October 11, 2002

• Friday Fun ...

  
  

  I like Fridays.  I especially like Fridays which are also paydays.  Like today! 

  
  

  The boys and I have people to see, bills to pay, and groceries to shop for.  It isn't nearly as bad now as it used to be, but for a time the dinner hour around my house drove me nuts.  I hated having to divide my attention between kids and cooking.  As soon as they sensed I wasn't right on top of things they were in trouble.  Playing wedding and throwing rice in the livingroom kind of trouble.  In the past I have resorted to the kind of meal planning where I cook everything on one day and freeze it.  Then for the next two weeks, all I have to do for dinner is warm it up, add a veggie or salad, slice some bread, and there you go. 

  
  

  Now that they are older I don't have to rely on my shortcuts in the kitchen as often as I used to.  But we have found that we like it when dinner is ready, the prep time is minimal, and the menu is preplanned.  We save money when we do it this way because I'm not floundering and running to the store to get ingredients for whatever we are in the mood for, I bought it all at once and there it is.

  
  

  On a 'cooking day' I prepare 6-8 pounds of hamburger, boil and debone a couple of chickens and divide a ham into meal-sized portions.  I combine the meats with veggies, rice, pasta, sauces, whatever I need to complete the meal.  The new ziploc storage containers make it easy to freeze whole meal packages even for a family with two growing boys.  Michael and I are going to use our school time today to plan a couple weeks worth of healthy menus, then we'll shop for ingredients this afternoon.  Tomorrow, we'll cook. 

  
  

                            

  
  

  My sister and I have been talking lately about women, the rights of women, the role of women, and the impact of feminism on our lives.  She would like me to write about these things, and I think I will - next week.  I turned it over in my mind a couple of times last night, and I just don't think I can get it all in a few paragraphs, so I'll spread out our conversation over a couple of days.  You guys will get a peek into the kinds of things that Fugitive and Quiltnmomi talk about.  It's a rollercoaster sometimes.  But, it's rarely boring.

  
  

  

  
  

  Had a busy week?  Do you fear that you missed the best of Xanga for the past week?  Today is the day the Fuego releases her weekly ZangaZine.  This is a highlight of my Friday that I started looking forward to on Wednesday.

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