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[Tachi]

I 'think' the exemption is federal. I suggested my brother ask his taxguy to look in his records and make sure the 1099-s was voided, as the Title company couldnt print it out.

Wow, thats WAY too much snow. Ive always loved snow since a kid outside Chicago, but thats just too much. You do fantastic for anyone, regardless of age. Hoping thats the last big snow of winter for you.

Taxes are such a big 'IF'. If theyre filled out right, if the irs accepts them, if the check doesnt get lost in the mail. Hope yours turn out well. I talked to an acct at my tax office and she says no need to file this year. next year will have to tho cause thats what the house sale is on. 

Amazon...yep, Ive started ordering big myself. Why have to keep getting something you use all the time. One big order and you'll always have em. Slowly doing the same with  my pantry. Goingto the store is dangerous because I impulse shop. Then at home I realise I dont want to spend alot of time cooking. Ive gotten lazy i guess.

Bluejays must think theyre in charge. Ours were the same way. I hope the new owners appreciate birds and set up a feeder and birdbath. 

The almanac has been right for us, a warmer winter. Supposed to be wet but a bit off there. Cali got a cold cold front they say. Im guessing you're getting lots of snow as part of whatever caused that. I just hope summer isnt too hot. Elec will go thru the roof. 

Im kind of surprised my folks never got a wood burning stove. I guess since they had the fireplace they didnt need it. I struggle to remember better times and not the end and to forgive myself. Eh, sorry to sound sad but its a struggle.

Sounds like your laptop is ok. I would think if it was going to go bas it would have done so right away. Ive heard for cellphones if you drop them in water put them in a container of salt, pulls off the moisture. never tried it tho.

I think i'd cry if I dropped brownies fresh from the oven. At least no one got cut or glass. One of the ladies at work one time brought brownies and no one wanted any. I loved em and she gave me the entire pan. I was a happy guy lol.

Im going to ask the weatherman to please give you folks a break. Maybe a week or two with no snow, maybe some warm weather too.

I was going to close dad's old bank acct but decided to wait and see if the mortgage company can get a check to me this time. If not im going to ask them to just wire it back into that acct. I never like checks in the mail, they get lost or stolen. I have 'informed delivery' where usps scans all my letters and they never scanned a check. I doubt ill ever see that money but will try. If it takes too long ill close the acct. Everything that was coming out of it is cancelled but I dont want someone to make a mistake and do it anyway. 

Panther must be fine where he goes or he wouldnt go there. Hoping you get some better weather and some peace and quiet. Take good care of yourself and stay warm.

[kayc]

I also use informed delivery. Filed taxes 2/20 and got OR refund already, IRS said they'll have it to my account 3/6-11.  At least they approved it. Next year won't be fun as I have to start taking IRA and I wish to God I didn't.  I still haven't recovered what I lost after 11/9/21.  It's going up little by little but all I want is to recover my loss.  Too late to change it, esp. w/election year. Don't want it to take a nosedive right before making a change like that.  I wish to God Biden had stopped that rule.  Why do they care if we start taking it out or not!

I do not like Stellar Jays, they seem like bullies, I used to have all kinds of birds until them, now just their constant screeching, ugh.  

Started snowing about 3 or 4, snowballs!  Seriously, I'd make one pass on my 40' ramp with my shovel and it'd be time to do it again!  About 6 pm I came in and sat down...woke up to 6" more! Fell asleep at 7 and woke up at 4:20 am, much needed.  BS 92, ate OMAD the last few days. It has been running in 70s and 80s so no idea why it was higher this morning, but that's how diabetes is.  I'd rather go back to having 100s and eat two meals/day and no snow to shovel!  d

Haven't gotten groceries in a month.  No 4WD or AWD.  Not going to take chances with the roads. Running low on vegetables but can eat carnivore and eggs for a while.  Hoping this lets up after today and they plow and this melts.

My DIL wants me to babysit 3 days next month (lives 3 hours away), can't do, she's nuts, wood heat is my only source so even IF (and that's a big if) it's not snowing, still have to keep my wood stove going.  Not going to come home in the dark and reheat an icy home and that's IF the pipes don't break.  She can hire someone or stay home and take care of their kids like WE did in our day.  She gets tons of help, we didn't.  She makes demands and never any appreciation or thank yous.

I know, I've done very little cooking lately but am starting to run out of stuff that's made.  Subway has a sale FLBOGO online which is buy one get one free, I'd love to do that if the snow ever lets up.

I missed my friend's memorial Saturday, it was hard to miss, I even had an offer for a ride but it was snowing hard and I knew I had to be home keeping up with it, same with Sunday/church.

