Menu Monday; August Reads

WOW.....end of august already, where does the time go. So far so good on school. Yeah, S1 is adjusting to homework, those 4 block classes allowed time for homework or talk whichever one you picked. He did homework. he's not used to cutting his free time out:0 S2 has adjusted to high school. He really seems to like it:) He's in ROTC (truly I believe he has a bet with his friend to see who gets kicked out first) but he seems to enjoy it. (THANK YOU GOD!!!! YOU ARE AN AWESOME GOD!!).

Just discovered a series by Suzanne Brockmann. wonderful reading. It's a spy semi-romance series about Navy Seals. I'm trekking back to the library today to find more.

One more week until the FSU Miami game. I plan on having a little tailgate party labor day for it. We'll definately have some non-alcohol hurricanes to liven up the party. Maybe some cuban food since it's Miami and there's such a large influence down there of Cuban & Carribean culture (so i've heard from transplants that are all relocating up here) I've met 25 or more this year. Insane, which they claim it is down there.

Here's what's cooking at the Nole House this week:

Sun: grilled bayou chicken legs or hamburger steaks, fries, fruit

Mon: East Carolina pulled pork sandwiches, chips, slaw

Tue: clud sandwiches, chips, pudding

Wed: 4 cheese ravioli, salad, garlic bread

Thu: sun dried tomato chicken, angel hair pasta w/herbs, broccolli

Fri: jambalya, rice & garlic bread

Sat: steaks, smashed potatoes, corn

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School days

Can't believe s1 begins college life on Wed and s2 begins high school life next Monday the 24th. the high school held orientation on Sat!!! wth? No teachers were there so still no idea what they need in terms of school supplies. Waiting til after the last minute is my forte so this should work with my schedule. I've learned not to bother buying anything until you meet them; because if you buy folders they want comp books or binders, if you buy binders they want comp books or folders. If you buy pens, they want black if you purchased blue, blue if you purchased black. He received his schedule, which is tenative and most likely to change on day 1. His school days will be odd number classes on odd dates, even classes on even dates so if its the 26 he'll do classes 2, 4, 6, 8 & on the 27th he'll do 1, 3, 5, 7. hopefully this one is easier for me to remember since I didn't do so well the last 3 years with the rotating blocks. Week 1: periods 1-6, week 2: periods 2-6 1st period rotated to last and so on. In 3 years I never quite got the hang of period 5 is 6 this week but will be 1 next week. He's signed up for ROTC here's hoping he doesn't get kicked out, he hates being told what to do, has long hair (which has to be cut). this will most likely be the best thing ever if he's successful. He does tend to let his attitude get in the way sometimes, esp when he can't do something well. Here's hoping everyone deals with the frustrations in a fruitful manner has a successful year!!!

Hubs is home from the hospital after surgery #4, this time he had an anterior fusion. He had to stay 3 days because his blood pressure was wacky and they wound up doing more than they thought orginally. Turned out his disks were in much worse shape and his bone spur was larger than what they thought.

That's all the excitement at our house; so here's the plan for dinner this week:

Sun: Pork Roast w/veggies, cream 40 peas, cabbage
Mon: BBQ Pork Sandwiches, fruit
Tue: Chicken Lettuce wraps, fruit
Wed: Beef Tips over noodles, green beans
Thu: Strata, hashbrowns, fruit
Fri: Fried Grouper, cole slaw & french fries
Sat: BBQ Rib, turnips
s1 is getting a little excited, but he's staying at home and going local, but i've told him to feel free to do laundry and cook. Just like he was at a dorm:) We are having a ball with the all the jokes, oh...that's not included with your meal plan...they are beginning to wear thin on him though.

Have a great week!!

WEEELLLLL.....

another day, another layoff. OMG management promised we were finished last week, don't know if this person was on vacation or not and didn't learn of their elimination until yesterday. Scary times.....But i know we cannot afford to operate like we have been or in another month or 2 none of us will have a job!!! Still very scary.

