KrissiK Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: I'm pretending we could afford to fly to CA in July and drive down the Pacific Coast Highway with dd18. I should just go to sleep. Everything is closed here. Maybe it won’t be in July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 We’re going to Lake Tahoe in July. You could visit us there, Susan. It’s really pretty there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: What do you put in your tuna salad? I remember my mom added carrots and celery. I don't care for tuna much, but I remember liking her tuna salad. I bought it premade at the deli. It had celery in it. But no carrots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I got my step goal. Today was a volunteering day and it's so easy to get my steps as I'm busy getting packages of essentials ready to give out. I also pruned the last two hydrangea bushes. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Good Morning! Happy Thursday! I feel rain coming. At least I hope it's rain. I don't want snow. In better news, though, I have been sleeping well recently. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Friday Eve!! School and work!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Good morning! Lake Tahoe sounds wonderful. It's big. Is there one area that is better than another? I wonder where the closest major airport is. The Middles have tutorial today, so after I drop them off I'll head to Aldi and then meet with my health coach. Coffee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Morning. Happy Thursday. Another week almost wrapped up. I did yoga with dd this morning, ate breakfast and I'm relaxing (at the science center) with my second cup of tea. I have until 11:30 to relax, do some dishes, organize some stuff before my first class. Between yearly tax return, quarterly tax payments, registration, and starting to think about summer camp and next years classes, this is a paperwork heavy time of year. But I'm not teaching any less, it's paperwork on top of teaching. I may see what dh thinks about asking our accountants that do our tax returns how much they would charge to do the quarterly taxes for the business. I'm probably adding a second employee in September but it still won't be worth paying most of the "payroll" services to do the whole thing. I can cut weekly checks, but the quarterly taxes are annoying. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Taxes? Svengo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Anyone been to Lake Powell? It looks beautiful. Only a 4 hour drive from Vegas. My visceral fat has gone up from a 6 to a 7. It's not terrible (it was at 12 before I lost weight), but I need to get back into gear so it doesn't keep moving in the wrong direction. Also my muscle mass has decreased. #absofpuddin I need to channel some of Jean. #Xenastrong 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Thursday Xena report: I had physical therapy today. I am still not kicked out! (But she said that next week is probably my last.) I am up to 8 pound weights! Since I started with 1 pound weights this is big. #smallgoalsgettingbigger I worked outside this afternoon. I moved three heavy boards that were killing the grass in spots and were ugly. #smallgoals I also started to clean up some more debris from pruning but since it was recent debris over last year's debris, I didn't get it all done. I'll do more tomorrow if the weather cooperates. I am in the middle of my big Thursday animal cleaning chores. I have done a deep cleaning of the cat's bathroom. Now I'm going to stop typing and get back to the bunny cage. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! Lake Tahoe sounds wonderful. It's big. Is there one area that is better than another? I wonder where the closest major airport is. The Middles have tutorial today, so after I drop them off I'll head to Aldi and then meet with my health coach. Coffee! I think there is an airport in Sacramento. We go to North Lake Tahoe, right by the mouth of the Truckee River. It’s not quite as commercialized as South Lake Tahoe. Booya/h!! A summer vacation Booya/h!! Edited January 15, 2021 by KrissiK 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) Made my step goal. #Xenastrong Edited January 15, 2021 by Jean in Newcastle 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Morning. Happy Friday! Two classes today but one is split into two separate Zoom sessions so more like two tutoring sessions. Should be interesting. Dh is heading down to visit his mom for the weekend. I'll do my usual - work on classes. And finish up my tax stuff. And maybe go through the kids drawers and pull out stuff that doesn't fit. And set up some school. Next week is my last week of the current session but the following week is a make-up week so I still teach Wednesday Thursday Friday, and one class on Monday (by zoom), so not exactly a week off. But I'm off Presidents Day week except my Thursday classes which are using that as a makeup because we've actually missed two days. So my next full week off isn't until Memorial Day. But that pretty much finishes up my year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!~D Friday!!! School and work!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It's Anti-Procrastination Day! I need to do things. Even if it rains. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Good Morning! Happy Friday! It's Weekend Eve. Time to get something done, I suppose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Good morning! Go Xena, Go! I am getting a little excited about Lake Powell. Looks like it could be a winner if we can get everything arranged. Not knowing what May is going to look like, I feel like I'm trying to make arrangements blind. And dh wants to come, so that adds another schedule to the mix. Coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Morning. I took a bunch of masking fluid off a painting with my fingers this morning and that was a really bad move. Unless I planned to rob a bank or something. I think I took my fingerprints off. Remind me not to do that ever again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I survived grocery pickup and pharmacy pickup. And I drank chocolate milk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I have a couch. I have a book. How can I do all the things?? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Okay, I went to the library (more books!!) and bank and gas station, and made a phone call. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Yay books! It's raining now, but might turn to snow in a bit. I have a backpacking practice hike in the morning. Brrrrrr. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Good morning! I have my backpack all packed. I'm borrowing dd14's hiking boots since my trail shoes broke. I'm borrowing dd12's gloves since I lost mine on our Christmas trip. I have to drop the girls off at a nearby retreat camp for a youth group thing and then meet my group at the trail. Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Good Morning! Happy Saturday! I'm hoping to get the house mostly put back together today (with help). Christmas is *almost* put away and the books that were moved due to painting are *almost* in their new homes. The laundry is never put away and I have no idea where to put the scrapbooking stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Good Morning!! COFFEE!!~D Saturday!!!! Housework and grocery shopping are on the agenda for the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Junie said: I have no idea where to put the scrapbooking stuff. This is the hardest part. Next to convincing everyone to put the thing back where it belongs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I'm back from the hike. I think it was almost 5 miles with a 30lb backpack. Lots of steep up and down and plenty of mud. My legs are tired. It snowed every so often, but we were working so hard it didn't feel cold except when we stopped to eat lunch. I'm having 2nd coffee and resting a bit before going back out to pick up dd18 from the retreat so she can be home in time for writer's club. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Good afternoon. I finished up my business taxes this morning and sent a copy to the accountant. I hope I did them at least mostly correctly. I feel somewhat brain dead these days. I'm tired, I hate winter, and I have two million details to keep track of. I feel like I'm working three full time jobs, but things should settle down after next week. I have a little bit of a break, then two weeks after that I'm mostly off for President's day week. The rest of today I'm working on homeschool plans for the kids, then tomorrow I"ll work on my classes and do laundry. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Is it bedtime yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Is it bedtime yet? Somewhere it is. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I guess it really is bedtime. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Good morning! Gotta run! Love ya! Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Good Morning! Happy Sunday! Iglesia and Church. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Morning. I'm fighting a bad headache that set in yesterday and is still lingering this morning. Beating it up with caffeine at the moment. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Morning. Dh is on his way home! Yippee. I'll get to listen to football while trying to set up school this afternoon. 😉 It's definitely quieter when he's not here (especially when the kids are still asleep) but we miss him. I've been feeling very very tired lately. I'm sure it's a combination of gloomy winter (I need to up my vitamin d consumption) and eating too much crap. I'm working on the crap part of it. Dh made me a big pot of oatmeal that I can nuke a portion of for breakfast each morning so that will help. We don't have much candy in the house anymore so that will help more. I've been eating mixed vegetables (broccoli, water chestnuts, carrots) or rice with salmon for lunches. I'm getting there. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!~D Sunday!!! It’s supposed to be 70 degrees today. It’s mid-January. Svengo. Church this morning!!! Then Sportsball this afternoon. Two kitties managed to stay inside last night. good job for healthy eating, Toto. I need to do better. I eat well. Then not so well. I need to be consistent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Go Sportsball! When I get home from church (about 2ish), I need to sit in on a zoom meeting and then register the kids for a couple things. Then dinner. Then braindead. Dd12 made some absolutely delicious cookies for her Sunday School class - gf salted peanut butter and oatmeal raisin. I wanted to eat all of them. Except that would have made dd cry, because she has been waiting months for Sunday school to start back up and bring cookies. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 My left fingertips hurt from playing Mandolin so much this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I ate sweets for lunch. Now coffeeing. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 We churched. It was a good service. And good Sunday School. we lunched. I am working on writing everything down. Friday and Saturday were terrible, but I am doing better today. Now, Sportsball!! Chiefs are winning!! Woohoo!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Chiefs won a nail-biter. Patrick Mahomes got taken out of the game with a concussion and that seemed to take the steam out of the Chiefs and up the game for the Browns. But, the Chiefs held on and the back-up QB had a couple of good plays!! Woohoo, Sportsball! Now.... the Saints and the Bucs! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 DS is playing with his tiny drone and teasing the cat. It is hilarious. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’m drinking sugar free hot chocolate. 80 calories. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Happy National Ditch Your New Years Resolutions Day!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I made my first sheet pan dinner - sweet and spicy pork with onions, mushrooms, and green beans. It turned out good! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm eating ice cream and peanut butter chex. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: I made my first sheet pan dinner - sweet and spicy pork with onions, mushrooms, and green beans. It turned out good! That sounds yummy. Recipe, please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: I'm eating ice cream and peanut butter chex. Is your headache better? Is this your recommended remedy, because I'm all over that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, KrissiK said: That sounds yummy. Recipe, please. From nom nom paleo. Serves 6. I made 1-1/2 recipe and it was more than the 8 of us needed. If I had thought ahead, I would have made rice to go with it. It is written to be gluten free and Whole30-friendly, but I made substitutions. 2 lb pork tenderloin, cut into 1" medallions Kosher salt 1/2C fruit sweetened plum jam (I used apricot because that's what I could find) 2 T coconut aminos (low sodium soy sauce) 2 T Sriracha 2 T tomato paste 1 tsp Red Bone fish sauce (I used another brand) 2 garlic cloves, minced freshly ground black pepper 1 lb green beans 1/4 lb shiitake mushrooms (white button) 1 med. red bell pepper (omitted - allergy) 1/2 med. red onion cut into wedges (sweet onion) 2 scallions, sliced, for serving (forgot about these) Preheat oven to 450 or 425 convection. Toss pork with 1 tsp kosher salt. In another bowl, mix jam, sriracha, tomato paste, fish sauce, garlic, and pepper. Add pork and mix to coat. Place on sheet pan(s). Add vegetables to the bowl and mix with remaining sauce. Arrange around pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes. If you want a little extra char, broil for an additional minute or two. Sprinkle with scallions and serve. Edited January 18, 2021 by Susan in TN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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