Michele: nope, just two cattens. Siblings from a foundling litter from last spring, so maybe 7-8 months old. (The third "cat" in the wrestling matches are my feet. Not, mind you, my idea.) They get along well, which is quite a change from our last two cats. It was like living for 13 years with an old married couple that spent all their time bickering, only with hisses and growls.

Funny story about your method for finding poop in the dark. I recommend some modifications to the technique.

Last night I went to sleep before DH returned from playing basketball in what I charitably call the Out of Shape Middle-Aged Men Reliving Their College Years weekly pick-up game. This morning, I heard the sounds of him walking around upstairs, only it didn't sound quite right: hop, drag, hop, drag, hop, drag. Turns out he strained, and possibly tore, a muscle in his calf. So, I could be right there with Michele in nursing a one-legged man back to health! (Great timing, too: we're a mere 12 days before our long-anticipated beach and hiking vacation. And, Out of Shape Middle-Aged Men don't recuperate as quickly as they once did. Sigh.)

//kaw

Oh no Kaw!! Hope it's just a strain and he recovers quickly!!
Beach and hiking? Sounds like paradise to me! But so does a nap at this point.

Kaw - DH and I were taking a short beach trip back in June, three weeks before we were to leave he threw out his back. We worked to recover that in time. The night before our flight at 8:05am he was looking for a carryon bag in the attic and fell through the roof, seriously bruising his upper thigh to the tune of bruised from knee to hip. Needless to say, it was an interesting walk through the airport.

Michele I get poop on my shoes almost every day but it's not from stepping in any of my guy's stuff. I train all the dogs to sit whenever anyone has finished pooping so I can pick it up with all the dogs calm and stationary and off to one side.

I learned that the hard way with the labs. Four excited labs all leapt at me as I stooped and I landed in the poop chest first. Had to spend the day that way. Never forgot that lesson.

Dagmar

Ouch! I tell you, traveling is dangerous.

DH is still hobbling around. He called the one sports doc in town to make an appointment and couldn't get in for 10 days: basically, two days before we leave. He's got a buddy who is a chiropractor, though, so we'll see if he can at least get a consult & advice on Tx before the actual appointment. The advice will probably amount to RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), but maybe if DH hears it from a doctor rather than from me, he'll follow the advice.

have a great day, everyone!

Does anyone have a splash of milk I can borrow? Went I went to bed, there was plenty of milk for my morning coffee. When I got up? Naught but an empty carton, sitting woefully on the counter. Turns out, DH had a craving for (American) pudding. Butterscotch. From a box. I suspect he may be pregnant.

//kaw

Oh no, kaw! I have to have my coffee in the morning!

While I also need my morning coffee, the coffee doesn't need milk. And there are few things that I use milk in but there is always a need. When DS lived at home, it was easy to keep milk in the house as he drank it daily. Now that he's in college, I find that even the smallest amounts of milk go bad before I use them up. It seems like such a waste. My MIL suggested getting lactose-free milk, and I did, but that stuff is nasty tasting! But more recently I found a new brand of milk that tastes good and stays fresh for over a month. And it has higher protein. Amazing stuff!

Don't leave us in suspense Allison- what is the milk?

We used to go camping - long, long ago - and DH bought some "coffee whitener" (powdered edible oil product I think) the last time he and the band did a weekend festival. It sits in the fridge and I use it from time to time when the milk runs out. Coffee for me first thing is not a savoury experience so I can use pretty much anything in it.

I drank black coffee (went with the cigarettes) all day long way back in my student days. I'm making myself queasy even as I type this.

Dagmar

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Neurodoc...I do not have to test my blood anymore.I just did it for a week to see what happens after I eat certain things.It sure was a real visual of my response to carbohydrates.I tested 1 hour after the first bite and of course bread raised the blood glucose fastest and most,next was pasta and the least was above ground veggies like cauliflower.I did not test real sugar or fruit altho I suspect the response would be similar to bread.I only have bread once a week at my Saturday brunch and limit my carbs to above ground veggies.I also do not eat between meals because after I saw how much blood glucose rises after any carb and somewhat with protein,I saw that constant eating keeps the blood sugar up.I feel a fast between meals "rests" the pancreas and keeps insulin levels low.

Apo9 - you mean you do not eat any grains, legumes, fruit or root vegetables at all, except for a slice of bread once a week? And you've been eating with these restrictions for several years now? Wow; that takes some amazing self-control.

Allison, apparently Fairlife has a bottling plant in western Michigan, and it is sold widely here. I will definitely take a look. Though I don't drink milk (and take my coffee black), my kids drink a lot of it. For myself, I'll stick to greek yogurt, which has even more protein than Fairlife, and only 8 gm carb per cup.

I drink organic 1% milk. I see no reason to try to improve on this with extra processing. I am not lactose intolerant. Milk has enough protein for my liking just as it is. I go through a half gallon about every 5 days.

I eat organic lowfat yogurt from Stonyfield Farm. See above. And btw, Greek yogurt in Europe is not fat free.

The extra processing allows for much longer shelf life. Since I really only need it in recipes once in a while, this is a huge advantage.