That was my go-to meal after surgery when I was cleared to eat "normal" food again. I usually get the deli meat sliced thin either roast beef, ham, or turkey breast. I wrap the meat and cheese slices around a dill baby pickle and enjoy.

Good Morning Gang. We made it through another week. I can't believe October is almost over. Today should be another quiet day at work. We do have tours scheduled, but I already have everything all set for them.

The weekend looks to be a real nice one so I know I will be outside getting more things closed up for Winter. Other than that, I'm not sure what else we will be doing.

QOTD: If someone has one feel free to post one. Can't really think of anything right now.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: salad and the rest of the seafood stuffed mushrooms

D: baked fish and spaghetti squash

Have a great Friday and weekend everyone!!

Happy Hump Day Gang!! I woke up feeling much better this morning. Not sure what was going on the other day. I did have my annual eye exam and my right eye is the same and my left eye had a slight variance. Everything else checked out OK.

Last two things I have to do is a dental appointment and my annual physical. We have two tours today at work and not much else going on that I'm aware of.

QOTD: Do you like scented candles or scented waxes to burn? Since we can't have a lite flame in the office I have a small wax melter. Every time someone comes in the office they ask me what I'm baking. Like really does it look like have an oven in the office to bake pies? LOL

B: Coffee and protein shake

L: Last of the chili

D: roasted turkey, stuffing and gravy

Hitting the Y tonight for some weight training.

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!!

Good Morning Gang. Another Monday is upon us. I do not have today off, and we are having tours twice today for Walktober. Irvin and I got a ton of stuff done this Saturday and yesterday I made chili, soup, and a turkey since it was a rainy cool day I figured those things would be perfect to make and have for the week.

QOTD: When it comes to cool weather food are you a soup, chili, or stew person? Me I'm all three and I love to make different ones throughout the Fall and Winter months.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chili with cheese

D: veal cutlets with mushrooms

I have to finish cleaning up the office.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Friday-Eve menuer's. What a chilly morning here in CT. I harvested a bunch of the herbs and figured out what plants I will be covering tonight. I can't believe they are predicting a freeze tonight. Not even a frost, but a freeze. The weatherman said the temps in parts of Northern CT will be in the 20's. I do hope this doesn't mean we will be having a bad Winter.

Running out in a little bit to the get stuff for the luncheon today. Other than that not much going on a work. The outage is still going well.

QOTD: At what outside temperature do you turn the heat on? We usually don't put the heat on unless the outside temp stays at 45 degrees for at least 24 hours. I know it sounds crazy, but our house was originally heated by electric and is super insulated so it holds heat in well even if it is cold out.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: cold cut sandwiches

D: leftover pot roast

Irvin is a great grandpa again. He now has two great granddaughters.

Not sure if we will get to the Y tonight since I have a bunch of stuff to cover and harvest.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Good Tuesday Morning Gang. Yesterday was a super busy day at work. Day 1 of the outage is off to a good start. One new hire started yesterday and the other started today, so I'm doing onboarding with them this week.

Mother nature is all messed up this week. We are back into the 80's and by Friday morning we are supposed to have frost. I'll have to check and see what plants I need to cover since I'm still getting peppers and tomatoes. I'll have to pick the rest of my herbs and hang them to dry. I can't believe this year is almost over.

QOTD: Do you like explore unique and unusual things? I love going to explore old things. I'm taking Halloween off so Irvin and I can go to an underground prison that will filled with carved jack 0 lanterns. The prison was originally a copper mine in the early 1700's. When it closed the government of CT bought it and turned it into a prison. I'm actually really excited to go.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: eggplant parm

D: chicken burgers

Hitting the Y tonight

Have a great day everyone!!

Here's some bunny pictures.

Good Friday Morning Gang. We had to take boiler 1 down late yesterday afternoon due to an external boiler tube leak. They made the repairs overnight and we are starting it back up now. I'll be working on the chairs again today only got a few done as I kept getting interrupted with things. Not much else going on that I'm aware of.

We might be going to watch Mason practice football tonight and possibly go watch his game tomorrow. Plans for the weekend are finishing the baby rabbits cage to move them from their mom's, break down some more of the garden, and of course watch some football on Sunday. The 49'ers and Rams was a good game last night.

