GOOD AFTERNOON MAGNOLIAS
We are fixing to be up in the 90º this day with isolated thunderstorms and the rest of the week with a very low chance of rain, so they say. We want rain. I haven’t done much yet this day but do have dinner in the crock pot. At least the meat part anyway. I am cooking a tri-tip coated with a package of dry onion soup and some wine to tenderize it. This is the mate to the other one we BBQed awhile back that was as tough as shoe leather. This one will certainly turn out tender after being slow cooked all day.
I think I will give Will a call to pick up some tortillas and I can make a few burritos with the left- overs and freeze them for a quick lunch one day. I am not in the mood to make tortillas this day and there are some good tasting ones on the market now with low points. It is just now noon thirty and I am thinking about having a container of Greek yogurt for my lunch with some of the WW oatmeal cereal in it and crunchy celery sticks. Yep that sounds like a plan. Tonight with the roast I will fix some of my rice mix and some baked beans along with a fresh tossed salad. So the yogurt mix right now will be a good low point lunch that should hold me till dinner time. I have some cuties still that will make a good snack if I need one later on. That’s the plan for my food intake this day. I will walk and do some (not much but some) weight lifting for my exercise. I am still easing into this exercise thing. So far I haven’t hurt myself in the process so I am bashing on little by little ~ wins the race. I am not in a contest with anyone but myself. BTW did you know that 2 Tbsp of Seasoned Croutons is only 1P+ ~ yeppers ~ that is a whole ⅛ of a cup. They are so good sprinkled on top of a cup of soup. I like the crunch. I am more of a crunchy person than a creamy one. I like crunchy much better than creamy, much better. And I do like a few bacon bits sprinkled on julienned green beans that have been spritzed with “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.” So by now any of you who ever want to cook for me know at least some of what I like.
Life is good.JEAN Oh, yes, we have to be price conscious. We can get some things at the "Dollar Store" that are even cheaper than Wal*Mart and some things are iffy. We like the "Dollar Store" for dry onion soup and such for they are always cheaper there and they have dog treats that lists the first ingredient as protein so we buy them for our dogs. Wal*Mart is cheaper in meat and their meat is mostly better than at the other markets in town. Go figure. The tri-tip I am cooking today didn't come from Wal*Mart. Wal*Mart also doesn't carry some of the items we use so we do have to shop for them at the local market like the brand of Bread & Butter pickels and olives stuffed with jalapeno slices. The important stuff.
Also some other things besides condiments. It is hard to do one stop shopping for food around here anyway. DONNA FAYE I can't say I have ever even heard of barramundi fish. Wonder if it is known for a different name ~ I will have to research it. I will never eat a snail ~ slimey little things that eat geraniums. There are plenty of other things for me to eat and if others want to eat them fine. There are lots of strange foods out there and I don't have to even try them if the thought of eating them makes me shudder. Different strokes for different folks. I have been where snales were served and politely declined with out making any "rude" comments.
I won't eat fish eyes either. I am back after looking up barramundi fish: There are two kinds of it ~ one is a Cod and one is a Sea Bass.
Have a wonderful day Magnolias.
I just go from one thing to another without finishing anything. Makes me mad so don't know why I do that.
I prefer having crunch too! Have you ever put popcorn in your soup? I've not tried it but my WW leader does that all the time, rather than crackers. I never thought about using croutons. Good idea. 
come down. We closed the doggie door early because Beanie likes to frolic in rain & hail and will come in wet & stinking from his play. The hail, when it hits so hard, could actually hurt him. We weren’t having any of it last evening but the rain came down at a good pace. 
is from WW and the 
from Cooking Light.
I want one but will just have to wait until they are on sale ~ probably when the new program comes out in November. In the meantime I will keep recording 
my minutes of walking in the booklet I made for that purpose. I have been faithful and done it for 3 days so far this week ~ started on Tuesday. I’ll go walking when I finish here. 
It seems like we are last to get whatever is new to the program. We still don't have computers so the receptionist and leader have to use the old paper and pen method. They do have locked storage so don't have to haul boxes in each week. Enjoy your pizza!
Rumor has it the electrician will come Monday morning; he never calls but just shows up. I leave at 7:30 and lock all the doors so he may be in for a surprise.
on your 20 year anniversary at work! It was nice of your boss to treat everyone to dinner in your honor. When one stops to think about it, that is a long time to perhaps drive the same route, sit in the same office, work with the same people, doing the same work. I know every day is a bit different but yet they are similar. I know when I drive by the high school it doesn't seem possible I was there for 18 years. I visited the school website and looked at the staff pictures. When I subbed I knew almost all of the teachers in all four grade schools, the junior high, and high school. Now I know very few, and there are even a few new ones at the high school. Enjoy your lunch and shopping with Sandy; I hope you find the shoes you need. 
to the gal's leg but never bit the man. At least Ernie bites and runs. Part of the retraining was to take the cat outside on a leash. In the end the retraining did work but it took a long time.
I didn't answer the door because I didn't recognize him and there was no writing on his truck. We balanced at church and I have the gift shop money ready for the bank. I need to pick up a few things at the grocery store; not sure what time Bob will be home although they cross the border at 8 when it opens.
I hope the rain stops and Isaac takes a detour back out to sea. 
I can only hope. 
Like I always say ~ "different strokes for different folks."