Today's menu was...
Breakfast: Coffee with a banana and strawberry's
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Roasted Potatoes, celery with peanut butter, and grapes
Dinner: Salad full of lots of veggies, almonds.
I DID GOOD!! YAY! :D This is me making a food log.
Great day..SOLD my car! Enjoy it Cameron :) So yeah..we're a one car family now. It'll be different, but I'm fine with that for now. Well..because I'll be the one with the car most of the time lol. Paul will be buying a bike tomorrow. That's right. Bike to work! By car we're only 3 min. away from his office so it won't take him long. Honestly..I wouldn't mind selling the other car now. I'd like a van. That's right, ya heard me.
I get to see my sisters this weekend!! They both live out of town. We'll be celebrating my Dad's birthday. :) Hope it'll work out all right cause Anna's sick, and now Samuel's getting a runny nose. Oh joy. We're watching Babe right now. You know the movie with the pig. The kids are lovin' it.
Can I just say that I'd like for the olympics to be over already. They're cool n all, but I'd like to see some of the shows like parks and recreation and the office.
I'm excited to go to church this Sunday. The Invisible Children Legacy tour is stopping at the wherehouse. Jacob, a former child soldier, will be there to share his story. It will be an incredible Sunday! You should come! 9am or 11am at Northpointe Church in the wherehouse building.
peace.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Veggies!
Tonight I made myself a tasty meal. I love bruschetta and asparagus!
So I'm off to a rocky start with my healthy new lifestyle..BUT these things take time. I can say that I'm eating lots of fresh food..and yes, I have eaten some junk here and there. I just need to create "good" habits. I made my kids try a bite of the asparagus..they still hate it. Boo.
My Dinner
So I'm off to a rocky start with my healthy new lifestyle..BUT these things take time. I can say that I'm eating lots of fresh food..and yes, I have eaten some junk here and there. I just need to create "good" habits. I made my kids try a bite of the asparagus..they still hate it. Boo.
My Dinner
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Photo Fun
Still learning how to work the camera..but who cares! :) I'm having fun. Here's some photos I took today.
Overexposed..but still cute :)
Always save the best for last. I love this face.
Overexposed..but still cute :)
Always save the best for last. I love this face.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A little booger never hurt anybody
Remember being a kid and discovering the fun stuff in your nose? Sure you do. Question..what did you do with the fun stuff? And don't lie and say you used the kleenex. Did you eat it, flick it, or wipe it on something? My kids like to make art with it on the walls. Yes, I'm aware that this is a gross blog :) I'm just tired of scrubbing crusty boogers off the walls, so I thought I'd vent about it here. Lucky you :) I tend to find them right above their beds. Isn't that special.
I remember a while back Paul and I were putting the kids to bed, and Anna was picking her nose. Paul asked her if she needs a tissue. She simply says; "No thanks Daddy, I'll just put it on the wall." Well that's juuuust great.
My kids make nose picking a part of bed time. I'm being honest here. In fact almost every night one or both of them come out of bed to inform us that they have a booger. They keep it safe on their finger for us see it, and grab it. OR it just joins the others on the wall. Oh, and there's always the boogers on the blankee. Fun.
Another Day is my son's world
I remember a while back Paul and I were putting the kids to bed, and Anna was picking her nose. Paul asked her if she needs a tissue. She simply says; "No thanks Daddy, I'll just put it on the wall." Well that's juuuust great.
My kids make nose picking a part of bed time. I'm being honest here. In fact almost every night one or both of them come out of bed to inform us that they have a booger. They keep it safe on their finger for us see it, and grab it. OR it just joins the others on the wall. Oh, and there's always the boogers on the blankee. Fun.
Another Day is my son's world
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Slice Chop Toss
Tonight I made a delicious Greek Caponata recipe minus the eggplant. I hate eggplant. Anyway, it's one of Giada's recipes..and oh it was so good! It's kinda like an Italian version of the French Ratatouille. And because this was my first time making this dish, I HAD to eat it with the toasted sourdough bread..yum. Still taste great without the bread though :) bye bye bread..you make me bloated..I now shall resist you!
My Greek Caponata
Giada's Greek Caponata Recipe
Ingredients
* 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with their juice
* 2 zucchini, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 2 summer squash, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
* 1 large Japanese eggplant, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 1 red onion, peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges
* 1 potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
* 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 4 to 6 slices toasted sourdough bread, optional for main dish
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Pour the canned tomatoes into a 3 1/2-quart baking dish and spread to cover the bottom. In a large bowl combine the remaining ingredients (excluding the bread). Toss to coat. Pour the vegetables over the canned tomatoes in an even layer. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the edges of the vegetables are golden, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Serve alone as a side, or over toasted sourdough bread for a main dish.
