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This crazy man went to the other house today to mow, for the last time, said 3 hours, but took 8 cuz he’s such a perfectionist, and wanted to leave the place in top condition

…..then drove all the way home over our house, n then still insisted on taking ‘me out’ for his birthday….I told him I knew he was tired n could rest but he insisted….he’s such a good man 💖

And my niece sneaked n called n took care of our bill 💖 thanks Sam

We had SUCH an eventful day yesterday and night! oh my goodness…..we tried to *kinda* celebrate his birthday yesterday, cuz w all this rain, we knew he’d have to go back to the Smyrna house today to mow (last final thing, and then no more driving to Smyrna several times a week anymore! and down to two houses! lol)

Anyway, so yesterday, I cooked lunch w our amazing meals from #HelloFresh and then we went to Smyrna for a couple hours to pack the last few things and clean….came back, and then I cooked dinner, and while cooking dinner I also cooked some egg bites for our fast breakfast when we need to leave earlier for some reason, or for snacking to have on hand….So I used the oven 3 times yesterday, then went to cook him homemade blueberry cheesecake from my blueberry trees he loves for his birthday…..

Well….my oven is gas……I know how to use one lol…but the things I made earlier, I put a tiny bit (not much, barely even enough to coat the bottom of my #pamperedchef stone cookie sheet w ridges on the edge, so nothing spills out, to roast like potatoes and asparagus etc….but I guess from the heat like splattering in the oven some got around it down to the bottom?

Anyway, so…..right before I put the blueberry cheesecake in, we had let the dog out, and a frog jumped in the house as soon as I opened the door! Tried to catch him to get him back outside, and he ran under the oven! ugh!!!

So I wait a bit to turn it on and watch, he don’t come out….smh

So its getting late so I finally turn on the oven to make the cheesecake…..smoke starts coming out the top of the oven, and I told Kevin this is weird, it has never done that before…..then I open the oven and I see MORE light (fire) coming from under that *plate* at the bottom than normal (and I only have it on 350), so I told him something is wrong, and I was like, is it the frog? lol ugh….well right then, opening the oven door, I guess got more air down there and flames go bigger fast…..he grabs the fire extinguisher and I get the oven turned off, and he sprays it. ugh!

I didn’t cook w much oil at all, but apparently I am going to get one of those trays for the bottom rack and clean and wipe down the oven after each use – be easier anyway so I don’t have to clean once every few months or whatever I guess, will help me to stay on top of it.

THEN…..we finally watch a movie (or try w satellite internet buffering smh) we go to bed….we wake up around 3am to #Trigger our 200 lb big #BullMastiff barking her head off, so he grabs flashlight and gun, and locks me in the bedroom and goes to check it out.

The FROG is sitting in the middle of the living room! Trigger is on her bed, looking at it and barking….. #Domino our black cat (that is also supposed to keep critters out) is laying sleeping on his spot! smh!

So Kevin once again tries to get the frog out the door, (I am hearing all this racket in the living room, not knowing what is going on cuz he told me stay there) apparently he told me later, he was swatting the frog w the broom trying to get it towards the back door, then he ran in my pantry under that door, then he got him out then in my laundry room, lol the whole time Trigger is still barking like ferociously at this frog, neither cat or dog trying to get it…..and Kevin trying to get it out! lol

Finally after about an hour, he comes back to bed and tells me the story……lol

#TuscanPorkSausagePepperSpaghetti

#HelloFresh

Dice red pepper (I added green pepper too), I blended onion w olive oil n little water.

Boil pasta in water 10 min

In skillet add onion, peppers and Tuscan heat spice, 3-4 min. Add sausage breaking up while cooking 5 min. Add crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, stock concentrate, little water from pasta.

Put pasta in skillet add tsp butter, sprinkle w Parmesan (I added mozzarella too)

This was SO filling! But SO good!!!

I have a couple codes left to try a FREE box, no strings, lmk if you want one, we love these meals!

#healthydinner #pastarecipe #spaghettirecipe #hellofreshpics #hellofreshrecipes #dinnerrecipe #Nashville #NashvilleBlogger

#EggBites

This time I put

Organic eggs, salt, pepper, #Goya #Sazonador seasoning, 1/2 stick butter, mix in blender on low,

Olive oils spray muffin pan, pour mix in fill cups half way, add in green n red peppers, jalapeño n bacon bits, too w chucks Colby cheese 350 20 min

#LowCarb #Keto #FoodOnTheGo #healthybreakfast #ketorecipe #lowcarbrecipes

We’ve got to go out to his other house today an hour away n finish the last bit of cleaning we have to do n then we will be down to two houses lol 😂 but….this is our creek on our road, hoping we can get back home tonight! Found water in our sunroom today too, smh 🤦‍♀️ Kevin said cane from the roof, so will need to get that fixed right away 🙄 all this moving, our birthday week we may just rest rather than go out of town lol 😝 we’ve been literally non stop wake up till crashing in bed since April every day….working much harder retired than when we had jobs! Lol 😂

SALES LESSON

I have done lots and lots of teaching and training to corporate sales teams over the years….so when I have an ‘issue’ with a company it can get interesting.

There is a specific product I really want, that’s been highly recommended to me, from a specific company, not mentioning names to protect them for now, and not ruin their reputation, but I still wanted to teach this lesson, and I just mst forward this post to them.

I filled out their form on the corporate webpage for more info from a dealer closest to me, about 100 miles. Granted we are/were willing to drive there to get it, or pay extra for them to deliver and install but they don’t know this yet cuz they didn’t even respond to me at all.

A week later I do the same from the corporate website but to another franchise dealer about 150 miles from us. Same issue.

I send an email to the corporate office. The owner responds n asks us to call, looking better….

He though gives us off to another franchise dealer in another state across the country. Guy is really nice on the phone, very helpful, but says he has to check on something n call us back……nada….another week, no call.

LESSON

This is a SIMPLE sale for this company. We were already ‘sold’ by several friends who highly recommended them. Over $1k, but yet the response rate is utterly ridiculous. If I wasn’t ‘so sold’ on this item, this brand, I would a LONG time ago gone to a competitor or similar item.

Don’t lose sales!!!! Simply respond to people that fill out your forms, respond to people that call, and if you have to check on something do so and then return the call