Finally Friday's Menu

Happy Friday!!! This week actually wasn't that bad. We did great with our safety audit and end up having a surprise DEEP inspection by the state which we passed with flying colors. Out of all the plants that Wheelabrator/Win-Waste operators the Lisbon one is always on top of things.

Not much planned for the weekend. We are going to get a big bale of alfalfa hay for the rabbits to nibble on and I plan on just picking through things in the office to clean it up a bit more.

QOTD: What is your favorite type of protein beef, chicken, pork or seafood? I eat mainly chicken and pork since that is what I raise. But when there is a good sale on fish like cod, haddock or other types of sal****er white fi****ry to stock up on that so I can have it on hand, and it has to be wild caught farm raised fish is fed junk that is not good for them or us. As much as I like beef if it's not pasture raised it causes issues with Irvin's blood sugar, and we think it's because of what the cow is feed usually corn and soy. Of course, pasture raised beef is rather pricey, so we keep that for special occasions like a birthday or holiday.

B: 2 eggs and homemade sausage patti

L: chicken livers wrapped in bacon

D: baked haddock with spinach and parm cheese

S: beef jerky

Have a wonderful Friday everyone!!!

Well that took forever to resize the pictures of the rabbits. These are our breeding pairs. The two Creme ones are Price and Princess and the two gray/black ones are Jack and Jill (Irvin named them)

Good morning Jen and everyone!

Well....we got over 9 inches of snow yesterday. 9 inches. Yay. lol. We were supposed to get 1-4"s. So we're stuck inside again today. I am ok with it. All the schools are canceled today. There is a lot of ice underneath.

I will work on jewelry and hopefully get some naps in. I didn't get a lot of sleep. Thanks to the older cats. My new comforter I got on clearance is the greatest thing to them since licky treats.

QOTD: if I could it'd be seafood but mostly chicken. My mom eats a lot of beef but it's not my absolute favorite.

B: small breakfast burrito & coffee

L: stew

D: probably chicken and maybe a piece of cheese

made the ball yesterday and the other one is going to be a necklace.

Good morning, everybody!

I'm back home from swimming. When I went outside this morning, it was warm(ish) and snowing. What a difference 10 degrees makes - 20 degrees is miserable and I'm scraping ice off of my car at 5:40 AM. 30 degrees is fine. Usually, I work from home on Tuesday and Wednesday, but this week I had an in-office meeting on Wednesday, so I am home today. I have a couple of calls and need to go to Crossfit this afternoon.

We got so much food for my son's birthday, we will be eating Filipino leftovers all weekend, most likely. We also got this sticky rice and toasted coconut dessert called Biko, which I am loving. It has some Anise seed in it, so a bit of a licorice taste.

Football and gym time for the weekend. Maybe try and track down some of my Bai water at GFS.

QOTD: Beef is probably my favorite, but really I like all of them.

Breakfast: Corned Beef Has and English muffin

Lunch: leftovers

Dinner: Leftovers

Have a great day, all!

Hi All!

I should probably start posting regularly again. My weight is up (probably due to holiday (over)eating and not getting as much exercise because - winter. I need to get it all back under control before it really gets out of hand.

we're moving my mom to a new facility on Monday (she's been living in a senior independent living community for the last 10 years, but she'll be moving to an assisted living community because she needs more support now - plus she was diagnosed with dementia last month (we'd been suspecting it since last spring) so I wanted her in a place that has a memory care unit, too. They can usually take care of people with mild or moderate dementia in their assisted living apts, but once it gets severe - or if they're an escape/wandering risk - they move them over to the memory care unit. Easier and less traumatic (for her) to move her now than wait until her dementia gets really bad. So I spent a lot of time looking for places for her and then getting things packed up and ready for her to move, since she can't do much on her own any more. Everything seems like such a chore - even changing your address is a PITA. It'll probably take another couple of weeks to get her settled in the new place and closed out of the old one (cleaning, storing some things she no longer has room for - and getting rid of some of her furniture), but once that's all over, it'll be a huge relief. I've also dealt with some health issues with my ancient cat (he's almost 20), including a near-death period when I thought we'd have to put him down, but he's improved since then and is stable - for now at least. I've also had to have my hip replacement surgery rescheduled twice because of another health issue that had to be resolved before the surgeon would do the surgery. but it's now scheduled for March 17th. Hopefully third time's a charm! Might be better anyway since I was originally supposed to go in December (which would have made my mom's move in early January next to impossible), and the second time it was supposed to be Jan 27 (risk of bad weather), so this new date may be better anyway.

ok - sorry to go on and on - and those of you whom I'm FB friends with have heard most of this stuff - but I figured I'd update the rest of you..

QOTD: I rarely eat meat anymore - my protein comes from dairy, soy, and beans mostly. And protein shakes (or other protein-infused things like protein ice cream). When I do eat meat it's usually chicken or fish. I don't like the taste of beef anymore...been away from it for too long, I guess...

B: plain skyr topped with a few pieces of cooked apple and a couple tablespoons of homemade (and SF) apple butter

S: protein shake and three cups of Lesser Evil popcorn

L: one of my film groups is meeting at a Chinese restaurant today. I'm planning to order hot & sour soup and a veggie spring roll

S: I hope nothing since I'm eating two meals out today - but if I'm really hungry, maybe a L&F yogurt with a spoonful of tahini mixed in

D: a few of us are meeting at a friend's for game night (Rummikub or Euchre). Someone is bringing black bean soup, and I made some cornbread, which I hope will be gone by the end of the night (and not all eaten by me! I'm planning on only eating one piece). I hope others don't bring a bunch of sweet treats because I just started reining in my eating within the last week or so - I don't want to blow it this soon since I've been on a roll!

hope everyone is doing well!