Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

Yesterday was an interesting day, and it’s going to be an interesting week as well. We are having our floors redone, and basically we have to be out of the house every day at 9:00 am, then we can return at 9:00 pm to tip toe in socks to the stairs and go up to the bedroom. My morning started off with a trip to Doggie Day Care (the dogs obviously can’t be around for the week either) for both of my dogs. Before leaving the house, I stepped in pee in my closet. I could tell it was from Tucker because it was all over the place, and Mishka only pees in a small spot, and that only happens when she is sick, which she is not. I cussed a lot and cleaned up the pee. On the way to Doggie Day Care (How did I live without this place??), Mishka […]

I haven’t been here to blog for three day’s, so I have lots to say.  On Friday morning, my daughter and her boyfriend came in town for a super quick visit. I picked them up at the airport early Friday morning, then drove them back to the airport on Saturday afternoon. It was quick, but we fit a lot in and had a great time! They both work for Southwest Airlines, and employee’s fly for free! So…yay me! I get to see my kiddo a lot and I love it! Seriously….I think they are super cute together!   Tess, Manuel and I had lunch with some friends on Friday, then Mike joined us and we all went to dinner with our son and daughter-in-law, Jake and Jordan. Tess is gradually introducing Manuel to the family, (trying not to overwhelm him) and Jake and Jordan didn’t get the chance to meet […]

Guess who greeted me when I opened the garage door yesterday morning to head out for my walk? Yep. The foxes are still around. I stood in my driveway and watched this fox walk all the way down my street….on the sidewalk….with his breakfast just dangling out of his mouth. I kept expecting him to dart into a storm drain, or run across the street. Nope. He was just out for a morning walk down the sidewalk, just like me. (Just to be clear, I did NOT have any breakfast dangling out of my mouth while I was walking.) We worked the food truck yesterday. You guys….it is super HAWT in there, but I’m all smiles handing out yummy food to happy people.   Thursday was a much better food and drink day for me than Wednesday was. I’ve eaten almost all of my 49 extra points this week, so I’m […]

It was a super busy Wednesday with a little Food Truck fun, followed by a jazzercise class, then an evening with my Bookclub girls poolside. I had a really great evening sitting around the pool with the girls, but I ate and drank way more than I should have. The girls made a yummy drink with White Wine, Limoncello and Sprite Zero, and it was going down really well. There were two delicious dips, and my mistake was not eating dinner before I went, and then standing around the food instead of making a small plate and walking away.  Egads……. Here are yesterday’s eats….. Breakfast – 7 PPV Blueberry Pancakes, 1/2 Banana with 1 T. Almond Butter, Frothy Coffee   Lunch – 7 PPV Tuna mixed with 1 T. Dill Pickle Relish, 1 T Mustard, 1/4 C shredded carrots, 1/2 chopped Apple in Lettuce Leaves, Carrots with Hummus and Feta. […]

I walked 6 miles yesterday morning and hit the 100 mile mark in my challenge. Whoop Whoop!! My plans for the day were cancelled yesterday, and with so many full day’s coming up over the next week and a half, I decided to do a lot of nothing, and it was awesome! Here are the day’s eats…… Breakfast – 6 PPV 2/3 C Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt with Vanilla Stevia drops and Cinnamon, topped with Strawberries, Blueberries, Banana slices and 1 T. of Granola, 4 scrambled Egg Whites, and Toast with 1/8th of an avocado, smashed with lime juice and sea salt.   Lunch – 7 PPV One piece of leftover Zucchini Lasagna from the Skinnytaste Cookbook. It’s all gone now. 🙁   Snack – 2 PPV Fruit Kabob’s with Dark Chocolate Drizzle and raw unsweetened coconut. I’m going to bookclub tonight and taking an appetizer. Guess what I’m taking?? […]

In the exercise department, I had a great day yesterday. I got a few miles in yesterday morning and I went to a Jazzercise class in the afternoon. My morning started off so well. Before my walk, I ate an early and light breakfast. Maybe too early and maybe too light. Sometime after I ate my lunch, I was thinking about the lasagne in the refrigerator that I made late on Sunday night. Mike and I had shared a piece and I knew it was delicious. I wished that I had just had some of that for lunch instead of the omelet that I ate. While I was thinking about the lasagne, and trying not to eat it, I ate part of a leftover biscuit from Father’s Day with a little honey on it. Then I ate a few raw almonds. Then I ate a few Chocolate covered almonds and put […]

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I got in lots of activity and enjoyed the weekend with family and friends. Saturday morning…7:00 am, walked the dogs for 1 mile, followed with Hot Yoga at 8:00 am. I mowed and trimmed the lawn and trimmed a few bushes by 10:30. I used my App while mowing and determined I actually walk just over 1 mile while mowing, so I’m including that in my Walking Challenge. I walked another 3 miles after mowing. bringing my total for the day to 5 miles. It felt great to get all of that activity in before noon. It was a great day earning lots of activity points.   Sunday morning at 7:00 am, was a walk/run with Tucker and Mike. The three of us made a really good team getting in lots of spurts of running along the way. I am loving having these two […]

After a short conversation with the Apple Tech Support guy and a not so short session by myself deleting over 5000 pictures of eggs, sweet potatoes and avocado’s, my computer is back up and running. I’m feeling like it’s a temporary fix due to a few other issues I seem to be having. There is also a variety of messages that keep popping up. For now, I get to tell you what I ate yesterday and how far I walked. Lucky you, huh? Before I talk food and walks, my new neighbors, the foxes, are still around. I called Animal Control AND Kansas Wildlife Rescue, and both of them told me that there is nothing that can be done, and that the three foxes are likely a mother and two pups, and will probably be gone in a week or two. They did recommend supervising my dogs while they are […]

Due to limited time, due to computer issues, due to me not knowing much about computers, due to my lack of patience in learning, I’m keeping this post short. 🙂 I registered for 5K number three for the year. My goal is to do 6. Yay me. Whoo Whoo!   I’m getting my miles in AND….I went to Jazzercise on Thursday night. I had a great day on Wednesday, but my food plan did not go as planned. This cutie, Nina, is leaving the food truck to go to Norway for a year, maybe longer, and this was her last day working with us, so we had a little Sangria fun after work.   Here are Wednesday’s eats….. Pre-Breakfast – 1 PPV Frothy Coffee   Breakfast – 4 PPV  2 oz Cooked and Smashed Sweet Potato, one egg, fruit   Lunch – 3 PPV Fruit and 8 oz Greek Nonfat […]

Headed to the Apple Store today.  Hope to post later today. 🙁