The laptop could be corroding as we speak.  Can't put electronics in rice, can only take apart and clean, which I couldn't do with the laptop the way it's made.  Why they don't have a separate compartment for the battery I don't know.  Hoping and praying it will be okay.

You feel responsible for the end, but it's not on you.  I think most of us feel that even if we couldn't have known they were going to die, like my husband did.  We take upon ourselves even things we couldn't have known or that the doctors were responsible to know/do.

I do hope these articles will aid you in getting through your guilt feelings...
Guilt and Regret in Grief
Grief and the Burden of Guilt
Guilt In the Wake of a Parent's Death
Address Guilt When Grieving
and this video is helpful as well:

 

 

[kayc]

Wasn't 6"...

Tuesday woke up to 8" more, plus 2 more daytime. Got everything shoveled and some !@#$%&! shoveled other people's snow behind my car and in front of the mailbox where I'd just spent two hours hard at work (including my paths).  I was so mad!!  I spent 12 hours shoveling snow including the redo, but theirs was pack and tall.  Seriously I wouldn't have been responsible for what I would have done had I caught them!

Also walked down to feed the horse her apple but she was too cold to come out of the barn, I don't blame her.  Let Jazzy out when Iris was gone and walked back there again to do it.  Iris forgot my HWC and Kodie's hot dogs I'd asked her to get Monday.   Did her dishes again.  Took a shower and did laundry.  Made turkey soup and deboned it.  I've been eating OMAD this week and have seen great diabetic numbers but kind of miss eating two meals/day.  Although my energy can't be beat.  But am surprised I'm not still asleep.

Have had 46" in 8 days.

[Tachi]

Spent the last day and a half trying to fix this laptop with limited success. I had thought it was just the browser and switched away from Chrome. It had become very slow and wouldnt load pages, right after an update. But still having 'some' performance issues on the new browser. I scan every night with malwarebytes and its always clean. Ill try scanning with a different one to be safe. hate to get a new laptop as this one should be fine.

Still sleep issues. I wake up at 6-7 usually and have trouble falling back. but mainly i just toss and turn all night. I always have but never this bad. i wake up halfway and fall asleep again. After being awake a few hours I feel ok but after i first wakeup i feel like crud.

Wow, you got alot of snow. i vaguely remember as a kid outside Chicago we got alot but not as much as you have.

I cant understand people anymore. Its like suddenly they dont know how to behave, theyre so selfish and thoughtless. Someone should be coming over to shovel that for you not making it worse. 

headed to the grocery store tomorrow if it kills me. It did rain all afternoon but still. I do love a good rain, the clouds and the cool weather, love it. Unless its real windy i should be able to sit on my balcony and watch the rain. The neighbors will think im crazy lol.

Pardon me if any of this Ive told before.

talked to a girl at the tax atty office. My Dad's tax guy too retirement finally, great guy. This was a junior partner. i love how everyone gives me the junior partner, because im old and because they dont remember me. She was very nice but didnt seem to know much, had to run sk some questions. But in the end told me no need to file taxes this year. next year i will tho.

Finally got my refund from the mortgage company.

Our Bluejays were bullies, hogging the birdbath and sitting in the trees screaming at everyone. I will miss the birds. 

When i was studying IT i took an old laptop apart. never do that again. Some say its easy and some say its the biggest pain in IT. I side with the latter. The space is too small and packed and its not made to work on. I think they push too much to make them small and thin. make them easy to work on and upgrade. but we live in a disposable world. easier to make em disposable i guess. Waste of money for consumers though. this laptop was about $650 and I can try and wipe it and reinstall windows and chrome or just buy a new one. 

I also like how Windows is pushing me again to go to Win 11... :(...it keeps downloading things for an update during the time its not supposed to. 

You know i never considered you might get so much snow that you couldnt get food. They need a system to help. Hope it lets up and you get to go. Maybe I can send a package of food. Or can you order from Amazon?

Sorry you missed your friend's memorial. You can say some words. I try to remind myself to celebrate their life and the love they gave and the good times. its hard at times. I feel sorry for kids these days. When they get to be our age who will have told them how to understand life. We could but they wouldnt listen. I think each successive generation understands less about life and this one seems lost.

Sometimes i feel that i failed miserably. But so far...im here and my brother has his money. Still have a couple things to do before its all done but the main things are. Sadly, i dont hear from my brother anymore, not even email. Thats probably for the best. But I think i've understood a few things. Guess we will see.

