This has been a quiet day at home. I have prepared some of the food for family day tomorrow. When I was taking the cheesecake out of the oven the hook didn’t stay latched and I spilled cheesecake all over. I scooped up what I could and put it back in the pan. It isn’t a very pretty cheesecake but hoping it will taste OK. I ordered a new cheesecake pan.
The latch had come loose when I was putting the crumb crust in the pan but I had hoped that when the cheesecake was cooked it would be solid enough to hold together. Oops. I miscalculated gravity!
I have the crust made for another dessert I am making. It won’t take me long to finish that one up. Decided I better make a second dessert in case the cheesecake isn’t edible.
Tomorrow I will bake the ham. When it is done I will put the macaroni and cheese and cheesy potatoes in the oven. I will make the green bean casserole in the crock pot. I made a broccoli salad this morning. Trusting I can pull everything together and not have another oops!
I took a mile walk again tonight. I needed to work off some frustration over the cheesecake. I do feel better after I take a walk.
I need to stuff the plastic Easter eggs yet tonight. Even though the kids are grown we still enjoy an Easter Egg hunt. I remembered to get some candy to put in them yesterday. I will put a bit of money in them too. Maybe growing up is optional!
Still need to make my bed – I washed my sheets today. I also have a load of clothes that need folded. I have a bit more housecleaning I want to get done tonight but if I don’t I’m not sure anyone will notice.
So looking forward to having the kids come tomorrow. Tagen won’t be able to come as he has to work but I will take him some leftovers when I go to Emporia Monday. Jason needs me to do something for him around 1:00 so I will go to town Monday and then again Tuesday. Hoping the rest of the week I can stay home.
When I mailed the check to pay off Tagen’s truck I got a tracking number for it. The first two days it said the information wasn’t available. Today it finally showed the letter is on its way. It was to have been delivered yesterday but isn’t there yet. Our postal service isn’t what it used to be! I saw that the price of stamps is going up again in July. Yikes! More money for less service!
Have been thinking of some chants that I want to use during our walk on the 19th. Thinking about “This is what democracy looks like”, “Power to the People” and “ Peace begins with me”. Any one have other ideas? Please send them to me. I want to keep the energy positive and chant things we are in favor of instead of what we don’t want.
Having a battle with ants in my kitchen. My peppermint water spray is not working. Kathy got some ant bait traps today. If those aren’t working by Monday I will call the exterminator. I have a strong dislike of ants. They give me the creeps.
It was nice to have a stay at home day today. My soul cherishes those days. I get to stay home tomorrow too and all the kids will be here – that is an extra special soul filling day.
Grateful for a beautiful spring day, grateful for all the blooming flowers I see on my walk, and grateful for the smell of the lilac bushes – one of my favorite spring flowers.