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Oct

19th

Happy Children and Full Tummies

Category: Blog Your Blessings, Humor & Memes, Mama Kelly's Musings | Written by Mama Kelly

May the winds bring us happiness.
May the rivers carry happiness to us.
May the plants give us happiness.
May night and day yield us happiness.
May the dust of the earth bring us happiness.
May the heavens give us happiness.
May the trees give us happiness.
May the sun pour down happiness.

excerpted from a larger prayer found on worldprayers

by taittirya aranyaka

I am grateful that I have managed to sock a little money away out of my weekly pittance of a paycheck (more than half goes to pay for health insurance) that I am on target for taking off 3 days the week of Christmas. As of right now I should be able to only work 3 days that week and take off Xmas Eve and Miss Artistic’s B-day in additon to being able to “pay myself back” for the company being closed on Xmas itself. This is my “big” gift to my family this year - I will be home for the holidays. It is also my gift to myself – permission to enjoy said holidays.

I am grateful for the joy that attending TaeKwonDo gives my youngest, Princess Nibbles. Yes I miss my morning trip to WaWa. Yes the monthly payment is going to hurt (really and truly) but it encourages her to be physically fit, it boosts her self-confidence, and her face literally shines with happiness during each and every class.

I am grateful for the happiness that Miss Artistic had yesterday as a result of going to a friend’s Halloween party. She dressed up as a “rave-er” with spray -on hair color, big sunglasses, and glitter everywhere. I am grateful that the same outfit is going to serve double duty for trick-or-treating as it saves us a few dollars.

And as I am every week I am grateful for the ability to buy and cook enough food to fill my ‘fridge and feed my family well for another week. My goal this week was to make at least a couple of things I could freeze for next week as attending the PA Rennaissance Faire with Lady Rose next weekend precludes my usual cooking day. This weeks once-a-week cooking (for those who follow along) included:

a huge vat of meat sauce – enough to eat at least twice for dinner this week, have a couple of lunches worth, and enough to freeze to make a large baked pasta (I use mafalda instead of ziti) next week. It has sausage, spareribs, and over 4 lbs. of meatballs in it.
a pot of chicken stoup – aiming for thicker than soup (Princess Nibbles hates soup) but not quite stew. Made with 4 split chicken breasts, 3 lbs of carrots, celery, potatoes, and seasoned with fresh onion, minced garlic and powdered tumeric. This will be served over egg noodles.
a very large meatloaf – over 4 lbs of meat, 5 eggs, milk, breadcrumbs, and 2 packages of onion soup mix. This will be served with baked potatoes and vegetables. I plan to wrap and freeze half of it for next week.
On the fly meals include hot dogs and beans, english muffin pizzas, and quiche. This will allow me to stretch the other meals as far as possible, saving food for next week.

Blessings

Mama Kelly