Ashley's Goals for 12/20

Christmas is coming!!

1. Package up the M*A*S*H DVD set.
2. Package up Paul's grandparents Christmas present.
3. Wrap Paul's family's gifts.
4. Talk to Jeremiah about him taking the gifts with him.
5. Make menu for the next week or so.
6. Get money from the bank.
7. Take car for emissions check.
8. Renew car registration for both cars.
9. Grocery shopping.
10. Go to UPS.
11. Go to the post office.
12. Write to Marea.

Joanna's holiday to-do's

I need to write this all down before I forget.

Today:

• make dinner
• Bake Macaroni Grill bread for sister's party tomorrow
• Knit

Tomorrow:

• Birthday party
• Get couches

Things that need to be done before Sunday:

• finish knitting scarf (or 2?)
• finish Christmas shopping.
• get everything needed for dinner the 23rd & 25th.
• Wrap presents - mostly done
• make cookies, fill tins, & figure out where they are going. Mail them or give away.
• Make treats for work?
• get cards for upcoming birthdays/Christmas cards to put gift cards in
• make-ahead as much as possible for dinners
• figure out what I'm bringing to Christmas Eve get-together
• Clean house for guests

Ashley's To-Do list

Things to do before I leave for Orlando: (next Tuesday)

Housework
1. Clean off the guest bed for my sister.
2. Make banana bread.
3. Pack for Orlando.
4. Do necessary laundry.
5. Pay bills.

Christmas stuff
1. Finish wrapping all presents for my side of the family.
2. Finish Christmas letter. Figure out best way to print them. Bring Christmas cards with us?
3. Mail Zoey's present.
4. Buy present for grandparents.
5. Finish making all Jesse Tree ornaments. Take pictures.
6. Set Jesse Tree posts to auto-post while I'm gone.
7. Take pictures & write post for the Holiday Home tour.

Misc.
1. Mail JAG dvd.
2. Buy more cat food.
3. Contact Amazon about replacing damaged M*A*S*H dvd.
4. Renew registration for both cars BEFORE DECEMBER 26th.
5. Pick up jewelry from Monica's house.
6. Bring Greece books to Orlando.
7. Mail check to bank to be deposited.
8. Take Jeremiah's mail to his apartment.
9. Write payu2blog posts for next week.

Quick & Easy Key Lime Pie

I am posting this here because someone IMed it to me and I don't want to lose it. :-)

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Quick & Easy Key Lime Pie

INGREDIENTS

* 1 (10 inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust
* 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
* 1/2 cup key lime juice (Nellie and Joe's from Publix is the best)
* 1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped cream for topping, thawed

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, whip condensed milk and lime juice. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Top with whipped cream.

Borrego menu 12/3-12/9

Meal #1: Mexican Corn Bread
Meal #2: Busy Day Baked Fish
Meal #3: Kalamata Lemon Chicken
Meal #4: Pepper Steak
Meal #5: Chicken Cordon Bleu

Joanna's goals & menu plan

Yes, I'm putting them in one post.
And, I need some ideas to use up a plethora of broccoli & cauliflower I have ended up with. What can I say? It was free at Target, so I grabbed 3 broccoli & 2 cauliflower bunches.

Goals:
- put away clean dishes
- make dinner
- straighten up before people get here
- make sugar cookies
- make pudding cake
- shop for Sunday Suppers
- straighten church library
- Clean apartment & turn in keys

Menu plan:
M: Chicken & broccoli bake
T: Quesadillas (and broccoli?! is that allowed?)
W: Italian Sausage Soup (and broccoli?!)
Th: Spaghetti & meatballs, because I've been wanting to make meatballs lately (and broccoli?)
F: Pizza (and broccoli?)

And, because Jes asked: my new kitchen

Ashley's Goals for 11/20

I can't believe it's the 20th already.

I have spent the morning working hard on a website design. I'm at a good stopping point, so I am going to spend the rest of the afternoon on housework. I am going to turn off the computer in hopes that I will not get sucked back here! ;-)

Here's my plan:
1. Take a shower.
2. Collect one load of laundry and throw in the washer.
3. Fold and put away clothes in dryer.
4. Load dishwasher.
5. Rearrange the shelves in the fridge.
6. 2pm: Throw dinner into the crock pot.
7. 30 minute break: blogging and emailing.
8. 15 minutes washing dishes.
9. Do another load of laundry.
10. Move books to bedroom and put on bookshelf.
11. Clean hall bathroom.
12. Clean and take picture of bathroom cabinet for selling on Craigslist.
13. 30 minute break: blogging and emailing.
14. 15 minutes washing dishes.
15. Take care of laundry.
16. Set table.
17. Take a break until Paul gets home.

