So yesterday I was crazy busy, made some Potato Leek Soup for dinner (Yummy!) with some Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.  I forgot how long it takes to puree the vegies by hand, but it was well worth it!  And now I have leftovers that I can freeze in smaller portions.

So the adventure begins on Monday, but that's also Halloween... Cross Country practice will be early likely (We did have one of our boys advance to the State Meet, so we are still practicing) because they'll have to take siblings out, and they will Trick or Treat as well.  Dinner will be okay because it is a skillet dish and takes about half an hour to prepare. I start the rice in the rice cooker and when it shuts off, my One Pan Chicken Curry is done as well. (Even when I use raw chicken to start!)

Monday I'll prep my ingredients when I get home, Hubby will get home about an hour later, so dinner can be ready when he gets home.  The trick will be timing the eating during the bell ringing.  Maybe we'll eat on the porch if it's nice enough out. That will be the treat,

I also realized that with this break in the weather, I can get the rest of my planting done Sunday.  We have a very fussy area in front in the parkway that I'm throwing the towel in on.  We are planting perennials instead of grass.  Shade loving perennials.  Lots of them.  Hopefully our rumored extremely snowy winter will not deter them from thriving.  If they take, I may be able to ditch the landscapers and save some money there too.   Wish me luck!

I also realized that I'll not be cooking on Friday because I'll be at the State Meet festivities.  Not sure If I'll adjust my cooking or not, likely not.  I may cook on Thursday instead so I have my calendar intact for the dinners I'll need later.  That's how I'm leaning at least.

Happy National Cat Day!