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.

Good Tuesday Morning Gang. Apparently, our furnace decided after 20 years to crap out. Not a big deal since my step-son is a boiler guy and is coming out today to install a new one. The dog kept us warm last night. LOL

It is windy this morning and is supposed to get to 40mph winds by the afternoon. I've got the rabbits covered up pretty good so the wind doesn't get to them. I don't think there is much going on at work today.

QOTD: How do you heat your house? We originally had electric and a pellet stove 21 years ago when we moved in, but after a year of dealing with high electric bills and the pellet stove Irvin's oldest son put a gas-powered furnace in along with central air. Definitely a game changer for us.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chili burrito

D: chicken salad over toss salad

Going to vote for local offices tonight and hitting the Y.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Monday Gang!! The Jack-0-Lantern event we went to on Friday was pretty neat. The history of the place was really interesting. I'm glad we went. Here's some pictures. The picture with the wooden ladder in the background is where the inmates climbed in and out of the mine. They were locked down there at night and during the day they had shackles on to do work around the prison grounds.

QOTD: What century of history do you find interesting? That's kind of a tough one because all of history fascinates me. For history in the US the 1700 and 1800's had a ton of world changing events. Outside of the US I find the Roman era and Egyptian Pharoah era rather interesting.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: chicken sausage and chili

D: beef fajitas

Have a great day everyone!!!

Finally a doctor who listened and now you have an answer. One of my sisters have RA and she takes some sort of medication not sure what it is. I hope you get seen sooner rather than later.

Happy Hump Day Gang!! The BBQ was a success yesterday. The food was really good especially the steak tips. Tomorrow we have the clambake that everyone is looking forward to. They started the demo on the closets. The guys are taking the wall out that is in between them and making it one big closet for storage. It is much needed. I'll have to do a Home Depot run with one of the guys to get some supplies.

I have today and tomorrow to work and then Friday off. I'm really looking forward to it as I have a whole agenda planned besides going to the underground prison.

QOTD: What would you do to help those who are going to be affected by the potential non distribution of SNAP benefits? While yes there may be some people who abuse the system and lie about their situation. I know that there are many people in the US *****ly on them to feed themselves and their families. Between the elderly, the disabled, and families who parents do work, but still qualify because they just don't make enough money. I plan on asking my Plant Manager if we can purchase a few extra turkeys along with sides to hand out to a few families for Thanksgiving.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: leftovers from yesterday since I ordered a ton of food

D: Ham and gravy

Hitting the Y and then sorting out peppers that I had to pick out of the garden.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Happy Monday Gang. Chilly start to the day we had more frost on the ground. We got the rabbits breed again and took another load of trash well really tires to the plant. I cooked a ham and a turkey breast to have stuff for the week. It's a short week for me since I have Friday off.

Tomorrow and Thursday are our employee appreciation days. BBQ and then Clambake the guys are happy about it. I have to go out and get a few things for the raffle prizes. Other than that it should be a rather quiet week.

QOTD: Do you ever enter raffles? I do sometimes especially if they are free ones, but I've also entered ones that you had to pay for. Two years ago I won a nice hunting rifle that was raffled off. The tickets were $30 a piece the gun was worth $900.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: ham, cheese, and pickle wrap

D: turkey and gravy

Hitting the Y and then going to try and get to bed early tonight.

Have a great day everyone!!!