What's Up Wednesday: October 2020
Since it's the last Wednesday of the month it's time for what's Up Wednesday where I join up with Sheaffer and Shay to answer a few questions.
Apple pies:
What We've Been Up To: Not a whole lot. I've been resting quite a bit after my surgery last month We have started getting out for longer walks though.
What I'm Dreading: Two things actually: we've had a few nights of frost already which means snow probably isn't all that far away. I'm dreading those cold snowy days I actually have to go somewhere.
What I'm Working On: I started my Christmas shopping/planning and have begun thinking about Christmas crafts and cards I want to make.
What I'm Excited About: Thanksgiving!! I just love Thanksgiving; the food, time with family, and fun traditions. I even worked on a few Thanksgiving/fall themed craft this month.
What I'm Watching/Reading:
Watching: Having spent my first few days/weeks in bed I watched quite a bit of TV/movies this month. You can check out this post with a list of everything I watched this month.
Our favorite Pot roast with roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables
Homemade WW pizza with salad
Fish casserole (for adults) and chicken, rice, & corn of the kids
What I'm Reminiscing About: I was looking through old photos and found all of these from 4 years ago when we went Trick or Treating at Great Wolf Lodge with my sister and her kids.
What I'm Loving: All the yummy apple baking we've been doing!
Apple bread
I'm also dreading report cards coming out in the next couple of weeks as I am anxious to see how all these online grading snafus are going to shake down for Alec. I hate that I feel like his grades are not a real representation of his actual work and knowledge.
What I'm Working On: I started my Christmas shopping/planning and have begun thinking about Christmas crafts and cards I want to make.
What I'm Excited About: Thanksgiving!! I just love Thanksgiving; the food, time with family, and fun traditions. I even worked on a few Thanksgiving/fall themed craft this month.
Watching: Having spent my first few days/weeks in bed I watched quite a bit of TV/movies this month. You can check out this post with a list of everything I watched this month.
Reading: I also did a fair bit of reading this month. Even managing to read two full books while I was in the hospital. My full summary post is available here.
What I'm Listening to: The washing machine, dryer, and dishwasher are all running right now.. seems like they always are. I can also hear Alec's teachers talking in the background for his virtual schooling.
What I'm Wearing: I spent the majority of my month in yoga pants, pajamas, and other comfortable clothes.
What I'm Doing This Weekend: Halloween night we'll watch a family movie and curl up with some candy and sugary treats; our new tradition since the boys gave up trick -or- treating a few years ago.
What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month: Ian's driver's ed. is wrapping up and Alec's karate class is switching to Saturday mornings so I am really looking forward to quiet nights at home with the whole family once again.
What Else is New: I have my 6 week post- op visit coming up next week and I should be all cleared to resume life as usual. I never thought I'd miss cleaning or exercising but I do!
What Else is New: I have my 6 week post- op visit coming up next week and I should be all cleared to resume life as usual. I never thought I'd miss cleaning or exercising but I do!
Linking Up With: What's up Wednesday, Lovin' Life,
Glad to see you recovering- hope you get the clear from your doctor- you look great!
ReplyDeleteI'm fairly confident I will get the all clear; it will be such a relief.
DeleteI'm glad to hear your recovery is going well. And yes, I'm enjoying the quiet nights this week. It's allowing us to get some other things done. And I am also dreading the frosty mornings when I have to scrape off the car... Ugh.
ReplyDeleteYes, scraping off the car is the worst and I was always so bad at doing that! Scraping off just enough to barely see and then cranking the heat to hopefully melt off what I hadn't scraped.
DeleteAll your meals look so yummy! We had a few wet snowflakes here yesterday, so snow will be here soon too. In fact they have already had snow Up North! All I do is live in comfy clothes these days. If I want to feel a little more fancy I put on a maxi skirt, which is still comfy.
ReplyDeleteWe have snow in our forecast for tomorrow! I sure hope the weathermen were wrong.
DeleteAll of your recent meals look so delicious!! Love all the fall foliage too! xo, Biana BlovedBoston
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DeleteButternut squash in beef stew sounds really good. I need to try that!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I just dice up some butternut squash and use it in place of like 1/2 the potatoes. They add a nice bit of sweetness.
DeleteYou always have the best food! The caramel apples look amazing! I really like that long striped cardigan as well.
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DeleteI need to come over for some of your yummy meals! I actually need to take a minute to plan next week's menu. Been working on trying to schedule a mammogram and looks like need to do a yearly check up so have to find a doc first...
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I need to find a primary care giver and get my yearly check up, blood draw, and mammogram too. The one I found last fall left the field of medicine 2 months later. It's on my to do list... not sure I'll actually get it done anytime soon but I'm hopeful. I have the worst time finding doctors!
DeleteAll of those apple desserts have me drooling. I have never made apple bread. It looks amazing. I love the fashion choices that you get on Amazon. So many cute things.
ReplyDeleteThe apple bread was scrumptious and so easy to make too.
DeleteI love your thanksgiving banner and sign, and you're son needs to come to my house and cook for me. He is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you! The banner was fun and easy to make. I love how eager he is to help out with any recipe I'm thinking of trying.
DeleteThe food looks so amazing! You guys did have great fun, right?
ReplyDeleteWe sure do!
DeleteThe food looks amazing! Those caramel apples are perfect. Look like so much fun to make.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We had lots of fun making our apples.
DeleteFun playing time and happy eating time! Wish you have a terrific day!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI swear, your meals always look so amazing!!! Love all the apple goodies you have been baking!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks!!
DeleteWe took our grandkids to Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos last summer (2019) and were scheduled to go again this spring. What a fun place for the kids! I hope we get to go again in the not-too-distant future.
ReplyDeleteMy boys really enjoyed it; though they did outgrow it not long after these pictures were taken.
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