What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

That photo is amazing! Glad you are feeling better

Wow that photo is incredible! That should win some awards!

Good morning, happy FF Friday!

QOTD - I love anise. There's a Mexican candy I had once, and I've never been able to find it again. I've ordered lbs. of candy from Amazon (to my husband's surprise) that is anise flavored, based on a candy I tried once in OR. I ate it all by myself. It lasted quite a while. I am the one who likes the black jellybeans everyone else throws away, I like black licorice whips, etc. I never did like Jägermeister tho. GROSS!

Breakfast - fasting (shocker) so water and hot black coffee

Lunch - Kale/soyrizo/tofu scramble on a toasted bagel with everything bagel seasoning on top

Snack - Fruit smoothie - frozen fruit, yogurt, oat milk, hemp seed hearts, hemp seed protein, chia seed

Snack - vegan hot dog, slice of chao cheese (melted) on a few fritos with mustard

Dinner - If hungry, leftover vegan spaghetti. It was a hit last night, even the kiddos loved it.

Have a great day everyone!

Those are amazing pics! I love love LOVE the octopus! I have a thing for them and they did an amazing job with it! I just love it! Thanks for sharing these.

After yesterday today's gotta be better. I've got all the appeal paperwork filled out and I need to mail it later today to get it going. Looking at things and after talking to someone at SSA I feel a little more relaxed. Not totally but better at least.

I wanted a pizza so bad so we went to get a frozen one that is gluten and dairy free. It's actually very very good and small. I went way over points and ate the whole thing during the course of the day. Guess it was lunch snack and dinner lol. I did end up stress eating but not to to much. Back on track today.

qotd: I don't adore it but I do like it. I'd eat the black jelly beans and I love anise in my coffee! My grandpa loved it and they used to have bags of just black jelly beans. I'd get them for him and we'd share. He got a kick out of a kid liking them.

b: udi bread, hard boiled egg, coffee later

l: no idea

d: no idea yet

s: popcorn, banana and a kiwi

reposting the morning glory because I just love it so much!

I am glad you got some help with the social security. I do think the people there want to help.

When a kitty shows its belly like that it is demonstrating that it feels completely trusting and safe with you. But they are usually not like dogs and will be quite annoyed if you try to give them a belly rub. They usually don't like to be touched there.

Thanks!

Opal is a very very strange cat. If she is in a lovey mood she LOVES her belly to be petted. I've had one other cat who tolerated it but she just loves it. Now try and pick her up and you get claws sunk into anything she can reach! I am her momma and she is a spoiled rotten kitty.

I always warn people that Gracie is laying with her belly exposed like she wants a belly rub, but try it and the sharp little claws will come out. I believe that pets are supposed to be spoiled rotten. That is what a good mom does.

Anise flavored coffee?? Huh. Never heard of it.

Hope things go smoothly with the appeal!

I put a star anise in my coffee grounds...so good!

thanks!

Morning! It's a rainy Friday morning here in N.C. I have three meetings today which is a lot for Friday. I try to save Fridays to catch up on anything I need to do in order to empty my brain for the weekend. I'm also hoping to get my hair cut soon. I am getting a $200 Visa gift card for participating in a Duke research study related to my hip surgery and I figured I'd treat myself to a cut and color with it.

My Food:

• Coffee w/ Cream x3
• Ham Roll Ups, Cauliflower & Dip
• TBD, it's take out night - the kids are going to try to Chinese and BLECK. I'm not a fan most of the time.

Reason #700 that I love N.C. - Fat Back pork rinds. I was in a gas station for the first time in a loooong time yesterday and grabbed these.

I'm glad the weather is allowing for jeans and long sleeve shirts for fall!

My current diamond painting. I find it so soothing to do!