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Good evening! Hope your day ended up being nice. I snuck out under the guise of picking up drycleaning and a prescription (which I actually did) but also ended up visiting Hobby Lobby's fabric department and Goodwill. Got a pair of jeans in my fav brand in size 14. They look too small but the 16's I'm wearing now are too big. Maybe the lycra or elastane is going bad on them. I'll find out when the new ones are out of the wash.
Thank you for the tip on the protein shakes, does it only work for the almond milk type? I'm going to be bold and try it with the regular type this evening for my late snack.
QOTD: Once again the MIL has taken over the holiday. A normal holiday would be nice but due to in-law things and the fact that my son is a chef, those things just don't happen. We'll be alone and I'll cook the turkey and reheat it the next day. The grands have no cousins on this side of their family so we are completely boring, I get it. I'm sweetening the deal having them decorate the tree while we just have our leftovers buffet. Might even say they can all wear their Christmas jammies too. That's pretty big talk for it only being 3 weeks away and me being on a sewing bender. Before my SIL comes over we have to do a massive deep-clean to remove as much cat hair and dander as possible. He takes an antihistamine but it only holds him a couple of hours, poor guy.
See you all tomorrow!
QOTD- No plans, I'll probably see my Mom and order from Door Dash or something. She doesn't cook anymore and we don't eat the same things so ordering is our best option.
Glad there wasn't a dead body in the car, but that would have been an interesting mystery. Sorry too many crime shows.
It's been really windy here, so most of the leaves are down, my cats want to chase them since they are flying everywhere. More leaves than rain.
My only plans are to get my hair and nails done. 2pm for the nails and 3 for my hair.
I need to get to work. My neighbors have put out their own food pantry at the street, it is so amazing to see people that really care and are doing something.
My health insurance more than doubled, I'm not happy and I'm sure that a lot of other people are going to be hurt by this.
Have a great day everyone!
5'5" Age 67 HW 291 SW 275.8 CW 171.7
on 11/6/25 6:21 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin menu crew.
sorry I missed yesterday. It was a ****ty day. I just felt so blah. My pcp has selective hearing. He listens about the RA and lupus testing/concerns. BUT is deaf on the diabetes numbers. I saw the nurse yesterday. She talked to the doctor about my concerns. He ignored everything. I'm so frustrated. I am not a freakin moron and I don't appreciate being talked down to. I'm also tired of people in general talking to me like I'm an idiot. I'm 44 I don't know everything but come on...I know how to flipping read.
sorry about that spill.
today we're heading down to Lubbock. I have to get an X-ray. Why on earth they can't get the one from here, I don't know. So I have to go down there today and Monday, which is when my appointment with the doctor is...ugh.
we're going to hit up the HEB down there. So wish we had one.
QOTD: we're not totally sure of the semantics. We're doing a traditional meal for thanksgiving. I'm not happy as my dessert idea isn't being allowed and since I can't afford to buy it all I'm out. So I don't gaf. I'm feeling rather salty today if you could t tell...LOL. We're doing a corn casserole with green chilies. I'll be working my ass off and my brother and SIL won't do anything. Oh look...more salt. Hahhahaha
Christmas, not sure at all. I'd like to go out of town but it's not going to happen. I'd like one holiday I didn't have to do the majority of things. I even have to do it on my birthday. I should go on a strike! Ha ha. I'm hoping to maybe pasta... lasagna and Alfredo. It'd be simple for me so it'll prob be vetoed.
B: eggs and coffee
L: something down in Lubbock.
D: ?????
sorry for my attitude, I'll get over it.
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!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
U know its wonderful 2 hear from U "guyz" . I always enjoy Ur accounts ... unlike those from my " real " family.
After another bunch of insults Im simply thinking of cutting them off .
Theyll die ... but Im dying inside dealing with uncaring them. I matter more.
b- bites of food ( supermarket sushi , cabbage wontons ) fat free milk- a bit of brie.
Things have gotten to the point that Im barely eating. My weight ... if you factor in ten pounds of excess skin that WILL come off is ideal .. 129 lbs 5'9"
Ive exhausted all my reserves . I need to burrow into a home ASAP .
Glad you got some new sweatshirts. I dug up one from newlywed days in Germany. It's still tight but nice to have another warm layer.
How do cats innately know that we need to be able to see something so it is time for them to come block it?
My condolences on your new taxes. :(
Glad you called in that car and thankful there was no dead body. We have so much vehicle theft around here and most of it is for joyriding, trashing the car then hiding it in out of the way places--good thing it wasn't that either.
No huge statewide races and the local ones mostly all went toward judges, candidates who support higher taxes and the higher tax issues themselves. It feels like the wealthy here who have plenty of ways of dodging taxes are more than happy to have us regular folks footing their share of the bills. It's like they're trying to drive the lower middle class out of the city.
Last night's 'Adventures in Babysitting: Grandma Edition' was a wild ride. They were amped-up when I got there and held that right up until bedtime. The littlest one has gotten into the 'no' phase and would have made a great 60's Sit-In protester. Having to grab her from hiding positions for diaper changes or getting ready for bed caused me to aggravate my bicep repair and give me a lower back ache this morning. Still it was so much fun being with them to enjoy all that youthful energy. I got in plenty of sneaky hugs and kisses on their heads. It did my heart so much good!
Full moon fun: I dropped my Vitamix container and the blade assembly sheared right out of it. Got on line and used Uncle Amazon to get a replacement, the real thing. Got that dude when I was a postop sometime between '06 and '09 (?) and this will be my third container. Making protein shakes with loads of ice has put a lot of miles on the old girl and I want to keep her running fine. Shakes will supposedly resume on Friday.
More full moon fun: Someone in the house decided it would be a good idea to rename our home network. What a nightmare...everything that gets internet support went offline and we hope by now we've got all the connected devices going again. ::crossing fingers::
B: The fake herbal coffee and half a serving of Click espresso protein.
L: Adding in the other half of the protein.
D: Another 3 oz of the nice chicken breast. Might add some G. Hughes sf bbq sauce if it reheats to dry.
S: A Premiere Protein shake. I'd add in half a banana or a small apple but that shoots my carbs way beyond Dr.'s orders.
Cold, rainy and windy today. Good day to sew!
Hope your day is fine.
No dead bodies nor was it stolen. Apparently, someone on Halloween night was driving drunk around Norwich, hit a guardrail and must have decided to ditch the car for a while. The State police towed it.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I watch too many crime shows, good for you for not touching the car. Hopefully no dead bodies, but you never know.
QOTD- Both of the ballot measures passed, so my property taxes will being going up. Not what I hoped for but I'm good with the libraries not so much with the cops. I get most of my books from the library but not this county, I use the one in Portland it has a better selection of e-books.
Dark and cloudy ou****ching the clouds roll by. It's not currently raining but it did all night. Not really cold it is 50 right now, but no frost because of the clouds.
I got rid of all of my sweatshirts when I moved to Maui, so I bought 3 to keep me warm. It's hard to see through my cat, he's decided he needs to be in the way.
Have a great day everyone!
5'5" Age 67 HW 291 SW 275.8 CW 171.7
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.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
