Happy Hump Day Gang!! We've been having phone and internet issues all morning so hopefully this post goes through. I have the closet over half cleaned out. Some of the stuff was just junk that I must have tossed in there for whatever reason. Not all that much going on at work today except for the phone and internet issue.

QOTD: What's your favorite Christmas song? I like a lot of them, but my favorite is Christmas Eve in Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. There's just something about all the different instruments and the way they are played.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: salad and soup

D: steak sandwiches

The Y ended up being closed yesterday due to the weather which only ended up being heavy rain. We will go tonight.

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Monday Morning Gang and December 1st!! I definitely needed some time off from work. The last 4 days were wonderful. I slept until 7am and then just did some stuff inside since it was pretty cold outside. Though yesterday I did get the cardboard on parts of the rabbit coop to get ready for the snow we are supposed to get.

Thanksgiving was great and we had such a nice time at Irvin's son's house seeing the grandkids and great grandkids. The food was amazing as always. I did not want to get up to go to work today, but I'm a team player so I'm here getting things done.

QOTD: Now that we are in the last month of the year what are your plans for December? My plans are for each day to take 30 minutes and go through things. Both Irvin and I have been sort of doing that here and there, but I really want to make a dent in things and sell more stuff that I just don't use or need. You can't it with you when you die and I know our kids are not going to want anything, so I might as well make some money.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chili

D: veal with asparagus

Weights at the Y tonight and then the hot tub.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Mel.

Happy Monday Gang!! Another week is upon us. At least it will be a short week. I have to get my list together for the stuff I'm making for Thanksgiving. It was so cold this weekend that I didn't feel like doing much of anything so just cleaned in the house and took my cans/bottles to the redemption center and go $48.80 for them.

QOTD: What do you normally have for Thanksgiving dinner? I've always had turkey or a turkey breast for dinner along with mashed potatoes, turnip, butternut squash, little boiled onions, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy, and biscuits.

B: Coffee and Protein shake

L: wedding soup and a salad

D: chicken marsala

Hitting the Y for a water aerobics class.

Have a great day everyone!!

Good Friday-Eve Gang. Sorry I didn't start the thread yesterday. I was off work and OH was not being friendly and I couldn't get it to post. I gave up after 5 times as I had to get to the dentist for a root canal. That was so much fun, not. At least I think it went well as so far, I don't have any cold or hot sensitivity. I've yet to chew on that side since my jaw is still sore.

The outage is still going well and ahead of schedule. Now to just catch up on stuff from yesterday.

QOTD: Who here have had a root canal done? This is my second one and the first one wasn't done correctly years ago and I ended up having to have the tooth pulled. Crossing fingers, it continues to be OK.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: we have pizza at work today and wing dings

D: leftover French onion chicken

Hitting the Y for weights and the pool. I think Irvin is going to do an oil change in my car tonight.

Have a great day everyone!!

OH is not playing nice today. I've typed up three times to start the thread and then it won't let me post.

Good Tuesday Morning Gang. The first day of the outage has gone very well to the point we are 6 hours ahead of schedule. When I covered the scale house lunch yesterday I noticed a piece of the outbound guardrail was ripped apart where the sidearm drivers get out. I let maintenance know so there are no driver injuries.

I've stumbled up a Youtube channel called Crazy Korean Cooking. The food they make looks amazing and I'm making a Christmas list of things I want to buy so I can make the stuff. Everything is so fresh looking. I also found out that there is a huge Asian market called Hmart up near the Boston area. I might just have to take a ride.

QOTD: Speaking of Asian Cuisine would you ever eat something out of the ordinary that you wouldn't normally buy? I definitely would with the exception of a few things like stinky tofu, 100-year-old eggs, and the eggs that have the baby chicks still in them. I really want to try this raw crab marinated in soy sauce that was in one of their videos.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: beef brisket

D: French onion chicken breast

Hitting the Y for a yoga class and then working on cleaning out a closet.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Good to see you back. Sorry you had to deal with that surgery hopefully you heal quickly. The group is small now, but we do our best to keep the menu thread going and support each other.

Oh Mel I'm sorry about your mom. Not sure why some parents favor one child over the other.

