wiring on the trailer had
disintegrated and suggested they may have used aluminum wires instead of our
copper ones.
After we hung up, I started watching Mountain Man. I dozed
off during the episode and woke up just as it was ending. I had taped it of
course, and thought about watching it again. But, I decided I was tired and
would finish it another day. So, I went to bed.
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