productivity!

Yes! The garage is getting there. I can get my car pulled in. I'd still like to purge some more things. We got a good start, and it looks good. Part of the time I just didn't have anything I could do. Jamie was a little touchy when I asked him if I could do something. For instance, I asked if I could empty three Cella wine boxes of the cassette tapes they held. I didn't get a very nice look, so I'm sure they're still out there.

Anyway, yesterday I pulled together some recipes to make ahead for future use. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and spent nearly $150 on groceries. Yikes! I don't think I've done that much grocery shopping in a long time. Today I finished shopping for the meat and spent another $50. Since I couldn't help in the garage, I came inside and put the meals together. Two of the recipes were as easy as putting chicken breasts in a bag with a marinade I mixed up. The other chicken recipe was a Mexican casserole. I also made a Mexican beef casserole and a pizza pasta casserole which actually made two! I still have one more chicken marinade recipe to do, but we had to get one more package of chicken, and one more beef recipe. I am tired from all my hard work in the kitchen. Do you know how many dishes need to be done after a cooking marathon such as this? Too many! It will be nice to have a few things ready as the kids' schedules get busier.

I'm not sure what is on the agenda for productivity tomorrow, but I need to come up with something. For now, I rest :)