Yes your DIL is nuts as can be. She sounds very self absorbed to the point of using people. Why doesnt she come down and shovel your driveway one time. Lol

Thank you for the videos, i'll watch them tonight. I think I may never come to peace with my Life and maybe the secret is just accepting that. It is what it is and time to move on. 

Hope you get some nice warmer weather, get some groceries and a rest from shoveling. Take good care of yourself and Kodie and Panther.

[kayc]

Haha, my DIL hasn't been here since she dropped her six month old baby here for me to watch, that was over seven years ago.  Nope, she just wants to use me.  I'm 71, how long does she think I can do this?  They live three hours away in a very remote unmarked area where GPS doesn't work.  I'm comfortable driving to Eugene over an hour away.

I have food, just couldn't go buy fresh produce and creamer, finally did this week.  i can always eat carnivore and give up coffee if need be.

Only time it'd be a problem is like during the snowpocalypse five years ago when our power was out for over 8 days and cut off from the world, no plows, phones, electricity, etc.  That was hell.  We survived it.

My son came on the middle day, hooked up his generator, for a day, after he left it quit.  Refrigeratored food all went bad.  Couldn't store food outside and attract wild animals but after I got my coolers I could...ever since I store my coolers on the patio in the winter.  There was too much snow to reach the storage room where they were.  The weatherman didn't predict it, worse than, they said it'd all be north of Salem, ha!  Woke up up 4' 5" overnight! 18 degrees.  My Arlie was a trooper.  A few months later he was dead, inoperable cancer.

I love Chrome.  Windows 11 keeps setting default to other browsers, I had it set on 10 but they don't seem to let me keep it, change it every day. 

I've used AVG for years, it's never once let a virus or malware through.  Over 20 years ago I had Norton, it let a virus through, it ate everything literally.  My son came home from the service, wiped it clean, reloaded whatever windows they had back then (95? 98?) and set me up with this antivirus, and it's free.  I also have AdblockerPlus.  

We're getting a break in the weather but it'll turn colder within a week, from Canada...hoping/praying I can make my son's 40th bdy party and help my grandson celebrate his 7th, all depends on if it snows within the next 8 days.  We'll see.

Kodie helps me accept my life as it is so much, I can't believe what a difference he makes.  I noticed Panther had two matts on his back last night, had to cut them off, I trimmed a bit at a time as I didn't want to nip him and these were really thick.  Weren't there last week.  He was really good when I did it, held still for me which is a miracle!

Windows 11 isn't an improvement from 10 imo but not horribly worse, I just hate how Microsoft is so invasive and takes over, I really hate them.  But they're going to force our hand within two years or stop working so I took the plunge.

 

[kayc]

13 hours ago, Tachi said:

Sometimes i feel that i failed miserably.

I don't see you are a failure at anything.  Value yourself, sometimes we're all we have.  And your brother...is that surprising?  No news is good news.  Something wrong with him, narcissist?

[Tachi]

Yes, my brother is a narcissist. he always thinks he knows best even though his advice is always wrong. I used to give it an ear and research it just to see but with his tracj record I just let it go. Like spending 10-15k on a bootcamp for UX...waste of money for many reasons it doesnt work for me. Maybe if I was a young man, sure. It's like the corporate loonies at Target and Walgreens when i worked at those places. 

'We have the perfect plan, you cant fail. If you succeed its because we have the perfect plan, if you fail its because you didnt follow the plan properly.'

anyway, I have more pressing issues. Been battling constipation off and on since surgery. Lately been a real issue and now im afraid its got me. I just dont get enough exercise I guess. Im trying some mineral oil and fiber capsules. The last thing I want is to go to the doctor, who may or may not see me and will use it as an excuse to do alot of the things they do to us old guys.

Bought some plants yesterday and boy are they ever expensive now, lol. I still want a few more. I got a jasmine, in bloom. Two tropical ferns and a rosebush in bloom. Jasmine I planted at my old house years back and the rosebush is in memory of my folks. I want a few hanging baskets and a couple long planters for flowers and pumpkin.

Give up coffee? I used to joke about never giving it up but I have temporarily. You have to have a few things to enjoy in life.

Four feet of snow, wow. I bet Arlie was awesome. One of those guys who just got things done and didnt complain. These days alot of guys wouldnt even try. One thing I appreciate about my part of Tx is we dont normally get alot of snow. Id like to get some to be pretty to look at but not thst much. You do so well taking care of things with your snow. 

Microsoft sets Windows to do alot of things for us. Im sure theyd love to make it do everything, no matter what we want. I dont trust them at all.

