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[Tachi]

Compression socks...my sore never healed. I sent a msg at the time to my PCP, cause i dint think having a sore that didnt heal was normal. they called back 2 weeks later and left a msg to do what i always did with a cut. just another reason i dont trust nor respect them. I have to call the service and they send a msg, and the answers i get often have nothing to do with my question.

My laptop Win10 needed to update yesterday, all afternoon. Its not supposed to work on it during my hours but it does and i cant do anything. Microsoft and Windows arent worth a crap but I dont care to spend the effort to install a different Operating system.

I wonder if me changing my diet is what all but got rid of my sinus and hay fever. I know I do have some...rather used to have some food allergies. Some cooking oils swell my sinuses and all that. I still want the flavor of french fries but dont want the grease. the fried with breading foods like chicken. makes me want to run to the deli lol. But fried foods arent good for me, nor is breading. My doctors did the worst thing possible not explaining anything because im afraid to eat many things. Damned if ya do and damned if ya dont. 

I was very bad and had cookies and I got some pretzels. They taste like cardboard so they went in the trash. My dad had this. nothing tasted right, like it used to. Maybe im just losing senseof taste, maybe they make it different. 

But back to eating like I was and right away feel better. Going to do some yoga and some weights after dinner digests.

I know you're  good mod and you have much more patience than i would. Theyre lucky to have you. 

Beautiful day here today, 80 I think. We get a couple days nice then chances of rain for a week. I hope it does. Thats too warm for this month. I need to get some pots and dirt and repot my plants. Ive just been feeling so lazy and unfocused. I think I was so burned out for the past few years my battery is dead. i need to just jump in and it will recharge.

Sorry this is so disjointed, was written over a couple days and my mind is scattered. How are Kodie and Panther doing? Do you still have much snow on the ground or is it gone? Take good care of yourself.

 

[kayc]

If you knew what I knew about seed oils...let's just say don't use Canola, vegetable oil, use avocado oil, or olive oil or coconut oil. And olive oil goes rancid quickly.

I got a windows update yesterday too, also in the time I'm on my laptop.

No snow but more coming this week.

Urgent prayer request:  I'm having a bid done for the back of my carport to be lifted and replaced...they quoted $2500 before Covid then was told it went up 4-8 times as much, not having $10-$20k laying around I've been waiting for the price to go down...they said it hasn't.  The room on the end is the important one, it has the electrical, water tank and pipes...they're doing a bid tomorrow.  

Today I get a bill from the well people (just paid them $4300 on my M/C) for MORE $ that I'd been told was included in that, now they say not!  The guy had said I was in it for $3750, they billed me $4300, now more yet!

Kodie and Panther are doing well, they don't have worries!

[kayc]

22 hours ago, Tachi said:

I wonder if me changing my diet is what all but got rid of my sinus and hay fever. I

I wouldn't doubt it...

22 hours ago, Tachi said:

I know you're  good mod and you have much more patience than i would. Theyre lucky to have you. 

Thank you!

[kayc]

The contractor just left...I requested two bids, one for short term emergent to save my essential room with electrical, water tank, pipes, and freezer, and the other for the back of the carport.  He agreed.  I told him I understand wood fluctuates by the week (Random Lengths comes out with it's pricing every week...I used to be Office Mgr for a mill) but it'd give me an idea give/take.  I feel so relieved!  He's going to call the Mormon missionaries to have them give me a call and I can arrange a time with them and get a dumpster up here meanwhile and he'll provide a dolly to them.  Later when I've had $ saved up I can do the back of the carport.  I discovered a "blower & box" that weighs a ton that needs moved, I didn't even know I had it...that will go into the dumpster if they can get it in there.  A truck will move it when it's full.  

Now that I have a plan, I am so relieved!  I don't want the carport going too long w/o the back replaced so will do my best to save $ for it.  Still no prices but he said what he does to save my tank/electrical room will be under $1,000.  Whew!  

