Approaching the change of seasons here, soon to be spring. Am wanting to start buying things for over the hotter months. Bought some salad dressings today with a best before date of well into '27.
Menu plans and lists for 2026
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Here we are the first week of October. I am doing really well with what I need to buy for meals and baking. Still a few more things to buy but for the most part I am nearly done
Still need some things. Waiting for sales on the items I need. Need to stop in meijers to see if they have the Kraft cheese in the jar. Heading to the orchard today for the apples I like. Will try to make strudel in the next couple of days.
MM, strudel sounds fabulous. To me it sounds just like Autumn.
Apples I got are beautiful this year. Bonus they had a few prune plums that weren’t damaged by the hard frost. So I’m making plum butter tomorrow while I’m making the sarma for Christmas Eve. Sunday I’ll make the strudel dough and Monday if it goes well I’ll be making the actual strudel. I’m praying I don’t have the problem I had last time pulling the dough.
Well, I thought I had my menu for Christmas dinner down . . . It came out in conversation (twice in the last 10 days) that DD and DSIL would like to spend the last 2 weeks of the year in Florida. But that depends on their finding a vacation rental that will allow them to bring their dog. Boarding facilities they use are already fully booked, and the two individuals who often watch their pup are traveling for the holidays. While there are hotels that allow dogs, they do not allow dogs to be left in the room while their owners are off-site. This tells me that DD and DSIL are moving ahead with relocation plans.
My plan was to host Christmas dinner with DD, DSIL, and two friends of the family (2 brothers, friends of DSIL's who I've gotten to know over the years, who lost their mother to COVID). And I'd planned on driving South on the 27th, arriving on the 29th or 30th. So, until DD and DSIL finalize their plans, my dinner menu is up in the air. Am I cooking for 3 or 5? Or do I head south earlier, and the 2 other guys fly down???? My head hurts ...
NOTE: DD and DSIL have a 45 lb. pup; my Florida complex has a 25 lb. limit, and it's for owners only. Ownership is in Trust, so she's technically an owner, and we could probably squeak by. But pup is still 20 lbs. too big. DSIL's parents' complex (about 45 mins. south of me) has limits, too. Plus, we're both 2 hours or more from where they'll be looking.
My plan was to host Christmas dinner with DD, DSIL, and two friends of the family (2 brothers, friends of DSIL's who I've gotten to know over the years, who lost their mother to COVID). And I'd planned on driving South on the 27th, arriving on the 29th or 30th. So, until DD and DSIL finalize their plans, my dinner menu is up in the air. Am I cooking for 3 or 5? Or do I head south earlier, and the 2 other guys fly down???? My head hurts ...
NOTE: DD and DSIL have a 45 lb. pup; my Florida complex has a 25 lb. limit, and it's for owners only. Ownership is in Trust, so she's technically an owner, and we could probably squeak by. But pup is still 20 lbs. too big. DSIL's parents' complex (about 45 mins. south of me) has limits, too. Plus, we're both 2 hours or more from where they'll be looking.
My head hurts with you ....
Prayers it all comes together smoothly.
I try to be flexible, sometimes hard to do. I guess I like having some kind of plan of attack. It always works out in the end but it kills my organizational gene having to wait to make actual plans.
MM, this is me. I like to at least have a general idea of what the plan might be. Over the last few years and especially this year with the arrival of Alice I need to be prepared but be able to pivot if needed.
Thanks, everyone. I think what's hardest to deal with is that, just a couple of weeks back, we settled on their hosting Thanksgiving (supposedly his parents are coming this year???) and I'll continue with Christmas day. And now this ... I guess I'll just fly by the seat of my pants, until the holiday gets closer.
Grocery store finally had the big, big cereal sale (buy 2 get 3free). I now have all my Chex cereal for Chex mix, plus a few other kinds.