Happy Tuesday!! Most of you know how much we love Fogo de Chao, the all you can eat Brazilian steakhouse. We went for the first time when I was pregnant with Penelope, we loved it long before Carnivore (we used to eat all the carbs before though). Once we went carnivore it was just such a great deal that it quickly became one of our favorite places for a special meal out. The kids were free for a lot of years and we definitely got our money's worth as a family! Even better that they do special military discounts and coupons etc. We got to know the staff at our Scottsdale location and the kids would bring our favorite servers flowers and Christmas gifts.
The only downside is that the closest one to us was always 45 minutes away. Fortunately (or unfortunately 😂), next week they're opening one 10 minutes from our house. 🎉🎉 We are so excited, however, prices have gone up a lot there in the last 12 years so we certainly aren't going to be going there as often as we would like.
I am really excited though because I have been trying to film a YouTube video at the Scottsdale location for a lot of years and never really got response. But I assumed they would probably be trying to do some media to promote the opening of the new location, so I reached out and they agreed to let me come in and film a YouTube video there!!
I probably have hundreds of pictures that we've taken at Fogo over the years, I'll have to put some together for that video to just show how my kids have grown over the years. We went with Penelope when she was 2 weeks old. 😂 Here is our first picture at a Fogo, me pregnant with Penelope.
Have you ever been to Fogo de Chao or any other Brazilian steakhouse?
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 ...
I made it home last night, and very exciting today that my Mom comes for the next week. We saw her in WV recently but she hasn't been here for a few months. It will be a little wild with Angus this time and him getting used to new people. We are excited to have her come visit.
Also, today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I still remember where I was that morning when we heard the news. Remembering all those that lost their lives that day. ❤️🤍💙
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We are home from Universal and hosting 7 boys to celebrate my son’s birthday. We will be going to a local gaming and “experience” facility that provides a young “party host.”
My exhaustion continues. My doctor ran more lab work and my Vitamin C level was barely detectable. My Lyme disease is undetectable but I wonder if our hotel room had mold. My ears have been completely blocked for a week.
I bought an organ supplement and still had liposomal vitamin c from my surgery last year. I need to find a job and I know I look exhausted. I had an interview on Thursday and I did my best to prop up for 30 minutes on Zoom. I think I held it together well enough but I can sleep for 12 hours and still need a nap.
Have any of you experienced this?
Grandma comes to town this weekend so this week we're busy doing a lot of straightening up around the house, then some grocery shopping so we're prepared. One thing I enjoy about her visits is cooking some good meat for her. After years of practice, it's fun showing off a little when company is over. One question I get a lot from guests is, "how is your chicken and/or pork so juicy?". That brings me to my tip of the day haha. Internal temperature is a must and don't over cook it. Back in the day it was always insisted that pork and chicken had to be 165. That's dry and overdone. Pork is safe at 145 per USDA. I take my pork off when it hits 135 so carryover temperature is factored and it rests to 145. Chicken I take off at 150 and it comes up to 160 or so. Perfect every time.
What temperature do you cook chicken/pork to? Does going lower scare you?