Speaking of scary....hubs found a rattlesnake in the attic of his shop last night...at 9:00 pm he and s1 are out searching in the dark with flashlights for it so they could shoot it. Of course, chicken little stayed out of sight and in the house but peered out the window in case he fell off the ladder or was in case the snake struck him. I don't have no idea why the dogs didn't discover him before last night. I guess they've decided they better tighten up around here. So far each night they've discovered some varmit and treed it....i know the neighbors love us...
Saturday: rat in my crepe myrtle tree of course this was at 11:00 pm which I managed to sleep through. hey i need my beauty sleep.
Sunday: possum - he was not a happy critter either he hissed (guess that's what you call it that's what it sounded like to me)
Monday: snake - on the roof of the shop no less
Keep up the good work dawgs....treats are coming your way.

Here's our treats for the week:
Sunday: Pot Roast with Veggies
Monday: Beef tips, rice, carrots & green beans
Tuesday:Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwiches (they were so good)
Wednesday: Chicken piccatta, broccoli
Thursday: ham panninis
Friday: fried bream, cole slaw, french fries
Saturday: wings & things: tequila lime chicken wings, TGIF buffalo wings, Sweet Smokey BBQ chicken nuggets, cole slaw

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Menu Monday

WOW... can't believe it is a new week already. At a family reunion this weekend I learned of the best chocolate ice cream receipe ever...it mimics a wendy's frosty. don't eat too much it's loaded with calories but oh my gosh is it ever good. That's why it's only good to make when there are a lot of people around to help you eat it.

Here's how:

16 ounces of cool whip
14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
1 gallon of chocolate milk

Pour condensed milk & cool whip into ice cream freezer pour chocolate milk to the fill line, stir the ingredients together, then turn on the machine and layer with ice & rock salt until frozen. YUM...
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This is what we are dining on at the Nole House this week:
Sunday: ribs, garlic toast
Monday: spaghetti, roasted garlic bread
Tuesday: Chicken & yellow rice, peas, & cresents
Wednesday: mini cheese pizzas
Thursday: sauteed scallops, broccoli & snow peas
Friday: fish cakes & cole slaw
Saturday: grilled burgers, chips & deviled eggs & a frosty fourth

Happy 4th....God Bless America

Menu Monday

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Here's what's cooking at the Nole House this week:





Sunday: Grilled NY Strips, skillet potatoes (potatoes, onions & bacon), squash & onions, garlic bread



Monday: Grilled sun dried marinated chicken breasts, angel hair pasta w/herbs, sauteed squash


Tuesday: Pulled pork sandwiches, turnips


Wednesday: Steak kabobs (squash, onions, tomatoes, broccoli)


Thursday: Beef Pasta, Salad


Friday: Pizzas


Saturday: Grilled shrimp & scallops, olive oil & herb pasta, squash & snow peas











Tomorrow night is the concert in the parks, hopefully, i'll get off in time to go to that! A friend of ours is in a Motown band so we'll going to support him. We've had afternoon thunderstorms but hopefully they'll blow over or not happen.

Real Housewives of New Jersey

OMG....love this show. It passed OC as my fave. I thought I wanted the lip injections until I watched this show. Um...no thanks i'll pass. And what planet does Danielle live on? Seriously, how can you whine you need someone to pay for you and then have your plastic surgeon put on a spa party? Go figure, what trash she is, I cannot believe what she just said, hmmm...... maybe that is why the guy won't come around you perhaps he's looking for someone with morals.

Caroline is my fave on this one, Jill on NY and probably Jeanna on OC. I can't stomach Atlanta at all.

What I'm reading this week:

Wonderful, just like her other novels. I haven't found a book of hers yet that I don't like. Great Patio read.

Menu Monday

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Here's what is cookin' at the Nole House this week:



Sunday: grilled cornish hens; broccoli rice, squash saute, Sister Shubert's Yeast Rolls, fruit cup.

Monday: tacos, fruit

Tuesday: blt sandwiches, chips, fruit

Wednesday:grilled sausage, jambalya rice, garlic bread, fruit

Thursday: garlic chicken w/jasmine rice, stir fry veggies & egg rolls, cookies

Friday: ribs, turnips, au gratin potatos, fruit

Saturday: steaks, 2x potatos, squash, cookies







BUMMER, i really thought the noles were going to pull out a win in their super regional. Just not our year.