Morning

[Serena]

How is everyone this potentially wonderful monday morning???

 

[MsDisney23]

Good Morning, I am doing good, Going for those test this morning, Tired as I did not get alot of sleep lastnight! I could go and crawl back in bed!

 

[Twinkles6892]

Sleepy, but it's only a three day week and I don't have to march in the parade friday

How are you?!

 

[Serena]

Kitty, you didn't over do it yesterday did you? Good luck with those tests today. I will be heading back to bed soon.

Hey Megan. I'm doing good.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Good morning good here and you?

Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Kitty 34]

Good morning, Laurie. Good luck with those tests, Kitty.

I'm off to start my 8th week in a 7th grade Language Arts class. Two weeks from today I will be at Disney with 100 band students!!

 

[MsDisney23]

Kitty, you didn't over do it yesterday did you? Good luck with those tests today. I will be heading back to bed soon.

Hey Megan. I'm doing good.

No, I am learning to Pace myself, when I get tired I stop or take a break! Today I will take it easy! I have came a long way!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

*grumble* I want to go back to bed. My husband woke me up about midnight saying he thought he heard someone outside. Turned out to be nothing but I couldn't go back to sleep for fear that there was someone out there. I finally went back to sleep and had a nightmare. *grumble grumble grumble*

I made an awesome dinner last night that is good the first time and even better the next day, so Lindsay doesn't have to cook tonight (I love to cook but everyone enjoys a day off, right?)

Right now I'm sipping Barnie's Cool Cafe Blues with a touch of French Vanilla CoffeeMate in it. Hoping that the caffeine kicks in soon. *yawn and stretch*

ETA: Tee hee hee, if you are interested in what I cooked, here's the recipe. I stole it from 30 Minute Meals

Spaghetti and Meatball Stoup (thicker than a soup, thinner than a stew)

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
1 carrot, peeled and chopped into a small dice
1 medium yellow skinned onion, chopped
2 small ribs celery from the heart, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 cups tomato sauce or 1 (14-ounce) can plus 1 (8-ounce) can
3 cups chicken stock, available in a box on the soup aisle
1 pound ground beef, pork and veal mix (meatloaf mix) available at butcher counter
1/2 cup grated cheese, Parmigiano or Romano, plus more to pass at table
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs, a few handfuls
1 large egg, beaten
2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
1/2 pound spaghetti, broken in half
1 cup basil leaves, torn or shredded
1 loaf Italian crusty bread, for dunkingPreheat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and stock and cover pot. Turn up heat and bring to a fast boil. While soup comes to a boil, mix the ground meat with cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley. Roll into 1 1/2 to 2-inch balls.

Remove lid from soup and slide balls into soup. Bring back to a boil then stir in spaghetti. Reduce the heat and simmer soup 10 minutes more, until pasta is tender and balls have cooked through. Stir in basil and remove "stoup" from the stove. Serve soup with bread and cheese.


I subsitute chopped button mushrooms for the celery and use dried basil instead of fresh. I also use ground turkey instead of the meatloaf mix. I serve it with sun-dried tomato basil bread. MMMMM!!

 

[Serena]

Hi Heidi!

Good luck Kitty with those kids.


Kitty, I'm glad you're taking it easy today. I am sure your family would rather have you feeling good than any cleaning you could have done.


Lindsay, I hate when that happens. You have a good day today anyway.

 

[Nite0wl71]

Good morning It's suppose to be nice here today. I hope everyone has a good Monday, I am off today.

 

[Serena]

Hi Carrie, I'm off today too. Enjoy.

Lindsay, that sounds delicious.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Serena,

It is. It's one of my hubby's favorites

 

[powellrj]

Hey stranger, long time no see! I hope that you are doing well, and that everyone has a great monday. I am going to Layfayette today so it will be a long one for me!!

 

[Tantor]

Goodmorning everyone, morn'in Laurie. Had high winds last night, woke up a few time. Poor DD was coughing had to deal with that.

Hope everyone has a great Monday........49 days till Christmas!!!!

 

[GailT]

Good morning Laurie, hope you have a nice day

 

[eeyore kelly]

Good Morning,

I didn't feel like getting up either. I don't feel like I have had a weekend in three weeks. I guess that's life. Back to the coffee pot for me.

 

[Credit Man]

God morning, all! Comming off a perfect weekend here in the northeast.
Have I been missing the morning thread? Don't remember one last week.