When I haven’t bought a decent load of groceries for over a week it’s best to set a firm budget and stick to it  Otherwise we overspend like nobody’s business!

Well folks we went grocery shopping for the long weekend/next week and I am SOOOOOOO excited to do some great eating!

Watermelon? Check.

12 SUPER ripe red mangoes? Check.

A beautifully ripe pineapple? Check.

Pomegranate Arils? Check.

A fillet of salmon the size of my leg?  Check.

Ingredients for ICE CREAM?  Check.

BEES KNEES?!?

Check check check check check!

Man!  I love the produce in spring/summer!  It’s so fresh and new!

I began my day with Leslie Sansone’s 4 Fast Miles.  It was a genuinely great workout!

For breakfast I made a berry smoothie (almond milk, frozen mixed berries, banana, yogurt and cinnamon!) and a slice of toast with bees knees!

Oh bees knees…How I’ve missed thee!  I absolutely love it! Far more than white chocolate wonderful and dark chocolate dreams that’s for sure!

At lunch I decided I was going to sit out on our patio at work to let the sunshine kiss my face.  I made myself some beans, cucumbers, celery, carrots and a grapefruit!

After work we went running around picking up those amazing groceries and by the time I got home I was ready to eat my arm!

I settled for tuna instead

Along with my open faced tuna & onion sandwich I ate pickles and one of those slippery-when-ripe mangoes!

So that’s Wednesday.

You likely won’t see me until Friday because tomorrow we are heading out to the cottage to do some yard work and I won’t be taking the time to post!

See ya on the long weekend my friends

In fact even JEFF has asked me that question twice!

Why?

Because we have visitors!

That little guy is Buster.

We came home from the cottage on Sunday and there were two of these dudes in our yard!

Naturally we laid out some carrot sticks for them but we’ve come to the conclusion that Bugs Bunny is full of beans.

Lettuce would have been so much better…But we’re lacking in the grocery department until tomorrow!

PS do you see that cord in the picture?

Buster was all over it.

If our snowmen lights don’t work come November I’m going to be upset with the bunny population I will tell you that much

I woke up with every intention of going for a run today but it was windier than the hubs of hell and raining!  So I did a strength training Leslie Sansone workout instead.  I’m loving my not-even-close-to pipes!  There’s muscles in those bat-wings!

For breakfast I settled for a good old fashioned bowl of shredded wheat spoonfuls with banana and homemade strawberry jam!

My morning rushed on by and, though I didn’t want to, I went around the lake at noon.  I needed the sunshine and fresh air.

Once back from my walk I made a chicken salad sandwich with brussels sprouts, cucumbers and watermelon!

Once home from work I made myself a plate of “oh my goddess we desperately need groceries!”  Beans, carrots, celery and a slice of homemade bread with homemade strawberry jam!

True story:

I dropped that piece of toast on my white jammie pants a few moments ago.   Just another example of how I may very well be the klutziest person on this earth

So that’s that.

Now I’m off to do some laundry, clean the kitchen and then do some gardening!

Our weekend FLEW by on account of cottage renos and you know what?  I’m ready for them to be done already.

All I wanted to do was sit and let the sun kiss my face, listen to the birds and watch my dad chase squirrels away with olive oil….That last part is a long story, one that I will save for a later date

On Saturday, before our renovation expedition began, I ate breakfast with those squirrels!

Paper plates are a LIFE saver some days!

After breakfast we headed over to “Chateau Biss” as my folks call it for a morning of sub floor!

Once finished I had to write a little something on it.  Don’t mind the spelling mistake It’s a play on a Poltergeist reference if you were wondering!

It’s becoming more and more ours with every day we spend in it!  Next weekend is hopefully going to be a game changer.

Saturday lunch was taco salad (YUM!) with some bubbly (fresca)

And let’s not forget the mexi tater tots!

And then we were off for a few more hours of work!  We actually drove home on Saturday because I was meeting Miss Janet for an evening of theatre!  This time’s show was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and WOW!  AMAZING!

Once home from the show at around 10:00pm Jefferson hopped right back into the car to head out to the cottage!

For Mother’s Day we spent the day, you guessed it, doing renovations.  What’s worse?  My mom raked our yard.  She just doesn’t know how to relax…Even on mother’s day!

Before the renos began I made her pancakes…That must count for something…Right?

We got to do some mudding and electrical shtuff yesterday which made me feel like we were making progress…Once the paint goes up, then it’s a party!

We broke for lunch which was veggie buns with half of a turkey sausage, pop chips, cheese and pickles!

Mom also made some puffed wheat cake which went unphotographed!

And you guessed it, after lunch we headed back for a few more hours of work!

