Good Morning Gang. Another week in the books and it went rather quickly.

Yesterday turned out to be a very interesting day at work. While in the scale house I heard all sorts of chatter on the 2-way radio that we all have so we can communicate things to each other. At 11am I called into my purchasing person to ask her what the heck is going on in the plant. She told me that on the night shift the APO took a 2 1/2 hour nap and neither the acting SS or PO woke him up to go check on the conveyor. The conveyor takes what is leftover from burning the trash and sorts it into either the ash loadout area or metals area. Well long story short there was a huge plug that stopped the conveyor and backed up the expellers which almost took the plant offline. The APO was woken up and he and the SS tried for an hour to unplug the mess, but they just made it worse. And the icing on the cake neither one of them were tied off or in a harness while doing this. They were over 10ft in the air on top of an unstable mess of ash and metal. How they are not fired is beyond me. They broke so many safety and environmental rules. Since I have access to the camera system I was able to see everything.

I have an appointment this morning at my bariatric doctor so have to get a couple of things done at work quick before I go there.

QOTD: If someone has one please feel free to add it.

B: coffee and 2 soft boiled eggs

L: salad with cottage cheese on top

D: baked fish with steamed zucchini

Swimming at the Y.

Have a great Friday and weekend everyone!!

Good Morning Gang!!! We made it to the Y last night even though we only swam it was awesome!!! Irvin was tired from helping a friend fix a bulldozer, but I told him he would feel better if he just floated in the water and he did. He also slept like a rock I don't think he's slept this well in years.

I'm in the scale house today and tomorrow so more cleaning to get done. You all want to hear something interesting. Apparently, someone called Renee the person who myself and couple of other people are covering for while she is out on FLMA and said I was going to call HR because she lied about how long she needed to be out of work for. First off I could really careless how long people are out for or for what they are on FMLA for because if you do lie it does catch up with you case in point that other employee who was caught lying and got fired. I did find out that it was a shift supervisor who said that because he saw her three different times last week riding her new Harley trike she had bought before she went out for her surgery and she is trying to get her FMLA extended because she isn't healing well. All I can say is Karma catches up with people who do shady ****

Oh Mel the cat tapestry came in and my plant manager gave me OK to put it up in the office he actually really likes it as does a few other people. :)

QOTD: Have you ever started something that really got you motivated to keep going? I don't think anything has really gotten me motivated to get the rest of my weight off and get healthy like joining the Y. I really wish we had done it a long time ago. Once we get into the swing of things I want to start going in the mornings every now and then along with going at night. Even Irvin is excited and motivated about getting fit.

B: coffee and squash and eggs

L: Swiss cheese and ham wrap

D: salad with chicken salad on top

Going to the Y again!!!

Have a fabulous day everyone.

Here's some of my garden pictures.

Good Monday Morning Gang!! Boy did I ever need some vacation time of course I've come back to a load of stupid crap at work, but I'll get through it. I have tons of pictures to post, but for some reason OH is being fussy so when I can post them I will.

I got everything pretty much done that I wanted to do and even got to go to America's Stonehenge in Salem, NH. Such a fun place to visit. We went raspberry picking, finished getting everything planted, picked up the big cages, and almost got the rabbit hutch finished. The best of all we joined the YMCA yesterday and the entire month of July was free with no joining fee either. I didn't realize how much it offered, and they just put in a new sauna and steam room. The workout room is amazing as is the two pools and hot tub. Irvin and I are very excited.

QOTD: Who here likes History? Like ancient History 4000+ years? When we went to America's Stonehenge it was fascinating to learn that it was traced back to be over 4000 years old and that they believed it had been made by ancient travelers. There is even a sacrificial table there. I'm hoping it was for animals and not humans.

B: coffee and squash & eggs

L: salad with cottage cheese

D: onion ring burgers wrapped in bacon

Tonight, we will go to the Y and either swim laps, use the treadmill, or do both they are opened until 9pm.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Friday Gang!!! What a nice comfortable morning it is. I have a list of yard work I want to get done today and hopefully swing by my SIL's to drop off some chicks I hatched for her and get some cages. Other than that nothing much for day one of vacation.

QOTD: Has a movie ever been filmed in your town? I just found out that the new M. Night Shyalaman movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal is being filmed in RI and in the small town I grew up in Chepachet which is less than 10 minutes from where I live now. They are filming in the Old Stagecoach Tavern now called Tavern on the Main. It is known to be haunted. So cool.

B: coffee and glass of homemade beet juice

L: Salad with chicken salad

D: grilled cod and summer squash

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great Friday and weekend everyone!!!

Mel I've been thinking about the carnivore diet with maybe a jumpstart with the egg diet since I have so many fresh eggs. Take a look at this You Tube video. These doctors get really in-depth about the carnivore diet in a positive way.

Happy Hump Day Menuers. Boy did it get toasty in the scale house yesterday afternoon even with the A/C on. The trucks started coming in one after another and having to open the little window to get the info from them and then again to give them the ticket when they scaled out really sucked the hot air in. Today I made sure to wear a tank top instead of a t-shirt. I don't like to be sweaty or sticky.

Didn't do much when I got home excep****er the garden. I've been taking turmeric with bromelain again as my right thumb has been bothering me. That stuff really helps with joint pain and inflammation.

QOTD: What do you all take for pain? With all of us having WLS and we all know not to take NSAIDs due to the risk of ulcers and such I've turned to more holistic things and have found turmeric with added bromelain works pretty well. I will also do Epson salt soaks even if it is just my feet. I have also used Emu oil rubs on one of my knees.