[Tachi]

Id read on seed oils. I use olive oil. Altho i dont like that it burns lower and adds a bit of taste so i just season a bit more. I'll have to try coconut oil. 

sadly the days of trusting people who do work for you is long gone. You'd want to get it all in writing. But then sometimes they dont know exactly whats involved until they get in there. My Title company made mistakes and assumptions sending my brother a 1099, they assumed Mom was on the deed and sent him Moms half and me Dads half since I had the ladybird Deed. But we had gone to court and taken Mom off the Deed, and you cant even do a Ladybird Deed when someone on the original Deed is deceased. It even says in the opening paragraph naming Dad as the sole owner. And the Title company 'supposedly' voided the 1099 but their system wouldnt print it. No word from them so i need to contact them and get a new 1099 for bro's tax guy. They missed it and they made mistakes and they need to fix or pay for it. Going to send a letter that they will sign for asking for a copy showing void to be sent to me and to him. I suspect theyre BSing me and it will be a problem.

This i what my bro doesnt understand about owning a home. Things break and its expensive. Im sorry it happening and hope things work out for you.

Im grateful nothing else happened to the house before I sold it. The folks that moved in had an open house for family and neighbors. Neighbors told me they did new carpet, repainted, wood floor in kitchen and bathrooms. But the wood trim and kitchen cabinets they painted. they painted the beautiful wood.

Diet/nutrition...I developed allergy to oils, and KFC was how I found out. When I worked for target years back i was eating a burger and fries every day i worked. My metabolism crashed every time. Certain foods etc do that still. But I still crave. Id love tater chips rt now. 

$1000, thats a relief. Glad its working out. Houses can get scary at times. Good thing you know how to do alot of things. That can be an advantage of an apt IF they will fix things. But at times thats a big if.

I think im going to try making some lettuce wraps. Do you eat salads/lettuce etc?

Well i'm finally ordering some real dishes. We used two sets at the house and they were real nice. but big formal sets and most of it i didnt need. So it sold in the sale. I've been using plastic but I think it's time to get real dishes.

Hopefully things are quiet for a few days. Take good care.

 

[kayc]

Avocado oil is my favorite but my store quit carrying it in the bulk. I hope they get it back.  Coconut oi is good to bake with.  I agree about olive oil.  I just had to throw out a huge can of it.

9 hours ago, Tachi said:

they painted the beautiful wood.

That seems such a waste.    Like they didn't know and value what they had.

I have a great set of Mikasa Studio Nova Tender Bloom Stoneware that I love, have used nearly 30 years.  Service for 12 or more...

You could even try Goodwill or St Vinnie's for dishes.  Any outlet stores would be good for new sets, I got mine there but ordered replacements from Replacements Inc. or on eBay.  The original set was way less, replacement pieces is where they get you. 

Still waiting to hear back from the Mormon missionaries, the builder will talk to them at church.  I really need help moving stuff, no way could I do it alone.

 

 

[kayc]

Say a prayer, it's been over two days and no phone call from the Mormon missionaries...I can't move the stuff out and have the work done without their help.  There's literally no one at my church that can help me, no one young enough, strong enough, hardly anyone there but old people and not many of them.  Same with neighbors, although I'm the oldest.

[Tachi]

I found out the oil goes rancid when i was cooking a whole pan of chicken with it. Somethimg smelled funny but i had no idea. one taste and it went out. 

I had found some japanese bowls that i liked but no plates to go with so ill get something rustic  think. There is a style of light brown pottery thats of a southwest or N American style but cant think of the name and dont see it. Those are very pretty plates. 

I understand my folks a bit more now. Whereas I would rather shop online to get better selection and not waste time...they enjoyed getting out and going shopping. my dad esp would rather run to several stores looking for something. But I like that i can get a much better selection online. Thats esp true when shopping for books. So much better selection online and at better prices than at a normal bookstore.

Can you contact the Mormons or ask someone to do that for you? im sure theyre busy so maybe just running late.

Really pretty today, 70s, overcast and breezy. hoping for rain soon. 

