On My Own

This morning I am having a wonderful 'On My Own' bit of time.  Why do I say that?  Well lately I have felt like I am going from here to yon every day.  Waking early to do a bit of chores before the house gets up.  Fixing Dear Hubby's lunch, warming up the car, picking up my mom's friend, carry all to work or the coffee shop.  Pick up exercise buddy and work out at Curves.  Drop her off, pick up mom and her friend, drop off her friend then take mom to cardiac rehab.  Finally done there and back to the house to do chores or run around town to do errands.  By the time I get to stop driving it is almost noon.  At home with my mom for a few hours and then she is ready to go again.  The rounds start all over but in reverse til hubby is off work and were home around 5:30 pm.  By then I do not want to make dinner, hug hubby or even smile.  I just want to hide, decompress and go to sleep.

So today I am on my own.  I did the first part of the rounds and then gave the car up to my mom's friend.  She can carry them to the coffee shop, go to rehab and keep the car til they are ready for afternoon tea.  Even can pick up Dear Hubby.  I am home and free to be me til dinner time.  And yes, I am planning dinner already!  But first some me time.  And that is starting with a good breakfast.  I have so wanted a good bowl of oatmeal.  Not something the cafe tried to microwave and carried out looking like wall paste.  But slow cooked with all the lil extras in it.

 Today I am having oatmeal with some fresh chopped apples, grated coconut, brown sugar and butter in it.  I am thrilled to finally have a decent breakfast.  It feels like forever since I sat down to a bowl of oatmeal.  My preferred breakfast, truth be told.  What do you like to put in  yours?  I can add most anything.  But lean toward nuts, fruit (dried and fresh), bacon or sausage at times, always brown sugar and butter.  Been dreaming of some with dried cherries, walnuts and drizzled with honey.

 Well here is my breakfast with the ever present cuppa coffee.  Time to eat.  I will be back soon to talk again.  But until then, I am ON MY OWN!

New Year's Day Breakfast

1st I would like to ask you to visit my
100 item give away blog
and these other give aways too!
Thank you.

For our 1st breakfast of the New Year
we had Banana Bread French Toast.

We used some of my homemade Banana Bread
that I had left from Christmas.
I made 22 loaves to use as gifts and managed to keep one loaf for us.



And gather you eggs, milk and butter too!

Slice a hefty piece of bread.
Dip it into a mix of whipped egg and milk.
Don't for get to dip both sides.

Then fry up both sides in a pan of hot butter.

We added a rasher of bacon.

And heated up some of my homemade
Banana Pecan Syrup.
This is delicious served warm for your french toast, pancakes and waffles.

And here you have breakfast fit for a Queen.
That would be me!

I hope you enjoyed breakfast this morning.

I will look forward to seeing you at my
100 items give away.
And do not for get the goodies at these blog give aways too!