The Day I Revived the Couch

Amazing things can be done with a bottle of rubbing alcohol and an hour of scrubbing. Professional upholstery cleaners are helpful, too.

• 2 peanut butter bars, 2 slices of toast w/ jam (breakfast (8)
• 1/2 bowl of Golden Grahams (snack shared w/ Miles, 11.30)
• enchilada, rice, red beans, water (lunch, 1.30)
• one of Brenna's super yummy whoopie pies (snack, 3.30)
• an apple
• pumpkin waffles w/ spiced peache topping & nutmeg whipped cream, scrambled eggs, mulled cider, water (Fall in food form dinner, 7)
  

And she's back.

I went to bed several nights is a row now completely forgetting to do my food log. Oops.

• Golden Grahams in 1% milk (breakfast, 8)
• tuna on plain bagel, vanilla yogurt w/ raw oats, fruit snacks, water (lunch, 12.30)
• piece of dark chocolate (snack, 1.30)
• peanut butter bar (snack, 5)
• enchiladas, rice, beans, water (dinner, 6.45)
• more peanut butter bars, small cup of milk (glad most have been eaten or given away now)

Not sure of my calorie total and feeling too lazy to figure it out.

The 2nd Day of General Conference

And I didn't start with cake.

• 2 slices Brenna's bread, cup of chocolate milk (breakfast, 9)
• chips & dip (snacks @ Mom's, 12)
• roast turkey breast, mashed potatoes, salad, corn, lolo bun, cinnamon roll, grape juice, water (lunner @ mom's, 2)
• piece of Mere's pumpkin pie, another few bites of cinnamon roll (dessert, 6)
• diluted apple cider

calorie total: 2,240

The 1st Day of General Conference

And I started it off with a piece of cake.

• 1/2 piece of Cherry Almond Chocolate cake (upon waking, 8)
• 2 pieces of French toast, 2 eggs scrambled, water (real breakfast, 9)
• leftover pasta w/chicken, broccoli, another 1/2 piece of cake, cup of milk, water (lunch, 1.30)
• some milk chocolate
  
• Sunchips, water, apple slices (snack, 5)
• 2 poached eggs w/ sprinkle of parm on English muffin, 1/2 of Grace's oatmeal (dinner, 7)

calorie total: 1,808

Taking a Night Off

Because I can!

The Day Brenna and I Canned 105 Lbs. of Tomatoes.

It actually went a lot faster and was a lot more fun than I anticipated. I think this is the most I've ever done in one go. My 70 pounds yielded 14 quarts of quartered tomatoes and 20 pints of diced. Should see us through the Winter and Spring.

• Carnation Instant Breakfast, an English muffin (breakfast, 8)
• some goldfish (snack, 11)
  
• a bagel w/ cream cheese, an apple, 1.5 bananas, water (lunch, 1.30)
• another 1/2 banana w/ 1 T PB (snack, 4)
• 2 slices Brenna's bread w/ real butter, water (snack, 5)
  
• mini cheese ravioli w/ meat sauce, broccoli, water (dinner 6.45)
• milk chocolate (snack? dessert?, 8)

calorie total: 2,340

The Day We Were Had at Wickam's Farm

It was one of those experiences that become so ridiculously maddening you just have to laugh.

• Chocolate Cheerios in 1% milk (breakfast, 7.45)
• a small piece of Brenna's coffee cake (snack, 10)
  
• a granola bar, some Goldfish (snack, 10.30)
• about a gazillion bites of different varieties of apples (11 - 12.30)
• 2 apple cider donuts, water (yet another snack, 1)
  
• Mexican salad for the 3rd day in a row -- glad it's done, water (lunch, 2)
• pita pizza, apple cider, a cider donut, small cup of milk, water (dinner, 7.30)

calorie total: 2,450