Today is also Monday. Yesterday, we had Prim and dog Sasha over for the afternoon and into a sleepover.
It is amazing how well Molly and Sasha get along. They are both big dogs, both females, and there is never a whiff of an issue. I don’t think I have ever heard Sasha bark, and when they are together, Molly is too chill to bark either. Sasha is like her support dog. 😂
Prim, who is thirteen, was likewise amazing. She made us all quesadillas for supper – including slicing the chicken breasts and vegetables and cooking them. She EVEN helped with dishes and kitchen cleanup after supper.
This morning she was up (without being called) at 6:30 so she could have breakfast and get home by 7:30 so do her morning chores, finish her homework, and feed Sasha and the cats BEFORE school. 🤗
Prim!
After cleaning up, we played three games of chess. I won the first, Prim won the second in three moves (with help from a friend she was on speaker phone with), and she won the third – all on her own. 👍
Daily Food Diary – Day 271
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(2) scrambled eggs (182)
(1 1/2) oz ham (43)
(1) tomato (22)
Snacks:
(6) Hint of Lime Chips (150)
(1) 355 ml RootBeer (170)
(1/2) chocolate/coconut brownies (74)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(1) lg quesadilla – 2 tortilla wraps, chicken breast, green onion, black olives, red pepper, jalapeno, banana pepper & taco sauce (713)
(1) butterscotch brownie (229)
Total consumed calories: 1585
Total used calories: 111
(1) hour food prep/cooking/cleanup (111)
Total net calories: 1474
Net calories goal: 1229 – 1474 = 245 over 👎
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💓🌞
It is 166 Days since I began my Daily Food Diary and we are home!
Yesterday was our busiest and most intense day with the family.
Activity wise, I took Molly for a walk. She couldn’t make it around the subdivision without some drama, so true to form she had a traumatizing run in with two wooden deer at the entrance to one of the neighbours driveways. 🤦 Fortunately, Dan came around with the Jeep to check on us. Molly climbed in with him, while I finished our walk.
Not the greatest pics, but it you an idea of the area.
When I got back from our walk, I had my first ever experience on a trampoline. Gabby, Lucas, and Cason all joined me to show me how it was done. It was pretty awkward, but I think having (and using) a trampoline regularly would be good for developing balance and core muscles.
After the trampoline, son Dan sent me on a run on the kids’ zipline. Again, it was a bit awkward and it was more intense than I expected but I can now say that I have done it. I actually enjoyed it. I could see myself taking on a more challenging one if I had the opportunity.
Late in the afternoon, Amanda returned from her trip with her friends. Their husbands and kids arrived and the evening was an abundance of fun and food.
Dan & son Dan smoked/barbecued Prime rib roasts and the other husband’s brought twice baked potatoes and a salad. The potatoes were excellent and the salad was amazing. I will find and share the recipe for the salad tomorrow. I made an oriental ramen salad using rice noodles (to make it gluten free for Amanda). It worked out better than expected. I couldn’t even tell it wasn’t regular ramen noodles. One of the husbands grilled the asparagus and someone set out olives and pickles. For dessert we had the apple strawberry crisp that I had made earlier (again, better than I expected). Amanda and her friends served it with gluten free ice cream.
Once again I failed to meet my diet goals, but as I have said before … life is all about balance! We are back home now so I will soon be back on track – or at least making an effort to get on track. 😊
Daily Food Diary – Day 166
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) c Cheerios (147)
(1/4) c 2 % milk (32)
Lunch:
(1/2) c baked beans (300) (1 SVG)
(1) BBQ spare rib (81)
(32) oz water
Supper:
(4) oz prime rib roast (340)
(1) tbsp horseradish (7)
(6) oz double baked potato (180)
(1) c Gluten free Rice noodle/cabbage salad (169) (2 SVG)
(8) grilled asparagus spears (26) (1 SVG)
(1) tsp butter (34)
(1) c romaine salad (140) (1 SVG)
(1) serving Apple strawberry crisp (248) (1 serving)
(1) serving Gluten Free ice cream (98)
(2) Gin & tonics (220)
Total net Calories: 1937
Total calorie goal: 1238 – 1937 = 699 over 👎
Total fruit & vegetables: 6 servings
Fruit & vegetable goal: 7 servings 👎
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great (rest of) your day!