Went to the store and got some avocado oil. I have bought a Tfal stickfree pan so will try it next time I cook chicken. Also bought some stirfry vegetables. And sweet pickles. Ive started eating them again. Mom and her best friend when she was a girl would spend saturday afternoons at the movie theater watching Flash Gordon eating a big pickle and drinking a coke. 

watched the squirrels playing on the roof. they run on the metal carport roof and it sounds like a herd. My neighbor has a young hounddog that they let sit on the patio. I went out to water my plants and he just looked at me, so sad. Seems cruel.

Hoping your week goes well. take care

[kayc]

12 hours ago, Tachi said:

had found some japanese bowls that i liked but no plates to go with so ill get something rustic  think. There is a style of light brown pottery thats of a southwest or N American style but cant think of the name and dont see it. Those are very pretty plates. 

You might enter their picture in Google image, I often do when looking for recipes.  They will come up with some and check on the sites they show to the right..

Yesterday was crazy. My passwords disappeared so I had to type them in, which meant I had to look them up.  See why I spent over three days/nights changing them and recording them in a pw protected spreadsheet?  It's a good thing I did.  Yay Windows 11.  Also, I could not get into chat/messenger, not even in our group one in FB.  It didn't accept my pin, which I remember and set about a week ago.  It sent me a code on my mobile phone but didn't tell me how it was sending it, and I didn't have that on. It opened in AVG browser, not Chrome, which I use.  What a mess!  I had Lynne call me and verify what I remembered of our discussion when they came up with this.  Was so tired!  Slept 9 hours last night, I needed it.
I got rid of more stuff in the garage.  Somebody wanted the computers sitting by my garbage, I said sure, I can't tell you how old they are, maybe windows 95? Hard to remember, but before I got my windows 7 in 2009.  I remember giving Windows 98 to a friend along with a printer so this would be before that.  Doubt they'll run and they'd been sitting outside, got rained on a bit.  Passwords all changed and visa numbers since I used it.  He wants to use them for gaming, good luck with it.

I have contacted them every way I know to (Don Jackson, the contractor, is in charge and has given them the message several times, also a friend called the church yesterday morning and they said they would call me, still haven't, been four days now.)  At this point all I can do is wait and hope they do.

I fixed this yesterday, it was seriously out of this world!  Iris asked for some so took some to her.

I made some changes to it, cut down and added sausage:

 

Keto Eggplant Parmesan

Ingredients

·        2 medium eggplant sliced into 1/2 inch slices (1…13)

·        1/2 teaspoon salt

·        2 cups keto bread crumbs  (1…0) * See notes

·        1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

·        3 large eggs (cut to 1…0.6)

·        3/4 cup almond milk (cut to ¼…0.25)

·        2-3 tablespoons oil to fry Avocado oil (0)

·        4 cups keto marinara sauce (12 oz 9)

·        3 cups mozzarella cheese freshly grated (1 ½ cups 4.2)

·        1 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated ( ½ cup 0)

·        1 lb Sausage cooked (0)

Instructions

1. Sprinkle salt on all your eggplant slices and let them sit for an hour to draw out moisture. Use a paper towel to dab them after they have drawn out the liquid.

2. Preheat the oven to 180/350F. Grease a large baking dish and add around one cup of the marinara sauce to the bottom of it.

3. *In a small bowl, add the bread crumbs and Italian seasoning and mix together. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and milk and whisk together. Dip each eggplant slice in the egg wash, followed by the bread crumb mix, ensuring both sides are coated. Place them all on a plate or baking tray until ready to cook.

4. Add the oil in a large non-stick pan. Once hot, add a single layer of eggplant slices and cook both sides until golden brown. Repeat until all the eggplant slices are cooked.

5. Add a single layer of the fried eggplant into the base of the baking dish. Spoon a little marinara sauce on top of each one, followed by a generous layer of the mozzarella cheese and the parmesan cheese. Repeat the process until all the eggplant has been used up. Sprinkle the top of the baking dish any remaining cheese.

6. Bake the eggplant parmesan for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbly. Turn it on a high broil for the last 3 minutes.

