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Thursday, September 3, 2015

A Day in my life... September!

I know I'm a little late posting this, but here's what I was doing on September 1.  (I can hardly believe it's September already!)
Here's how my day went!

 I was up at 5am, took my customary treadmill walk, got ready and left the house at 6:35.  It's pretty dark yet when I leave now.


 Shortly after I got to work, one of the housekeepers found this praying mantis in the entryway.  She and the other nurse got it into a paper cup and released it outside.


 We have 2 nurses working every day.  We each get one wing, with 30 patients on it.  This is Larisa, who is the nurse I seem to work the most with.  We work well together and have fun while doing it!


 This was taken shortly before 8.  I noticed it was looking pretty outside, when I was giving people their coffee in the dining room.
It was a busy day.  We have some sick people, had a new admit the day before which always means a lot of paperwork.  I got done shortly after 3:30.


 On my way home I stopped at the grocery store.  Here I am in the produce section, picking up some lettuce for our supper.


 Nice blue skies!  It was a pretty drive home, although it got very hot and humid.  The weather people say this may be the hottest week of the year for us!


 When I got home I started some laundry, then worked on supper.
We had this taco ring for supper.  It's a good one to make when you don't have a lot of time, plus it doesn't heat up the kitchen when it's so hot out!


 After supper, my sister Cheri and I went to a new warehouse type store that opened near us.  I kep hearing about the deals they had, and what I heard was true.  They had clothes, furniture, kitchen items, fans, office supplies...  All new and in good condition.  They are extras, many come from Costco.  I got Bob a Calvin Klein shirt for $5 and docker shorts for $4.50!


On the way home, the sun was getting low in the sky.  It looked prettier in person!
It was another nice day.  Thank you Lord for all the day to day blessings!

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Cooking Thursday

I love tomatoes, and this is prime season for them.  I like to eat them fresh, on BLT's, in salads...  but I also have a recipe where they are roasted and are oh, so good!
I make these for lunch for myself and they are really a treat.

Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes
Large tomatoes 
Minced garlic or garlic powder
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
salt
pepper
sugar
Oregano, thyme, basil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wrap a rimmed baking sheet with foil and line with parchment paper.
Cut tomatoes into 3/4 inch slices.  Remove seeds and juice. Poke holes in the bottoms of any end pieces.  Drain, cut side down on a paper towel or a few minutes.
Place tomato slices on prepared pan.  Sprinkle with garlic, then drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and sugar.
Place in oven for 20-25 minutes, until tomatoes are soft, dark and carmelized.
Sprinkle with herbs, allow to sit for a few minutes and enjoy!

Tuesday, September 1, 2015