Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope you enjoy reading about my week here in Reno, NV.
Sunday was interesting! It got wet inside - with a father and son getting baptized along with it leaking from all the rain. Ha!
We had our normal two morning services at 8:30 and 10:30am - my husband preached a great sermon and then it was off for home.
What a storm it was! It POURED rain ALL day long. Now, for the desert, this is not our normal. This was an incredibly epic storm. Along with the massive amount of rain was the melting of snow - it caused flooding all over the region. It was a crazy mess.
We had white chicken chili, grilled cheese and side salads for Sunday lunch.
I was sure glad I didn't have to go anywhere in the afternoon. I did Bible reading in the afternoon and couldn't keep my eyes off of outside.
We cancelled the evening service with the heavy rains and flooding - best not to be on the roads.
I was called into work two hours early - so that made a 14 hour shift for me. It was slow going in - still raining very heavily even at 5:30 at night.
Monday - off at 8am - glad to be out after 14 hours! The rain had stopped and it was trying to clear a little. I drove to the plasma center only to find it was not open due to weather conditions. So no donation for me that day. I then stopped at the river downtown to get some photos of the Truckee River. The river goes right through downtown Reno and it was very full.
If you knew what our river usually looks like, you would know how full this is for us. LOL! Just to give you a hint - we call it the Trickle River. :)
I then stopped at Wal-Mart for a few things. I checked the Christmas clearance and found these nice centerpieces for $2.97 each. I really like them!
We then worked on school.
After school, we took the girls on a fun outing with a gift card - black light mini golf at Wild Island. It was a lot of fun!
It was a pirate theme so Sierra loved it!
Then Happy Hour with a gift card we had - these slurpees are only $1!
When we got home from our outing, Addie had the house cleaned, laundry done and dinner made ready for us. Moms out there...believe me, I remember those days with little kids. You had to do everything yourself and you never could keep up, it seemed. Teach them - give them a lot of responsibilities. And one day, when they reach that age, they will be able to manage the house for you. They will! And what a blessing it will be! My kids are able to run our house - and they pretty much do. Cleaning, cooking, laundry - you name it - they do it. The main things I do in our house is the cooking (they help me) and my laundry. They do the rest.
So my encouragement to you-is teach them and make them have responsibilities. Instill the character in their lives while they are young. It is so worth it!
Along at the dinner table, Daddy teaches more life lessons on money management. How investing now impacts their future. He was using the illustration of spending money on buying that jar of banana peppers compared to investing that same dollar and how investing is making your money work for you - without you having to work for that money.
Then it was off to work again Monday night. Well, it started snowing again. Snow, rain, snow, rain...what a winter so far!
Tuesday, off at 8am. I went to the plasma center again to try to do my donation. They were open. And busy. I guess it was the fact they weren't open the day before. It was a long day and I didn't get home until 11am from just that.
School, shower and then off to swimming lessons!
Autumn and Sierra are both taking lessons. Autumn took lessons two years ago with Addie but she is still timid so I am paying for lessons to help with her ability and confidence. They both did great and the instructor even had them jump in the deep end and swim to her. I am glad I decided to get them in now before the summer hits.
That is Sierra with their teacher and Autumn in the purple.
Then it was back home to finish up housework and laundry and make dinner - chicken stir fry!
You can find the recipe HERE.
Then it was off to the gym for our workout and then to my Tuesday shift at work.
Then this! So after the epic rain storm, they are forecasting more snow...
Wednesday morning - wow! Check out these totals of snowfall - this was just one part of the storm.
Happy to see some sun coming out from where I work. It was deceiving because once you went out - it was a layer of ice! Yikes!
Nothing more uplifting on a cold, snowy January day than beautiful, gorgeous sunshine! It didn't last long - maybe two hours - LOL! But I loved it for that short time anyway!
Busy day, Wednesdays! Working on school takes quite the amount of the day. I threw together a tuna noodle casserole for dinner - I only make this when I am putting off grocery shopping! LOL! I added french fried onions and crushed up garlic and cheese croutons for a crunchy topping.
Pick up the Bialys for youth group, drop the teens off at the church, off to the gym!
I did 100 flights of stairs on the stair master and weights.
