This is Dale's early week so I have most of my Monday duties accomplished
Yesterday Pastor Nancy Schwanke preached again. She is so nice _ preaches good sermons. It was a slim attendance because of the snowfall & this afternoon more snow is coming. Tonite is LCW's Christmas meeting with a planned menu. I'm bringing the strawberry-salad with a pretzel crust, cream cheese filing & topped with jello with strawberries. It makes a larger recipe. Janice Carlson will pick me up. She also gets Evelyn Berglund who lives at the Warren Apartments.
KMart advertised electronic toys & I looked at them bu didn't get one as I didn't think there was any a 10 yr. old boy would like. I did notice, in passing, one for playing solitaire but didn't give it a thought. Later on at home I tho't how nice it would be to have one to play when I'm in my chair watching TV. We went to the Mall last Friday & I got myself a new toy. It is more fun but very hard to win a game. I've only won 2 games. Barb likes it & uses it when I'm busy doing other things. She plans to get herself one. [She got herself one.]
I have an idea for me for a gift. A sweater vest size L that buttons or zips. To go with navy or black pants. Plain or otherwise -- some have striped fronts. Plain in a lighter color or even a red one. So you have an idea now.
I'll be thinking of you on the 17th when you have that breakfast meeting. That you'll make a good impression, but then why shouldn't you. Dad made good impressions when he met with church councils in Great Falls & Warren & when he was leaving or retiring all 3 congregations were sorry to see him go. Whatever happens all will work out for the best, you can be sure.
Wednesday. It is cold weather with snow. This A.M. I got a ride with Barb as I had to go to CVS for 2 prescription refills. Walked home & had worn an extra sweater which I didn't need.
That spoiled my day as I lost my ambition. But I did make & rolled out a single crust for a banana cream pie for Thurs. We had brats & sauerkraut for supper & they are good tasting. I told Dale there is an extra one if he wants it. He said no -- he weighed himself & weighs 180 lbs on our scale. Says he's getting fat!
Called Rose this aft. Found out Karen married "her man" in Canada. Kerstin goes to college in Toronto & plans to stay in Canada. She has a Chinese boyfriend. Rose has met him & said he's nice. The woman Rick is going with works at the hospital, is divorced & has 2 sons.
Rose spent Thanksgiving with Jim & family. Jim's youngest daughter Beth is thinking of the ministry when she finishes college. I think she is a soph. at Pitt.
Today I got a new magazine Bon Appetit -- hope that is spelled correctly. Barb has the magazine upstairs.
Last Sat. I made banana streusel coffee cake & I noticed a recipe in "B.A." for one. Similar but for the streusel my recipe mixed the brown sugar mixture with melted butter. The new recipe doesn't add any liquid & I like the dry mixture better. That is what I use on my regular coffee cake recipe. Thank you very much for the magazine. It's fun to study recipes.
Yesterday I got Christmas cards addressed, stamped. Now comes the notes. I plan to do some baking for the cooky walk at church so it will be the weekend before I think of them. Already started to get Christmas cards.
There is enough snow so last Sun. Lar, Kim, Friends & dogs went skiing & enjoyed it.
Thurs. aft. I've had a busy A.M. Made the banana cream pie & then decided since Dale wouldn't be home for lunch (mtg. at work) I made 2 batches of cookies. Shortbread formed into rolls & the ends dipped in melted chocolate after baking. Then I made the choc. cookies with Andes mint icing. Barb suggested I freeze some so she could have some for a cooky tray for Lynn & family. I just keep a few to eat as I don't want too many around (to eat). Dale doesn't care for them & Barb likes just a couple. Guess who'll be making the Christmas cookies for the tray! I'm trying a new chicken recipe tonite. It calls for 2 frozen packages of spinach souffle, rice, milk, Swiss cheese, onion, seasonings. Mixed together & put in the 13x9 dish & topped with the browned chicken. Sounds good & I hope it will be.
Hope you can read & understand this letter.
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