All about beans

I'm  trying something new. I will be crock potting various beans for use thru the winter.  Black beans, pinto beans, navy beans, kidney beans. I am also going to work on planning weekly meals better. That way I am not scrambling to figure out what's for dinner at 4:30, when there is not enough time to fridge thaw meat or make bread.

What goes around....

The calendar pages turn way too fast. What seems like last week is actually 8 months ago. Since then, we have been crazy busy.
The diet went OK. It was getting tough to hit plateaus while Z dropped pounds without hardly trying. But I got to where I was feeling good and looking at the finish line.
Then, my in-laws were in a motorcycle accident. The next 6 weeks were a blur - round the clock care for m-i-l as she was laid up with broken bones and a knee open to the bone. This meant she was on IV antibiotics EVERY 6 HOURS. I did not get a lot of good quality sleep, as we took turns caring for her. My f-i-l was able to have surgery to repair his shattered clavicle, and then it was another 4 weeks before he could go back to work. Talk about cabin fever. He had it bad!
Things gradually improved - m-i-l could start getting up and around, and was going to PT, then she developed DVT and PE. Here come the blood thinners. Finally able to get a skin graft on her knee, she now awaits the final appointment for the results on the healing.
Meanwhile, my own mother was in and out of the hospital over a couple of weeks due to GI bleeding. They never found the cause, but she was informed she has high blood pressure and is now on meds for that. Plus she does not feel like herself still. No energy, and she has to lay down and rest a lot.
So this year has not gone as planned, though we didn't have any major plans, a lot of our time has revolved around taking care of family. I am so thankful I don't have to work on top of this!