I'm done...

...with all my end of the year "stuff" (read: crap).

I finished last night at the church with all their bookkeeping.

For the past 15 years, the church that I work for as been on manual bookkeeping.  It really needed to be updated and 2011 was the year we moved everything over to Quickbooks and got on line.  But coming into the 21st century with the church had its drawbacks.  In prior years, I filled out two sheets of paper with all the pertinent information needed for the Archdiocese.  They didn't always like the fact that this was all the information that they got.

Well, this year, they sent a packet (a LARGE packet with smaller packets enclosed) and since we are now on Quickbooks, I could do a whole bunch of reports for them.  Last Saturday was spent getting the Chart of Accounts fixed because I had a few things wrong and I did two of the packets.  Last night, I finished the last packet of reports and I am done.

Next on the list:  FAFSA - and to those of you who have done it, you know that is a DREADED word!

Numbers are my nemesis this week!

On a better note, today is January 31st and it is going to be 52 degrees here in CT.  What is up with this weather????

Have a great day!

Nonni

Nonni went into the hospital yesterday.  She is staying in for another night tonight.  Dehydration, low blood sugar and pain.  

 For those that read my blog, prayers are appreciated.  She is 100 years young and she ate like a trooper for breakfast this morning.  I'm thankful for small things, like a good appetite for her!

Here she is last month at her 100th birthday bash!!!

A sorrowful goodbye

Rest in Peace
Shirley Bailey
You will be missed, but I'm glad your suffering is over.

God bless you on your journey to see your son and The Son.  I know that is all you wanted. 

Maria, where are you?

No, I haven't been blogging. No, I haven't been doing anything fun.  No, I haven't even spent any time with my husband or kids.  Hence, the title of this blog post!

These past two weeks have been spent on work - when you are a bookkeeper and you need to work on END of the YEAR stuff, you don't have a choice.  And when a new Zumba session is about to start, you have to dance and work.  And when a big project is going on at your real job, you need to work.  And when everyone is pulling you from every direction, you still have to work........

And when you schedule a vacation for the end of one of your busiest months - You are a FOOL!  (that would be me!)

So, this fool is out of the picture for a little while longer, while I finish all these jobs and take a much needed, well deserved, but ill-timed vacation!   

I will catch up with all my blog friends and all my posting and my life when I get back and finish out the month! 

WHEW!!!!

Mantra for today......

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got, and you'll always feel what you always felt.
~Attributed to Henry Ford


Change is a-comin'!!!!!  I can feel it!

Recipe variation

Yesterday, I posted one of my old time favorite recipes.  I used to make it all the time.  Lately, I haven't been buying a lot of preserves (mostly because I have so many in my cold room), I decided to give this recipe a try, BUT with a twist.

I am not sure what to call it, so I'll continue to call it Apricot Chicken.....

1 Package of Chicken skinless chicken breasts (bone in or out - whichever you prefer)
1 cup of white wine
1 cup of olive oil
1 cup of apple cider vinegar
2  half pints of corn cob jelly (my last two from last summer) - (I have more corn cobs frozen so guess what I'll be doing soon)
1 Envelope Liption Onion Soup mix dry
Spices: Basil, garlic powder, whatever you like

Method:

Mix wine, oil, vinegar, jelly, spices and soup mix in a bowl.

Pour mixture over chicken in a 9 x 13 pan.  Cover tightly with foil for one hour at 350 degrees.  After one hour, baste with juices and take off cover for about 15 minutes.  Raise temperature to 375 and baste every five minutes. 

Delish!