Sunday, October 26, 2025

I've never heard of chili over potatoes! I bet it is tasty! I'm trying to use up what is in my pantry and freezer and it looks like chili will be on our menu too!

Sending good cleaning vibes your way! Please post pics of your party!

Wow! You've never heard of chili over potatoes? It's such a "normal" thing here in CA that they serve it in the elementary schools for lunch!

You are right Diane, I think my Mom is embarrassed about having an outburst for no reason. I just said, I figured it was a misunderstanding and of course we will go ahead with your birthday party celebration. She was always difficult, and was never the kind of Mom I could go to with my problems or count on for really anything, but we could have fun shopping and traveling etc., back in the day. I try to remember those times.

I think some people repeat their parent's behaviors but others learn from their parent's failings and are present for their own children in a way they wish their parents had been.

Sometimes having company over can provide good incentive to get the house in order once in a while. Ours is looking like it needs some good cleaning but we don't have company for a few more weeks so I am having a hard time feeling motivated. Maybe on a rainy, not-busy day.

The spot removal is strictly vanity driven. Though I shield my face from the sun now the spots have appeared from those early days of sun worshiping when I would let my face burn and sometimes even oil it up (what were we thinking back then?). So I have a lot of spots on the sides of my face especially.