April Fool's

Blueberries and beets stain your fingers and about every other thing. I need to be careful what I put them in. I add blueberries to my oatmeal. I'm glad they are in glass bowls and cups because otherwise they would be stained.

As much as I love beets, the red ones I have to cook and wear gloves while I peel them.

When I make a meatloaf I put gloves on too to squish the egg, bread crumbs, Worchester, catchup and Dijon mustard around. My last one was too small only 3 or 4 servings. I want it to have at least 6 for the effort. I cook it with carrots and potatoes too. I also have 3 or 4 Brussels sprouts. I'm not a big fan but if they are small I can do it. I have been eating just veggies 2 nights a week. With my butternut squash soup and a beet then 1/2 a package of some frozen vegetable or a bag of steamed green beans or asparagus. Now we are into asparagus season. The strawberries are sweet too. Asparagus was on sale for 1.29 at Safeway last week.

I may also get a small Honey baked Ham. I love having the bone afterward to cook with green beans or lentil soup. I could even maybe do beef and barley soup or beef soup. My friend Kim's mom used to make me beef soup. I hate getting it at the supermarket because it has so much salt. I like to make French Onion Soup though.

We are off April 11th through 19th. Let the count down begin. 10 more days minus weekends. That's only 7, and I have an appointment on Monday with my Dr. The library is closed this week too because all the 8th graders have their science projects on every conceivable surface. Tonight is parent's night.

I've had a nap from 5:30 to 8 each day and then have to take a sleeping pill at 2 last night I took it at 12 and got to sleep at 1. Yes, I've tried staying up....

I planted some Roma tomato seeds indoors tonight.

I've been squeezing my oranges. There are still a lot to pick. Marilyn says to eat the orange not juice them since there is so much sugar. It does take over 6 oranges to make a small glass.