Gadgets & moments

I’m on break now… I don’t like break… I feel like I need to be working… I have to find something else. Maybe in addition to? I hope to keep my kids – but the holiday breaks kill me and also not enough hours. It works great with my daughters schedule .. so that’s awesome for now. I really adore the kids and spending time with them. They took to me immediately. And their faces light up to see me… if I am sick they notice and are concerned… these little people just brighten my world every single day! I love this job.

I bought something today… for $25 – was on sale. I don’t buy things for myself ever. I spend any money I have on the kids.

I can’t usually spend for myself … but I bought something… ok ya ready?

Well normally every Thanksgiving I cook the Turkey as normal in the oven…

But a store was having a sale on Oven Roasters … like I said $25… and that would free up the oven and yeah so I bought that.

I feel kinda guilty for buying that. I could have just done normal.

I love to cook, but haven’t really had a chance to be like I used to. I love all the amazing kitchen gadgets … some women love purses or shoes … I love kitchen gadgets!!

Since I had to start from scratch, I don’t have anything except for 2 pots, and a small skillet. This is my very first kitchen gadget on my own. I used to have many.

I keep staring at it. I took it out of the box and … first of all, it’s ginormous!! It’s beautiful.

I go from admiring it to feeling guilty for wasting the money on it. I can justify it by using it again for Christmas and then maybe New Year…

The meals typically for our family … on Thanksgiving… always Turkey.

For Christmas – Turkey or ham

And then by the time New Years rolls around… we Turkey’ed out. I like to make Chinese food. Just starts the New Year pretty awesome and different

So yeah… and then of course I can use it on Easter… Ham

This is my first oven roaster ever … so I as learn it – I’ll figure out what I can do with it and what I can make. Chicken etc

I am excited – you should see how beautiful it is… HUGE, did I say huge? I didn’t realize how big it is!! Yeah the box was big – but I expected the actual thing to be smaller lol … not THAT big!! I gotta figure out where to put that now lol

See.. I feel the excitement but then I feel guilt. Bleh – it’s fine – I can buy one thing, and it was cheap.

I already read through the entire instruction safety manual … I can’t wait to try it!! Yay!

Oh yeah – we had the stone soup today at work – meh… I don’t like green beans at all lol … but was ok for quick taste – the kids ate it …so that was cool!

It was funny… when I was growing up… the best way to describe how my family was – we were just like the Griswalds … only we had extra kid (3 of us kids) … we did those cross country driving trips. I’ve seen all the special monuments and historical places, etc, all over the United States.

It was pretty fascinating… we went to some really cool places. But sometimes I be listening to my “Walkman” … (yeah I’m that old lol)… and my mother would be like … Look Look “Mountains” for the 20th time lol

I would roll my eyes and say – yeah yeah – seen one ya seen em all (slight smart ass lol)

They gave us amazing memories and wonderful experiences and family togetherness. It was awesome

Sorry, got lost in thought with that … the reason I mention is because some of my kids told me they will be taking road trips to see family …

I was all thrilled to hear about their details … and some were thrilled about their upcoming adventures too… but some had that same eye roll 😄

That’s because you are stuck so long in a vehicle with your family 😄 … it can be an experience in itself lol

So I get it… but I told them cherish every moment!! Enjoy it – gonna be so much fun! Remember the moments!!!

I miss my family 😦 … I want my mom… what I would give to rewind 3 years. I miss them

Well – half hour until it get dark. Ugh … I miss summer

✌️ Gnite