B: coffee and 1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1/4 sliced strawberries

L: kale and butter lettuce salad

D: grilled pork burgers

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Monday Gang. It was nice to have a three-day weekend, and this is another short week for me going into my vacation week next week. The heatwave officially started yesterday. Thank God for central air. I was doing some gardening throughout the day with taking breaks in the cool house.

Friday we were not able to go strawberry picking because every place was closed for ripening, so I came up with a plan to go mini golfing instead. We had so much fun it was way better than picking strawberries.

QOTD: Who here likes things like mini golf, go-karts, etc.? I haven't been mini golfing or go-karting in years and I told Irvin I want us two to go since the place in less than 10 minutes from us. There is also a place in Somers, CT that has bummer boats, batting cages, mini-golf and all sorts of fun stuff.

B: coffee and1/2 cup cottage cheese with raspberries

L: garden salad

D: chicken loaf with fresh swiss chard

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Friday!!!! Not sure if I'll be going strawberry picking since it seems like all the places are closed today for ripening. So I'll have to figure something else out to do with my daughter and granddaughter. What a difference in the weather compared to yesterday. It is cool and windy, but I think it is supposed to get into the 80's later on.

The rain held off last night and Irvin was able to go watch the grandkids race. They had a blast and are really into it.

Not sure of a QOTD so if someone has one please feel free to post it.

B: coffee and two eggs over easy with a slice of cheese and avocado

L: not sure depends on what we do today

D: grilled swordfish and salad

30 minutes on the treadmill

have a great Friday and weekend everyone!!

Happy Hump Day Gang. It was a rainy muggy day yesterday, but it went well. Today started off the same way hopefully after a quick storm the sun comes out. Tomorrow night is the grandkids first trial race of the NASCAR midget cars in Thompson and Irvin is so excited. This is another short week for me as I took Friday off.

QOTD: What outdoor activity do you enjoy most? I actually like hiking not that I do it often, but I enjoy going through the woods and finding unusual landmark or structures.

B: coffee and 2 egg bits

L: salad with 1/2 cup cottage cheese

D: pork chop and kale with red onion and blue cheese

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great day everyone!!!

Good Monday morning gang. I hope all the dads out there had a nice Father's Day. I made Irvin a beef brisket and angel hair with shrimp and lobster pieces. It was a quiet weekend because Saturday it rained and then Sunday it was overcast and I didn't feel like doing anything. Just did some inside cleaning and cooking.

This week I start twice a week covering the scale for the next 8 weeks, but I get 6% upgrade pay for doing it so that's pretty good. I also have this Friday off and I'm hoping to go strawberry picking with my daughter and granddaughter.

QOTD: What's your favorite fruit? I love all sorts of fruit, but strawberries and golden kiwi's are at the top of my list followed by blueberries and red raspberries.

B: coffee and 1/2 cup cottage cheese with fresh strawberries

L: salad with cut up brisket

D: leftover pasta and seafood

30 minutes on the treadmill.

Have a great Monday everyone!!!

Good morning gang. We did again another week in the books. The scale printer is still down and IT doesn't know when they will have remote access to reinstall the printer driver. I must have gone back and forth to the scale house about 6 times, and I had 10,000 steps in by noontime. I emailed all the haulers to let them know that I would be emailing tickets to them today since I can print them off from my computer.

I am so very glad that it is Friday. Irvin and I might be going to watch the grandkids do their first race tomorrow if the weather permits. His son messaged him and asked him what size t-shirt he wears because he is ordering pit crew shirts. The shirts will be orange with a big racing flag on the back and the front will have McLaughlin Racing on it. He's so excited and like a kid in a candy store. He just loves anything to do with cars.

QOTD: Does anyone know what the fear of Friday the 13th is called? I do, but I want to see who else knows. While many people are superstitious of Friday the 13th I for one have always found it to be a lucky day. Case in point I bought a $1 scratch ticket yesterday but waited to scratch it today and I won $5. It might not be much, but it is a win.

B: coffee and breakfast wrap

L: salad with grilled chicken

D: baked cod with fresh baby kale, red onion, blue cheese, and EVOO

30 minutes on the treadmill

Have a great Friday and weekend everyone!!!

Morning gang. Halfway through another week and finally see some sun. Of course this weekend is going to be a total washout. Really getting sick of the rain especially on the weekends my only time to do a lot of stuff outside.

I had a meeting with my plant manager and the lead FA1 and we talked about scale coverage late yesterday. I will be covering from 7am to 4pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I do have my fourth of July week off. I found out that when you are out on FMLA you do not accrue PTO time so Renee is going to be in for a rude surprise when she finds out she is not going to have 30 hours of time off that she thought she would have. I also found out that she was bragging to other co-workers that she could have only taken 2 weeks out since the procedure she was having done wasn't very invasive, but she wanted the Summer off so she could ride her new motorcycle. You know what they say Karma is a *****

QOTD: Have you ever just spontaneously bought something because you thought it would be useful? I didn't, but my husband did. Last Winter he bought the goats this huge, heated dog mat because he thought they would be cold. It is still in the box.

B: coffee and 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and onions

L: salad with cottage cheese

D: ribs on the grill

30 minutes on the treadmill

Oh Mel I bought that tapestry and I plan on hanging it up in my office. When it comes in I will take a picture.