Forgetting Friday!

WHUUPS!

So I was a tad neglectful of my blog today - and apparently, my plan for the day. Oopsidaisies!

I actually have a good reason - I spent all morning finishing off the perogies I started late last night (note: MAKING them, NOT eating them!), and by the time I was done, and the kitchen was cleaned, it was nap time! (Mind you, NO reason is a good reason to be neglectful of myself. Bad, bad Cat - I should have fed my body right today.)

I crashed until about 7pm, made supper for me an' DH, and then I was off to the airport to drop off the dozens of doughy goodness for my friends and co-workers.

Came home, got changed, and got in some APs! WOOHOO!

Here's a review of today's disaster!:

Brekkie:

1 cup coffee w/ff creamer - 1

Midday:

sampling perogy filling - 2

chocolate easter eggs - 3

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

12 Triscuits - 3

= 10

Supper:

2 fillets of fish - 6

1 cup whole wheat couscous - 3

salad - 0

= 9

20/21

3+L H20

5 APs!!! (4 for 30 min jogging, 1 for 30 min walking)

Thirsty Thursday's review

Today was a blah day - my first week of holidays is almost up, and what do I have to show for it?

Anything?

Nope. Not yet, anyways. Tattoo day is coming up, though - April 11th....that should be a nice way to spend my time off!

On a brighter note, I got more than my 3L of water in today! Boy, I sure have been thirsty!

Did anyone else watch The Office tonite? New episode finally - but still no Jim-Pam hook-up! Dyargh!

Ok, well, I'm off to make more perogies now - hopefully my last batch for a while. I will take no more orders! My poor fingers! I think carpal tunnel is setting in!

Here's my review of today:

Brekkie:

1/4 cup steel cut oats - 2

1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5

1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 4

Lunch:
1 1/2 slice mexican pizza - 4.5
1 All Bran bar - 2
= 6.5

Snack:
1 Drumstick (had a craving after I saw a bus ad for the damn thing!) - 7
=7

"Supper":
popcorn - 2
3/4 cup yogurt - 1.5
= 3.5



21/21
3+L h20

LOST Wednesday!

I didn't bother posting yesterday's menu - ended up going out with friends for wing night at Triple B's. Sigh. So, my sneak peek on the scale reflected my 2 vodkas and the wing samples I indulged in. That's ok - just up a half a lb. But I'm back on track ('ish) today!

Mandy posted a DEEELICIOUS Mexican Pizza recipe on her blog that I'm going to try tonite! I hope it turns out as good as hers looked! Can't wait to munch on it while watching LOST - it looks as though it's gonna be a good one, too! OOOOH, the excitement! I love Wednesday nights!

DH and I are getting ready to head out for our flyer delivery in a bit, so I'll get some APs in, too!

Here's today's menu:

Brekkie:

2 slices WW toast - 1

1/2 tbps peanut butter - 1

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 3

Snack:

1 All Bran bar - 2

= 2

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

8 Triscuit crackers - 2

= 4

Snack:

slowpokes from the bulk bin at Superstore - 5 :(

= 5

Supper:

2 slices Mexican pizza - 7

salad - 0

= 7

21/21

Working on litre 2

APs TBA

Divorce Disaster Diverted!

Wow, have I ever learned a lot!

First off, I learned that, as wonderful as I believe my hubby is, and as much as I WANT to believe he can do anything, he's not Bob Vila.

As Gail on the GDT pointed out, he's more like Tim Taylor!

LOL (love you, hunney!)

To his credit, it wasn't ENTIRELY his fault!

He was just trying to impress my parents - so I guess they're partly to blame, too!

You see, they were supposed to come over on Sunday for a wonderful meal I was to prepare for them. I had been waiting all week for it - I was so excited that I had the chance to cook for them, and my brother, sister, and my niece.

Sunday afternoon rolls around, and Bob - uhh, Donovan (my DH!) - decided he would change the outlet under the cupboard in the kitchen, b/c it was cream coloured, and the thought white would look nicer and cleaner. He wanted to prove to my parents that he CAN be handy!

Well, he got his big Home Depot book out and followed the instructions to a tee - and next thing y'know, the whole house has shorted out!

(This is what he did to my outlet - where it all started!!!)
Dinner was cancelled, I was MAD (b/c I told him before he even got his toolbelt on, "NO, don't bother!"). My dad came over and attempted to fix the problem.

They managed to get everything else working - lights (that wouldn't work until the element on the stove was turned on!), the mic, little things like that. But the stove itself wasn't getting power, and we soon discovered, neither was my dryer!

Anyhoot, my dad figured there was a problem with the oven. So we called a repairman to come out and see what the dilly-o was. He came by this morning, and said the oven's fine. Next step - call an electrician, the repairman said.

