During the week I worked on painting the dining room. My prep work and first coat of primer took three hours to accomplish. In between other chores during the week, we got the final coat of paint on the walls on Sunday and I did touch-ups on Monday morning (today).
On Wednesday we went to dinner at the gorgeous Rare Steakhouse downtown with Jeff's cousin and her husband. It's very pretty location on The Square with dark wood and really nice amenities. And the service is impeccable. I had the tuna sliders from the bar menu, they were good but nothing amazing. It didn't come with anything else, so I ordered a side veggie of asparagus and mushrooms. Husband Jeff got the burger (with bacon, bleu cheese, and caramelized onion) and it was really tasty. His burger came with french fries that were good as well.
On Thursday morning I went on the field trip to the pumpkin patch with Sonny D's preschool. Everything was great until it started raining as we were getting on the wagons to go and pick out our pumpkins. We got soaked and it was not fun at all. Of course it stopped raining just as we were finished. I went back to the preschool and had lunch with Sonny D's class. I was still so wet from the rain that I had to go home and change my clothes before going out grocery shopping.
On Friday night Sonny D had a sleepover with grandma and grandpa while Husband Jeff and I went to the preschool's parents' night and silent auction. We bid and won the auctions for a massage, a set of science fiction books, and decorated nail wraps. Score!
On Saturday we had a pretty busy day, in the morning we went out for breakfast with friends and then Sonny D and I went to Applefest while Husband Jeff went to a beer-tasting event. In the afternoon we went to Chuseok, a fall harvest event for our Korean adoption group.
On Sunday Sonny D and I went to the northside farmers' market and bought veggies to roast later. Then in the afternoon I did a lot of cooking. I made a kale-quinoa citrus salad based on a dish I've had from the deli that I totally loved. Then I made chicken rice soup completely from scratch in the pressure cooker with a whole chicken. It was a pretty involved experiment, but it was a lot quicker than if I had made it without the pressure cooker. To go along with the soup I made flatbread in a skillet.
This Week
This should be a nice quiet week with not much going on. I've gotten word that I might start training for my new job on Thursday, but I'll confirm that since they said it could still change.- Monday - leftover chicken rice soup
- Tuesday - chili mac
- Wednesday -breakfast for dinner of pancakes and eggs.
- Thursday - sandwiches and maybe soup.
- Friday - shredded pork tacos with vegetable melange. After dinner we're going out for Me and D night to Warner Park for family fun night.
- Saturday - I've got Core Fusion class in the morning and then my Crocktoberfest party in the afternoon.
- Sunday - Once again, our Sunday morning visit to the Northside farmers' market. For dinner we'll have whatever party leftovers we've got in the fridge.