Hello all,
Had a good day overall. Kind of busy, but one of those days that you wonder what you actually did by the time it was over. Before I forget though I worked on a chocolate zucchini cake recipe I had and managed to take it from 181 calories for a 2x2" piece down to 106 calories. And if you can manage without the chocolate chip frosting it would be 88 calories. I put the recipe in the recipe section if anyone is interested. I admit that I served myself a piece, gave my mother one, and got rid of the rest to three different neighbours.
And tomorrow is junk pick up so we got rid of some of our junk. We had put out a few things and there was a guy coming along the street with a pick-up so he helped carry out the rest and chuck it into his truck. I don't know what the going rate is for scrap metal (since that's all most of it was) but with the price of gas I wonder if it's worth it. Doesn't matter to us since it's gone.
Debi - sometimes a lazy day is a good thing. I bought chicken bacon last night, which wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. I was thinking this morning (had it with my eggs) that it might be a good choice for a BLT. Are you using a turkey bacon, or just regular bacon? Sorry to hear that hubby isn't good. I suspect the heat affects chemical balances (oops, just saw Catherine said the same thing).
Catherine - sounds like you're going to set the Canadian legal system afire! I actually hope it doesn't get to that point, but good luck if it does. Years ago (decades now) my mother let a sales agent go. She went through four or five lawyers before giving up. Each lawyer would contact my mother, she would offer them a copy of the complaints file she had about her, they would drop her as a client. As my mother was a manager for a national company I was always surprised that someone didn't eventually keep her on (just hoping for a nuisance settlement).
Debbie - I hope that you have a nice night and end up at the street dance.
Cyn - it's easier to fall off the wagon than to keep going. Sometimes it's just so darn hard to do everything right. So you can feel bad for a very short period of time and then pick yourself up and start working at it again. That's about the best that any of us can do. Good luck.
Penny - you should be proud of your riding. So boast away.
Bernice - We had a yellow lab who used to get skin rashes every few years. We would have to dress the skin and do the cone thing. I always felt really bad for her, since I knew she didn't understand why we were doing it. I'm sorry that your visit with your son wasn't as good as you had hoped. I suppose that's what happens as they start to forge their own lives.
Sharon - I do hope that hubby doesn't end up without a job. It's a horrible thing (the waiting) especially since you figure the decision was made ages ago. Just tell people and let them get on with their lives. Hopefully Monday brings good news.
Carol - I managed to drop over two pounds from yesterday just by upping the water intake. I knew with being outside that I should have been drinking more, but I could see the symptoms of retaining too much water. So drink up and hope for the best.
Ratkitten - I used to help my mother with larger parties. The difference is that now I do all the cooking. I really do enjoy giving them. It sounds like we'll end up having two as there's at least one (possibly two) of the guys out of the country on business over that weekend. So their wives will come and will likely have the two couples over once they're back. My mother has gone from not being in the mood to now planning two other dinners. I've created a monster.
Annie - that's pretty impressive with the 5K numbers - hmmm, that's 30K in 6 days. Yes, very impressive.
Julee - sounds like you're having a nice visit, and I'm sure you'll find something to do when your mom leaves.
Sandy - that's great progress that both of you have made. It's nice to get rid of the stuff you no longer need.
Well ladies, I think that's it for me tonight. I'm going to try and get an earlier start tomorrow (or at least a faster one). I felt today that the morning just disappeared. That's okay once in a while, however, there are lots of garden tasks that need doing! Take care all, and we'll see you in next week's thread!