I think perhaps Kodie is a blessing for you. He's looking out for you and keeping you company. Panther has the life. A cozy place to sleep and a nice meal and gets to go roam around at night. I wonder if he hunts the yard and keeps the vermin away. 

Some people are still on older Windows like 8 or even 7. The bad thing is they no longer do security updates, so if the bad guys find a way to exploit 7 it wont be fixed. Im still on 10 simpy because everytime I upgrade everything makes a mess. I dont trust easily.

This from a friend of mine upon me describing that something good is missing from life 'Def understand and feel it as well. The difference is now we are the elders and now realize that as adults we were always the ones who make it what it is. Everything is up to us to choose when or how life moments are special. As children we were the fortunate ones who had good parents who made it possible and did their best to make it happen and keep it that way. That is what we are missing - love. Now it is up to us. It is time for us to love our selves. '....I miss my folks, I miss the good days and they are gone. 

When i have a chance and the days get warm i'll take a pic of my plants to show. I dont expect theyll get real big but the jasmine I can smell thru my bedroom window if i open it. make me want to get another one. My balcony faces east so it gets the morning and noon light and then shade during the heat of day. If they need more shade I can move them close to the apt. 

Do you ever crave foods you shouldnt have? I resisted the 3musketeers craving at the store but got a frozen pizza. Ate one slice and tossed it, gross. I liked the mini tacos that come frozen when I was a kid. hadnt had em for years so one day tried em again, gross and greasy. You cant go back. My dad always had trouble liking food. It either wasnt made right or didnt taste right. I thought it was his sense of taste going away. but maybe it was also that they dont make it the same or as well anymore.

Are you folks at the point the snow is letting up? When does it start to warm up? Hoping our week ahead is nice and quiet. take good care.

 

[kayc]

Went to my son's 40th bdy yesterday and we also celebrated my grandson's 7th from two weeks before, here is the cake my son made him...it's Batman but we dubbed it Fatman.  One in London like this sold for $1172.00!  And one of the men together.

[kayc]

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

'We have the perfect plan, you cant fail. If you succeed its because we have the perfect plan, if you fail its because you didnt follow the plan properly.'

Oh that sounds just like it!

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

Been battling constipation off and on since surgery.

Not enough fat, try fat bombs, I have one every day.
 

 

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

You have to have a few things to enjoy in life.

I agree and coffee is mine.  It'll be my last thing to go.

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

Microsoft sets Windows to do alot of things for us. Im sure theyd love to make it do everything, no matter what we want. I dont trust them at all.

For sure!  Very annoying.  This morning my mobile phone wants me to set a 6 letter password for Msgr, no thank you!  You watch, one of these days they won't let me use it w/o one.

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

he bad thing is they no longer do security updates

Actually they do, they just kept threatening they wouldn't, but I lost mine six months ago, was still doing them then.

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

I miss my folks, I miss the good days and they are gone.

You were lucky, I didn't hit it so lucky.

20 hours ago, Tachi said:

Do you ever crave foods you shouldnt have?

No,  4 1/4 years and I haven't.  I just find a Keto recipe that will take the place of whatever I want.
It warmed up a couple of weeks ago and then went back to freezing, may get snow this weekend.

 

[Tachi]

Well done on the cake i'd say. That little guy looks like he is about to devour that cake in one bite. Oh boy i bet he was so happy. 

My innards are coming around now. Tweaked my diet a bit and got a little exercise. I really want a 3musketeers bar right now but they arent good for me. When i feel weak I imagine walking in to the doctor's office. And that ends that.

Its been in the 40s at night a few nights so to be safe i brought my plants in and the jasmine really makes the apt smell good.

Its going to be near Spring now. I can spend some time on the balcony. Theres no plug outside but i can run an extension cord from inside and work on my laptop and play the ballgame on the radio. There's no way for me to watch Baseball that i know of without buying something. And I want to keep bills low as possible. Thats pretty sad to me so I still have the radio.

How are Kodie and Panther doing? i was going to ask if you ever buy them dog and cat toys but Panther can probably hunt down his own toys. I'm such a big spender. Got a new baseball cap, a Cub's cap. I also have Dad's old Rangers cap. And i bought a couple tshirts. From the numbers i'm crunching I should be in good shape for a long time. But then prices will go way up so no telling how bad that planning will be ruined. At this point if I make $1000 a month im fine and then some. i dont see being able to get a great paying job in the time I have left.

Im hoping you folks get a warming trend that brings Spring and ends the snow. i guess i didnt ask the weatherman the proper way last time.

