Cookie ~ I saw on Food TV some of their desserts. I would say going their is a day to skip calorie counting.

Hey everyone. I had a pretty good weekend calorie wise. Nutrition wise...well, not so much. NOT terrible, but NOT ideal either. Oh, well. I am still learning. I will weigh in around the end of the week to see if all my work was messed up by my crazy weekend. I hope not. I am really hoping to have a couple lb loss this week.

Still
It takes awhile to get it all together and even then there are days that aren't perfect. Glad to see you are happy with how you are getting it together.

Grammy
I am good at most things and am not perfect at anything. Once a person learns to live with that life is much nicer.

Tinky
I went thru a short party time lol about a year. Then I was back to being a homebody. Hubby and I laugh about it because a big vacation to us is sitting at the camp grounds and feeding the bond fire. I guess not everyone is a wild Zelda lol. That is so hard. We read at a local nursing home and it is so sad when one of the active residence dies. The whole place is down.

Irish
I walked on the side walk and wondered if I was going to get charged lol. My gosh they probably charge more than my car cost just to window shop lol.

I paid my car off today. I am a happy camper. Now if anyone would like to give me 66,000 dollars I can pay my house off and be an ecstatic camper lol.

Tinky ~ I will try to find you there. I am so glad that you like it. Yes, the program is very healthy and easy to follow. Its real food, its healthy food and it taste good. I have all kinds of recipes that I like and here are my two favorite sausages that I eat any time.

Italian Turkey Sausage

* 1 lb ground turkey breast
* 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
* 1/2 tsp paprika
* 1/2 tsp fennel seed
* 1/4 tsp onion powder
* 1/2 tsp garlic powder
* 1/4 tsp coriander
* 1/4-1/2 tsp crushed red chilies
* 1-2 tsp parsley

Mix all ingredients together and place in refrigerator over night. Make into patties, cooking in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat until done. Great with marinara sauce. Note from Liz: I tend to like things very spicy or full of flavor, so I generally double all the spices in this recipe.



OP Chorizo

1 lb ground turkey breast
2 teaspoons nsa chili powder
11⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
2 tablespoons white vinegar

Mix it all ingredients together and let it sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Then form it into patties or crumble in a nonstick pan and cook over medium heat until golden brown.


The Chorizo is my own recipe that I created because DH is Mexican and the original chorizo was a heart attack in a pan. This is healthy and taste almost as good. Just doesn't have all the grease.

If you like gumbo I have a wonderful gumbo recipe that DH and I love.

Oh, Peek is so adorable! Is he a hackney? I love the little snip on his nose--I'd probably just about have to kiss it off. lol And Zuess reminds me of a pony I had called Thundergirl. She was a handful, let me tell ya! She even chased the dog (a huge collie/shepherd mix) away from his food. lol But she had been mistreated and I was actually retraining her. She ended up a well behaved little lady.

I was so upset to hear about that filly breaking her ankles. I HATE horse and dog racing. It is just wrong to use animals for entertainment. Last night on Bill O'reilly, there was a woman trainer talking about it and she said, basically, that the horses are well cared for, treated like family, love to run--she spun him good. LOL She didn't tell him that the "horses" running are babies, not full grown and shouldn't even be carrying much weight, much less pounding furiously daily in training and races. She didn't tell him what happens to many racehorses when they "retire". Remember Ferdinand, who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby, and the 1987 Breeder's Cup, and was ALSO named 1987 Horse Of The Year? He was sold to Japan when his racing days were over and he didn't work out as a stud and ended up on some Japanese plate. The whole thing makes my skin crawl. Dog racing is just as bad if not worse.

Grammy, hang in there...this stress in your life shall pass. My life, for 30 years was a total mess, always a lot of drama, I brought up two boys by myself and managed their Rock/metal band--my house for 5 years was literally a "band house". but now, it's more like a buddist temple. LOL I live alone. The house is small--only 7 rooms, including the bath. My livingroom walls are sage green and soooo relaxing. The only "problems" I have is daily "drama" from my 8 cats (someone is always mad with someone else about somethingl lol), and occassionally, I'm under a little stress to get a project finished by a certain time (I have a small home business), but other than that, when I am home, I am SOOO peaceful. I hope for every one of you that you have that someday--peacefulness, contentedness. Well, not totally content. I want a horse!! LOL My vet recues and I'll probably end up getting one from him.

