Sunday Dinner, November 18, 2007

Sunday is here again already? I mean, Sunday is here again already! And I am cooking Sunday Dinner this week, believe it or not.

I'm going to make a big meatloaf, a big pot of pinto beans with some smoked hog jowl to season them, mashed potatoes and either PANBREAD or CORNBREAD, and maybe some green beans or whole kernel corn to round out the meal, according to how many show up for mess call.

Now, what's on the menu at your place? Going to Grandma's or out to eat? Just share your menu or your plans in the comments to participate in Diane's Sunday Dinner.I am disgusted to report that I'm still battling the creeping crud, or whatever this ailment is that I've had for almost 2 weeks now. I'm still faithfully choking down my antibiotics twice a day and have little improvement to show for my efforts. I'm still hacking and coughing almost incessantly although I will say that my throat feels better. It's not sore anymore but that could be because I've coughed up all the nerves lining my gullet.Jessica had the afternoon off work yesterday so she could take Emmy for a checkup. She came and got me and Lamar and dropped us off at the local mall then came back to shop a little. I made myself comfortable at Star*bucks in Barnes*&*Noble with a book and a cup of black coffee. When Jessica came back to the mall she left Emmy with me while she did her shopping.

There's a pic of my coffee cup and a sleeping Emmy. She napped most of the time we were at the mall, although I don't know how she slept with all the racket from the music on the P.A. system and the crowds of people trying to talk over the music. You can see some of the crowd in that other pic to the left if you'll click on it to enlarge it.

Jessica and Jason invited us over for supper after we got done at the mall so we visited with them and Emmy for several hours. Jessica made MEXICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE for supper and it was really good.

Emmy is feeling much better and is back to her usual sunny self. She was smiling so much at us yesterday that Jessica commented that if Emmy kept grinning so widely she was going to crack her face! She sure was showing off those 2 new bottom front teeth.

I was too busy playing with Emmy to get any pictures other than the one of her sleeping. Would you believe that she's sitting up by herself and crawling now? All in the last week or so!

It was the funniest thing. I have a laser pointer that I take with me to play with Jessica and Jason's cats. I noticed that Emmy was really watching the red laser light on the floor, so I asked Jason to put her in the floor. I shined the laser light in front of her, and Emmy took off after it! It was so cute, and we laughed until we cried. She'd crawl so fast after that light! She was fascinated with the light, and we were fascinated with Emmy. She's learning and progressing by leaps and bounds right now, and Jessica told us that Emmy said "bye bye" the other day, although I haven't heard her say anything yet. It won't be long until she's chattering away, and she'll be walking in no time, I'm sure.
My blogging buddy KAREN @ KAREN'S KORNER has given me The Community Blogger Award, and my friend JEN @ MY 3 BOYS AND I has given me the lovely award there to the right.

I'm so thankful for all my blogging buddies and what each friendship means to me. Thank you, ladies, and rest assured, the feeling is more than mutual.

The friendships that I share with each of you is what keeps me blogging.
I've got some cooking to do tonight for tomorrow's Sunday Dinner and I still need to study my Sunday School lesson, so I'll hush for now.

May God meet all your needs, and may you have enough to share.