A Day in my Life; July

 I'm a little late with this post, because I had too much to say last week!  However, better late than never...   Here is how I spent the first day of July.

I left home about 7:40 am to go to work.  It was a cloudy morning, temps in the low 70's.  This pic was taken about 8am, one of the many fields I pass as I drive.

A short while later, the clouds were really building up.

I made it to work with no rain.  It's 8:15.

Since it's the first of the month, I get to turn my calendar to a new page.  This was a Christmas gift, and I love looking at different pictures of my granddaughters each month.

It was a day for wildlife!

We saw squirrels,   bunnies....

a woodchuck...

and these cute twin fawns!

They have been visiting us regularly, along with their mom.  Aren't they the cutest?

Because it was a holiday weekend, we had some treats.

I brought a big bowl of pasta salad.

Someone else brought these cute patriotic cupcakes.

We were afraid it would be a crazy day because Friday's often are and this one was heading into a 3 day weekend.  However, it went quite smoothly and we got out on time, at 5pm

It never did rain, just went from sunny to cloudy several time.  This is a pretty scene I saw as I drove home; horses grazing in the field.

6pm - I met Bob for supper at Ucello's.  He got a sausage and veggie dinner.  I got chicken nachos.  It was a huge plate!  I ate about 1/3 of it and was full.

Our son Andy and wife Nikki were going to be arriving in the middle of the night, so I had some cleaning to do when I got home

I cleaned the bathroom, including the tub. Nice to get that done again.

We moved the furniture in the living room, placing the chair back in front of the windows.  I did a little cleaning in there too.  As you can see by the clock, it was about 8:30 when I was done.  Time to sit down and relax!  It was a very good day.

Friday Funny

 

Cooking Thursday

I have a recipe I got from my friend Jenny, of I'm having a Thought Here.  She e-mailed it to me a few years ago telling me I had to try it.  I always listen to her, so I made it.  And - it's so good!  That's why I listen to her, she's not steered me wrong yet.
When I made them again recently, I realized I never shared the recipe. It's a crock pot recipe for pork chops.  They are tender and fall off the bone, the gravy is amazing!  So if you are looking for pork chops that are easy to make and delicious, look no further.

Crockpot Pork Chops and Gravy

• 1 ounce packet onion soup mix
• 14 ounce can chicken broth, low sodium
• 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup, low sodium
• 1 ounce packet dry pork gravy mix
• 4 bone-in pork chops
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 Tablespoons water
• In a 5-6 quart oval slow cooker, combine onion soup mix, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup and pork gravy mix. Whisk together until combined.
• Season both sides of the chops with a little bit of garlic powder. Place pork chops into the slow cooker. Do your best to spread them out and cover with the gravy mixture.
• Cover and cook on low about 4-6 hours.
• Just before the pork chops are done - whisk together the corn starch and cold water in a small bowl. Once it is smooth, pour it in with your pork chops in the slow cooker and stir gently.
• Cover and switch the slow cooker to high and cook for another 30 minutes (until gravy has thickened.)