Rhonda - enjoy your clean home for a day! I know what that's like. Vacuum for 90 minutes and then watch the dog hair accumulate. Good buy on those suits.

Stephen - Truly, madly, Deeply is one of my favorite all time movies! It originally came out in 1991 but I never heard of it until I happened to catch it about 6 years ago.

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Stephen, I am so going to have to rent that movie! Thanks for the review

Katie, you are such a sweetheart. I think you are beautiful as well. I used to be a runway model many years ago... Had to give that career up because my first EXDH was so jealous.... However, probably a good thing since the lifespan of that career is VERY limited. Decided if I couldn't model I would go to law school..... probably a bad choice as well!

Have a great day everyone

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Hey Rob, I bought one of those shop vacs yesterday at Home Depot for the dog/cat hair in my house ..... got tired of it stopping up my vaccum cleaner each weekend. Just happened upon it yesterday and got a steal. It was a $70 unit but since they had ran out of the ones that were on sale, they substituted this one for $19.99. Total bill was $21.44 for a $70.00 vac! Kind of large to move around, but will only need to use it in the great room and living room for the most part.

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Cheesy Chile Rellenos Casserole
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1 cup chopped onions
2 (4.5-oz.) cans Chopped Green Chiles, drained
6 oz. (1 1/2 cups) shredded Cheddar cheese
6 oz. (1 1/2 cups) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup chopped seeded tomato

Prep Time: 20 min (Ready in 1 hr 5 min )
Preparation Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350?F. Lightly grease 8 or 9-inch square pan. Melt margarine in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until crisp-tender. Stir in green chiles. Spoon chile mixture evenly into greased pan. Sprinkle with cheeses.
2. In small bowl, beat eggs slightly. Beat in sour cream and red pepper flakes. Spoon egg mixture evenly over cheeses. Sprinkle with tomato.
3. Bake at 350?F. for 35 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

6 servings

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING:
SERVING SIZE: 1/6 of Recipe
Calories 370 Calories from Fat 260
% DAILY VALUE
Total Fat 29g 45%
Saturated 17g 85%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 175mg 58%
Sodium 560mg 23%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 3%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 4g
Protein 19g
Vitamin A 25% Vitamin C 20%
Calcium 50% Iron 8%
EXCHANGES: 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat


My friend from TX emailed me this recipe today. She is such a wonderful friend and constantly helping me look for recipes that will be easy for me to maintain this WOE. Didn't want to loose it, so posting it here so I remember to actually make it!

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I had some almonds and an ounce of cheese for breakfast. Busy preparing my week's worth of lunches now while I finish up the remainder of the laundry. Been a very relaxing last few days..... I have so enjoyed my time off.

They are predicting snow tomorrow and heavy rain tonight.... Guess I better get my butt in gear and go and grab some firewood so it isn't all wet and perhaps I can enjoy a fire later this week. Going to use my new shop vac to vaccum the fireplace out. That will be much easier and I can put the ash in my garden.

Going to make some chipolte burritos tonight for the kiddos. I will just have mine as Kim does without the shell on either green beans or romaine lettuce.

Took out my food scale this morning as I will be weighing all portions starting Monday again. Portion control for me, at this time in this journey, is the key to my success. It will be a year in exactly one month since I began this journey.... Never did I think it would be possible to lose the weight and maintain it now for three months.... I cannot loose sight from whence I came and to where I will go! (So better go and bury the almonds again Rhonda!)

Have a great Sunday everyone!

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Rhonda - Recipe sounds wonderful and i can scale it to 2 servings and that would be just right for me. (and I'll bet I can work in some chipotle chili powder in there somewhere, lol). Good deal on that shop vac! Been using the blackened seasoning on everything. This morning i made a blackened omelet and last night blackened broccoli. lol

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Oh Rob, the blackened seasoning is my absolute favorite....... well, besides chipolte.... they run neck to neck!

Figured out I can use the shop vac to clean my fireplace, so as soon as I quite being obessive with posting here..... going to go and play with it in the fireplace. Fortunately, haven't had a fire in there for about a week, so shouldn't have the "melt down" factor!

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Sounds like a great recipe...I'll have to try to make it sometime soon :fork:

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The recipe sounds awesome, Rhonda. Chile Rellenos are one of my favorite dishes, and impossible to get here with the kind of sauce that I like. I think I'll plan to make this later in the week, as soon as the jalapeno burns on my fingers heal I knew there was a reason that I don't chop chilis without rubber gloves, just wish I had remembered the reason before I did it!

Your breakfast sounds good. Maybe I'll go digging for my almonds (I hide them from myself and DH), and have that in the morning with some more green tea

Have a wonderful Monday, I hope the weather stays nice for your commute!

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Tina and Katie, thanks for stopping by! Heading out the door to the office in about 10 minutes. It is dark, rainy and cold outside, but can handle that as long as the snow and ice don't appear. Supposed to snow later this morning and then later in the week. Winter is here....

Hope all my friends have a wonderful day!

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Rhonda - remember your "not driving in ice" resolution. stay resolved!
HAve a good week!

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmm recipe sounds YUMMY! ..
i LOVE blackened stuff.. fish.. chicken.. beef.. heck.. i will stand in line for robs idea of blackened brocolli and or omelets! yummy stuff that blackened seasoning is! i will have to run out this week and get some.. now that ya'll have reminded me about it.. i LOVE it on chicken fajita meat.. mmmmmmmmmmmmm


where was i?

oh.. be safe on your drive ... leave early enough to go slow and avoid the freaks with the FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (read: i am invincible!! and i dont care if i take YOU out with me when i crash! *grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*)


we have a dusting of snow this morning.. but blue skies on the way...

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Rob and Kim, I so remember my resolve NOT to drive on ice. Watching out my 21st floor office windiow frequently and the moment it starts sleeting or icing... I'm out of here! Probably too late then come to think of it.... Need to d/l one of those weather alert thingies that goes on your desktop! Sure the system administrator will love that

It is freezing outside and extremely windy, and of course, they would be the north winds ... Anyway, I dressed warm and in layers and took a blanket out to the car this morning in the event I get stranded one day/night. Must remember to throw a couple of bottle waters in there too. I have read of people being stranded in a snow bank for days..... well, now that I have efficiently scared myself.... back to work!

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'Efficiently scared myself' Flower!

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Hi Rhonda! I have a friend on my del Sol forum that is outside of Kansas City. He was just posting about how crazy your weather has been the last couple of days. Ours plummeted this weekend too. Oh yeah, and cold wind too. Be safe out there!

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