From the Kitchen...

There's been a lot of things happening in the kitchen lately, all good. After we returned from our trip up north I decided to try out a recipe given to me by an extended family member, for a "topper" to enhance Augie's kibble. He's an extremely picky eater, turns his nose up at a LOT of things, and basically eats like a cat; nibbling here and there when he feels like it. We've done all of the recommended behaviors like leaving his food down for a short period of time and then taking it up but he could care less. He's skinny. We certainly don't want him to be heavy, not by any means, but he could use a bit of a boost. The topper contains chicken, oatmeal, carrots, zucchini, canned pumpkin, apple, olive and coconut oils and blueberries. I mixed it all up, portioned it out (I had enough for three weeks, froze two thirds of it) and we gave it a try. Success! He loves it (except the blueberries!). If anyone would like the actual recipe just let me know. The chicken/oatmeal can be substituted out for ground beef/rice as well.

The backsplash was completed last week and now our kitchen is, at last, finished! I love working in here now; it's so light and bright! It's quite a transformation from the dark cherry cabinets and the black granite that we've had for 22+ years. Mr. G has outdone himself!

And, the crowning touch: when a retired engineer designs your drawer space 

you can believe that there's a designated space for every. single. thing!

Life is Good!

Cheers!

Out with the old and in with the new... let's talk about New Year's resolutions: I resolved to eat better and exercise more in 2015. On our way home from visiting my MIL at the rehab late this morning we turned into the parking lot of the brand new Dairi-O restaurant for a milkshake. Well, it's not my fault that this happened... after all, it is "in with the new"... right?... and, since I had only just vowed to eat better this year what's better eating that a chocolate-cherry shake? C'mon, really.

I guess we'll be taking a long walk this afternoon.

Hi-ho... here we go...

Cheers!
Life is Good!