Good Wednesday morning everyone. Yes, I gave in and got the Thanksgiving pizza with a couple of other people. It was so good even though I only had one piece. It's very filling.

I started handing out the $50 holiday GC to employees who will not be here the rest of the week, and they were all grateful. They know to come back Friday afternoon to get their turkey.

If I had been 2 minutes sooner on the highway this morning, I think it would have been me that hit the deer instead of the van. I noticed something in the left lane and as I went by realized it was a bumper, then about 50ft up the road was a white van on the shoulder. There was front fender damage, and the bumper was obviously off. This time of year is crazy with deer and rut season.

QOTD: What's a childhood memory you have of Thanksgiving? Mine would have to be when one of my uncles specifically Uncle Dick would come to the farm at like 4am with a huge fruit basket for us and then proceed to sit and help his sister get stuff ready for dinner. My mom would make a 25plus pound turkey back then and those did not fit in an oven bag. He would peel potatoes, butternut squash, boiling onions, turnip all the while my mom was getting the stuffing ready for the bird. He was a great guy and always around to help his little sister. My mom is the youngest of 6 and only has one brother left alive.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: my last piece of pizza

D: porkchops and mushrooms

Have a great day everyone.

How is the Popeye's Cajun turkey? I've seen it advertised the last few years and I do like Popeye's chicken better then KFC.

Those stuffing waffles sound good as does the turkey with peanut satay sauce. I might have to look at a few different ways to use some of the leftovers.

Happy Monday. Sorry I'm late to party. I woke up yesterday feeling like absolute crap. My stomach hurt most of the day and it even caused me to dry heave a few times. I have no idea why as I didn't eat anything out of the ordinary. I feel better, but not 100%.

I just had to block Ava due to so not so nice things she was saying about a few posters on the daily menu thread, and I also reported her to admin. While I am not one to block people I will be dam if she's going to put any of you down when we all know she's the problem.

I will do the best I can to start the thread M-F as I know both QJB and Amy are busy with things.

Anyways besides the weird not feeling good yesterday I got a few more little things done in the house on Saturday and missed the Tyson/Paul fight Friday. We both crashed on the couch and forgot abou****ching it. LOL

QOTD: With holidays coming into full swing which one is your favorite between Thanksgiving and Christmas? I like them both, but Christmas and getting to see the grandkids open their gifts and the smile on their faces makes it the better of the two.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chicken soup

D: baked chicken thighs with kale and bacon

Have a great day everyone.

Good Friday morning everyone. I have a half day at work today, so I have to make sure I get everything done before I leave at noon.

Any plans for the weekend? My husband wants to watch the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight tonight on Netflix. I think Mike is just doing it for some extra cash. Yet he does look pretty good for 58.

The weather looks to be in the 60's so I might do something outside around the house.

QOTD: Does anyone do weekly meal prepping on the weekends? That is one thing for the most part that I still do. Every now and again I'll make something different during the week, but most everything has already been made or planned out each weekend. For me it makes things easier during week when I get home from work.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: TBD

D: baked haddock with sweet potato fries

Have a wonderful Friday!!!

While I have certain dishes I make all the time I also love cooking new types of food especially stuff I've had at a restaurant. Like the bok choy soup I make. A few years ago I had a type of soup at a Thai restaurant that I loved so I set out to figure out how to make it myself. I've tweaked it a bit here and there, but the actual taste is almost identical to what I had at the restaurant.

I also love to experiment with different ways of cooking things. The only thing I have not tried yet is sous vide. I have one, just haven't used it yet. I might try it with a venison roast I was given.

What did you have for toiletries that they confiscated? That's crazy. Have a safe trip.

It will be 15 years this December that I've been with my company. Ironicly my work anniversary is also my birthday which this year I will be 50.

We start off with 2 weeks PTO time and 48 hours of floating holiday time. Since we are a part of the trash industry, we only get 6 holidays off and the rest are made up with floating holidays. Then at 5 years we get another 2 weeks of PTO time and at 10 years we get another year of PTO time. So, if one makes it to 10 years with the company you end up with 5 weeks PTO time and 48 hours of floating holiday time. Bereavement, jury duty, military, and anything else has their own time off policy. We do have some pretty good benefits here.

Finally, the middle of the week. It looks like I'll be taking half days on some Fridays and then still have to figure out when to take 5 more days off after that. I get 6 weeks and one day off each year and even with all the time I've already taken I still have some left and it's use it or lose it. I might not be working all that much in December since I already have time off scheduled from earlier in the year. LOL.

Has anyone heard about the Cheshire, CT Special Education teacher who posted a rant on her supposed private group Snapchat over the weekend threatening to kill or beat-up anyone who voted for Trump? I understand people are upset that Trump won, but holy **** some people are really going crazy.

Whether you agree with who was elected or not you do not go on social media threatening to kill people because of who they voted for. The parents of the students at the school are up in arms about this. The teacher has potentially lost her job and has probably blackballed herself from teaching due to what she said. I personally didn't like Trump or Harris, and I voted for an independent that was on the ballot, but I sure the heck am not going to threaten to kill anyone because Trump won, nor would I do that if Harris won.

QOTD: Since having WLS what kitchen device have you used more now than you did before WLS? I would have to say my Instant Pot. I make everything from hardboiled eggs to yogurt and everything in between. It's like a set it and forget it. Saves so much time for me.

B: 2 hard boiled eggs with ham

L: leftover tacos (yes I gave in and got tacos yesterday)

D: bok choy soup

Have a great day everyone!!!

Another Monday is in the books. Tuesday what shall you bring to us all. Tacos sound so good today, but I might just stick to the turkey I have since I cooked a turkey breast on Sunday and it gives us a few days' worth of leftovers.

Nothing much going on today which is nice for a change work has been quiet with the outages done for the year. Only other thing that has to be planned is a Christmas luncheon.

I've been putting a collagen protein in my morning coffee for three weeks and it's rather amazing how soft and smooth my skin feels. My skin was looking old and feeling dry.

QOTD: Alcohol I know this is a sensitive subject with some, but how has your alcohol consumption changed since having WLS? While I would have an occasional drink pre-WLS (never drank beer and still don't) I was never really a big drinker. After I had the band done in 2003, I still didn't really drink much, but I found after I had my revision in 2015 to RNY I definitely drink more while it is mainly wine it is still alcohol. It is something I have been working on each month. I have improved greatly, but I know deep down drinking even a couple of glasses a week sets me back on my weight loss. Stress is a big trigger for me and daily meditation has been helpful.

B: 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and coffee

L: Turkey and gravy (unless I give in and get tacos)

D: salad with tuna

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

My mom with the horse she almost adopted.

Thankfully we no longer have to deal with leaves as we had taken down the big oaks and maples we had in our front yard. The rest of the trees around us are pines so don't drop all that much in pine needles.

When we did have leaves I would leaf blow/rake them into the driveway and then Irvin would take the 9N tractor with a the york rake and drag them down into the back. Definitely do not miss those days.

I feel like the Democratic party supporters got played. I would have have loved to have seen Michelle Obama be nominated and chosen as the Democratic candidate instead of stringing Biden along and then throwing Harris in. I would have voted for her in a minute.

If you have access to a pool water exercises are great, but I know many of us don't have that option.

Youtube has a bunch of videos for seated exercises for people with limited mobility something like that might be an option. Resistance bands are a good choice also.

Gentle Range of Motion Chair Exercises for SENIORS (Arthritis/Limited Mobility/True Beginners) (youtube.com)

The movie Idiocracy comes to mind when it comes to evolution or devolution of the human race.