Happy Hump Day Menuer's!!! Halfway through another week. It's a bit warmer today than it was yesterday and no wind. I missed the Northern Lights last night, but I believe they will show up again tonight due to solar flares happening. We don't usually get to see them in CT unless there is some odd solar thing going on. Last year I saw them for the first time, and it was rather interesting to watch the sky go from the normal dusk color to bright green and pink.

I got the garlic powder done last night. I dehydrated 7 trays of homegrown garlic, food processed them and then use my coffee grinder to make the powder. This year I used 3 different types of garlic and one of them was a spicy type that really makes it strong smelling and tasting. Can't wait to use it.

QOTD: Who here sends out Holiday cards? I do every year to family and friends, but this year I think I might mix things up and send out Yuletide and Krampus cards to some people. I know they will get a kick out of them instead of getting the typical Christmas or Happy Holidays.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: 2 slices of chicken loaf

D: bowl of chili

Not sure if we are going to the Y tonight or not as Irvin has something to help his son with.

Have a great day everyone!!!

The garlic.

Good Monday Morning Gang. Got a few things done over the weekend. The weather was pretty decent, but it's supposed to get cold with highs during the day in the low 40's and overnight temps in the 20's. That's what I don't like about New England the cold weather. Just hope there isn't any snow until January. I hate driving in that crap.

I did watch the Frankenstein movie that is on Netflix. What a great movie. If you have Netflix I highly recommend you watch it.

QOTD: What type of movies do you like to watch? I like pretty much all types of movies. My favorites are either horror related or fantasy like LOTR or Harry Potter.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: turkey and gravy

D: pork shoulder and kale

Hitting the Y for some water aerobics and then watching Monday Night Football. The Patriots did great yesterday as did some of the other teams. Not sure what's going on with Buffalo they started the season off great and now they are flopping like crazy. The Pats are in the lead right now over them.

Have a great day everyone.

Good Morning Gang. Update on the car from yesterday. The State Police said the car was not reported stolen and there was no one inside of it. Apparently on Halloween traffic cameras caught it swiping a guardrail in Norwich. The officers think the driver was drunk and for some reason ditched it. Oddly I did not see the car there on Monday, maybe it was and I didn't notice it until Tuesday morning. They did tow it so now the owner needs to go to Troop E in Montville to get it back.

The new furnace will be here tomorrow and installed. It hasn't been bone chilling cold and I have a few space heaters to take the chill out of the air. We will survive.

For those of you who drink Premier Protein Almond milk ready to drink shakes if you heat them up in the microwave particularly the coffee and chocolate ones. They taste just like a coffee or hot cocoa. This is thanks to my husband who wanted something hot the other day instead of having a regular coffee or tea.

QOTD: What are your plans for the upcoming Holidays? I always cook a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for Irvin and I. Some years they are a traditional dinner and other times they are whatever we feel like having. This year my brother is going to be joining us for Thanksgiving. He kind of invited himself, but that's ok I don't see him very often and he wants to talk with Irvin about how he lost his weight.

B: coffee protein shake heated

L: 3 ham, cheese and pickle wraps

D: chicken loaf and green beans

Hitting the Y and then watching football.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Hump Day Menuer's. Well, the furnace isn't fixed yet, but we have other ways to stay warm. Hopefully within the next couple of days we have a new one. One another note when I came in yesterday, I noticed a car parked off the access road down in a sandpit area. It was still there this morning, so I called the State Police. When I went back down to take pictures, I noticed it had driver side damage. Not sure if it is stolen and someone dumped it or if there is a body in it. I didn't get close enough to look just in case it is a crime scene. Plus, the windows are all frosted over so you can't see in them anyways.

Disappointing news on the mayoral race results in Putnam. They voted the same mayor back in and all he does is spend money, raise taxes, and do things without the approval of the board of selectmen. I'm not saying Republicans are any better, but after 8 years of this guy spending tax dollars on unnecessary things a change would have been nice. Maybe I should get into politics and run as an independent.

QOTD: For those of you who had mayoral or other state races did they turn out the way you hoped? As you know mine town races did not go well. Now we have to deal with another 2 years of this guy spending money left and right. I hope everyone else's went well.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chili and cornbread

D: beef stew

Hitting the Y and I think I'll grind up my garlic and put it in the dehydrator.

Have a great day everyone.

Here's the car. You can see the damage to the driver's side.