Happy Tuesday!! So cold out poor Meisha didn't even want to go out to go potty. Lucky for her I have the big garden/greenhouse so she just had to run quickly to that instead of walking around in the snow. Her paws were getting cold walking in the snow and she won't let me put booties on them.

Doesn't look like much happened at work yesterday since my desk doesn't have an notes on it or any messages on my phone. I wish I could have stayed home today just not feeling like working.

QOTD: If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Honestly I'm not sure. It would have to be a place that doesn't get these rotten subzero temps and I need to be near the ocean for fishing purposes which I guess kinda puts several places out of the running. I might choose New Zealand. The scenery is beautiful and they filmed LOTR maybe I can live in a Hobbit Hole.

B: coffee

L: oxtails and rice

D: sliced ham and green beans

I'm going to pull my little space heater out since it's chilly here in the office.

Have a great day everyone!!!

I love porkchops, but they can get dry fast and cause issues. I started cooking them in my cast iron pan with a gravy. I pan sear first then add a gravy usually an onion mushroom one and bake covered for an hour. So far every time they are tender and juicy.

I personally would talk with Emma and say something like "hey Emma I would really appreciate it if you help me make better and healthier meals for all of us" and ask her if there is anything that she would like to try making. I know 16 can be a tough age to get them to engage in doing things, but maybe look up healthier meals on Youtube together.

As for the two younger ones again slowly start introducing a new food each week. Not sure if you and your family eat out or do fast foods, but there are so many different hacks out there that can make those McDonald's chicken nuggets a healthy food that is made at home or really any other fast food can be made as a healthy alternative at home.

I always think outside the box. One of my go to snacks is a dill pickle wrapped with cheese and deli ham or chicken. It might seem strange, but its good and filling.

I don't think cats would have to be back to full size to eat us. If they are hungry and their bowl is empty they are going to start chewing away probably starting on our toes and then work their way up the legs.

And don't even get me started on the mini-Velociraptors that are called chickens. If you or anyone wants to know what a cannibalistic animal is just throw a rotisserie chicken in a chicken coop. They will pick that carcass clean in about 5 minutes flat. Never and I mean never go in the coop with shorts on and a fresh cut. Those suckers see red and they are on you like white on rice pecking at you. For some reason they love the sight of blood and go after it.

Em there is never a dull moment with the animals on the farm. LOL

Happy Friday Eve. Brrr it's cold again this morning. Yea I know I should be used to it by now, but taking the dog out at 4am and having that cold air smack you in the face is not the wakeup call one wants. LOL

So funny story. Apparently, our cat Finley caught a rabbit and brought it into the garage at some point yesterday. The garage is attached to the house and when I take Meisha out to the backyard we go through the garage and out the backdoor. Well, she found said rabbit who was already half eaten by the cat. She took the rabbit outside to finish eating it. Now remember she is raw fed, and the cat is at times when he feels like it. Well Finley came flying up from the side of the house to see her eating his rabbit and I have never in my life seen a cat so pissed off. He was staring into her soul. Meisha took the rabbit and ran behind the greenhouse with the cat in pursuit. She ate the rest of it and then tried to be all nicey nice to Fin. Well, he wasn't having any of it. Finley went Halloweenie cat on her. A 65lb German Shepherd got her ass handed to her by a 10lb Manx cat. Lesson learned do not take Finley's food especially if it is a rabbit he caught. We couldn't stop laughing.

QOTD: This is going to be funny. Would you rather deal with a German Shepherd who looks all big and scary (but really just wants to give you kisses) or a Demon cat who wants to steal your soul for taking his food. LOL

I'm going with the GS. That cat scared me I swear his eyes turned red and he was out for blood.

B: Just some coffee today not really hungry this morning

L: Soup and cajun turkey wrap

D: chicken thighs with toss salad

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Happy Hump Day!!!

Irvin's birthday dinner was amazing. He was so happy with everything. The sirloin was grilled to perfection medium rare and we only ate half of it. The squash pie came out perfect and I added walnuts and pecans to it for an added treat. The best part was his morning sugar was only 139 considering all the carbs and sugar he had.

Work was also pretty smooth yesterday considering I was in the scale house. Usually it's crazy, but things were uneventful.

QOTD: Do you drink enough liquids? I've always been a water drinker (well over 64oz a day) more than any other fluid even coffee. Irvin on the other hand hardly drink water and usually has 3 cups of coffee a day. Since the 1st I've been nagging him to drink more and even got him Hin****er. Surprisingly he's been drinking 3 bottles of water a day and he says he feels better since drinking more.

B: steak and eggs

L: scampi

D: lamb gyro

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great day everyone!!!

That's awesome they fixed the tire for free. Some place will charge you $20 to take a nail out and plug it.

Meditation is so relaxing at night. We've done it off and on for a few years and recently have committed to doing every night. We actually use Youtube and we listen to 10,000 hertz sounds. Supposedly it helps to heal the body. Does it? I don't know, but we both sleep pretty well and Irvin was one not to sleep well at all so it does something. He has a back injury from 2017 that has always caused him to only sleep a few hours, but since the middle of December he's been sleeping a good 7-8 hours solid and if he happens to get up during the night to use the bathroom he can fall right back to sleep. That's something he wasn't able to do in the past. I hope the meditation helps you Mel.

Good Monday morning. Not much happened the weekend. We did go get a big alfalfa bale for the rabbits and the farm we went to in Somers, CT sells dry aged Red Angus beef. So we ended up getting some brisket, sirloins, and liver.

Then we went to my SIL's to see about using one of her Billy goats to breed to our two girls. We picked her boy Patches who is a year and a half old and just a little cutie. He should cross well with ours. We pick him up this weekend and we will have him for a month.

QOTD: I'm kind of stumped for a question (I haven't had enough coffee yet LOL) If anyone has one please feel free to post one.

B: just coffee Irvin did a fast yesterday and this morning before his doctor's appointment so I joined him.

L: Cajun turkey wrap with Swiss cheese

D: leg of lamb with cheesy broccoli

S: cucumber and celery

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great day everyone.

Those 4 will be our breeders, but the offspring will be for eating.

Mel you do such beautiful work. I don't think I would have the patience to work with those links.

OH won't let me edit my other response. Venison is amazing and if prepared correctly is even better than beef. I love when the guys at work bring me in some. You should really give it a try. Plus, the protein content is great.

Oh no. I hope JB's dad is going to be OK. Tell her I'm sending healing vibes his way.