I haven't really craved sweets since surgery, but it was a cold sleety day yesterday and I thought I'd see what kind of food experimenting I could get into with stuff I had in the fridge and cupboard.

Ended up with a killer cheesecake. Super simple...cottage cheese, Muscle Milk cake batter powder and a dash of milk. Glad I only had 1/2 cup cottage cheese left or I might have OD'd on the stuff. With a big huge smile on my face. If only a I had graham crackers to sprinkle on top for

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So I thought I'd share some views from my saddle yesterday. That's my dog at the top of the hill in the last picture. He sure slept good last night!

(And I'm talking about the before picture)
Now that I'm below goal, I guess I can officially have before and after pictures....

So I was able to make my old saddle work by adding a seat shrinker pad. It was actually quite comfy. But now my butt has shrunk so much that even that is too big. So I splurged on a new (used) saddle this week! I've always ridden western until my last saddle which was an aussie with a horn. SO comfy! I will never ride anything but an aussie again. So in my search for one that fit both me and my horse, the winner was a Muster Master from Australian Stock Saddle Company. It is a crossover saddle,

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My parents were just out for a visit. First time I've seen them since surgery. They were shocked with my appearance and how little I eat, but very thrilled for me and impressed with how healthy I'm eating. My mom said it was disconcerting to look at me and my dad says I look so much more like my sister (Who's always been a skinny little twig)

I definitely ate things I would not normally eat while they were here because my mom is such a good cook.....vanilla bean ice cream with fresh

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