Locals was being a little glitchy this morning but it seems to be working now.
Picking up on our conversation from the Live last night, I just ran to dollar tree and they had a lot of fun Carnivore friendly stocking stuffer options. They had some mini cheeses, meat sticks, mini packs of cheese whisps, and a few other fun ideas. (plus some small non-food trinkets). If you need a few affordable things to put in stockings (even your own) check it out.
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Sunday! I made it to Madrid smoothly and with no delays thankfully! I lose 9 hours going to Madrid so I always end up getting a pretty short night's sleep to try and reset myself (plus I had a very early morning flight ) One of my biggest focuses in 2026 has been to improve my sleep, I really do think this has been one of the things that has helped my weight loss. This week however has been really bad in terms of getting enough sleep, early mornings with the dog and travel has left me with quite the sleep deficit. Unfortunately, it will probably take me a couple of more days of poor sleep before I get fully adjusted.
How has your sleep been lately?
What a weekend!! It was homecoming weekend which ment parade on Friday. Yesterday we went from cross country race (finished 4th) to cutting down trees blazing a new cross country course for his Eagle Scout project. We worked up one heck of a appetite. Burgers and eggs were for dinner. Today is a nice rest day then tomorrow my Mom gets her knee replaced.
Happy Saturday! I am leaving this morning to head to Madrid for work, I will be gone for a full week. Unfortunately bad timing because Chris and the kids were gone for a couple days to California for a concert. But they had a wonderful time, they even got to go to the beach for a few hours. We got to hang out Friday and play lots of games before I left this morning. This will be my last big work trip for the year hopefully. I'll definitely be missing my family but I do love visiting Spain. Long day of travel today, and then adjusting to the time zone and prep for work on Sunday (I lose 9 hours going East). I'll be posting some still and Chris will check in when I am not able.
What are your plans for the weekend?