My old neighbors, the wife had surgery for her nerves in her back. They channels were getting closed up with calcium deposits and it made it hard for her to walk and was painful. So they went in and cored it out. Two days later she's walking without help and no painkillers. One of her nurses told her the surgeon is the best in the region for this kind of procedure, very thorough. Expecting her to recover and be much better walking.

Going to the grocery store this weekend. Going to avoid sugar and baked goods. maximize green stuff and nuts and get some more chicken. And popcorn. I think thats supposed to be safe as long as you dont add butter and all. And more pickles. When my Mom was a little girl she and her best friend would spend Saturdays at the movies and each had a big pickle and a coke. Dinner lately has been beef or chicken and a nice salad and a couple small pickles. 

Isnt my life exciting lol. Oh well, i'll take this peace and quiet though.

So how are you feeling, how are all the aches and pains? Does it get better once winter is over and no more shoveling and maintaining firewood?

take good care and stay warm.

[kayc]

It is only overuse that wears out my body excepting the arthritis and permanent injuries in my hands, those will always hurt.  I resort to Voltaren when it's really bad.  I don't take Ibuprofen or Tylenol, both raise blood sugar and/or blood pressure.

They came and finished the well, weirdly my electrical usage was high that day even though I didn't cook, shower, or do laundry and no heater.  I can't imagine what they could have done that used it.  They unhooked it and hooked it back up, took them hours, plus buried the line.  Thank God that is over with!  Hope not to need them again.

I threw out my popcorn when I started Keto, don't eat grains.

Panther has a catnip toy, Kodie has a million toys has his own bin he keeps them in only I pick them up not him.  I knew someone who had a dog that would put his toys back on their shelf when done playing with them, ha!

They're predicting snow in a week, we'll see.  Hopefully not a lot.  Right now I have my car in the carport.

Am throwing away a trash bag of stuff every two weeks when the garbageman comes, it's a bunch of work but am trying to clean this place out little by little...will take years at this rate.  No where to get rid of anything here, have to make 2 1/2 hour trip to do so!  With gas so high, that's rough.

My primroses made it through winter snows and freezes, looks amazing!

I have recipes for Keto oreos, smores, twix, twinkies, etc but no musketeers!

[kayc]

Okay, here you go, found one!
 

Keto 3 Musketeers

Ingredients

 3 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped

 2 oz unsweetened white chocolate, chopped

 1 oz cocoa butter

 ½ tbsp unsalted butter

 1 tsp powdered erythritol

 ⅛ tsp raw stevia

 pinch of salt

 2 oz egg whites

 ½ tbsp cocoa powder

 ⅛ tsp xantham gum

 ⅛ tsp powdered erythritol

Directions

1.    Temper chocolate by placing ¾ of chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, microwave on high for 1-2 minutes, stirring every 15 seconds until chocolate is melted.

2.    Add butter, erythritol, raw stevia, and salt to chocolate, stir until combined, check temperature with a kitchen thermometer to ensure it is above 115ºF, if proper temperature is reached add in remaining chocolate, if not heat in the microwave until proper temperature is acquired, then add remaining chocolate.

3.    Stir with a rubber spatula until chocolate is smooth, there are no chunks remaining and temperature is between 88-92ºF.

4.    Once proper temperature is reached transfer chocolate to a pastry or plastic bag, remove a corner so that chocolate can be “piped,” fill half of the silicone mold wells with chocolate, and allow to “set” until firm for ~5 minutes.

5.    While allowing chocolate to set whip egg whites until frothy, then add cocoa powder, xantham gum, and powdered erythritol; whip to stiff peaks. Transfer to a pastry or plastic bag and pipe a pea sized dollop on top of chocolate, place silicone mold in the freezer and allow nougat to freeze for 15 minutes.

6.    Remove silicone mold from freezer, place pastry bag in the microwave for 30-60 seconds to soften chocolate, pipe remaining chocolate around nougat and place silicone mold in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to set chocolate.

7.    Remove silicone mold from freezer, remove chocolate from wells, and serve or store in an airtight container, refrigerated for up to 7 days. Enjoy your keto 3 Musketeers bites!

 9 servings @1.3 net carbs

#recipe

https://ketogenic.com/recipes/keto-3-musketeers/

[kayc]

8 hours ago, Tachi said:

Does it get better once winter is over and no more shoveling and maintaining firewood?

Actually will have fires through May, maybe some in June.  Love being done shoveling snow, had snow on 5/15 Mother's Day two years ago!  Used to be done after first week in April.  

