Happy Monday Gang. The start of another week. What a crazy weekend. I ended up having to take Irvin to the ER because his doctor called Saturday afternoon about blood work results from his doctor's appointment on Friday. His Potassium and Magnesium were critically low and he need to get some via IV. We were there for 3 hours. We think it was from him fasting and going to the Y doing extra stuff there.

Today is day one of the annual Spring outage it's a 9 day one. I'm waiting for the Staples order to come in that was supposed to be here on Friday but got delayed for some reason. I also have to cover the scale house lunches this week, but no big deal.

B: coffee with MCT oil

L: French onion soup and salad

D: Hoping to skip it as I have been doing the last week.

We'll see how Irvin is feeling tonight as to whether we go to the Y or not.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Friday Eve Gang. What a busy morning here at work already. I've had to run to Home Depot and Electrical Wholesalers for stuff for the outage next week. I also picked up some Zeppolas for the guys for St. Joseph's Day. Yea they are getting super spoiled this week.

Irvin and I have been spending more and more time at the Y at night working on using other machines besides the ones we normally use and this morning when I put on a pair of my work pants I noticed that the thigh area was not as tight so things are working. Also, since we've been doing more exercises I haven't been hungry at night which in turn is helping with the weight loss. I'm 2lbs away from a 10lb loss. Slow and steady wins the race right?

B: coffee and 1/2 Zeppola

L: Roast Beef and Swiss lettuce wrap

D: skipping again

Weights, bike, treadmill, and stair stepper tonight at the Y.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Sorry for the late start today gang. Woke up and then 15 minutes later we lost power. The wind was crazy last night and this morning 60+mph gusts with it being steady at 40mph. Tree limbs down everywhere along with dead trees. Last I knew over 60K without power just in CT. I ended up coming into work early to take a shower and get the day started. I just finished putting the three pans of corned beef, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes in the two ovens. The two desserts are done and I just have to go decorate upstairs.

Last night at the Y we did something a little different. We did the recumbent bike for 10 minutes then moved to the weight circuit machines and finished with the stair stepper which I'm proud to say I did 6 whole minutes on not an easy task at all. We were there for a good 40 minutes. When we got home I wasn't hungry so I only had a coffee with MCT oil in it and Irvin had a tea with the MCT in it. He is doing a fast starting today because he has a doctors appointment Friday and she can be a stickler about wanting him to take meds if his sugar is a bit up.

B: coffee and I just had a roast beef/turkey wrap as I was feeling hungry

L: corned beef and cabbage

D: honestly hoping after the Y tonight I'm not hungry again :)

I think we will be doing the same thing tonight at the Y since we both really enjoyed it.

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Monday Gang!! What a great weekend we had. First of all, Irvin got a job on Friday, and it is only 1/2 mile away from the house. It is for a paving company that is family owned. He is beyond happy and excited. The best part he gets the Winter off. So can still get his full retirement and work. Then we ended up going to NH to get the two trios of American *****hilla rabbits. Interestingly they were being sold by nuns. These two Sisters were the sweetest, yet funniest ladies I've ever met. Now I'm not a religious person at all, but it was such a pleasure speaking with them. Not only do they raise rabbits, but they also raise pigs and chickens and they process them themselves. I was highly impressed. Then the icing on the cake was I weighed myself Sunday morning and I was down 6.8lbs. I've been really paying close attention to what I eat and have made sure not to snack on anything during the day, plus there have been a few days that I ended up not eating until later in the day making it an OMAD.

Now to get working on the St. Patrick's day meal.

B: coffee with MCT oil

L: 1/2 cup of egg salad with 3 sticks of celery

D: 1 chicken thigh with 1/2 cup broccoli and mushrooms

Weights and stair stepper at the Y tonight.

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Friday-Eve Gang. Boy oh boy what a day yesterday turned out to be. In the late afternoon the employee covering the scale house for lunch break passed out and we had to call 911. Not sure what happened but his vitals appeared to be fine and he refused to go to the hospital. He was told to follow up with his doctor and he is not allowed to operate any heavy equipment until cleared. We put him on lite duty for now. We are hoping it is nothing serious.

I have to run to Walmart before the cold weather comes in to get stuff for the St. Patrick's lunch.

B: coffee and breakfast wrap

L: chef salad

D: chicken burgers

Low impact aerobics at the Y tonight.

Have a great day everyone!!

I did have them on a heat mat and a light on them so I think that helped. Not sure what you have on the Western side of the US for potting soil, but if you can find Coast of Maine soils they are great.

You can start things like Kale, spinach, lettuce and other stuff like that inside. To late to start tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant, but most other stuff you can start now. I forget which state you're in Washington or Oregon?

Happy Tuesday Menuer's. Yesterday was just a glorious day out. Wish I didn't have to work, but it was quiet so I got a lot done. Went home made some steak on the grill, replanted some Arctic Raspberries a co-worker picked up for me from the Garden Center he works at on some nights. He's also going to be getting me some Honey Berry plants. The chickens have been laying 10-12 eggs a day and made a huge egg salad this morning before I went to work.

