Introducing.....

Even though I fell prey to downloading music last night for MUCH longer than I had intended, I managed to bake my Christmas Day cheesecake. It took me a little longer to do because 1) I thought I had graham cracker crumbs, but they were actual crackers, so I had to grind them down and 2) my blender blew up months ago, which I forgot about so I had to pull out my food processor and 3) I was pretty busy boogieing to my new tunes! It all worked out in the end, though!!

I made a really tasty bowl of oats this morning! Well, they’re ALL tasty, but this one seemed to have some UMPF to it!

-1 cup water
-1/2 McCann’s Irish oats
-1 Tbsp pumpkin spice coffee powder
-cinnamon
-3 pecan halves, crumbled (I think this was the UMPF!)

I don’t normally have pecans around the house, but I bought some last night for the cheesecake topping so I figured…what the heck! They are one expensive nut, though!!!

Work was pretty uneventful today. There were even less people in than yesterday. Looking forward to being done at 2pm tomorrow!! Here’s my morning snack….

TAZO Refresh tea and another piece of carrot cake baked oatmeal.

DD and I watched videos today while I was on the treadmill. Seeing as I felt so energetic running yesterday, I bumped up the speed and managed 3.5 miles in my usual time frame. Not bad….for me, anyways!!

Lunch will look familiar to you…..

It’s last night’s dinner leftovers! Imagine that, eh?! I’m loving the edamame! I’ve had it before, but never made it myself. I didn’t realize how simple it was t prepare. You’ll be seeing more of this, for sure!

Mid afternoon I smuggled a cookie or 2…..they disappeared so fast that my camera didn’t stand a chance! Once my mouth got a taste of that sugar, it started truing to rule my brain so I quickly ate this apple to solve the problem!

Ah…nothing like natural sugar!

I was excited for work to be done today because I had a special trip to make before I went home. If you’re curious, you can skip ahead over dinner to see what (or who) I’m talking about!! :)

So yes, dinner...well, it was a quick one because I arrived home later than usual! I made spaghetti and meatballs (store bought) for the fam and whipped up a third cup of egg whites for me. I put them on an Arnold Thin with Sabra hummus & whipped cottage cheese. A small salad with the last of the hummus went on the side.

I ate 2 chocolate bells for my sweet end, but my camera was being used so no pic!

On to the BIG announcement!! After much begging and pleading and groveling on my part, my hubby finally gave in and let me adopt another kitten!! WAHOO!!! So, with further ado, I introduce you to Pepper...

I had thought to call him Cinnamon, but when I picked him up they told me his name was Pepper and I decided that it suit him perfectly!

He was born Sept 15 and his whole litter was surrendered to the Humane Society. Out of 6 of them, there was still one left.

He's a spunky little man and I do believe that he will be the perfect match for my other two boys. Right now, Charlie and Octavius are sulking in the rec room, but they'll come around!

I hope you enjoyed the picture's of Pepper. I'm sure there will be more to come! As for me, I'm off to play with him a bit, get a few more things ready for Christmas Day and wrap the last of the presents. Enjoy the night!

Bye for now!!