Then it'll be time to set up window A/C and when the forest fires start, it's a whole new ballgame.  Not much reprieve anymore.  Never had to worry about forest fires until three years ago, but they manage the forest different now, never had this issue when they logged.

[Tachi]

Thanks for the recipe, ill see if we have all that at the store.

Someone here is using the community grill and smoking beef and it smells so good. I think I need to get some deli smoked beef and turkey tomorrow. i usually dont because its expensive but rt now id go to the store if they were open.

So the forests were managed by the logging companies before? And 3 years ago the govt took over and messed it up. Typical. We can hope that things are better this Spring. 

I went in to my health Ins website to order vitamins because the quarterly allowance ends tomorrow. but they got hacked and that part isnt working. poked around and found a section w/ all my health issues. there are some in there that arent true. like urinary problems reported on 3.23...thats after my surgery healed and ive had zero urinary issues since surgery. They listed long-term medications and i dont take anything, only meds ive been given was related to the prostate and surgery and since that was done no meds. It says a liver disease and I was never diagnosed with a liver disease. I really dont want to have to change insurances but....and i am guessing the doctors send that in to the Ins Company...that will be the last nail in the coffin for them. God help me if i get sick cause there will be no one to go see.

I had posted about your passwords on Reddit but got no answers. I have not found that resource to be very helpful lately. 

We got rain tonight, and a fierce short storm at the beginning. My first thought was free water for the lawn and lower my water bill. But thats no longer my worry. I just enjoy the cooler weather. 

I got pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, bad i know. And i realised why i like those so much. they taste just like the cookies Mom used to make from Grandma's recipe. 

Hoping you get some good sleep again. And warmer weather. Take good care.

 

[kayc]

Try this, not same texture but flavors:
 

Keto Pumpkin Mug Cake
INGREDIENTS

·        2 Tbsp melted butter (0)

·        1 egg (.6)

·        2 Tbsp pumpkin puree (1.75)

·        2 Tbsp almond flour (1.2)

·        1 Tbsp coconut flour (1.5)

·        2 Tbsp sweetener (0)

·        1/2 tsp baking powder

·        1/4 tsp cinnamon

·        1/8 tsp nutmeg

·        1/8 tsp ginger

·        pinch cloves

·        pinch salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1.    In a large coffee mug, add melted butter, egg, and pumpkin puree. Mix well.

2.    Add the dry ingredients: almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder, spices, and salt. Mix well. Optional: add SF chocolate chips, stir.

3.    Microwave on high for 60-90 seconds. Depending on your microwave and the size of your mug, the cooking time will vary. If after 90 seconds, your mug cake is still undercooked, microwave it for an additional 30 seconds.

4.    Optionally, top with Keto whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
5 net carbs

https://greenandketo.com/keto-pumpkin-mug-cake

[kayc]

I'm still tired from those days/nights of changing pws!  We went the 100 mile trip to get groceries, took all day, 2 1/4 hours in the store, they've moved everything, out of things, no one to ask, prices ridiculous, it's nuts, plus they overcharged me and I had to stand in line for that, then again as they charged more for the eggs, it said first two but too tired to argue, just got $ back.  Came home, put groceries away, took Kodie to Jazzy's, Iris wanted put into her oxygen chamber, did that, finished watching dogs and went home, nice to relax! Had to feed horse her apple first.   Had to get firewood in first.  Today getting haircut and taking Kodie to the park.

[kayc]

Found this (haven't made yet):

Keto Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS  

·       1 cup almond flour

·       1 cup brown sugar monkfruit or Swerve

·       1 cup canned pumpkin puree moisture removed, see tips below

·       1 egg beaten

·       1 teaspoon baking powder

·       1/2 teaspoon salt

·       2 teaspoons pumpkin spice

·       1/2 cup Lilly’s dark chocolate chips

·       1/4 cup pecan pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.              Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.              While the oven preheats measure out the pumpkin and place it in a paper towel lined bowl, cover with extra paper towels, pressing down lightly. Allow the pumpkin to sit for 10-15 minutes. The paper towels will absorb the extra moisture. Discard the paper towels when moisture has been absorbed.

3.              Once the pumpkin has been dried out, combine all ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl and mix until well combined.

4.              Chill the dough 10 minutes.

5.              Grease a large baking sheet and use a small one inch scoop to scoop the cookie dough.

6.              Lightly press each dough ball down so they spread out evenly as they bake.

7.              Bake for 14-16 minutes. Allow cookies to cool before removing from the baking sheet. 

NOTES **Cookies will be slightly soft when you remove from the oven and firm upon cooling, do not overcook.**

This makes 24 small cookies for me.