QOTD: For those of you who track your meals, exercise, etc. what do you use? When I first had WLS I had a nice tracking booklet that I use for a good year. Then I moved to Myfitnesspal which I used for a while. Now when I do track (which is something I really need to back to doing) I use my Fitbit.

B: coffee and Protein shake

L: bok choy soup

D: eggplant rollups with ricotta cheese

No Y tonight. But I did hit the treadmill in the basement for 20 minutes this morning.

Have a great day and weekend everyone!!

Oh no Julia. How did you fall down the stairs? You didn't break or fracture a rib also right? That could cause your chest to hurt.

Irvin has two compression fractures in his lower back and unfortunately there is nothing you can do about them. He can't have narcotic pain meds either as they make him sick. That was in 2017 and he has good days and bad days, but he just keeps trucking along. I hope you find something that gives you some relief.

Good Friday-Eve Gang. Just like typical New England today we have a nice cool crisp Fall morning and then starting the weekend we go back into a heat wave. Gotta love it. LOL My plan for today is to finish working on the conference room chairs. I have everything set up and ready to go just waiting for the sun to come up a bit more so it's a little warmer out. I'll be happy if I can get them all done today.

The instructor had to cancel last night for the weight routine, so we ended up staying home and working on other stuff. We will go tonight as he rescheduled for then. I actually got several small things done last night and then relaxed for a half hour before going to bed and slept really well. I think it was the cool weather.

QOTD: Do you open your bedroom window a little when it's cool outside? We always have a fan on in the bedroom when we go to bed, but when the weather starts to turn cooler at night, we open one window about 4 inches and let the cool air in. I think it helps us sleep better.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: salad with grilled chicken

D: grilled steak tips with mushrooms

Going to the Y. Then watching football on Prime.

Have a great day everyone.

Happy Hump Day Gang!! We got boiler 1 back online and hopefully it stays that way until the November outage. We have an authentic Mexican food truck coming today for lunch. I have a bunch of month end stuff to get done. Hopefully the programs don't act up.

I have to call to schedule my yearly eye exam and possibly run to Home Depot unless Karen goes instead. Not much else to do today.

QOTD: Can you smell the changing of the Seasons in the air? The other night when I took Meisha out for her last potty before going to sleep. I could smell the change in the air that crisp Fall goodness.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: Mexican food

D: grilled pork chops

Hitting the Y for some weight training with an instructor.

Have a great day everyone!!

Good Monday Morning menuers. The weekend was pretty good. Got some stuff done outside and went to watch Mason's football game on Saturday. His team won. We could tell the coaches are teaching them more stuff. Mason blocked a couple of times and got a touchdown.

I got sucked in the Packers vs. Cowboys game last night and stayed up to watch the entire game. Running on fumes right now. Pulled into work this morning and thought the plant was on fire there was smoke billowing out of the boiler house. Come to find out boiler 1 is plugged bad we are trying to get the water wash crew out to clean it. They have the office doors open as it stinks in here big time. I'm actually wearing a mask it smells so bad. I should have called out today.

QOTD: What's the dumbest way you hurt yourself? I was playing with the dog Saturday and somehow slipped on I think a rock. My right leg went sliding forward and I heard a pop. From my butt cheek to the back of my knee my muscle hurts. It was horrible Saturday to the point trying to sit on anything was not good. It feels better today, but I have to be careful of how I move or I get a Charlie horse in my thigh.

B: Coffee and protein shake

L: bok choy soup

D: hamburger and salad

Have a great day everyone!!

Good Morning gang. Looks like today is going to be a nice day. I have some office chairs that I'm hoping to repaint the chrome. When Covid hit we had to sanitize everything twice a day and the sanitizer solution we used after a while put some rust spots on the legs of the chairs. So I figured I would sand them a bit and then spray paint them with a chrome paint. We might go watch Mason practice football tonight and tomorrow we have to go get 10 round bales of hay. Other than that not much else going on.

QOTD: Can't think of anything right now. If someone wants to put one in feel free.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: ham and cheddar wrap

D: fried eggplant with ricotta cheese

No Y tonight.

Have a great day everyone.

Some of the pumpkins we grew. There are still 6 more in the garden.