Irishfairy, hope you have a fantastic time. I went to New York many years ago. It was exciting, but to tell the truth, I think someone has be a bit off kilter to live like that. Too many people, too close...yuck. Good shopping, and good food though! lol Fantastic place to visit...but I wouldn't live there if all expensives were paid... I swear, New York "hummms"...literally. The whole time I was there, I felt an anxious energy about it. I think that's what draws so many people there--me--gotta get away. I'm a country girl--or at least a small town girl. lol

Zenor, sorry to hear about the job falling through, but you are right...it just wasn't the time. Something else is planned for you! Have faith!


Oolong, you just hop right back on the wagon...that little mistake only put you a day or so behind, so just keep on trying!

Gaia ~ Yes, Peek is a hackney and does his gates beautiful. Very, very elegant and high stepping. They used to show him speedster and boy can that boy go. People love seeing him move, even none horse lovers. I would love to take driving classes and take him to some shows but his feet are messed up from founder and I am sure they would mark him down. Plus I don't worry about sun bleaching.

Have to be careful smooching on Peeks nose because he is a head bobber. He wouldn't do it to be mean but DD was trying to give him a kiss and she ended up with a bloody nose. Just a habit he has and I am always careful.

I have had my fair share of abused horses and it takes time to bring them back but they always seemed to turn out as the most loving and trustworthy horses you can find. Smoke's trainer used real spurs on him, beat him across the front legs with a board to teach him to back up, beat him to make him go into trailers, the list goes on. I am sure Peek had abusive trainers also and it has taken time to bring him around. I used to grab his tail as he ran past me and hold on until he stopped. It was the only way any of us could catch him because he was so afraid of people. Now he comes running to us and is a pocket pet.

Funny you mention the pony chasing the dogs because Zuess hates them with a passion. He will chase them down if they come in the pasture.

Pony's are my passion. I love horses but the little guys are something I truly enjoy being around. I loved Smoke but if I would have had a pony before I got him I would have never bought such a big horse.

People don't realize that those horses are still babies and still growing. That is one of the reasons race horses are injured. Most are still growing and their bones and joints are not ready for that kind of stress. Many horses are started way to young and end up messed up or having to be put down. It is a shame how race animals are treated. Same for any animal sport, the are not treated like family.

Tinky ~ I hope you enjoy the recipes. It takes time but I have a lot of recipes that are plan friendly and delicious. DH always adds salt to his food because he said it doesn't taste right.

Well I am off to get my hair cut and I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Tinky- Yes it is the place with the frozen hot chocolates; however, that actually wasn't so good. It was the other desserts that were literally out of this world. I went a couple of years ago, but I remember this strawberry shortcake dessert that was as big as my head...

Grammy- Any healthy turkey meatloaf recipes you can share with me?

Grammy
When I was about 20 I was in a car accident. When I woke up I was told I would never walk, I would never be able to talk right. I would never do all the things I was able to do before the accident. Well, with a great deal of help from God I learned to walk and do just about everything I could do before the accident. Somethings did change. I say yesterday instead of today sometimes. I forget how to spell words ( ok so the word of isn't spelled ov lol ) I don't remember names, things like this. I learned then and there, don't sweat the small stuff.

Tinky
When I first started to volunteer at the home I was so close to so many people. It was great for me. Off the net I am painfully shy and it helped to get me out of my shell, so to speak. I have found over the years I don't get quite as close to the people as I use to. It was so hard to lose them. It is still hard and no matter how much I try. Every now and then one of the people will become very special to me. I just have to remember the wonderful times we had together and for a short time I brought some joy into their lives. For some of them I am the only person that comes to see them.

Shy, it seems you are determined to overcome so many obstacles! You are doing such a great job. You are one I come here to to check in with...you have been so inspiring to me! Thank you for all your support over the past year! I appreciate it.


I am down 1lb today. Tomorrow is my official weigh in and I am VERY close to it being 2lbs for the week so I am pumped that tomorrow I will be down 2lbs this week! Cross your fingers for me!