Finally (Photo) Friday!! What's your plan?

Will you be going to a track or casino to gamble or will you bet online?

Online, we bet on all the races leading up to the Derby too. There used to be a saloon that did live betting where I live but we lost them to covid. It was fun -everyone would dress up.

Did you used to go to the races at the three county fair?

Abso-friggin-lutely!!! Marilyn too?! I remember placing bets at 10 years old! Very, very good times. Ask Marilyn if she remembers Dan the Candy Man.

I am sure she went a lot growing up, she was in 4-H. I remember a few college afternoons spent at the fair. It seems like an inordinate amount of 80-1 shots and grey horses would always win. I guess that is what happens when you are betting on $1200 claimers.

Good Morning! It's Fri-yay!! Almost to the weekend! Super busy day but I'm sure it'll fly by. So glad the concert was good. Lovely pics, Jen.

QOTD: I used salt instead of sugar in a cookie recipe-oops!!

TSS: 8 years 7 months

B: SF latte, Fiber/protein oatmeal, turkey sausage, and an orange

L: Turkey and cheese sticks, carrots, light and fit yogurt and some fruit

S: Protein puffs, a piece of fruit and yogurt

D: TBD

ES: Cottage cheese

E: Treadmill

V/W: On track

Totals: TBD

Have a great one!

Salt for sugar and vice versa can be an easy mix up, right?

They were some interesting cookies!

Good morning! Algebra. D+ right here. It allowed me to graduate. My folks didn't even get mad because I sat down with them every single evening and struggled through my homework. Math brain I do not have. God invented calculators for a reason (me!).

It is beautiful here. I've done a short yoga workout and I am heading out for a big walk next. Yesterday was very relaxing with lots of reading, sunshine and a trip into the casino that worked out how that always does. Guess I helped keep the sparkly lights on. Tonight is a super fun, happily anticipated dinner with friends. Tomorrow includes a visit with a kid, now 40, who I think of as one of my own, Sunday includes an adventure in dining and adult beverages and the one day this year I have given myself to drink hard liquor. It was in the plans before I decided to swear off the hard stuff for 2023 and I'm going to relax and enjoy it. And a ball game on Monday. So much stuff!

QoTD: I'm sure I've made many, but what I remember most is I was recovering from ankle surgery and Rog bowled on Tuesday nights. So my brother would come over and sit with me and we'd have dinner and watch GoT. I remember throwing an easy preseasoned pork tenderloin in the oven, but didn't realize I grabbed a plastic pan I had saved from something. When we checked the pork, the roast was laying directly on the rack and the pan was a puddle in the bottom of the oven. It took Rog a lot of work to get my oven cleaned. I'm blaming pain pills for that one. Oh, and my brother called for delivery pizza or something.

Foods!

B. Piece of pork chop and over medium egg

L. Leftovers. Several options to choose from

D. Rog says "perhaps a bottle of Ro?e instead?" No clue but I have faith that there will be good choices.

photos this week are the injurious Alpacas, their friends the swine, dog city at our friends in South Lyon, MI and the menu from my amazing dinner last week. They brought us everything that is starred PLUS two tiny deconstructed cupcakes and a bowl of pistachio gelato that was honestly about 8 inches high. Still swooning.

I just drooled over that menu. The beets with pistachio three ways is intriguing...do you remember the different ways? Would also have drooled over the pistachio gelato.