Thursday Reviewed...

Another good day!

Texican got me up early, so that he could begin working on the hot water heater, which is housed behind a panel in our bedroom panel.Which means, everything has to be removed from the closet, and placed on our bed! Thus the need for me to rise and shine this a.m.!

While he worked on the hot water heater, I worked on some computer things I wanted to get done. Which kept me in the bedroom, and accessible to him for any needed assistance. So... no breakfast this morning. Just a hot steamy mug of coffee and milk.

Lunch time rolled around, and the hot water now heating in the newly repaired tank, we had...

...potted meat sandwiches.

After that, Texican showed me the damage to the heating elements from the hot water tank.

..the bottom element was burnt completely through! The mineral build up was even worse prior to Texican's knocking alot of the build up off during removal! This is the third time we have replaced these elements in four years! And this is also why we never drink the water here! Yuck! We filter our water for cooking and making iced tea and drinks. And buy bottled water for just drinking. [There is still an off taste even when filtered and drinking it plain... so we invest in bottled.] Filtered does fine for iced tea or Crystal Light, and cooking.

While he was in the hot water heater, he also replaced the thermostat, and the breaker to the breakerbox. A little preventative maintenance.

As dinner time rolled around, I didn't feel like much cooking. So... I pulled a couple of standby's out of the cupboard...

...cut green beans and...

...boxed lasagna. It really does taste pretty good for boxed! The sauce is a little on the sweet side [I usually make my own sauce when making lasagna], but still quite palatable.

So... how did my calories stack up for the day??

Calories Consumed: 1,328    [-112]

I could have cut it a bit more... but I'm okay with that!

I did get a little of the table runner worked on that I am crocheting...

While I am not too happy with the thread... I think I kind of like the pattern so far! Should be pretty running across the dining table!

What project are you currently working on?

Are you working on your menu for Friday evening? Next week?

If you are not in the habit of making a menu, try making up a menu for each night's dinner for a whole week before your next trip to the grocery store. Make your shopping list accordingly, and see if you don't save a little bit of money! I've been doing this for years, and wouldn't have it any other way!