hoffalady > Thursday    October 15 '09    day 425

leafy

i took today "off" and did as little as possible. my whole body was aching. i wanted to give it some time to recover. so far so good on my BP med and none of the side effects, thus far. i am a bit annoyed by the HUNDREDS of drug interactions listed for it but i'll just have to be vigilant... and the sooner i lost the weight, the sooner i can get off these lil pills, hopefully!

i did learn from my aunt that my grandmother (my fathers mother) had heart disease. it wasn't what killed her but it kept her in the hospital more often than not. i'm still waiting to hear if it was the plaque build up kind (my cholesterol is fine) or the rate and rhythm disrupting variety, which is hereditary. 

the boys had a fall festival after school today. i thought i'd head straight over after picking up Vernando and we could all have a lil fun. unfortunately there was a misunderstanding on T & Q's part. instead we came home almost right away w/ neither T nor Q speaking to me. oh well.

i'd wanted to get some shots at the school but it was pretty much mayhem. i wouldn't even say organized chaos because that would be a total lie! LOL!! so today it's leafy lettuce. :0)

btw, thanks for all the comments yesterday. i appreciate you.
hoffalady > Saturday     Sept 12 '09   day 409

deliciousness

not an outstanding shot of one of my favorite meals but it'll do. a couple of weeks ago i had an idea on how to prepare chicken spaghetti.. it was a huge success and the boys have asked for it a couple of times since. so i caved tonite and made it again. it's so good. i mean i'm a good cook and everything, but wow. :0p

today was actually a fantastical food day in our house. i made a surprise brekkie. raspberry and blueberry cream cheese filled blintzes w/ scrambled cheese eggs and bacon. i love bacon. it was the first time i'd made blintzes and they were scrumptious!

other than that, just a regular ole domestic day around our house. i groomed the dogs, sans the baths. the hubby and i worked on clean and drying out the pool for storage. spent some time slacking off on FB and tending to my farm on FarmTown. not too shabby.

how was your Saturday?

**added later for Michael Sullivan**

- saute diced onions, green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomato, fresh basil & oregano, crushed garlic and zucchini in olive oil
- once those are perfectly tender, add boneless, skinless chicken thighs to the pan, salt & pepper to taste and cover (to trap as much moisture as possible)
- remove thighs and dice when they have browned
- add diced chicken and veggies to simmering sauce (crushed tomatoes w/ basil or jarred sauce is fine)
- simmer until thickened

it's not too complicated but it does take a lil work. so worth it tho! :0)
hoffalady > Wednesday    Sept 9 '09   day 406

abundance

today was a MUCH better day! 

i caught up on emails since i still had over 100 in my inbox from my trip to Boston. i've still got another 30ish to go but i know i'll knock those out.

the boys got their state testing results back. the testing was done spring '09 and the results were fantastic. T scored advanced in every single aspect of every subject! Q was mixed between advanced and proficient w/ more advanced. i guess that explains why they were both placed in advanced math classes this year. :0)

the tomatoes seem to be ripening faster than i can feed 'em to the hubby. every other day i harvest a full cup of cherry tomatoes and 1-2 medium beefsteaks. funny that i grow something so well that i don't eat myself. why can't i grow cucumbers like that??

made the most delicious dinner- roasted veggies (zucchini, onions, mushroom & tomatoes) w/ sautéed tilapia. it was tasty and so easy!

Fuller asked about SimpleMug. i like it. it's a way to link your most recently updated galleries on Facebook. it helps me share my dailies w/ people who don't follow it directly on SmugMug.

also i did email after fotoeffects suggested it. they agree w/ me (us) that there have been far too many outages and think they they have solved the problem. fingers crossed.....
hoffalady > Sunday    Sept 6 '09    day 403

Hershey's

i love chocolate. it should be it's own food group. you know the food for your soul group.

nothing much to report about today. it was very lazy. 

this was a last minute shot. nothing spectacular about it at all. and i really hate that you can see my fingerprints in the chocolate too. 

thanks for the comments on the Tipton Trail gallery. it took a lot of time to get the levels right in every single photo. a lot more than i'd anticipated. it's nice to know that ya think it was worth it. :0)

how was your Sunday?
hoffalady > Sunday   Aug 30 '09   day 399

NACHOS!!

what's better than homemade nachos? nachos from Santana's but since i live almost 2,000 away from my favorite Mexican eatery- homemade nachos have to do when i've got a hankering.

these nachos were my one last hurrah before i get back on track Monday morning. 

i hope you had a great weekend cause i did! :0)

oh and thanks to all of you who did comment on yesterday's collage. my feelings about adopting a pet from a shelter rather than buying on from a breeder are something that i feel very strongly about. it's nice to know there are others with the same/similar convictions.
hoffalady > Saturday Aug 1 '09   day 382

pancakes!