Once done for the weekend we headed back to my folks place for a visit and a quick supper!  More taco salad was enjoyed!  This time we mixed the greek yogurt and salsa together…Something my mom and I have done for as long as I can remember!

Mom really does spoil us…It’s simply puzzling how she doesn’t try to poison us so we stop coming back every weekend

This morning I woke up and worked out with Leslie Sansone!  I ALMOST went for my first run of the season but I decided against it.

I made myself a big tall glass of smoothie for breakfast (sans spinach only because I don’t have any!)

Today was a hot hot hot day but I power walked with the best of them!

After my walk I made myself a cold cold cold lunch made up of greek yogurt, stick-age and an apple!

And finally once home I made myself a fried egg open faced sammich with salsa and tzatziki with some brussels, pickles and watermelon!

We are running dangerously low on groceries as we haven’t gone since last week due to the cottage excursions…So I’m getting creative

And speaking of running, I think I WILL go for my season opening run tomorrow morning…The robins wake me up at 4:30 so I should wrap this up!

That was my weekend and Monday in a nutshell!

Last night after work we went to Home Depot, picked up all supplies and headed out to the lake!

By the time we unloaded it was time for bed!

This morning we woke up bright and early, ate breakfast (toast)

And then spent the morning filling a 10 foot UHAUL truck with fridges, a stove, a couch and dozens of bags of sub flooring!

Midway through we stopped for a snack.  Carrot sticks, celery sticks, cheese and triscuits!

With some tzatziki!

After snack time we took another load out to the dump and now we are free of all that trash!  It’s so nice to be rid of the previous owners’ belongings

At noon we drive back to my folks place and ate a picnic!

I had pb & j, more sticks, cheese and an apple:

And a slice of my amazing whole grain banana bread:

And both Jeff and I konked out after we ate!  The sun was on my face, I was absolutely exhausted and I was drooling

No…He’s not praying

And our afternoon was spent putting in 3/4 inch sub floor!  It it so much stronger than the previous sub floor!  Can you see the lake?

Once we were spent for the day Jeff and I went to mom and dad’s and ate a smorg of supper!  I had a turkey burger, french fries, veggies and some tilapia!

With some Fresca:

And for dessert, a nibble of a snickers bar!

So that was that.

Tomorrow morning we are helping mom and dad take stuff to the dump, then we are going back to our cottage to do more sub flooring and THEN I’m going to Beauty & The Beast with Miss Janet!

See ya!

You see, Jeff and I took Friday off for a “renocation” day and as a result, tonight is the night I am prepping for the weekend.

So far I’ve baked a whole grain banana bread made with all natural ingredients (SO good!  Recipe will be shared at a later date), whole wheat bread for french toast and sammiches on the weekend (it smells like a bakery in here!), turkey burger patties are formed and freezing for Friday’s supper, carrots and celery have  been “sticked” and I’ve got laundry going!

Did I mention NOTHING but hockey has been on the TV all night?

Did I mention I’m going mental because of it?

It’s funny, I’ve tried to turn it off but it’s as if my husband has a beacon device installed on the tv or something.  He could be OUTSIDE raking leaves (in fact he was earlier) and I shut off the tv and let me tell you, he was in the house SO FAST turning it back on

I tell you, if I have to listen to a bad version of “We Will Rock You” on the organ one more time I’m going to lose it

Moving on!

I began my day with an all arms strength training workout!  Well, it was cardio too but the attention was on my arms for sure!

I was in the mood for a smoothie sans spinach today so I mixed almond milk, frozen berries, banana, green yogurt and cinnamon together:

Mom, as much as I hate to admit it, sometimes NOT adding the spinach is a real nice treat!

Along with my smoothie I had a slice of flax toast smothered with white chocolate wonderful peanut butter.  Oh how I long for Bees Knees or Barney Butter.

Murphey’s Law: If Katie takes a day off from work, the week WILL be insanely busy.  True story.

I needed to get out at lunch to clear my head and power walk.  It was a chilly one but I’m glad I did it!

Once back from my walk I ate leftover frittata (YES Miss Janet it really was FLUFFY ) along with broccoli and suicidal grapes!

After work Jefferson and I rushed home, ate supper and then the run-run-running began!

I tossed around what I wanted for supper and I kept coming back to a good old fashioned BBQ’d turkey burger!  So I piled on some tzatziki, lettuce and hickory sauce and called it suppah!  Jeff and I also shared the pickles…Scratch that, I ate the cauliflower and he ate the pickles!

Gross story about cauliflower!

Back in my “fat katie making an effort to lose weight” days I bought a SCHWACK load of veggies including a head of cauliflower. Well, my effort to lose weight lasted all of 30 seconds and as a result the cauliflower never gotten eaten.  About a month later I opened it up and there were WORMS in it.

Truth be told I’ve never been able to look at cauliflower the same.