Strange phenomena with aluminum foil and not so keto bars on a cooking show

Phew! Try saying that title fast twenty times!

Yesterday while cruising down the driveway the garage door suddenly opens all on its own.

I know what you may be thinking…

Did you bump the garage door opener?

No, I didn’t bump the garage door opener!

I know I didn’t because the car I was in DOESN’T HAVE one! To make matters creepier there was no one else home including no one in the garage.

Some may think well…it’s because the garage door buttons are old or the wire is finicky. They were just rewired and moved probably five or six months ago? Never had a problem since. I don’t know to me it just seems odd. But not only that this isn’t the first time something unexplained has happened at the house.

There’s been footsteps in the kitchen while the only two people in the house were together in the crawl space. Literally heard footsteps walking above. Then when I was painting the fireplace…

HOLD PLEASE FOR THIS BRIEF INTERRUPTION –

The top half of the stone fireplace near the roof was stained dark with spots making it always look it was wet. I ordered ChimneyRX Paint “N” Peel Fireplace Cleaner – Removes Smoke & Soot Stains and let me tell you that stuff works…I painted it on and you have to wait twenty-four to forty-eight hours and then you can peel it like a sticker. Now mine didn’t start off peeling nicely all at once there was a few pieces that would break off and then I’d have to pull and peel again but then it finally caught on and let me tell you I saw a difference right away! I only needed to do it one time. You will use the whole one-half gallon to get it done which is great because it was a little pricey for a smaller container but TOTALLY WORTH IT. The stone went from looking wet and damp to matching the same color as the lower half of the fireplace that had kept its normal color.

WE WILL NOW BE RETURNING TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM – BEEEEEEEEEP!

…out of the corner of my eye I saw what looked like a lady walking from the dining room into the kitchen in a long white dress and then disappearing and she kept reappearing walking and disappearing. She did it about three times before I finally stopped painting and looked over in the direction. I never saw her straight on and once I turned my attention back to painting, she never returned.

At times it will get very cold in the house and suddenly you will see your breath.

I don’t exactly know what to make of it all. I just know that sometimes some strange things happen.

In other news, I never thought something as simple as aluminum foil could make me smile and bring me such joy. Let me explain why – about a month ago I unzipped my backpack to put my lunch in there for work when I found a heart shape cut out of aluminum foil, instantly I knew it was from my mom. Something so small brought me such happiness in that moment and it’s not actually small in size by any means. It could fit in the palm of your hand.

I was thinking of taking it to work and putting it up somewhere I could see it all the time but then I thought what if I hid this for mom for her to find maybe it will make her smile like it did me. So that’s what I did. Everyday since we have been hiding and finding this aluminum foil heart for each other. One day it’s my turn to get it the next day it’s hers. We have hidden this thing practically all over the house but in places we know we will find during our normal routine.

What makes it even funnier is we do this whistle to each other at the end of the day, it’s kind of like our secret language for a clue. It could mean we have found it and we have placed it elsewhere or it is somewhere nearby since you didn’t find it yet. It really is the small things. They can make you happy if you see the joy in them and allow yourself to appreciate them and just roll with it 😊

I would like to challenge you to try it out on someone they may laugh or think its dumb or maybe it will even turn into a little look forward to game like the one we play but remember it’ll catch their attention and that’s what counts.

NEXT!

How many of you have ever watched or heard of the movie Mean Girls? Yep, that’s what I thought…so any-who for those of you who don’t know or haven’t seen this part let me break it down for you. There is a girl named Regina George who is one of the main characters and she basically wants to lose more weight, watch what she’s eating, etc. etc. the other main character Cady Heron (I had to look these names up by the way…you’re welcome LOL) convinces her to eat these bars that the wrapper is in Swedish and that she’ll kind of blow up at first and then get rid of water weight which will lead to her dropping weight like that! So, she eats them for I can’t remember how long and she starts to gain weight. One day she’s with her boyfriend and she pulls out one of these bars and starts chowing down on it. Her boyfriend is completely disgusted and asks her why she is eating those. He ends up telling her that his coach makes them eat those when he wants them to gain weight. Naturally upon finding out she immediately spits it out, with chocolate lodged in teeth, and starts screaming as loud as she can.

This basically happened to me except without the screaming and minus the chocolate stuck in between my teeth. I was wondering why I was gaining weight over the past month or so and not losing any when all I eat is three bars or as I like to call them not so keto bars. Under further investigation yes, they had zero sugars and many grams of protein BUT they had oodles of grams of carbohydrates and fats. How it was told to me was I was eating all carbs, bad fats and too much of both.

The lesson here folks is read the labels. Look closer at the nutrition facts and the ingredients if you don’t want something specific in there and yeah…look, read, and look again. It doesn’t hurt to double check and do some more research before buying something.

My biggest mistake was I got so excited about finding a bar that was zero sugar, under two hundred calories, gluten free, and Non-GMO but I didn’t read the rest of it. I just assumed hey if it’s this good it’s good! Huh-uh! ☹ Do your homework kids don’t be like me ☹ But then again didn’t someone say something along the lines of every mistake made is a lesson learned or something like that. Smart, true, and relatable every day.

THE END sort of…

So, my husband and my dad came across this show that was on TV I believe, it’s a cooking show and they are telling me how great it is. It has awesome cooking and the guy is hilarious so I’m like HEY I’m all for it!

WARNING! Be aware: if you get easily offended, don’t appreciate sexual comments, and are not down with swear words this show is not for you. However, if none of the above bothers you I would recommend watching one show of It’s Suppertime starring Matty Matheson. Absolutely hilarious! I was hooked after one show, so funny!   

I hope you and your families are all doing well. Stay safe out there!
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As always, I appreciate ya! 😊