Joanna's goals this week

- Unpack & childproof back bedroom, so the bible study can meet at our house.
- Finish raking (and figure out what to do with the leaves...)
- Do dishes
- Do more dishes (after cooking the pies)
- Put away clean dishes
- Organize church library (Wednesday)
- Make pie for Thursday
- Make pie for work Wednesday?
- Make green bean casserole for Thursday (probably will be done Thursday morning)
- Repaint apartment (Friday)

Ashley's Goals for 11/19

1. Do 2 loads of laundry.
2. Wash dishes
3. Make dinner (tacos!)
4. Rearrange the fridge to make it more user-friendly
5. Write blog post about my new website (yay it's done!)
6. Do at least one unpacking thing from my list.

Ashley's Goals for 11/17

I need to get organized. I have sat on my behind all day for far too many days! I need to start utilizing this site again.

So, without further ado, I bring you my list for today. Today is a short day because Paul only works until 3!

1. Go to Lisa's apartment and feed/play with her kitty. (She's out of town.)
2. Go to Aldi's and finish my price sheet.
3. Make menu for next week.
4. Go grocery shopping.
5. Wash dishes.
6. Put books away in bookshelf. (0 boxes done, 10 boxes to go)
7. Check payu2blog... I think I have an assignment due tomorrow.
8. Do Sunday Ponderings post.
9. Get twentysixcats design website up and running!!!

Borrego menu 11/18-11/24

Hooray Thanksgiving is this week! I'm not cooking that meal, though.

Meal #1: Easy Chicken Crock Pot
Meal #2: Tacos & cornbread
Meal #3: Fajitas
Meal #4: Hamburgers

Borrego menu 11/6-11/12

Yo no quiero ir a la tienda.... *pouts*

Sorry I tend to talk in Spanish when I'm being whiny.

Menu for this week....

Meal #1: Busy Day Baked Fish
Meal #2: Tuna Noodle Casserole
Meal #3: Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes
Meal #4: Easy Chicken Crock Pot

Burress moving-week menu

I need to do a menu plan for the week that:
A)uses stuff in the house,
B)doesn't get many dishes dirty
C)is fairly convenient, because I'd rather be moving stuff than cooking.

Monday: Fish fillets & cheddar biscuits (will use 2 cookie sheets, bowl, mixing spoon, measuring cups

Tuesday: Chicken & carrots in the crock pot, mashed potatoes on the side (crock pot, bowl, spoon)

Wednesday: Spaghetti & garlic bread (pot, colander, cookie sheet)

Thursday: Tacos & rice (cookie sheet, pot, spoon)

Friday: Breakfast- eggs, bacon, biscuits or tater-tots (frying pans, spatula, cookie sheet)

Doing this lets me know what I need to leave out & what I can pack!
Saturday & Sunday will be chaotic & are up in the air. Who knows where or what we'll eat.

Joanna's to-dos

- Post pictures for cousin
- Pack coat closet - this is sort of done. I found a bunch of stuff to throw out.
- Put away clean laundry
- Put away clean dishes
- Look for plasticware for friends' 'moving party'

This is ambitious, considering I'm planning on working late.

Joanna's weekend to-do's

I'll play along. Here's my apartment kitchen:


Though, in a short week-and-a-half, I'll have a HOUSE kitchen. I won't have much more counter space or cabinet space, but it's more of an L-shape like Ashley's, so it will feel more open. And will probably look somewhat like Ashley's, with the boxes stacked everywhere.

Anyway, weekend goals:

- Make candy-corn cookies for party Saturday
- Give in and research how to shop at CVS/Walgreens
- Pack some kitchen stuff?
- Pack coat closet
- Do laundry
- Figure out dinners (I'm going to try to eat through freezer/pantry stuff so we have to move less)
- Print photos for family (aunts & uncles) & friends (wedding pictures) (This is a very optimistic goal)