8/19/25 - Meals
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222623)
United States
August 20, 2025 4:45am CST
Today (8/20) is my husband's Heavenly Birthday. He would have been 84. (He robbed the cradle.) It's a sad, sad day.
Took cousin #3 to Red Lobster last night. It's a perk of working for me; but it also is her Birthday this coming Sunday so that worked out. The table was loaded with food. It looked like 12 people were there. She had the Ultimate Feast. She had a lobster tail, coconut shrimp, shrimp scampi and crab legs...then as sides she had a baked potato topped with crab and Brussels sprouts. We put ourselves into a food coma. For me, it was good to get out. We took home dessert -- I had the Brownie Overload; and she had Key lime pie.
We finally got some much needed rain. It's going to be under ***70F*** (21 Celsius) on Monday!!!!!!!
Breakfast - Protein bar
Lunch - Meals on Wheels - Chicken breast stuffed with broccoli, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, roll, pears
Dessert/Snack - A slice of a little 5" Birthday cake I bought for my husband's Birthday.
Dinner - Red Lobster - Cheddar Bay Biscuits, crab stuffed mushrooms, clam strips, bay scallops, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, Brownie Overload
I have plenty left over for dinner tonight.
What did you eat yesterday?
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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17 responses
@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
20 Aug
I'm glad you got to go out and enjoy lunch with Cousin #3 and hope she enjoyed it just as much!
Next Monday the high is supposed to be 76F but the temp will start climbing every day after that.
Breakfast yesterday was scrambled eggs with onions, bell peppers and ham... I ate two cartons of Hiland Cherry yogurt for lunch yesterday and Pretty baked that huge pan of lasagna we bought last week. I had a modest slice of it for supper last night before putting the rest in the fridge.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
20 Aug
@LindaOHio 
I have friends who eat like that as long as I'm buying...
I have friends who eat like that as long as I'm buying...1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 Aug
@DaddyEvil Not including beverage, sides and dessert, her entree was $44.99. She had no qualms about ordering an expensive meal. That was OK because I paid for it out of my "mad money"...money from surveys and MyLot.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 Aug
Cousin #3 always eats as if she hasn't eaten in a week. It's quite entertaining to watch.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
20 Aug
@LindaOHio I was also 18 when I met my husband and I was 20 when we got married.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 Aug
I have enough food for dinner tonight.
I was 18 and my husband was 25 when we started dating...and I was very naive.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
@LadyDuck I was 22. Hubby was 29. His mother told him she was going to throw him out when he turned 30...so he got married instead. lolololol
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@JudyEv (382325)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Aug
@LindaOHio He was doing well until then, wasn't he?
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
22 Aug
@JudyEv Yes, he was robust and driving and seemed to be feeling pretty well. I still hold a lot of guilt over that even though I know I shouldn't.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
Thanks. I think he had some good years left if he hadn't fallen off the porch.
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@MarieCoyle (59273)
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21 Aug
Today is my oldest son's birthday. I am sorry it's a sad day for you, Linda.
I am glad you enjoyed your trip to Red Lobster. 
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
Happy Birthday to your son. Yes, RL is always good.
It's a sad day every day.
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@MarieCoyle (59273)
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23 Aug
@LindaOHio
Yes, you will always miss him. After all, being together over 50 years is a long time. Try hard to think of the good times you had if you can--the times spent in Florida, special moments, and such. It will help a bit, I think...I hope it gets better for you, Linda. 
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@MarieCoyle (59273)
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23 Aug
@LindaOHio
After a time, it will get better, at least I think it will. It's still pretty raw for you...it's been like 7 months, and that isn't really that long. Hang in there, Linda!
@2ndchances24 (12232)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
20 Aug
sounds like that was a nice feast, I hope you all
had a great day together, I nice get together helps
the day go by better, we had a 3 in 1 "breakfast
lunch & dinner meal" a nice piece of steak 2 eggs
& hashbrowns with 4 slices of toast with apple butter.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 Aug
Your meal sounds good. It was nice to get out for a change.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
@2ndchances24 That sounds like a good idea.
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@2ndchances24 (12232)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
21 Aug
@LindaOHio once we get everything done that
needs to be done we're going to get some time
away & relax a spell B-4 winter.
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@GardenGerty (169505)
• United States
20 Aug
Oh that all sounds so good. It is still hot here. For breakfast I ate shredded wheat, two pieces of toast. I worked and at lunch I had a small treat someone brought plus a small cucumber with hummus. I had smoked sausage with sauteed broccoli slaw for supper.
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@snowy22315 (209075)
• United States
20 Aug
Good,I am glad you got to go. I had oatmeal, a hot dog from Costco and rotisserie chicken, baked potato and pan fried zucchini.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
I'm glad I went too. It was good to get out.
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@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
21 Aug
Praying for you, dear.
Chicken soft taco. They “messed up” my order (it was free anyway) and gave me two, so one for lunch and one for dinner! Sorbet, yogurt, fiber, and apples!1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Aug
Happy Birthday to him in Heaven, I hope he comes to you in dreams to celebrate. My mother passed on at that age, I had rice and fried chicken fingers, Then chocolate ice cream,
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
Thanks. I'm hoping for a nice dream soon. I have some chocolate frozen yogurt.
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
20 Aug
Hugs for you Linda. I know it must be a hard day for you as it's your hubbys birthday.
Wow you and cousin #3 really had a feast at Red Lobster. I'm glad you were able to go out and enjoy some time away from the house. Plus you brought home extra 
Wow you and cousin #3 really had a feast at Red Lobster. I'm glad you were able to go out and enjoy some time away from the house. Plus you brought home extra 1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
Thank you. Every day is still hard. I think he still had some good years left in him if he hadn't fallen off the porch.
Yes, it was nice to get out.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89795)
• Rupert, Idaho
20 Aug
Glad you did get to go out and have a nice dinner. Doesn't sound good to me lol, except for the dessert you had of course.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
The brownies and ice cream were really good. The brownies had chocolate chips in them.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89795)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Aug
@LindaOHio That does sound really good, I'd go there for that lol
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 Aug
I use my mad money to pay for dinners out -- Money that I've earned from surveys, MyLot, etc. That way we can splurge without my worrying about the cost!!!
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@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
20 Aug
I’m glad that you got to go to lunch.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Aug
Glad you had a good dinner. Happy birthday to your hubby in heaven. Maybe it's something about the birth date. Hubby is 17 years older than me.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
21 Aug
Thanks. I didn't realize your hubby was that much older than you. He really robbed the cradle. lol
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