i made a big breakfast this morning and i think everyone ate too much. yay me! i woke up to sunshine for the second straight morning but i should have known it wouldn't last. as soon as the hubby had driven away to take the boys on base for haircuts, the sky let loose. so my tomato pruning will have to wait... again.

headed over to Tracy's for dinner and so the hubby could work on Vernando's new pc.it's been too long since she and i had time to really talk. seems like when we do it's either quick phone calls coordinating kids or an exchange of smart ass text. the one thing i miss most from us both living on base was being able to walk two doors down and give her a hard time.

thanks for dinner Tracy! the lasagna was delish!

the hubby and i came home alone as all the boys decided a sleepover was in order. kids....

i haven't been commenting much (again) and i am sorry. i do need to make time for it.
hoffalady > July 29 '09  day 379

groceries

nothing exciting today. funny how i say i've got too much green lately and then i go and do this. oh well.
hoffalady > July 9 '09

day 360

limed

nothing screams summer like a ice cold beer on a wickedly hot day!

i had the hardest time trying to upload this photo. it kept timing out when i tried it my usual (simple) way. so i just spent the last hour getting the LR plugin and getting that all set up. so confusing. ah well at least it's up.

hope you had a great Thursday!
hoffalady > June 27 '09

day 348

everything

Phish Food used to be my favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream. not it's everything.... so delish!

great Saturday for me, hanging out with my guys, splashing in the pool, cuddling on the couch watching movies. i even stayed up late and watched a horror movie with the hubby! don't you just love Saturdays?
Thursday October 15 '09 day 425

leafy

i took today "off" and did as little as possible. my whole body was aching. i wanted to give it some time to recover. so far so good on my BP med and none of the side effects, thus far. i am a bit annoyed by the HUNDREDS of drug interactions listed for it but i'll just have to be vigilant... and the sooner i lost the weight, the sooner i can get off these lil pills, hopefully!

i did learn from my aunt that my grandmother (my fathers mother) had heart disease. it wasn't what killed her but it kept her in the hospital more often than not. i'm still waiting to hear if it was the plaque build up kind (my cholesterol is fine) or the rate and rhythm disrupting variety, which is hereditary.

the boys had a fall festival after school today. i thought i'd head straight over after picking up Vernando and we could all have a lil fun. unfortunately there was a misunderstanding on T & Q's part. instead we came home almost right away w/ neither T nor Q speaking to me. oh well.

i'd wanted to get some shots at the school but it was pretty much mayhem. i wouldn't even say organized chaos because that would be a total lie! LOL!! so today it's leafy lettuce. :0)

btw, thanks for all the comments yesterday. i appreciate you.
hoffalady > Thursday    October 15 '09    day 425

leafy

i took today "off" and did as little as possible. my whole body was aching. i wanted to give it some time to recover. so far so good on my BP med and none of the side effects, thus far. i am a bit annoyed by the HUNDREDS of drug interactions listed for it but i'll just have to be vigilant... and the sooner i lost the weight, the sooner i can get off these lil pills, hopefully!

i did learn from my aunt that my grandmother (my fathers mother) had heart disease. it wasn't what killed her but it kept her in the hospital more often than not. i'm still waiting to hear if it was the plaque build up kind (my cholesterol is fine) or the rate and rhythm disrupting variety, which is hereditary. 

the boys had a fall festival after school today. i thought i'd head straight over after picking up Vernando and we could all have a lil fun. unfortunately there was a misunderstanding on T & Q's part. instead we came home almost right away w/ neither T nor Q speaking to me. oh well.

i'd wanted to get some shots at the school but it was pretty much mayhem. i wouldn't even say organized chaos because that would be a total lie! LOL!! so today it's leafy lettuce. :0)

btw, thanks for all the comments yesterday. i appreciate you.
Thursday October 15 '09 day 425

leafy

i took today "off" and did as little as possible. my whole body was aching. i wanted to give it some time to recover. so far so good on my BP med and none of the side effects, thus far. i am a bit annoyed by the HUNDREDS of drug interactions listed for it but i'll just have to be vigilant... and the sooner i lost the weight, the sooner i can get off these lil pills, hopefully!

i did learn from my aunt that my grandmother (my fathers mother) had heart disease. it wasn't what killed her but it kept her in the hospital more often than not. i'm still waiting to hear if it was the plaque build up kind (my cholesterol is fine) or the rate and rhythm disrupting variety, which is hereditary.

the boys had a fall festival after school today. i thought i'd head straight over after picking up Vernando and we could all have a lil fun. unfortunately there was a misunderstanding on T & Q's part. instead we came home almost right away w/ neither T nor Q speaking to me. oh well.

i'd wanted to get some shots at the school but it was pretty much mayhem. i wouldn't even say organized chaos because that would be a total lie! LOL!! so today it's leafy lettuce. :0)

btw, thanks for all the comments yesterday. i appreciate you.
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