Apple fritter bread & other September Happenings

 Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakota.  How you doing? September is National Preparedness Month, so I thought... what would we actually need to be prepared if the electricity went off for several days due to a snow storm or such.  

Last winter there was that unusual unexpected snow storm that hit Texas.  Kevin & I survived the Blizzard of 93 in North Carolina, being out of power for about a full week.  Daughter was about 5 years old back then.  We had a wood heater at that time & used it to cook on as well as for heating the house.  Snow out on the back deck was used to keep things cold for refrigeration.  

Reading the disaster list of supplies, 1st thing on the list, water.  We would need drinking water.  We did have a couple gallons of  drinking water but used it up this summer camping.  While shopping at the grocery store mid month, I got a case of bottled water to have on hand to add back to our food stock.  We'll have the water available to use on picnics next summer then replenish again next fall.  

This is Sentence a Day where I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in a long drawn out sentence or 2.  Last September is when I joined the Sentence A Day bloggers.  WOW!  I've stuck with it & have been participating for a year.  I've looked back from time to time to see when certain things happened.  Kevin was asking when was the week we went camping in the Big Horns last year & I was wondering when we went leaf looking, I was able to look back & remember.  Yay me, the person my family says never remembers anything.  Here is what happened last September, lets see what happened this September.

Happy Birthday to Grand Tripp.

* Wed 1st - Changed the sheets on the bed, worked on laundry & did a few other cleaning duties around in the house.

* Thurs 2nd - Got groceries & gas, made a pumpkin crunch cake.

* Fri 3rd - Gave the dog a bath, watched some tv, there was another season of Manifest.

Week 36

* Sat 4th -  Caught up on stuff around the house after work, did a couple loads of laundry, cleaned here & there.

* Sun 5th -  Went along with a fellow Lions club member as drivers to his grandson's wedding, Kevin drove & I did the mapping that took us off course around the scenic loop.

Good thing we still had 2 1//2 hours to find the place
before the wedding was supposed to start.

* Mon 6th - Wedding anniversary, 36 years of marriage, walked down to see the parade, had the chamber's BBQ for lunch, checked out the car show & voted for my favorites.

* Tues 7th - Back to work after 2 days off, seemed like Monday, brought in the patio table & dumped out a fall scene puzzle to work on since it's getting darker earlier.

* Wed 8th - Made supper before work, mixed up BBQ pork for sandwiches, seemed like Tuesday but was already Wednesday, the week is going by quick.

* Thurs 9th - Got groceries & gas, got a case of bottled water to have on hand to be prepared for the unexpected, gave Rose a bath in Dawn dish liquid to see if that gets the fleas off.

* Fri 10th - The air was smokey & smelled smokey, the worst smokey day yet, watched Mistletoe Promise on the Hallmark channel, gave Rose a treatment of Steelcoat, it's compared to Frontline.

Week 37

* Sat 11th - Did some catching up on laundry & opening the mail, made a tator tot casserole, niece got antibody infusion for Covid.

* Sun 12th - Moma, Sister & Great Nephew have Covid, helped with Lions club Golf & Horseshoe tournament, delicious ham salad sandwiches for lunch, good turnout.

* Mon 13th - Moma went to urgent care & didn't have to be admitted to the hospital, she got scheduled for the antibody infusion, that was good news, back working in town for at least a couple weeks, made a purchase agreement to buy a camper that is a toy hauler.

* Tues 14th - Moma's infusion was postponed, rumor they were out, felt good walking to work for the fresh air & sunshine, helped Kevin cut up & prep 2 turkey breasts to cook in the crockpot.

* Wed 15th - Moma got the antibodies, picked pumpkins, a coworker stopped by, sent squash & melons home with her.

Having good thoughts about making a pie or 2.

* Thurs 16th - Got groceries, talked to Sister, Moma was feeling better.

* Fri 17th - Kevin brought home the camper.

It seems HUGE compared to the truck slide in.
The side by side is too big too fit, what to do?

Week 38

* Sat 18th - Facetimed with Moma, she was very weak & sad, her brother died of Covid, she can't go to the family gatherings, the funeral or prepare any food.

Bingo time!  Have I mentioned that I go for the snacks?

Made apple fritter bread, might have
overfilled the pan a smidge, the side
broke off.

* Sun 19th - Stayed around home catching up on stuff, did a little baking, washed the shower curtain, ordered next year's planner, got Moma set up for a video chat with a cousin so she could virtually attend her brother's funeral.

* Mon 20th - Made blueberry cobbler to take to Lions club meeting, Daughter & Son in Law have Covid

* Tues 21st - Ordered snack "junk" foods from Walmart grocery pickup for the Grands to enjoy during their quarantine, in the mix was apples, strawberries, bananas & clementines. 

* Wed 22nd - Kevin solved our camper dilemma, he traded for a side by side 10 inches smaller.

 Thankful for Daughter's mild symptoms.

A little spooky at the grocery store.

*Thurs 23rd - Got groceries & gas.

Pretty mums at the town office.

* Fri 24th - Went to the electric & telephone company's tailgate customer appreciation cookout at the football game for supper, there was brats, hotdogs & chips; watched the last episode of How to Get away with Murder. 

She'll be wanting her 2 
front teeth for Christmas.

Week 39

* Weekend 25th & 26th - Facetimed with Daughter & the Grands, went camping up at the pond with the new set up, didn't like the windshield on the side by side, it had too much glare, sucked in too much dust & made the inside too hot, Happy Birthday to Sister Sharon.

Camp

Inside the camper is very spacious with lots
of storage spaces.

Rose likes to facetime too.

Entertained a friend of Grand's.

The leaves seemed to be at their
peek fall color.

* Mon 27th - Wishing we were still camping, hoping & dreaming of an early retirement offer soon, got off work a couple hours early, rode along with Kevin on a work call to get an ice cream cone, watched Reluctant Nanny on Hallmark.

* Tues 28th - Went to Dentist appointment, got 2 crowns, seems waking up with clenched teeth is not a good thing, hopeful it is stress related & will cure itself with some simple techniques.

* Wed 29th - Worked on releasing stress, started the day with a good cup of Maxwell House coffee made in the Keurig, walked to work for the fresh air, sunshine & exercise; thanked the good lord for things I was thankful for, good conversation & supper with less talk about aggravating things at work.

* Thurs 30th - High school homecoming next week, brainstormed ideas to decorate office windows with a Game Shows theme, rode up to the dollar store to get totes, hooks & other supplies for the camper, got more Halloween candy thinking about the trick-or-treat parade around town for our office, grabbed chicken & tator wedges for super.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?