So, I'm spending my time making dog food today. No, really. I'm making dog food. I've got 4 dogs that are either old, have sensitive stomaches, have finicky eating habits or just like to torture me. I make my own and have found I have more eager eaters, less weight gain and less gassiness/diahhrea (sorry to be so graphic). That means I don't have to clean that crap up. Aren't you glad you asked?
Sugar & Stepforded: We bought really good and pricey dog food (canned & kibbles). We have two inhalers who would eat anything, an older dog with a sensitive stomach, and a picky Lab that would sometimes refuse to eat.
My recipe depends on what I have on hand or what is on sale (chicken, pot roast, etc.). Typically, I put in either ground beef (that's getting expensive) or I cook chicken and cube it or grind it up. I buy bulk chicken liver and cook that, then chop it. I add cooked rice. Then fresh veggies: green beans, carrots, butternut squash are favorites - I just look for seasonal stuff that's safe for dogs. I typically make between a 20 and 25 pound batch. Vacuum pack in 5-6 pound packages and freeze them.
I have dog food cookbooks, but this is a mix that everyone seems to enjoy. Even the lab is bouncing around in anticipation of feeding time. Everyone is at a healthy weight now, the older dogs are much more lively and I think they are utilizing the calories and nutrition in the food more efficiently -- way less yard waste (if you know what I mean).
I also make liver bread for their snacks instead of giving them that made in China poisonous stuff. I use chicken liver. Find that recipe herehttp://dogaware.com/diet/treats.html They LOVE it.
karen w.. that site is awesome so i made it a clicky for the rest here ya'll going to print and go shopping today and make some stuff for my furbabies later today.. it's freezing here in vegas and i'm going to get warm food hot drinks and finish binge watching californication on sofa... happy new year to all and your furbabies!!! my ginger is having her uterus removed next tuesday so it will be nice to have yummy healthy treats mommy made for her when she gets home.. and i have nothing scheduled that day so i can crawl into bed w/ her and cuddle her better
wondering what everyone thinks about jeremy renner's wife filing for divorce (TMZ) Seems he is so smitten with that baby, it's sad. Other than that, xleaning up from Christmas
"In her divorce docs ... Pacheco says they have a prenup, but adds it should be torn up because it was based on fraud. There's no further detail about what she means by "fraud."
Well, I think we can all take a guess at what 'fraud' will turn out to mean.
It also says that she's demanding that "he return her stolen passport, birth certificate and SS card."
This doesn't sound like the amicable split and we'll remain close friends and co-parents bust-up
Karen- if he is gay, like im always reading, just come out already. People who like you will still like you! Sounds like she wants to go back and live in canada because chilling in a mansion with your aforable baby , servants and money can really ne a drad. Mb that was the fraud, he said they eld live in canada too and he renegged. I like him and i dont want him to be same sex oriented because it wld ruin my possible shot with him, lol
The first or second episode of the most recent series of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles had Renner's ALLEGED real-life lover on it ... he was blonde and claiming to be a developer of sorts; was dealing with those annoying Brit agents.
@auntliddy, I hate it, too! I only do sheets on the weekends so SO will change them for me. The bed is freaking huge and it takes me forever. He's former military and can make a bed so neat a quarter will bounce off of it! (I pay him back with my fabulous cooking and other wink-wink-nudge-nudges, haha)
I finally finished the editing of a piece I've been working on for ages and hit the send button. Then I blanked my mind out and wrote today's KJE piece, which - I kid you not - is like KJE's version of Bachelor Party in Mexico.
And for NYE, SO is taking me to my favourite Mexican restaurant, then we're going home and binge watching something, probably Breaking Bad or GoT (again) or whatever movies we find. \0/
Moving on to book #4 in my group of five brought up to Blanc Debris. And we're having a massive wind storm. Feel like the roof is blowing off Blanc Debris which it most likely is. Intermittent power. Good news is that OP thought he had a class he'd have to drive back down to SF area but it's been pushed out another week. No 6 hour drive.
I'm back in at the office after a full week off. Only 1/3 of people are here; it's the calm before the storm. I am looking for an excuse to take off early.
Anybody looking for something fun to do New Years Eve, at 9:45 p.m. TCM is showing the greatest rock movie of all time, The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night." If you've never seen it before you should watch it (or at least record it). And if you have seen it before, well, you know what I'm saying is the truth. Waaaaay better than Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, or Ryan Seacrest, or any of the dozen other losers on the networks.
