The Nelson Narrative

It's the last Wednesday of the month which means it’s time for What's Up Wednesday, hosted by  Shay  and  Sheaffer . What We're Eating So far this week we’ve had a couple of Hello Fresh meals: Bahn-mi-style tacos and brown sugar bourbon meatballs.  I just decided today that I’m going to pick up a rotisserie chicken for tonight and have that with mashed potatoes and a veggie, and then tomorrow I’ll make enchiladas with the leftover chicken.  Friday we’re going out and Saturday we are probably going to Paul’s mom’s for the girls’ birthday. What I'm Reminiscing about The girls turn 18 this Saturday, so I’ve been reminiscing about them being little. What I'm Loving Just the usual—life, family, Jesus What We've Been up to Paul and I spent the weekend at Crescent Bar. We’re in the process of getting the condo ready to put on the market so this trip was spent doing some cleaning and going through the storage closet to get rid of some stuff. What I'm...

It has been ages since I have participated in the What's Up Wednesday link-up by Shay and Sheaffer , but here I am. What We're Eating I didn't want to have to cook on Sunday because of the game, so I made Taco Soup in the crock pot. Other meals this week include low-carb Chicken Alfredo, some ravioli thing that Paul picked up a Costco and not sure what else yet. What I'm Reminiscing about The Seahawks just won the NFC Championship and are heading to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2015, so I've been reminiscing about their first Super Bowl win in 2014. What I'm Loving Up until a few months ago I had never heard of Dubai chocolate and now it's everywhere.  So yummy! Also, the current Seahawks season. What We've Been up to celebrating my birthday What I'm Dreading The girls are graduating from high school this year and heading to college in the fall, so I'm kind of dreading the tuition payments (times two!) and other expenses. What I'm...

                                          Today I'm linking up with  Sheaffer  and  Shay  for another round of What's Up Wednesday. 1. What we're eating this week Hello Fresh Mediterranean Salmon and Sweet Chili and Soy-glazed Meatballs. We went out yesterday (Mexican) because our hot water heater stopped working and so we are trying to minimize dirty dishes.  We are also going out on Sunday for the girls' birthday and probably getting take-out on Friday.  The other two nights this week will probably be spaghetti and stir-fry. 2. What I'm reminiscing about The girls turn 13 on Sunday, so naturally I've been reminiscing about when they were little. 3. What I'm loving Nothing in particular at the moment.  Still loving working from home and all the new furniture/decor/home improvements that one day I'll get around to blogging more a...

I haven't done a What's Up Wednesday post in a long time.  Most months I start one but never quite finish so then I just keep changing my answers to apply to the current month.  Anyway, here goes! What we’re eating this week Like of lot of other bloggers I’m noticing, a lot of Trader Joe’s or Costco pre-made stuff.  We love Costco’s street tacos and TJ's beef and broccoli.  Bonus - the girls will eat them!   What I’m reminiscing about It's always the same, something to do with the girls being little.  I particularly am missing them playing outside.  Lately they mostly stay inside playing Minecraft or making videos. What I’m loving I always get what I call "dry skin slits" on my finger tips.  Where the skin just gets so dry it splits open and it is SO painful.  I've tried all kinds of lotions and creams and then I found this.  It actually works! Also, we have had a much cooler summer this year.  Seein...

What's Up Wednesday, normally hosted the last Wednesday of the month by Shay , Mel and Sheaffer was postponed until today due to Hurricane Harvey.  Continued prayers to the victims. What we’re eating this week Homemade pizza, crock-pot chicken tacos, and tri tip roast from Costco.  Tonight we are going out to a restaurant that donates 20% of your bill to the girls' school on the first Wednesday of every month. What I’m reminiscing about Now that school has started, I've been reminiscing about being a stay-at-home mom.  Every morning on our drive to school I see moms walking with their kiddos and wish I could be one of them, not to mention my constant daydreaming about all the stuff I could be doing while they are at school.  And I wish I could be home at a reasonable time so we could eat dinner together as a family and just be there when they get home.  Sigh. What I’m loving This concealer. My neighbor became a Younique consu...

I've been meaning to participate in the monthly What's Up Wednesday post, hosted by Shay , Mel and Sheaffer , every month so far this year but have yet to actually get around to it, so I decided this is the month. What we’re eating – Well, I would love to do weekly menu plans and cook most nights but the reality is that I don't get home from work most nights until 6:30 and between after school activities and hunger Paul and the girls have usually already eaten, and if they haven't I don't want what they're eating anyway.  But I usually cook something on Sunday that will provide leftovers for later in the week or I'll make something ahead for later in the week in addition to what we're having that night, and we rely on a lot of pre-made things from Costco, like stuffed bell peppers or rotisserie chicken. What I’m reminiscing about – We just had our anniversary, so I would say our wedding and early years of our marriage.  Oh, and how muc...