Agility class

Pesto spaghetti squash with tomatoes

Last weekend, before we went out, I ran across some information about a cookbook that sounded interesting.  While we were out, we went to the bookstore, and I found the book.  It's my kind of cookbook--pictures of the recipes!  It also has variations and tips which will be very useful.  It is Paleo Comfort Foods (homestyle cooking for a gluten-free kitchen).  So I don't have a gluten-free kitchen but wouldn't that be nice....

I got a spaghetti squash in my produce box, so I tried the pesto spaghetti squash with tomatoes.  I made it pretty close to the recipe but I don't think I used enough basil or tomatoes, and I added two chicken apple sausages with the (pork) casing cut off.  The interesting thing is that it uses walnuts instead of pine nuts.  My husband tried it and said it was pretty good.  Then he sat down with a plate of it and decided the first bite was the best one; he couldn't eat very much of it.  It took him a minute to understand there wasn't any pasta; I don't think he liked the texture of the spaghetti squash.

I would definitely make this again.  Although this book has a lot of eggs in it, I think I will use it quite a bit.

Turkey Chili

I liked it more than he did. Must. Try. Again.

A new high. And low?

Since changing to left handed bowling, I've been very inconsistent.  Today was more inconsistency, but I happened to get my best. score. ever.  Even right handed.

4 strikes!

The Thai restaurant that was so accommodating previously was maybe a little less accommodating this time.  She told me that there is soy in the curry sauce but they could not add more soy.  Hmmm.  I had it and I seem to feel fine.  I think everyone is confused about the soy issue.  Overall, I should not eat soy because of my thyroid.  Soy sauce is another issue--besides the soy/thyroid issue, most soy is not gluten-free.  Yes, there is gluten-free soy, but I doubt that a typical restaurant would be cooking with it.  Since I have so many issues, I'm not really sure that I'll be able to tell if the soy sauce had any effect on me anyway.

We went home for a while before going back out to run errands, and then back home again.  I'm not sure if I'm being overly irritable, but I feel like I'm interrupted during every single thing I try to accomplish.  Because of that, I feel like I'm not getting anything done.  My memory sucks*, and I have so many things going on, so it seems that I'm spinning my wheels, running from one thing to the next and finding things half done all along the way.  *1. We went to the bookstore to return a book; they gave me a gift card.  We found several things to purchase, which I bought after getting my membership discount.  I still have the gift card.  2. We went to Kohl's to purchase some items.  At the register, I used my coupon.  As soon as we paid, I realize I have Kohl's cash that I didn't use.  I seriously just looked at it in my wallet the other day.

Back at home, I had a bit of a melt down when my DH went upstairs and then told me "there aren't any sheets on the bed."  I literally dropped the laundry, took care of the bed, then went back downstairs for laundry and dishes.  Oh, the meltdown: when I was done with the bed, I told him so very NOT nicely.  There I am again, behaving badly.

I'm almost but not nearly buzzed. I'm in pain. I should drink more.

snow in Phoenix

After a little gardening, I had a normal Saturday of house chores, watching TV while going through mail and online to-dos.  Then we went out for some errands.  We got some Christmas gifts while we were out; I just about got a buzz, too.  Total Wine gave me pink tequila (trade secret on the pink, but it's not coloring), champagne (now that I had it, I'm not sure if I'm allowed--I think I read something about the carbonation coming from yeast?  I'm so confused.  My head hurts.), and organic vodka samples.

I wasn't feeling great when we got home, so I rested a little but then it was time to get ready and head out to a surprise birthday party.  I thought I should eat but there wasn't time and my husband was certain they would have something I could eat.  We were running a tad late, but seriously, Google Maps on my phone sucks.  It sucks on his phone too.  We ended up calling for directions, and we made it early enough.

By the time the birthday boy showed up, I knew that I wasn't just "not feeling great."  It was coming on strong.  I tried to be social but also find places to sit.  I was in so much pain, even when sitting.  As it usually does, it would come and go, but it was so, so terribly bad when it would come.  I really wanted to be at home, but I had some fun.  The only thing that I could eat was some fruit, and chips and a Larabar that I brought with me.  I did accept a shot of the chocolate cherry wine that we brought.  It has dairy but I just had to see if I could take the edge off this horrendous pain.  It did not really help.  FML.

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Courious George

Curious George

I wasn't feeling great, just kind of blah, so I went to Luci's to get a smoothie for lunch.  A few people have been sick recently, so I got the Mellow Yellow for the Vitamin C: mango, pineapple, juice.  I also got some chocolate ice cream made with coconut milk.  I don't usually get ice cream with lunch, but I knew we were having a surprise baby shower for a co-worker, and there would be snacks and dessert, and I would be empty-handed.  I brought hummus and gluten-free tortilla chips, along with my ice cream.  One coworker (maybe trying to be funny?) commented on my ice cream; it seemed like he thought it was supposed to be healthy but it still has fat and calories.  I reminded him that it's just a substitute for dairy ice cream--it's not what's for dinner.  (Usually!)