Here is the tulip that bloomed in the house. I just love the colors.

B: coffee with MCT oil and 1/2 cup egg salad with a few slices of steak

L: yogurt with blueberries and a Kimchi cucumber

D: grilled chicken burgers with lettuce, tomato, and onions

I'm going to attempt the stair stepper at the Y tonight after a few rounds of weight machines. I've been wanting to use it, but honestly it's kind of intimidating to me.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Happy Friday Gang!! We all made it through another week. We were supposed to have icy road conditions this morning per the weathermen, but of course they lied. Instead, it was just rain. I ended up coming in an hour late because I thought I would wake up to icy conditions I guess it is what it is. I will be working on getting all the inspection forms updated and revised. When I printed them all out I realized there are about 70 of them so I'll be busy for a while which is fine by me.

The weather is supposed to start getting warmer this weekend and into next week so hopefully most if not all of the snow melts. It will turn to mud season, but I'll take that over the snow. At least I can move around better with the mud than the snow. We have to get the other rabbit hutches done outside so we can put the ones in the basement out. Not sure what the weekend has planned yet. I know Irvin wants me to make more yogurt so I will have to go get some raw milk.

B: coffee and bacon, egg, cheese on a bagel

L: leftover salad bowl from yesterday

D: baked stuffed sole with coleslaw

We're doing a water aerobics class at the Y tonight.

Have a great day and weekend everyone!!!

Good Friday-Eve Gang. I didn't think yesterday's post went through. I kept getting a Gateway error, but it looks like it did. A crazy thing happened this morning. I like to a local radio station 106.5 and they have this contest every M-F called Google or Genius. Today the question was what is the main ingredient in Tiramisu? Since I make that once in a while I knew the answer was Mascarpone Cheese. I called and just so happened to get through. I won a gift certificate to a local restaurant for either lunch or dinner. I've only been trying for a few years to win something. The DJ Shawn Murphy asked if I looked it up or if I knew it and I told him I knew is because I make it. :)

The BAU audit is done until the follow-up in June and it went very well. Only 61 finding which over half have already been resolved. The last one was addressed to the plant manager, but since I found out I can make revisions and updated to equipment inspection forms and other types of inspections I told him I would take care of that. I've already put together a binder with all of the inspections we do and will go through them to make and revisions needed.

B: coffee and breakfast wrap

L: Jersey Mike Italian sub bowl

D: chicken soup

Going to the Y for low impact aerobics tonight. We did weight training last night.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Happy Tuesday Menuer's!! Looks like I will be working a half of day due to sleet and freezing rain coming in. Snow I can handle driving in, but not ice. I'm keeping an eye on the radar. Today is the last day of the BAU audit and there were some minor findings nothing that we can't fix. Other than that I just have typical month end stuff to do.

The veggie seeds I plant on the 14th are already sprouting. So far tomatoes, eggplant and some of the peppers have come up. Oh and we have 24 tulips that have sprouted out of 45 I bought. Technically they should have been planted outside in the ground last Fall, but I forgot I bought them.

B: tea and 2 bacon cheese egg bites

L: leftover salad from yesterday's lunch

D: chicken soup

Due to the weather I think I will just do the treadmill at home tonight.

Have a great day everyone.

Good Monday Morning Gang!!! The start of another week. Got three of the 5 rabbits bred this weekend and made 7 more jars of pressure canned chicken. We got an inch of snow yesterday, but by the afternoon it was all melted. Woke up with a bit of a headache which is odd since I really don't ever get them. Maybe it's from it being so nice out Saturday that I was outside doing a few things.

Irvin has a job interview with Iron Mountain at 12:30 today for a driver. He's excited about it. We took a ride Saturday to see where the place is, so he knows where to go.

B: tea and 2 egg omelet

L: turkey and bacon sandwich

D: salad with egg salad on top

Hitting the Y tonight for some weight training and maybe the pool.

Have a great day everyone!!

Good Thursday Morning. Talk about Ice Ice baby the roads were horrible this morning on my way into work. I made, but went very slow. There were several accidents along the roads.

I'm hearing we are supposed to get more snow next week like another foot. Lord knows I don't want anymore snow. Mother Nature really needs to stop the meds she's on because things are getting out of hand. Nothing much else going on.

B: tea and 2 scrambled eggs with ham and cheese

L: La Stellas so probably a chicken sandwich

D: We have a few leftovers in the fridge so either baked chicken thighs or braised rabbit

Hitting the Y tonight for some cardio and weights.

Have a great day everyone!!

I'll take your 84 degrees right now. Since it is snowing again. Only going to get 1-3 inches, but I'm so done with it. Your poor thumb. Have you tried soaking it in Epsom salt and warm water then putting the cream on it?