 Net carbs are 1.2 g per cookie

#Recipe
https://thebestketorecipes.com/keto-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies/

 

 

[kayc]

Thank you for trying to help me!

[Tachi]

You're very welcome, just sorry I had no solution. Sadly ive forgotten most of the IT I learned. i miss it. Was fun stuff and wish now I had continued. I think it would have been easier to break in to the field but the pay would have been marginal and advancement probably nonexistent considering my age and experience. But maybe i could study again and at least have a chance for freelance on the side. 

Thanks for the cookie recipe, ill have to try that. At one time Dad had mom's old old Presbyterian Cookbook that was a few generations old. Ithad Grandma's recipes in it. My brother, who was all about 'heirlooms' had no interest in it. I understood itsvalue and wanted it to matter. A cousin in Maine asked for it so i gave it to her. When I told Dad what I wanted to do he ot mad at me, because he said it wasnt mine to give, it was his. I explained i just wanted it to go to someone who appreciated it. Later he gave it to me and I sent it to my cousin. I had copied down some recipes and sent to my brother's wife. sadly I didnt save recipes for me. Hadnt baked for years at that point. Wished id just saved the book for myself, but I didnt want to save things for myself. I felt since i was handling the estate i couldnt do that. later i realized my mistake and got to save some memories. Expensive things meant nothing to me. Pictures, family histories, Mom's Bible that her Mother gave her, her NRA card lol. 

Didnt know what to do with dads old uniforms. He was buried in one of his Am Air flight uniforms. He was a member of a flight club and loved them dearly, so he was holdin their ballcap in his hands. 

Sorry, been that kind of day. Supposed to be organizing things so i stop being lazy but im pushing that off. I've been tired and burned out and trying to light the fire again before its too late.

Hope this week goes well, after our rain last night we 'only' get up in the low 60s. i know you'd love to have that so will push it your way.

Take care

[kayc]

My brother got all those things, that's okay, don't need reminders of my mom, sadly she was crazy.  My dad I have a couple of things.  We lost his snakepot, Peggy had it and when it went to an estate sale, I didn't even think of it, I was out of my mind with grief.  But I did get their purple lead crystal ashtray.  And the wooden deer I bought my dad.

Ran into a couple of issues w/pws today, one was Disqus that I set twice already!  Another United Healthcare, they were breached early February, they never let us know, read about it in the paper.  A couple more I don't remember.

[kayc]

I injured my foot yesterday, today it's way worse, I can't put weight on it, esp. in the kitchen on the marble floor.  NOT driving to urgent care out of town!  Feels like a pulled tendon, have a compression sock on it, elevating it.  May drive down to feed the horse her apple and also Iris' for Kodie's play date.  

Cleaned out the wood stove and vacuumed, vacuuming wasn't too bad as it was kind of like a crutch.

Taking Iris dinner as she has the flu and everyone's allergies are real bad, worse that anywhere in the nation!  Pollen yesterday 800!  Nowhere is even near.

[Tachi]

Ouch, your foot ok? Not broken is it? How does it look, all black and blue? Did you ice it? Take it easy, wrapping is good. Do you by chance have a pair of crutches or anything to use? Other than the vacuum. Hopefully some good movies on since you'll be elevating it.

Your pollen is insane. I guess spring is coming. So much plantlife. No ide what we run but its nowhere near that. I used to get sinus bad, even as recent as 5 or 6 years back some nights id lay down and my sinuses would be like cement. Benadryl helped at times. now i hesitate to take it since it dries me out. Somesay too much can help cause dementia, some say thats false. Ive read that bad sleep patterns help cause dementia, in which case im in risk. 

My old neighbors...the wife had surgery for her back. the calcium was filling in and pressuring her nerve and had been causing alot of problems. they told her if she had waited a few more days it could have had very serious consequences. She had a great doctor and they cleaned out the buildup and she was walking same day. I have to admit there are some wonderful doctors out there. its just hard to know who they are.

UHC never notified me either. ATT was just breached, or rather as i read it a breach from a couple years ago was found again. I hope that anyone who gets their identity stolen starts suing these companies.

My doctors office network called today to let me know my PCP is same as it was and she has taken a promotion and works out of town now. I told her that between them and my ins company ive gotten several letters and theyve totally screwed it up. She wanted to give me to the bozo who just started ordering things for me w/out my permission and i told her i refuse to see him. So I have a choice of two other doctors and I will decide and call my ins company. She wanted to do a third party call with my Ins company. Am I not capable of making a phonecall now? If this is how they see me I need to get far away from them. 

