Computer Issues

Sorry I didn’t post last night! Our computer is having some issues! First, it wouldn’t allow me to download my pictures. I decided to leave that alone and start on the actual post and the keyboard was dead…..ugh! Anyways, my hubby is working on it today. I’m hoping it’ll be an easy fix!

I’ll do a short recap of yesterday before I get on to today. I should also mention that the computer ate some of my photos last night, too! Bugger! The day started off early because DS had his first day of the hockey camp that “Santa” brought for him! That started at 8am. I slept until the last possible minute then had no time to make my oats! Luckily, I had one last bowl of Kozy Shack porridge in my fridge.


This held me over until 12:30! AMAZING!!! I also had a café latte with a shot of pumpkin spice syrup from Choco Latte while at the rink.

DS had a BLAST on the ice. One of his buddies from school was there, too so that was an extra bonus. They all got Guelph Storm jersey’s with their last names written on the back. Too cool!

I got creative with the turkey for lunch by making a turkey salad. I didn’t keep track of any measurements, but here’s what went in the mix:

-turkey, chopped up into small pieces (about 1 cup)
-about 4 chunks of artichoke hearts (the ones that are packed in water)
-maybe 8-10 green olives chopped up
-a tbsp of honey mustard
-1/4 cup-ish of plain Greek yogurt (I used Oikos)
-S & P

I lined a Flatout wrap with lettuce and plopped about a 1/3 cup of turkey salad on top. Rolled it all up and voila!

I also ate the rest of the container of Oikos with some fig preserves mixed in. Terrific lunch!! DD ate one, too and she gave it the kid stamp of approval! :)


We went out to the farm for a visit in the afternoon seeing as we didn’t make it out there on Sunday like usual. My MIL bought this great new game set for the Wii called “Active Life: Outdoor Challenge”. Holy moly, what a blast! I’m going to go buy it for the family sometime this week. It has canoeing, log jumping, cart racing, hurdles just to name a few of the activities. Does anyone else have this game? What do you think about it? I’d be interested to hear any comments, good or bad!

I had some tofu in the fridge that was quickly approaching its expiry date so that’s what I made for my dinner.

It was very good! I browned up a ¼ of the block with some leftover brussel sprouts and when all was toasty and brown, I added a tablespoon of pomegranate chutney. YUM! I added some steamed veggies to the side for bulk. My sweet end was 3 clementines.

Another lost picture was my snackie! Pretty simple, really. I toasted up a 100 cal English muffin and spread one half with mighty maple PB, the other with dark chocolate PB. I just sat around watching TV all evening. Vacation is making me lazy!!

No on to today! So, I had to work. BOO!! There were only 3 of us in and it went surprisingly quick. Thank goodness! I made my eggnog oats again because I really need to use up the carton before it spoils.


Lunch was very similar to what I ate yesterday…the rest of the turkey salad. Today’s was served up in a toasted Arnold Thin.

It was better today than yesterday! I guess all the flavours enjoyed each others company over night! :)

I’m just getting ready to leave work now. It’s a little later than I’d hoped….3:30pm, which is only an hour earlier than usual. Oh, well….I’m a bit more ahead of the game for next week when we have to jump right back in feet first! We’re going to a hockey game tonight and seeing as we’ll be late and I don’t know if the computer at home is up and running yet, I’m going to post now. If you don’t see me for a few days, you’ll know that I’m still computer-less. I highly doubt that’ll be the case….my hubby is vary apt at solving technical issues….but just in case…..have a HAPPY and SAFE NEW YEAR!!

Bye for now!!

Is It Already Saturday??

I woke up at a more decent hour of 7:30 this morning. While there’s nothing wrong with getting out of bed at 9am every now and again, I always feel like I’ve lost half the day when I do! When I looked out the window, I couldn’t see past my nose for the fog. And it was pouring. And then there was thunder and lightening….on the 27^th of December. What the heck is with that???

I made a bowl of my eggnog oats for breakfast.

This ingredient combo never fails to tickle my taste buds! I’m going to be making a special stop at the grocery store where I found it to stock up on some more Vitasoy cartons before the seasonal flavours are gone!

I spent the rest of the morning organizing the presents under the tree. I like to leave everything under there for a few days before it get put away. This is what Pepper spent the morning doing…

Yes, that’s DD’s butt! I told him he’d better hope she didn’t toot!

Once the boys were home from hockey and showered, we made a trip to the mall to buy DS a new hockey stick because his broke at practice today. I stopped by a little booth called Kitchen Connaisseur when I noticed that all the merchandise was 50% off! I picked up some mango chutney, pomegranate chutney, Israeli couscous, maple cappuccino sauce, sun dried cherry sauce and a jar of chocolate mocha sauce and 2 bowls!


All these goodies only cost me $30.00! Can't wait to try everything!!

By the time we got home it was pushing 1:30 and I was a starvin Marvin! I made a sandwich with an Arnold Thin, cranberry sauce, turkey, artichoke and lettuce.


Delish!! I also finished off the jello, but didn't photograph it because I've eaten it for the past 2 days! Finally, 2 clementines found their way to my mouth! No pic of them, either...

The afternoon was fairly uneventful. I caught up on some blog reading and cleaned up the house some. We have company coming over tonight so I more or less cleaned the rooms I know people will be in. I'm a cheater, I know! I really hate cleaning, though!

I made turkey vegetable soup for din din tonight. Are ya sick of seeing turkey yet??
I sauteed an onion, 2 cubed carrots, 3 ribs of celery, diced in some broth until they were soft. Next, I added about 5-6 cups of homemade turkey stock and brought everything up to a boil. In went a half cup of orzo and a can of lentils. That simmered for another 10 minutes or so and presto! Supper is served!


I sprinkled about a Tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese on top. Because i know there will probably be sweets floating around later, I ate 2 more clementines for my sweet end.

I was thinking today that when I have to get back into my normal routine, I'm going to pay for all this relaxing business that I've been enjoying! I had full intentions of getting a run in today, but it never did happen. Tomorrow we have brunch with my family on the agenda plus a 4pm hockey game and possibly dinner out with my sister in law. Let's see if I squeeze a workout in!!

Bye for now!!