{"id":49050,"date":"2020-09-22T02:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T09:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=49050"},"modified":"2020-09-22T09:14:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:14:35","slug":"monday-and-reality-sets-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=49050","title":{"rendered":"Monday And Reality Sets In"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you call a girl with one leg that’s shorter than the other? Ilene.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a new week, and I am ready for it!\u00a0 Well, as prepared as I can be!\u00a0 Today nothing was in the calendar, so I will wash, dry, pay bills, and get the Avalon ready to meet its new owner.<\/p>\n

Mary found out that if one takes a Senior Drivers Course, many insurance companies will provide reduced costs for their insurance packages.\u00a0 I signed up through AARP and am now taking a seven-hour online course.<\/p>\n

Late in the afternoon, Mary called, and we decided to have dinner together at her home.\u00a0 I was happier than a pig in poo!\u00a0 Home cooking and fantastic company, wow!<\/p>\n

When I arrived, Mary was also arriving as she had some shopping to do for Diane.\u00a0 We poured a glass of wine and began our kitchen activities.<\/p>\n

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It’s great to be in the kitchen with a doctor, especially at my age!<\/p><\/div>\n

I looked at the spaghetti squash and was indeed a hard-shelled winter squash.\u00a0 The squash had a tiny label on the side, which said, “Maybe substituted for a football!”<\/p>\n

I finally decided on my approach!\u00a0 I threw it up in the air and repeated the Ginsu knife commercial from TV.\u00a0 That was a big mistake.\u00a0 On the bright side, my initials are now carved in Mary’s kitchen cabinet doors.\u00a0 We won’t talk about the dark side.<\/p>\n

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Did You Know? <\/b>Here is a neat way to cut the squash safely:<\/p>\n

1. Use a sharp knife to poke a few holes in the squash where you want to cut. It should look like you’ve drawn a dotted line lengthwise on the squash when you’re finished.<\/p>\n

2. Place your squash in the microwave for 5 to 6 minutes.<\/p>\n

3. Let it cool slightly before removing it from the microwave. Cut along the dotted line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Next time we will try that technique.<\/p>\n

Mary worked the magic over on the stove, combining hamburger, onions, mushrooms, two types of sauces, the eye of a newt, the tooth of a tiger, at least two bat bones.\u00a0 Then things got serious; she went to the spice cabinet, and bottles were flying.\u00a0 I stood back, WAY back, in amazement.<\/p>\n

The frenzy soon subsided, and we went to the patio for horses doo-vers!<\/p>\n

We finished off our wine while sharing our day.\u00a0 We had hummus for an appetizer.\u00a0 I was in the middle of a story, and I knew Scout was close by, and then all of a sudden, my appetizer went AWOL.\u00a0 Scout has a smile on his face.<\/p>\n

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Scout is so well behaved!<\/p><\/div>\n

Back inside, the main course preparations began in earnest.\u00a0 It was my pleasure to stand back and watch how a strand-ectomy is supposed to be done.\u00a0 I was waiting for Mary to say. “scalpel, please,” but no luck.<\/p>\n

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The process was unique, a thing of beauty, so was the squash!<\/p><\/div>\n

Now that the spaghetti was ready, it was time to apply the magic.\u00a0 Mary mumbled her incantations, probably an old family secret.\u00a0 Scout and I were drooling and stood at the door, waiting for the plates to pass by.<\/p>\n

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Mary’s magic sauce.<\/p><\/div>\n

We decided the patio would be good tonight, and we had better use it as summer will be over tomorrow, and Fall arrives Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 6:30 am PDT.<\/p>\n

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This face is Mary’s “No pictures of me eating look!”<\/p><\/div>\n

So technically speaking, eating is defined as “put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.”\u00a0 We have NO chewing and NO swallowing here!<\/p>\n

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No entirely eating yet… 500 milliseconds later, it would be eating!<\/p><\/div>\n

We finished off the delicious dinner and did our kitchen chores.\u00a0 Everything was cleaned up by 8:00 pm.\u00a0 We didn’t watch TV but sat on the couch and talked about family, our kids.\u00a0 \u00a0We must make a road map for each other’s families.<\/p>\n

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A special evening with a truly fantastic person!<\/p><\/div>\n

The Silver Fox and I pulled out about 8:45 pm as Mary needed to crash as Tuesday’s and Thursday’s are her long days.<\/p>\n

We, the Silver Fox and I, were given another secret assignment from Miss Mary!\u00a0 Tonight is the Silver Foxes first “Meals On Wheels” delivery.\u00a0 We are off to Jans’ where I visited her for a few minutes before heading home.<\/p>\n

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What can I say?<\/p><\/div>\n

I got home at about 10:00 PM and crashed also.\u00a0 The rest of this week will be busy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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