August 2022
August 31, 2022 - Wednesday - Just before lunch Riley came out and said she either wanted eggs or McDonalds and an iced coffee. We discussed the merits of both options and then decided to get in the car and go for a ride. I love Coke but I’m really trying to limit the number of sodas I drink. This is may be the 4th one this month.
August 30, 2022 - Tuesday - These are my evening meds. Last night I forgot to take them after dinner. I was reminded around 5am when I woke up aching all over. I think I scared Zak when I walked into the living room to get them. I’m never up at that early let alone walking around the house. I took them so at least I would start to feel better sooner.
August 29, 2022 - Monday - Today Riley made us lunch. Well it was lunch for me. I like the way she makes the scrambled eggs so fluffy. Apparently barely scrambling them has something to do with getting them that way. I wish she liked fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and green onions with them. She had hers with salmon and capers. Ewww.
August 28, 2022 - Sunday - After the shoot yesterday my friend sent me home with a bunch of cookies. Two of which are her Brookies. Since I had a some Blue Bell vanilla in the fridge I decided to make myself an ice cream sandwich. I think I need to turn my freezer down. Although it was easy to spread the ice cream to make this, after leaving it in the freezer a bit to solidify, it wasn’t as solid as I’d like it to be.
August 27, 2022 - Saturday - Today we had another shoot with Sparkle All Over Bakery. She’s adding three new flavors to the full time menu and we’re shooting her new Fall Sampler that will be coming out soon. This is one of the new full time flavors, the Salted Chocolate Pecan Oatmeal and is one of my favorites. Who doesn’t like an oatmeal cookie? And with raisins their really good, but way better with Chocolate!
August 26, 2022 - Friday - When I’m on the couch Zak is the first to come lay with me. He’s almost always on my left side. Pancake has started coming to get in her regular spot along my right leg almost daily. Biscuit lays on the back couch pillows almost exclusively. From time to time she’ll actually come and lay with me. When she does she always curls up in my lap.
August 25, 2022 - Thursday - So when we ordered cake yesterday I got a Red Velvet for Riley and a slice of Carrot cake for myself. They also have Chocolate Cake I wanted to try. It was my snack this afternoon and I must say it was a little disappointing. Especially after how amazing their Carrot cake was. Not that it wasn’t good but my maybe my expectations were too high after having their Carrot cake.
August 24, 2022 - Wednesday - So y’all know when it comes to sweets I predominately eat Sparkle cookies. I ran out of cookies the other day and I’m doing a shoot this weekend so I was trying to hold out. I mentioned I was craving something sweet and Riley mentioned Cake Bar. I do love cake. A few clicks on Uber Eats later and some cake was on it’s way. This carrot cake was amazing!
August 23, 2022 - Tuesday - This morning I woke up still not doing my best. I didn’t get around to making breakfast until a little after lunchtime. I few toasted English muffins with butter and cherry jam really hit the spot. The dogs seem to really like them too. I try to give them small parts with very little jam since the girls sometimes take their snacks to the couch. That and Biscuit isn’t real good about chewing her food and will choke if the piece is too big.
August 22, 2022 - Monday - Today I woke up aching quite a bit. It’s been a bit of an issue off and on the last couple of weeks. Fortunately I’m not too busy today and can relax on the couch. It’s a good thing too, the lack of sleep is really starting to catch up to me. When I'm being lazy or not feeling up to it I make ramen.
August 21, 2022 - Sunday - Today makes three really good days in a row. Today I got out for lunch to meet a couple of friends I don’t get to see often enough. It was great to sit around a big plate of cheddar fries and hear all about what’s going on. But not only did I get to see my friends it was the first time I’ve needed an umbrella in forever. It was pouring rain when we left lunch.
August 20, 2022 - Saturday - Today I met a friend I haven’t sent in a long while for lunch. I took a photo of the food for my nutritionist and then didn’t take any other photos today. I thought to use it for my photo of the day but it’s really just a photo to show what’s on the plate not artistic in any way. So Pancake late in the evening sleeping on the couch is my photo. She’s so cute.
August 19, 2022 - Friday - I finished up doing a little bit of work this morning and then went out to visit dad for a little while. I got a big surprise on the way out there. My two aunts were coming out to see my dad too for lunch. I got to have lunch with all of them and one of my brothers and one of my sisters. Got to see my nephew and his kids later that afternoon too. Such a good day!
August 18, 2022 - Thursday - Today for lunch I made an old favorite from my childhood, a peanut butter and syrup sandwich on Mrs. Baird’s bread. I made one for Riley too, because if I didn’t she’d take half of mine. I always make little half sandwiches for Zak and the girls to share. I say they really like them but honestly they eat most anything like it’s delicious.
August 17, 2022 - Wednesday - This morning I made myself some avocado toast. I say myself but it’s really for me and the dogs. I cooked two eggs sunny side up and each of the dogs gets a bit of breakfast too. I have to be careful and not give Biscuit too big a piece of toast or at least a piece that’s not to toasted. She doesn’t always chew her food like she should.
