Patty, my back aches just from reading that account! Did you know they make little battery power pumps that you can find at Harbor Freight, that will pump the liquid from the bottom of your cooler? I have one I used for a while with a rain barrel that had no hole on the side, I just pumped from the hole on top into a bucket to pour on my potted plants. Look up "transfer pump." I've had a couple of types - this kind works well. I see one under the "Jobar" brand at Walmart, $13. I just looked at Tractor Supply - waaaay overpriced.

I'm finishing some baking this morning, an acorn squash for meals this week and a small batch of almost sugar-free bread pudding. I used Stevia and Monkfruit drops, and a teaspoon of brown sugar just in case there is a chemical property that the sugar adds to make custards work. Next time I'll make it without entirely. The "bread" is a non-wheat half of a bagel (that was never very good at being a bagel consistency-wise.)

Headed out in a bit for an appointment then to drop off puzzles and games. And a parcel I forgot to have on the porch in time for the postal carrier this morning (unless he swings back by the house before I leave for the doctor; his route brings him past two more times after he delivers here.)

Clearly doing a low-carb diet means buying smaller quantities of some types of fruits and vegetables. I finished a Bartlett pear this morning from a Costco box, the last couple were very ripe because I've paced myself in how often I eat them. I had a largish bag of Costco asparagus that I was able to use it all before it was squishy. I'll be baking banana bread (with all of the usual ingredients) as a gift later this week when family gets together for a joint birthday lunch. I have frozen bananas and flour to use up and they're still eating all of the usual stuff. That's one way to clear it out.