We instead called MB Hydro, just in case there was anything they could do.

Turns out (and this is where I start feeling like I gained a few blue-collar brain cells!) there are 2 power lines that run to the house - a 110, and 220. Well, the 110 line was working just fine, that's why we were able to have working lights and smaller appliances, like the nuker. But the 220 circuit was fried, and that's the amt of power the oven and dryer needed.

SOOOO, the hydro dude got out all his equipment, went up to the power lines behind our house, pulled some tricks out of his bag, and VOILA! We're back up and running!

So, to my hubby's credit, it wasn't ENTIRELY his fault - buddy from hydro said the connection was really old, and would have eventually gone on it's own. My hubby just helped expedite the process of the connection getting fixed!

Now we have a nice, pretty new outlet in our kitchen!

And my parent's still aren't convinced Donovan can do handy-work around the house! lol

What an ordeal! I'm just glad we're back up and running. My hubby has learned a few good lessons - 1. Don't try to do any electrical work on your own; 2. ALWAYS listen to your wife. I was soooooo close to divorce! HAHA!

On another note, this sure did make us appreciate electricity! Thanks, Louie the Lightning Bug!

New month, new template!

Happy April!

Sure, there's a bit of snowy flakes falling, but who cares? Easter's just around the corner, and life is grand!

Yesterday's catastrophic events could have very easily been mistaken for an April Fool's joke, but in the end, everything worked out wonderfully - I'm DOWN for today's WI!

Two wks ago, I was pleased to report a 3lb loss - bringing me to 152.5. Then last week, all hell broke loose (TOM), and I was up to 158.5! Well, this week, I went back on the flex plan, drank 3L of water and got only 18APs in, and I'm down!

152lb, BABY!!!

I love making my little snail move on my ticker (move in the RIGHT direction, that is!).

Ahhh, today's going to be a great day!

First day of holidays, I'm feelin' pretty good, my tattoo is a week away - and life is grand!!!

Hope everyone else has a fantastic day, too!

Here's what my menu today will consist of:

Brekkie:

1/4 steel cut oats - 2

1/4 cup skim milk - 0.5

1/2 tbsp brown sugar - 0.5

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

= 4

Snack:

All Bran bar - 2

banana - 1.5

= 3.5

Lunch:

1 pesto wrap w/55 gm tandoori chicken - 5

salad - 0

1 glass V8 - 0

= 5

MODIFICATION - I had NONE of this for lunch!!! Instead, I had 2.5 pts worth of cashews at my parent's house!

Snack:

1 apple - 1

1 chocobran muffin - 1

= 2

NOPE! Ix-nay on this whole bit!

Supper:

TBA, probably something chicken-y - I have 6.5 pts left to play with for supper and a snack.

I ended up eating at my parent's place - didn't stop to think that I can't make anything chicken-y b/c my oven's still broken! So instead, I had 6 meatballs, 1/2 cup egg noodles, and steamed asparagus = 8pts

Snack:
popcorn - 2

little chocolate Easter eggs - about 3pts worth

= 5

23/21

4 APs (20 min jogging, 20 min walking, 20 min strength training)

Don't plan on anything!!!

NOTHING worked out the way it was supposed to!

We got our APs in with the flyer delivery, went to Zellers to pick up some stuff, and when we got home, DH decided he wanted to install the new electrical hardware he picked up - a white plug outlet and plate. Well, he installed it - and the whole house ended up shorting out!

So there went our plans of having my family over for the elaborate meal I was going to prepare for them!

It worked out alright in the end - my dad came over after work and helped get us back on track with it, and I took some chicken and ingredients over to my parent's place and made supper for everyone there!

We still had a great time, but I didn't get all my pts in for the day.

18/21

I seriously can't eat anymore - I just chugged off my last litre of water, and I feel like I'm going to explode! And now it's time for bed - so I hope to get back on track tomorrow.

Jeebus!!!

Snowy Sunday!

Woke up to white stuff.....WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE WEATHER FOR MORE THAN A DAY?!
lol

We didn't get a chance to head out last night for our flyer delivery, we had to trudge through slush to get it done this morning. More APs I suppose, but dang, I wished we would've done it last night instead! Turns out it wasn't THAT bad, a little chilly, but manageable.

I have my family coming over for dinner tonite - it's gonna be a doozy! Here's the plan for today:

Brekkie:

2 slices WW toast - 1

coffee w/ff creamer - 1

=2

Snack:

1 All Bran bar

=2

Lunch:

2 cups Gardennay soup - 2

=2

Supper:

Spinach and ricotta stuffed pesto chicken breast - 5

garlic mashed potatoes - 2

2 homemade buns - 4

salad - 0

= 11

Dessert:

1 serving of trifle - 4

= 4

21/21

3L h20

3 APs