Thankful For New Appliances

Good Morning, and welcome August!

August is a good month for my family, with Mia and Charlotte's birthday and Jess' anniversary in the midst of it all.  It was also my mom and dad's anniversary.

My oven was on the brink of disaster.  It wasn't heating up, and it was just too old to get the parts to fix it, so a new stove/oven was ordered for me.  I didn't know the type or brand it would be, and I didn't ask; he just said it would be a surprise, but that he ordered the nicest one they had.  I love it! - it has a grill on the stove to make grilled cheese sandwiches and such.  New appliances are always fun to get.

And my first batch of cookies baked in the new oven.

Did your kids have fun playing with the cardboard boxes when they were little?  Such a simple thing can bring hours of joy.  My kids used to love them.  And so it goes with each generation.

Meals this week.

And I have to ask my Texas friends about these sausages.  I haven't tried them yet, so I was hoping for good reviews.

Have to always stop for red roses.

Nel made this cake for her father-in-law.  It's a Baseball inspired theme because he loves Baseball, especially the Dodgers.

Speaking of Dodgers, I came across these peanuts at the store.  No canned peanuts for me; I love the old-fashioned ones that you have to crack open.  Peanuts are packed with protein!  I tell you, the day after I ate them, I had a burst of energy.

I had a zoom chat yesterday with Nel and Jess and kids.  We talked about school starting, new school clothes, and latest happenings.  Nel and Jess remember having at least one week of new school clothes at the beginning of each school year.  The kids were scrunching their cheeks and making faces and cracking me up.  Once I start laughing with them, it's hard to stop.  Nel showed me her new Disney cup.

And she sent over a video of her and Mia baking a peach pie.  When she lived in Georgia, she loved baking those peach pies, as it is widely known as the "Peach State." 🍑  *these aren't videos, just pictures.

Do you know that Georgia has around 70 roads in the state named after peaches?  Peachtree Street is one of them.

Well, we are supposed to have some cooler days here in August.  We'll see.  ; )  My heart is looking forward to Fall, and we usually get rain at that time.