When my father made lunch it was usually what he called Spanish Hot Dogs. It was a pan of tomato sauce with hot dogs cut up in it. It might have had onions too. We loved it but I never made it myself.

Absolutely goats. My sister has a farm and I love going out to see them. One goat got bonded to my brother and was in the house sleeping with him. They are so cute and your new babies ar adorable.

I knew your pictures would be awesome and they are. What an exciting adventure. Congratulations on your "big win" on Wheel of Fortune. Nobody would watch with me because I always guessed the answers too quickly and could not keep quiet about it. I am sure it is a lot harder when you are actually doing it.

I do a lot of water aerobics and just walking in the pool. I buy water shoes that have holes for the water to flow out. They are also good for walking in the sand.

Jen, your gym sounds wonderful and I am so glad you are Irvin are enjoying it.

I bought a home that ended up being too much for me to take care of when I started losing strength. At 70 I started having issues with the stairs and had to told on to the railings and pull when i walked up the stairs. I had stairs and some rooms were lower than others. After a few falls and broken bones, I put the home on the market and got a one floor condo. It makes like so much easier to have the issues with the place taken care of by the HOA. I look out the window and see them mowing, trimming, shoveling snow, painting or fixing the roof and I am happy I am not doing it.

I finally retired about a year ago. My bills are lower with the condo, but I was scared to death. You still spend money when you are retired. I now need help with laundry because my washer and dryer are upstairs and I don't want to carry laundry up and down the stairs. I pay someone to clean the house. I sold my car and stopped driving, so I have to pay people to take me to appointments. All things that cost money and that I did not anticipate when I felt stronger.

One thing that might help is that housing has gone up and you might be surprised what you can sell for. Also talk to the bank about reduced interest rates. My nephew go his home loan reduced to 2%. These are all tough decisions so take your time. What I did was retire and then work part time for extra money.

That is an amazing story about the shark and this cold will make sure you never forget it. I once was invited to dinner with a black family. I always heard them talk about chitterlings and put some on my plate. I took one bite and felt like I was swallowing urine. I walked over to the trash can and put the rest from my plate in the trash. Nobody said anything but I am sure they were annoyed. I just could not eat the rest of the food, which was excellent with those things on my plate. You did the right thing to pass on the shark.

Jim, you may need some penicillin or a steroid to completely get rid of your cold. Hope it resolves on its own.

Your belt will be beautiful. The dream catcher picture you posted last week is the dream catcher you made for me about five years ago. I still love it.

Jen, so happy that everything is going so well at home and the Y. Sounds like great staff there and a great place to be. Something went wrong with my plumbing on Friday and everything was backed up and I could not run any water. I had to spend two days in Holiday Inn.

Not a fun reason to be there. It is cleaned up now and I am back at home. It affected everyone in my building. It is going to cost the condo association $180,000 to have liners put in the old galvanized pipes for the building. The boyfriend of the condo president came over and watched my cat while I was in the hotel. My cat bit him. Not hard but my cat does not always like his home disturbed and lets people now when he does not want them around. It is almost like having a teenager again.

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I color coded at work and at home. My closet is organized by color and uses the colors of the rainbow. My home office has color coded folders and tags. I love to open a drawer and find everything in order and color coded if possible. It was not like that when I was a young mother. Now I have lots of time and patience.,

I have read a lot about American history but never knew this site existed. Thanks so much for sharing.

QOTD: I have worn a brand from France called Propet for more than 10 years. They are extremely lightweight, about an ounce each. Other shoes feel too heavy on my feet after wearing Propet. I buy them in all colors and styles and rarely return a pair.

I do avoid most fats, but eat a small amount of steak and red meats. I am OK with ham but have not tried nuts or avocado. All you can do is try a small amount and see if your body can handle it.

I did not live close to my grandparents. They were in Ireland and Brooklyn NY and I was in Ohio. So I have no pictures of them. Once in a while a picture shows up but they were all gone by 1960 and people did not take many pictures back then. Once in a while a cousin will share an old picture and I treasure those.

Fireworks are legal here but I don't expect to hear any from my senior citizen neighbors. i have two parties I can attend for the Fourth and wish I could go to both. But will go one who asked me first.

I love wildlife and documentaries. There is one on Amazon Prime call Zoo where you learn a lot about animals. I always love a day at the zoo and watching exotic animals.

I wil! go ahead and start because Jennifer is on vacation. I don't have any cute meme. It has been hot with lots of rain and rweather alerts about severe thunderstorms. Lots of people have lost power and internet from the storms. I ordered some Doors ash this see that was surprisingly good. A beef brisket sandwich from Army's that I added their barbeque sauce and a sandwich from Honey Baked Ham that had a glaze and a barbeque sauce and dill pickles. Half of that is waiting for me to have for lunch.

Cooking for one person is a challenge. But I will make ribs for the Fourth even though I will be at the pool at the country club and order food there. Some of my family will be there and I love to watch the kids in the pool.

Question of the Day: Do you prepare meals at home, go out to eat, or order takeout during a normal week? I fix most meals at home and go to really nice restaurants a few times a month. I order door ash when I don't feel like cooking or want to try something new. I often order a child's portion which is plenty for me and usually about $12. I still give sane tip I would give for adult serving and don't have leftovers.

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I do not eat eggs and only use them in baking.

Mel: that diet sounds crazy to me. But I love fruit and vegetables. I did a high protein diet years ago that included salad. It left me craving bread and potatoes and I gained back the ten pounds when I got my first taste of bread.