7. Remove the eggplant parm from the oven and let it sit for five minutes before serving.

Notes

* If you don’t want to make keto bread crumbs, you can use almond flour.

If you don’t fry before baking, bake 350 45 minutes.  Can cook w/o peeling.

TO STORE: Store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days.

TO FREEZE: Place portions of the eggplant parm in an airtight container and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.

TO REHEAT: Microwave portions for 30-40 seconds until warm, or reheat in a preheated oven until the cheese has melted.

TO MAKE AHEAD: Prepare everything as instructed, then cover the baking dish completely in aluminum foil. Either refrigerate it for 3 days in advance or freeze it for up to 2 months in advance. When ready to cook, bring the baking dish to room temperature and bake it for 30-35 minutes. Do not bake from frozen.

8 servings, 5 net carbs each

#recipe

https://thebigmansworld.com/keto-eggplant-parmesan/...

I would cut to 1 egg and ¼ c. almond Milk

Cut mozzarella  and parmesan in half, use at least 1 c. Panko crumbs and/or almond flour, 1-2 eggplants. Cut portion to 4 and cut Italo’s sausage Pasta Sauce to 12 oz, you’ll have 12 oz left to put in freezer for something else. This will also cut the carbs.

 THEBIGMANSWORLD.COM

Keto Eggplant Parmesan (Restaurant Style!) - The Big Man's World ®

This keto eggplant parmesan is a delicious

(4 servings 6.75)

 

 

[Tachi]

Got my dishes and very happy with them. Today was 50s and alot of rain. 

Had a guy come by trying to sell me his electric company. I hate few things more than these people trying to scam me. I dont mind if they ask. but when i say I'm not interested just say thank you and leave. This deal of saying 'I'm not selling anything'..well yes they are and well they just lied to me so. And it is catastrophically disrespectful. theyre scammers and nothing more.

Good thing you keep your passwords written down. years back my dad spent alot of time scanning in all our family pictures. then his drive crashed and he lost them all. Same thing has happened to me so i have a password book. Every so often when Windows updates my passwords fall out. Sometimes the website doesnt let you recover your info. Everyone should have a password book as backup. Electronics just arent full reliable. 

When I get unlazy will send pics of my dishes, like them very much. (seriously dont understand why im so lazy and unmotivated), Even found a couple Ramen bowls that almost match perfectly. Had not known they existed. Wide at the top and narrow on the bottom. Theyre supposed to be used for ramen noodles then add your meat and veges or an egg on top. 

And i discovered im allergic to white rice. have always loved it. I was getting acid reflux every time I had chicken and rice and gravy. But I dont get it with other chicken dishes. Ten I read that theres something in white rice that some people get allergic too...so thats not even a casual option anymore. But I guess thats ok because im loving my salads. Ive found a topping that is mixed nuts and cranberry and is delicious. So I'll have a big turkey or hamburger or chicken and a salad and fruit for dessert.

Thank you for the recipe, ill have to try that, looks yummy.

Some people just like old computers. They like seeing if they can get em to run and see how they work. I would be one of those except for life.

Been waiting on more for my balcony. Some nights are in the 40s so dont want tropicals to die off. But I have a rocking chair and want a small side table net to that. have some windchimes. One short end is a wall. the other is open to look at the neighbors across the way. I thought a tall planter stand unit to put several on...else attach a bamboo blind that I can roll down. Not that I see them out there but still. The open long side has a wrought iron fencing with vertical posts. I as thinking to get some cheap bamboo shades and cover the iron. Then build a raised planter, even just bricks and a board...so the plants have the pots in shade and the foliage in sun. Plus I wont be looking at the parking lot. I have two trees that help block me out and really just one balcony that could see me. I just dont want to spend too much on it. 

How is your weather doing? I tried sending some of ours your way. Still have snow?

A few nights ago I had a dream with Dad in it. Wasnt a troubling dream but it made me sad. Now I cant even remember it. One day soon i need to pull out some family history and read.