I was very bad today, i ate a 3 musketeers bar. Ill pay for it. Dinner was great tho, made a turkey salad, added nuts and almonds and raisins. 

Going to need to replant my plants on the patio. Im having to water them every 1-2 days. So when it really does get warm they wont survive. 

Take good care of yourself. please be careful when you go out. 

[kayc]

Iris says it's plantar fascitis, it's on the bottom of my foot and radiates back. Looks okay, no bruising, hurts like hell.  No, no crutches.  Hobbling/limping.  

Yesterday was interesting in my grieving group...every time someone posted the views jumped astronomically.  I did one, jumped by 9,000 instantly. Did another, jumped by 6,000.  Reported to admin and she contacted those that did the software, they had it stopped within a couple of hours.  It was crazy!  Then had an issue with someone pretending to be someone new (no posts under their username) but I knew it wasn't as they had a vendetta against the other moderator.  I wouldn't take what they said on anyone's behalf so halted and banished them dead in their tracks.

I was made admin on my church' prayer group on FB. Admin wanted not to be, found out if you're the one who started the group, FB won't let you step down, you have to leave the group and then come back in as a member.  She hasn't yet.

Sounds like you need to just find another group of doctors.  I try to avoid them other than the crap they make me do once a year.  

Yesterday pollen count dropped, no longer hot plus it rained (dropped 30 degrees!) but still higher than the nation, it's tree pollen.

Got fire built.  Supposed to snow today, not much, it's 2:30 am so it hasn't yet.  Getting haircut today.

[Tachi]

Eclipse here tomorrow right after lunch. lasts about two and a half hours with totality for 4 minutes. I decided to stay home tomorrow. people have been a bit crazy and there will be many from out of town.

Hows your foot doing? Healing I hope. have you tried icing it for the pain?

We hit 80 today, i think spring has started here. I need to run get some pots and dirt for my 4 plants but not going anywhere tomorrow.

Well eclipse came and went. i was on my balcony and partly cloudy, it got very dark and the sky behind the clouds became a very dark blue almost as if it was the start of night. Really cool and freaky. i can see why in ancient days people went crazy over this.

Made my chicken in the pan again but this time instead of browning in flour or such i used schnitzel covering and was really good. I cut it up and roll in covering, brown, then add chicken broth or gravy and simmer til its falling apart. that and a nice big salad.

Grieving Group...sound like the software messed up. I would think to oversee a Group would take great patience. I did it once and will never do it again. 

FB...they dont operate for the benefit of their customers. It has become much more than what it started as. Mine is long gone and I am perma locked out. I dont miss it.

How much snow did you get? We have storms coming in tonight thru tomorrow, possibly severe and maybe hail and tornados. my car is in the open so if it hails i'll run find an empty covered spot and sit in the car, I dont want to get towed.

I bet w/ all the vegetation you get alot of pollen and such. Do you have alot of allergies?

Hoping it starts warming there for you. Take good care.

[kayc]

Where to start...internet and phone out all day yesterday.  Not a lot of snow, seems a while ago, out of mind.  Don't remember what was going on with grieving site but it's challenging, the other mod. is a bit of a bully, his way or the highway.  Still I demand respect for his position and won't let anyone disrespect him, removed a post for such this morning.

800 tree pollen is by far higher than anyone in the nation, other states under 100, 50.  When it's that bad everyone in town suffers.  In church Sunday we had about six people there plus elders and speaker, everyone else out sick with flu and allergies.  Iris has had it for a couple of weeks.  So far I'm fortunate.

It's been over a week w/my foot but just elevate it and curb my walking...until yesterday doing 1/2 walks.  I have a huge sore on top of my foot from my compression socks, so am wearing the weaker of them today.  Hoping it heals soon.  Damned if you do, damned if you don't, so to speak.

Absolutely NO eclypse here though, none, zilch!  No dark sky, nothing.  Big ado about nothing, guess you had to be in TX or NE of.  They didn't even cover it on the news here, one channel did but turned tv on five min. before it stopped airing and they were down to wrapping up, no pictures, nothing.

Oh I read my last post, yeah, I'd forgotten about that, likely a glitch.

On 4/8/2024 at 5:10 PM, Tachi said:

Do you have alot of allergies?

Being on Keto it did away with all but insane pollen...no one is spared that.  I had food allergies for 38 years, gone!  I couldn't eat fish all those years!

Take care of yourself.  Laptop had a day with black screen of death, no idea why, worked fine the next day.  Go figure.  Maybe it wanted a break from me changing pws!    It wasn't alone.