Then off for my Wednesday night shift.
Well, guess what Thursday was like? LOL! Yep, more snow! It was coming down pretty good. Enough to make the public schools cancel and it seemed that many people stayed home as well because it was pretty empty on the roads.
And as I say every time it snows, I love my AWD! It is so great to drive in snow - nothing beats it for sure!
Well, back to the plasma center for my second donation! And unlike Tuesday which was a nightmare...Thursday was almost empty!!! Woo hoo!!! I can't tell you how happy that makes me! LOL! The whole procedure includes signing in, completing a ton of questions on a computer, getting your health checked in the kiosk (things like temp, protein, weight, iron, etc.) and then your actual donation. I got through in one hour and seven minutes which was great! I did some of my Bible reading while donating.
After my donation, I did several errands along the way that I had been putting off forever.
Pick up paper towels, soap and a dispenser at Inland Supply.
Pick up the dry-cleaning.
Deposit checks and get out cash at the ATM.
Office Depot for paper and envelopes for the church.
Fill up the van with gas.
Pick up books on hold at the library.
Wal-Mart for a few items.
Starbucks for gift cards for the church.
The plasma and errands took quite a bit of time but I was glad to get them all accomplished!
Home and get ready for the day and then back out for swimming lessons! Still snowing!!!
I thought this was a funny photo of the warm pool and the snow outside!
After lessons, it was grocery shopping time. I know...I won't complain. LOL! By the time we got home with everything that day...I was wilting like a cabbage! Ha!!
I cooked up some venison steaks that were given to us, baked potatoes and steamed broccoli. Yum! I do love venison!
Scarfed down dinner and then off to worship practice at 6pm.
Then home for the rest of the evening at home. Watched an episode with the hubby of a series we are watching and then we were off to bed. I love being at home in my home!
Friday! Up early to enjoy my coffee and Bible reading and then work on school for the morning. It was a cloudy and cold January Friday. I lit my candle to be able to "warm" up my view instead of the gray skies. LOL!!
Yeah, Belle, I feel that way too. Ha!!! She cracks me up sitting at the table with the girls when we do tests.
After working on school all morning, I had a photo job to do at 1pm. It was up in Galena and boy, did they get some snow.
The hubby went skiing on Friday so I stopped at the gym on the way back from Galena and did a quick workout by myself. Another 100 floors on the stairmaster.
Made beef enchiladas for dinner with corn and tortilla chips.
Enchiladas are pretty easy - 2 lbs. of ground beef (cooked and drained), one can of black beans (rinsed and drained), one can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (drained) and red enchilada sauce.
Roll up that filling into flour tortillas. Put in greased baking pans - top with the remaining enchilada sauce and shredded cheese.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or so - bake covered.
Friday night was game and movie family night. We finally learned how to play Mexican train dominoes! Yay!
Oreo cookies and chips for a treat.
The night ended with the original version of The Parent Trap. Love that movie! Then off to bed!
Saturday morning, up for my coffee and Bible reading. I love the mornings when I am able to be home and have that quiet, uninterrupted time!
So many good verses today! This is one of my favorites in the Bible...I love that phrase..."THOU ART MY GOD." That just speaks to me.
My husband and I had a meeting at 10am which lasted a couple hours. We then had a few things at the church to take care of. Then home.
I had some time to sit down to catch up on my e-mail and this blog post. LOL! Upload the photos for the inspection I did. Write the church e-mail and announcements.
Made this for dinner - broccoli cheese soup - one of my favorites and this batch turned out so good! I added a little cornstarch/cold water mixture and it thickened it perfectly! So good for another dreary January day. I was so chilled and couldn't seem to warm up!
You can find the recipe HERE.
I also made chicken patty sandwiches. I served them on warmed ciabatta buns topped with mozzarella cheese, mayo and tomato slices. They were delicious! I liked the change up. I made my husband's with a fried egg on top! He loves the burgers with an egg on them so I saw on a commercial where Jack in the Box was serving chicken sandwiches with fried eggs and thought that was a good idea. And he liked it!
Good Saturday meal!
Off for a little reading and finishing up for Sunday. I hope you had a good week too!
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