Lucas and Molly saying their goodbyes this morning. 💞
Yesterday was a rather challenging day for me. I was just off, and while there were some bright moments along the way, there were some that were less than brilliant.
The Good! I received a few items that I ordered from Amazon. This isn’t something that we do often, but for some odd reason there is a shortage of squirrel peanuts in our stores these days, so I put together a small order.
If you haven’t tried these crackers or salted nuts, they are both amazing. I don’t know how Amazon sells Costco products. Since I cannot handle Costco’s bare cement floors (or their location here), I really appreciate it.
I also got a sundress for myself, which is super comfortable and fits quite well.
More Good! I cleaned out my dresser drawers, tossed a number of items, and sorted and folded the rest. I noticed that somehow, something had slid under the bottom drawer so with some finagling and some help from Molly, a ruler, and a small flashlight, I found a favourite pair of socks, a couple of bras, and SEVERAL unopened packages of pantyhose from my office days. Weird – I always wondered where they went.
The Bad! While my morning walk with Molly was pretty good yesterday (as our morning walks generally are), the evening one was bad. I had a bruised toe that was very painful, the mosquitos were terrible, and Molly was distracted and disturbed by every barking dog we passed – and we passed a lot of barking dogs!
Also Bad! Since I started my mission to get fitter back in February, I have shaken things up every few weeks by adding new healthful activities (like walking Molly), improving my diet, and the like. Yesterday I needed a shake up so I turned to something a few fellow bloggers, most recently Dwight from Faded Jeans Living , have tried. I decided to give cold showers a go. This was a stretch for me because I do not enjoy showering at the best of times (bubble baths thank you) and apparently our cold water is piped in straight from the North Pole. But, I have been reading up on this practice, there are a number of benefits that do sound reasonable, and I am no quitter. So, as much as that was one unpleasant split second after I turned the hot water off, I am not done. I will definitely giving this another – and several more tries before I throw in the towel, so to speak.
The Ugly! Molly is not the first dog I have had. She is not even the first BIG dog I have had. Up north, we had a sizeable Springer Spaniel who was aptly named Sprocket. But, yesterday, I had a big dog moment that I was NOT prepared for.
Major PuddleMolly’s water dishMolly
I don’t know exactly what happened, but Molly came crashing into the porch, holding up one injured paw, and despite my best efforts, swallowed an entire sparrow before I could figure out how to get it out of her mouth or bribe her with something that would be less disgusting than eating an entire bird. 🤢
I can’t believe our veterinarian gives me regular diet advice like, “you can start giving Molly an additional 1/2 cup of dry food a day” or “Molly is too young to have bones or bully sticks”. Molly eats wood (in fact she eats trees), she chew on rocks, she eats anything out of the recycling bin, and now she eats entire birds – beak, feathers and all! (I am not even sure it was dead).
Today is looking up to be a less intense day all around. It is cool and raining out. Molly is relatively mellow and it is time for me to get something productive done around here.
Molly is four months old today! All things being equal, that would be twenty-eight months in human time. That seems about right. While she is obviously a joy, she has her “terrible two’s” moments.
Looking back through photos I have taken of her in the past couple of months, since she has been with us, it is amazing how she has grown and changed. She is still a baby, but she is getting bigger, more independent, and smarter every day! And… more helpful. She definitely likes to help! Last night she tried to help me take a metal splinter out of Dan’s leg. Somehow, having a big white fuzzy head between me and the magnifying glass did not help. 🤦
First Day HomeWith Her Toy Elephant. First Roadtrip – and she was excellent!In Her KennelThis Morning
Here’s to Molly and many more months – and years of her filling our lives with all the love and joy she brings to our home. 💞
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 🌞💞
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 