I've been pruning the roses (am covered in scratches all over from the little buggers), and went out and bought a new BBQ (an orange Jamie Oliver one!) for a wee New Year's Eve shindig we're having tonight. I'm just having a few mins' downtime before heading out to the supermarket to stock up on food, drink and painkillers.
Home from hossie enjoying vegan brown rice sushi and the last few eps of the season of walking dead. Glad to be home. Knackered. Thanks to all those who sent their best wishes! I really appreciate it. Not due back til 8th jan if everything goes well. Getting gussied up later for NYE shindig in Melbs. Beautiful day, 38°c forecast for Fri & Sat.
Pleased to hear that you're back home safe and sound. I love Melbourne - have lived there on and off a bit over the years - and will look forward to tuning into Ahron Young's coverage on SKY News of all the festivities over there ... will no doubt feel jealous I'm not there! :-)
Thanks Stepforded - i was born & bred in melb so to me it's home, just too pricey for us to live there, so we're an hour away (car or train) in the country! Califblondy - I'm feeling & looking like garbage. Still not sure if i feel like getting dressed. Or even going. They pumped me so full of fluid in hossie im a beach ball.
So, I'm spending my time making dog food today. No, really. I'm making dog food. I've got 4 dogs that are either old, have sensitive stomaches, have finicky eating habits or just like to torture me. I make my own and have found I have more eager eaters, less weight gain and less gassiness/diahhrea (sorry to be so graphic). That means I don't have to clean that crap up. Aren't you glad you asked?
ReplyDeleteKaren what's your recipe??
DeleteI have picky eaters too..
hate wasting money on food they won't eat..
I make my own too (which we blend in with Eukanuba) ... I use mussels or pipis, rice, mince, rice, a few little spices ... our Labs go crazy for it.
DeleteSugar & Stepforded: We bought really good and pricey dog food (canned & kibbles). We have two inhalers who would eat anything, an older dog with a sensitive stomach, and a picky Lab that would sometimes refuse to eat.
DeleteMy recipe depends on what I have on hand or what is on sale (chicken, pot roast, etc.). Typically, I put in either ground beef (that's getting expensive) or I cook chicken and cube it or grind it up. I buy bulk chicken liver and cook that, then chop it. I add cooked rice. Then fresh veggies: green beans, carrots, butternut squash are favorites - I just look for seasonal stuff that's safe for dogs. I typically make between a 20 and 25 pound batch. Vacuum pack in 5-6 pound packages and freeze them.
I have dog food cookbooks, but this is a mix that everyone seems to enjoy. Even the lab is bouncing around in anticipation of feeding time. Everyone is at a healthy weight now, the older dogs are much more lively and I think they are utilizing the calories and nutrition in the food more efficiently -- way less yard waste (if you know what I mean).
I also make liver bread for their snacks instead of giving them that made in China poisonous stuff. I use chicken liver. Find that recipe herehttp://dogaware.com/diet/treats.html They LOVE it.
karen w.. that site is awesome so i made it a clicky for the rest
Deletehere ya'll
going to print and go shopping today and make some stuff for my furbabies
later today.. it's freezing here in vegas and i'm going to get warm food hot drinks and finish binge watching californication on sofa...
happy new year to all and your furbabies!!! my ginger is having her uterus removed next tuesday so it will be nice to have yummy healthy treats mommy made for her when she gets home.. and i have nothing scheduled that day so i can crawl into bed w/ her and cuddle her better
wondering what everyone thinks about jeremy renner's wife filing for divorce (TMZ) Seems he is so smitten with that baby, it's sad. Other than that, xleaning up from Christmas
ReplyDeleteWow! Hadn't heard that. The TMZ story says:
Delete"In her divorce docs ... Pacheco says they have a prenup, but adds it should be torn up because it was based on fraud. There's no further detail about what she means by "fraud."
Well, I think we can all take a guess at what 'fraud' will turn out to mean.
It also says that she's demanding that "he return her stolen passport, birth certificate and SS card."