August 16, 2022 - Tuesday - My camera was sitting on my coffee table. I lost my lens cap somewhere in Colombia. At just the right time of the evening the sun shines at the right angle to shine the the viewfinder and out the lens. It caught my eye and I took this photo with my phone. I still have my iPhone 12. I think I’m going to get the 14 when they come out in the fall.
August 15, 2022 - Monday - Another thing I almost never buy is Cheetos. Today I made myself a big turkey sandwich with the buns I got for my BLT. I wish I could find these buns at Kroger. I picked these up the other day from Eatzi’s. I had a little bit of Cheetos on the side. For some reason I’ve been craving a big bowl of chocolate pudding.
August 14, 2022 - Sunday - I don’t ever buy bacon. I hate the mess it makes cooking it at home, but Kroger sent me a coupon for free bacon on my next order. So today for lunch I made myself a big BLT with avocado. I think the dogs thought it was great idea to buy bacon too. They each got a little bit of a snack.
August 13, 2022 - Saturday - I met a good friend and his daughter, my God-daughter for dinner. He found a Turkish place in Ft. Worth for us. Really great food and dessert was like a flan roll with cinnamon instead of caramel. This was what his little coffee came in. Wish they didn’t so far and we could get together more often.
August 12, 2022 - Friday - It was a very busy week and even though I met some friends for lunch today I treated my self to another cookie at the end of the day. I’m not a big fan of butterscotch or toffee, but all mixed into an oatmeal cookie is amazing. Back in June this was just an experiment. It’s now on the menu, at least for a little while.
August 11, 2022 - Thursday - When I finally finished working I went to the kitchen and did a little prep and then took some chicken and corn out to the grill. Dinner turned out pretty good. I love that Ziziki’s sells their seasoning blend that is so good on lots of different stuff. I found this naan at the grocery store too. Wrap it in a kitchen towel and microwave it for a little while and it so soft and warm.
August 10, 2022 - Wednesday - This afternoon I was driving to get my hair cut. As I was leaving the house it started to sprinkle. Only just enough to get a bunch of raindrops on my car but ended just as quickly. Later when I was home it started to thunder and get a bit windy. Zak started pacing and trembling because he’s a big chicken. What is this stuff falling from the sky???? We need the raid so bad. Look how yellow my neighbor’s yard is.
August 9, 2022 - Tuesday - Today was an eventful day. I have quite a bit of work to do with one client, a video to finish for another and had a meeting with a new client about some new opportunities. I ended the day with an early dinner with a friend. It’s always a good time to see my friend even if our other friend can’t always join us. The Italian food is always good and the cannolis there are pretty tasty too.
August 8, 2022 - Monday - I was really busy today. So much so I actually had to take notes. I’ve never been a note taker at work, but today there were things I knew I wan’t going to remember. It took me a while just to find a pen. One of my clients uses Basecamp. I have such a bad memory associated with the software that I was dreading having to use it. I have come to enjoy checking To-Do items off my list.
August 7, 2022 - Sunday - I haven’t made these for the dogs in a long while. It’s funny though, the dogs definitely know what’s about to happen when I get a sleeve of saltines and the jar of peanut butter. They’re manners get so good. They sit and behave so well. Except Zak, he starts to drool a bit. Thankfully we don’t have carpet. They look at me so weird when I eat one. It’s like they think these are “only” for the dogs. Follow me for more recipes.
August 6, 2022 - Saturday - A friend called me today and invited me to come visit. I went out back with her two dogs for a bit. This is Winston sniffing Sophia’s butt. He’s just the right size for this. He’s a funny little guy.
August 5, 2022 - Friday - I got into my box of Sparkle cookies again. This is another, Cookie Butter Chip Cookie. I only ever get Biskoff cookies on flights somewhere, but a while back I came across them on Amazon. I bought a big box of them. They’re so good and a big reason I really like this cookie too. If you’re curious you should head over to www.sparkleallover.com and get a Back to School bundle. They’re not part of the regular menu... yet.
August 4, 2022 - Thursday - For breakfast I made some eggs on toast for me and the dogs. I don’t know when or why I started cooking for the dogs. I remember saying several times to my other dogs, “Get out of the kitchen. I’m not cooking for y’all.” I remember Zeke and Shadow were the worst about laying in the middle of the kitchen floor while I was trying to cook. I miss those knuckleheads.
August 3, 2022 - Wednesday - I forgot to take a photo purposefully for today so this is another cookie from Sparkle All Over that I took for my nutritionist. This is another of her temporary new flavors, the Cookie Butter Chip. It’s made with crumbles of Biskoff cookies and Biskoff cookie butter. I love that her cookies are individually wrapped and stay fresh for a while. I would say a long while but they never last that long at my house.
August 2, 2022 - Tuesday - Of course when the shoot was over I wasn’t going to go home empty-handed. I brought a box of cookies home with me. This is another one of her new cookies that are part of the Back to School gift sets. It’s the Brown Butter Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chunk. The name alone is a mouthful. These are really good as well. I mean it has a chunk of dark chocolate right in the middle!
August 1, 2022 - Monday - Tonight I was laying on the couch at the end of the day and realized I hadn’t taken a photo other than my pictures of what I ate for my nutritionist and none of those were very good. Biscuit was laying near my head so I got a photo of her being kinda cute.