Saturday's Story...

As I said, I woke up at 7:00 AM. Thought about it for a long time and then decided I'd went a little crazy with the fried chicken dinner last night, so I shouldn't eat breakfast.

Instead, I started a load of laundry and the dishwasher that Carla so graciously filled for me last night when she cleaned up. I took out the trash and got my library books and grocery list together so I could run some errands. Then I shaved and showered.

Took back the library books and got four more. While I was at it, I bought a "Friends of Redford Library" canvas tote bag (yes, I know I still have the St. Clair Library tote bag in the front closet, but the $2.50 US helps the library, and, hey, I live here now!) Anybody in St. Clair need a library tote bag?

I finally saw what I hope to be my last small appliance (unless I upgrade my stand mixer, which I threaten to do every Christmas when I use it) on sale this weekend at Sears (10% off) so I swung by the Livonia mall and bought a Euro-Pro 4 liter Electronic Deep Fryer. Now, I am sure my doctors would say the LAST thing I need is fried foods, but since I do occasionally fry chicken or seafood (see last post), I would like to be able to control it better than my current method of a pan half-filled with oil and my probe thermometer.

Not sure what I'll cook first, but I was thinking about the day I spent with Leon's sister-in-law at the country fair back in 1973 or so, so it might be corn dogs. We'll see...

Got home before the rain, so I folded up the tarp that covered all my outdoor "stuff" for the winter (I had it drying out in the garage) and took it up in the attic and brought down the hammock. I hung up the hammock, then got my dowel with a nail in it and attacked the back yard trash (see photos). I eventually got every piece of trash picked up (I filled an entire trash bag, BTW).

Next, I made a salami and cheese on sourdough bread sandwich for lunch, ate it reading one of my new library books, and then I took an hour nap.

Got up and started housecleaning. Got everything done (but washing the bedding) by 7:00 PM. Checked the fridge and there were three chicken thighs left from yesterday. So, I went with a semi-homemade theme. I had a small head of broccoli, so I cut off the florets and steamed them in chicken broth. I sauteed a little onion, garlic and some sliced mushrooms, then added the meat I'd shredded off the chicken thighs, the steamed broccoli and a jar of store-bought alfredo sauce (Hey, I said it was semi-homemade!) I let all that get happy while I made a box of fettuccine. Put it all together, topped it with shredded Parmesan cheese and it spelled "dinner".

Watched TV until I was sleepy, then actually shut everything off and went to sleep for a change.