This doesn't sound like the amicable split and we'll remain close friends and co-parents bust-up
http://www.tmz.com#ixzz3NPPgpJhj
Karen- if he is gay, like im always reading, just come out already. People who like you will still like you! Sounds like she wants to go back and live in canada because chilling in a mansion with your aforable baby , servants and money can really ne a drad. Mb that was the fraud, he said they eld live in canada too and he renegged. I like him and i dont want him to be same sex oriented because it wld ruin my possible shot with him, lol
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DeleteThe first or second episode of the most recent series of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles had Renner's ALLEGED real-life lover on it ... he was blonde and claiming to be a developer of sorts; was dealing with those annoying Brit agents.
DeleteHave the day off from work and rather then going out and doing something productive, here I sit on my couch!
ReplyDeleteIt's just the best!
DeleteI too am lazing about, putting off changing sheets on my bed which i HATE doing.
ReplyDeleteWork today and tomorrow. I've got a ton of end of the year crap to do.
ReplyDeleteWait, what am I doing here?
Long-ass day. Woke up at 4:30 a.m. to catch flight. Stuck now in Dallas. Eventually will get to drive 3 hours home. Whoop whoop.
ReplyDelete@auntliddy, I hate it, too! I only do sheets on the weekends so SO will change them for me. The bed is freaking huge and it takes me forever. He's former military and can make a bed so neat a quarter will bounce off of it! (I pay him back with my fabulous cooking and other wink-wink-nudge-nudges, haha)
ReplyDeleteI finally finished the editing of a piece I've been working on for ages and hit the send button. Then I blanked my mind out and wrote today's KJE piece, which - I kid you not - is like KJE's version of Bachelor Party in Mexico.
And for NYE, SO is taking me to my favourite Mexican restaurant, then we're going home and binge watching something, probably Breaking Bad or GoT (again) or whatever movies we find. \0/
Working. Just finished a long ass family session that exploded into WWIII. Now I'm exhausted but have patients scheduled until 9 tonight.
ReplyDeleteMoving on to book #4 in my group of five brought up to Blanc Debris. And we're having a massive wind storm. Feel like the roof is blowing off Blanc Debris which it most likely is. Intermittent power. Good news is that OP thought he had a class he'd have to drive back down to SF area but it's been pushed out another week. No 6 hour drive.
ReplyDeleteInto my latest entertainment themed read (thank you Santa). Top of the Rock, Inside The Rise And Fall Of Must See TV.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving it and keep stopping to google the actors that almost ended up playing all the iconic characters.
I read that book a few months ago. It was really good!
DeleteIt's NYE. Working today...somewhat unsupervised so may leave at lunch time. Yaaaay
ReplyDeleteI'm back in at the office after a full week off. Only 1/3 of people are here; it's the calm before the storm. I am looking for an excuse to take off early.
ReplyDeleteAnybody looking for something fun to do New Years Eve, at 9:45 p.m. TCM is showing the greatest rock movie of all time, The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night." If you've never seen it before you should watch it (or at least record it). And if you have seen it before, well, you know what I'm saying is the truth. Waaaaay better than Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, or Ryan Seacrest, or any of the dozen other losers on the networks.
ReplyDeleteI've been pruning the roses (am covered in scratches all over from the little buggers), and went out and bought a new BBQ (an orange Jamie Oliver one!) for a wee New Year's Eve shindig we're having tonight. I'm just having a few mins' downtime before heading out to the supermarket to stock up on food, drink and painkillers.
ReplyDeleteHome from hossie enjoying vegan brown rice sushi and the last few eps of the season of walking dead. Glad to be home. Knackered. Thanks to all those who sent their best wishes! I really appreciate it. Not due back til 8th jan if everything goes well.
ReplyDeleteGetting gussied up later for NYE shindig in Melbs. Beautiful day, 38°c forecast for Fri & Sat.
Pleased to hear that you're back home safe and sound.
DeleteI love Melbourne - have lived there on and off a bit over the years - and will look forward to tuning into Ahron Young's coverage on SKY News of all the festivities over there ... will no doubt feel jealous I'm not there! :-)
Glad to hear you're doing well enough to get gussied up.
DeleteThanks Stepforded - i was born & bred in melb so to me it's home, just too pricey for us to live there, so we're an hour away (car or train) in the country!
DeleteCalifblondy - I'm feeling & looking like garbage. Still not sure if i feel like getting dressed. Or even going. They pumped me so full of fluid in hossie im a beach ball.