I Puzzled, I Sewed, I Ate

 Okay Mother Nature ... I've had about enough of this freezing cold stuff.  Another 34 degrees greeted me this morning, meaning I had to turn the heat up yet again.  At least it's been somewhat sunny so the solar is working.  I really don't want another bill like I got last month.  

Did I mention that the new weather controller INSIDE my house decided to hang on to 67 degrees instead of the 55 I set it to ..... THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS GONE?  I had not paid a PG&E bill in two years.  What a shocker when I got that one for $300, taking into account my credit of $279.  YIKES!!

After that terrible day of bad football and even worse commercials, I had a loss of motivation.  At least I got Mr. Roomba to work before company showed up.  Boy do I like THAT!  No more rushing around trying to vacuum the house!

I puzzled ... working on this one a bit, trying to pass the time.  Even though I got in three miles today, none of that walking was outside except for taking my critter out in the back yard.  Okay, enough of this.

I sewed ... a little more motivation kicked in and I sewed another couple of squares.  This one didn't even have any directions.  I guess you should just know how to make a square in a square.  One of the problems in working with such tiny pieces is they don't always come out SQUARE.  It might have helped had they told me what SIZE to make the pieces.

Just as Mr. Cooper hit the couch for a snooze, company arrived.  We chatted for an hour or so before she headed off to her appointment.  Selling a house is a pain in the butt, especially when you JUST got rid of the renter after something like two years!!  Then there's the old problem of do I pay the taxes or invest in yet another headache.  She chose the headache.

And I ate ... this is a new food company called Factor that I decided to try out.  They make precooked meals according to your selections ... protein packed, low fat, keto, low card or just plain meals.  Sorry, but I cut up the chicken before I remembered to take a picture.  That was mashed potatoes with leeks underneath.  The vegetable is corn, zucchini and onions.  

Un-browned chicken isn't exactly appetizing, but I have to say this was absolutely DELICIOUS!  It comes fresh, not frozen, and you just finished cooking it in the microwave.  This is probably one serving for most folks, but it's two for me.  A win win in the checkbook department.  I have five more to taste test.  I'm excited to try them out.

Yes I could do this myself, but I would then have 6 meals of the exact same thing.  I'm going for a little variety.  The other thing I like is you can cancel a week or two or however long you want ... and pick up again right where you left off.  AND they have lots of different meals to choose from.

And I puzzled again.  I'm trying to finish this one before I start the next.  I actually made a little progress on this one!!

Today I'll get my company to help bring the big foldable table in to my entryway (the only empty space) where I can set up the NEXT puzzle ... you know, the one that is going to make me stark raving mad!!  That way anyone that comes in the door has to help me before being allowed in the living room!

The night came fast as I sewed once again, still working on the binding for this quilt three days later.

And then I saw it!  NOOOOO .... OH NOOOOO!  Tomorrow is a full moon.  That's WAY TOO CLOSE to tonights Bingo!!  It's going to be a fight to the death, I just know it!!  Here's hoping it's just too cold to handle pitchforks.  I'm hiding the matches for the torches.

P.S.  If anyone has not seen that commercial Dave mentioned in yesterday's blog ... it was a good one!!  Check it out!!  You may not like Trump, but you will love the respect shown for our military, our police and the secret service.

 https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1888714144435851295?mx=2