Good Day, Hard Day

It was a good day because AJ was hired by a good company for what we hope will be a good job.  It was a hard day because we found out that Auntie Karen has to have a complete "do-over" of the surgery that was supposed to be the final step (no pun intended) in her BIG ORDEAL that started a few years ago.  Pretty intense news, given to an intensely strong woman, who intends to proceed asap and recover by summer.  A lesson to all you kids out there.

This all called for a "take in" dinner at 50s grill, and a nice pan of blond brownies that were baked by Auntie Janis in celebration of the new job.

Kristin Ate
4 cups of coffee with cream
3 cornmeal pancakes
sausage, potato onion fry (made with 1/2 potato and 2 sausages for both or us)
a beautiful homegrown egg laid by Buffy the chicken
5 cheese and crackers
diet coke
2 handfuls of almonds
1/2 turkey club sandwich from 50s grill
10 french fries
green salad
2 blond brownies
1 glass of milk
1 hunk of 50s grill bread- you all know what I'm talking about.

Kristin Spent
$0.00

AJ ate
2 pancakes
sausage, potato onion fry
egg
3 cups coffee with cream
18 almonds
15 crackers
cheese
2 pancakes
hot turkey sandwich
potatoes, gravy, cranberries, peas
coca cola
cookie
3 blond brownies

AJ Spent
$27.50 at 50s grill
$50.00 gas

We almost went out to breakfast.  This was before the job offer, but after dropping Amanda at school.  Kristin had a day off to hang with Karen at the ortho doctor's, but Karen wasn't coming for awhile.  We were trying to decide between Milda's, Hazel's, the Good Day cafe and the original, but settled on a bowl of KIX at home.  Felt really self-disciplined.  Once home, instead of KIX, made an absolutely perfect breakfast, better than anything you could get out, with the correct amount of food, (instead of too much.)    Since we ended up eating out for dinner, I was extra glad we hadn't treated ourselves in the morning.  We intend to keep up the "frugal fit" long term, new job or not.