I spent some time in dad's library trying to gain some insight into his thoughts and dreams. There was one written in the 1920s about a man's scrapbook he kept all during his life. it held a treasure of wisdoms and classical learning. And it struck me...how far things have changed. back then they valued and learned from the lessons of the past, learned from the great writings, sought wisdom, sought to make our society great. They revered and respected the past and its learned men and women. Today is total opposite. Emphasis is all placed on kids and that they know best and our hope lies in them. That the old ways were wrong and there was no wisdom in anything. It was just a bunch of greedy old white men trying to spoil the world. They do have a sideways take on the rich getting richer. But the people complaining dont get that the leaders of their movements are doing theexact same things. Anyway, we dont value the lessons of the past, the old wisdoms. They are opening things up to anarchy and the dumbing down instead of lifting up. Anyway, that struck me like a hammer and if I was eloquent i'd write on it.

Ok, enough of that. Hope your week goes well, Take good care.

[Tachi]

I almost forgot. I did a few pictures in AI to see what it came up with for a balcony. I would be happy with this, until I saw the cost lol.

[kayc]

On 4/23/2024 at 12:51 PM, Tachi said:

Everyone should have a password book as backup.

I have hundreds but have in a pw protected spreadsheet and it is backed up to an external drive, so any computer I buy I can put them on there.  I've done this for years but not until this year has google chrome not let me in to view what it had saved, yay windows. 

On 4/23/2024 at 12:51 PM, Tachi said:

Still have snow?

No, in fact I wrote on FB yesterday that if it snows, it's my fault because I just put the cables away that go to my snowblower!    Then they predicted snow this week, LOL, but above us, not our elevation.

Gorgeous picture, it looks heavenly!  

You are so right, things have changed today, they no longer revere the elderly and learn from us.  The world has changed and not for the better.  I have to protect myself from the news somewhat.

 

[kayc]

I have literally worked my tail off this week, countless hours in the garage.  I separated into three sections...to throw away now, to throw away bit by bit (only so much fit into the dumpster), to give away, and the rest (tons of pieces of scrap wood from my XH's time here).  I got everything put into the dumpster and started moving my son's bullet casings (tons of boxes of them with rotten box bottoms) I also discovered a box of CDs of his, why hasn't he taken them home?  I threw away a stereo that had wires that weren't complete, he'd ran it threw the wall to the carport, I just tossed it.  I gave an antique scythe to my neighbor and offered him other antique tools and gas can.  The gas can was so cute, very antique!  All heavy duty metal.  Threw away a ton of steel and aluminum rods that I've no idea what they were for or went to.  If I'm not going to use it, it can go.  I need to do the same with the shop only that'll be way harder.  Throwing away two cots (brand new but chewed on by mice or something), and an ironing board I saved for my daughter fors 18+ years, whatever she's been using all this time she can continue to use, not keeping forever!  Got my son's hemlock boards stacked on other side of carport, will put back after the electrical room is worked on.  I feel good about what is done.  The Mormon missionaries had a flat tire so were late and I had nearly everything done by the time they got there (with several smashed fingers/knuckles), they finished stacking the hemlock and threw the blower box (weighs like an engine) in the dumpster).  They got a bike rack down from the dumpster which I put a free sign on out by the road.  If no one takes it I'll throw it away, I haven't ridden a bike since my 40s!  I used to get groceries with this on my bike when I was young.  Paid $20 for it 50 years ago.  Got my use out of it.

I still have to clean my kids' closets out, it can wait until I'm ready, also my own as well as back cupboards.  Sounds like your parents' house was more normal than mine.  I have so much to get rid of!  A ton of games from a lifetime ago, now there's no one to play with.  Aww but that can wait for a white elephant party or can give to Goodwill when I go to town.  I need to make a donation every trip.  I have to go again in six days but may not donate when I have doctor's appts as I'll have a set amount of time, then get groceries and head home.  I have an eye appt 5/1.  Watch, the contractor will want to come that day.  

I get scammers call all the time, spoofed numbers, etc, I don't answer.  My phone says Spam Risk.

 

[kayc]

A neighbor got the bike rack, also both cots by the garbage can!