My Greek Caponata
Giada's Greek Caponata Recipe
Ingredients
* 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with their juice
* 2 zucchini, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 2 summer squash, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
* 1 large Japanese eggplant, cut into 1-inch rounds
* 1 red onion, peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges
* 1 potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
* 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 4 to 6 slices toasted sourdough bread, optional for main dish
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Pour the canned tomatoes into a 3 1/2-quart baking dish and spread to cover the bottom. In a large bowl combine the remaining ingredients (excluding the bread). Toss to coat. Pour the vegetables over the canned tomatoes in an even layer. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the edges of the vegetables are golden, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Serve alone as a side, or over toasted sourdough bread for a main dish.
Life's not a dress rehearsal
Some of you may know that I'm desperately trying to change my lifestyle. It's been a little rocky, but good for the most part.
Along with my weekly commitments to working out and taking my vitamins, I'm also trying to eat only veggies, fruit, beans, potato, brown rice, nuts, eggs, and maybe fish. I've never been a big meat eater, so eliminating meat won't be a problem for me. Guess that would make me a semi vegetarian. And dairy products have never settled well with my stomach..BUT I refuse to give up my coffee creamer. That's my one treat :) If I have any dairy it may be ranch dip or something like that. For now anyway :)
I've already notice a big difference in the way my body feels when I eat fresh. And I notice how crappy I feel when I don't. Duh :)
You might be thinking that this a "diet" I'm trying. It's not. I would LOVE to live this way forever! To only eat food grown from God's good earth..and keep it fresh (not in a box) is what was intended for us. This is also a spiritual approach for me. The idea that our body is a temple, and how we're suppose to keep it pure and so on. Not sure how extreme I'll get with this. I'm just ready for a change, and I want to set a good example for my kids, along with living longer!!
I've heard there's book called "You are what you eat" and I'm going to buy it. Curious what I might learn from all this!
Here's my yummy lunch
Along with my weekly commitments to working out and taking my vitamins, I'm also trying to eat only veggies, fruit, beans, potato, brown rice, nuts, eggs, and maybe fish. I've never been a big meat eater, so eliminating meat won't be a problem for me. Guess that would make me a semi vegetarian. And dairy products have never settled well with my stomach..BUT I refuse to give up my coffee creamer. That's my one treat :) If I have any dairy it may be ranch dip or something like that. For now anyway :)
I've already notice a big difference in the way my body feels when I eat fresh. And I notice how crappy I feel when I don't. Duh :)
You might be thinking that this a "diet" I'm trying. It's not. I would LOVE to live this way forever! To only eat food grown from God's good earth..and keep it fresh (not in a box) is what was intended for us. This is also a spiritual approach for me. The idea that our body is a temple, and how we're suppose to keep it pure and so on. Not sure how extreme I'll get with this. I'm just ready for a change, and I want to set a good example for my kids, along with living longer!!
I've heard there's book called "You are what you eat" and I'm going to buy it. Curious what I might learn from all this!
Here's my yummy lunch
Monday, February 15, 2010
Yesterday
Valentine's Day was pretty cool.
We had heart shaped pancakes with Mmmm coffee, M&M's for a snack, baked a pink cake, went to the park, had home made burritos, sipped some corona with lime, ate the cake, Paul and kids built a huge train track, watched an old movie called Sneakers (from the 90's), then sweet slumber by midnight. Good day :)
Currently..I'm watching Paul and the kids put together a newly bought kids picnic table :) Pretty cute.
Today we shall finish are taxes!!! YAY for refunds! Thank you Jesus :)
Can't wait to pay off some lame debt. Hoping that this year we can seriously crack down and get more than half of that yuck paid off! Thinking we might sell a car too.
Aaaanyways... We almost attempted to dive out of town for the day..mountains or beach. The kids wanted to see their cousins in Bakersfield. Better make a trip there soon.
Well friends, enjoy this beautiful holiday..hope you're not working and just relaxing. :)
Sam loves to pick his nose with his nigh night blankee
We had heart shaped pancakes with Mmmm coffee, M&M's for a snack, baked a pink cake, went to the park, had home made burritos, sipped some corona with lime, ate the cake, Paul and kids built a huge train track, watched an old movie called Sneakers (from the 90's), then sweet slumber by midnight. Good day :)
Currently..I'm watching Paul and the kids put together a newly bought kids picnic table :) Pretty cute.
Today we shall finish are taxes!!! YAY for refunds! Thank you Jesus :)
Can't wait to pay off some lame debt. Hoping that this year we can seriously crack down and get more than half of that yuck paid off! Thinking we might sell a car too.
Aaaanyways... We almost attempted to dive out of town for the day..mountains or beach. The kids wanted to see their cousins in Bakersfield. Better make a trip there soon.
Well friends, enjoy this beautiful holiday..hope you're not working and just relaxing. :)
Sam loves to pick his nose with his nigh night blankee
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Here comes the sun
Hello Friends!
Well, I've been off here for awhile and here's why...
So we moved into our new house on Feb 1st and didn't get internet set up until last Wednesday. Not having internet was both good and extremely annoying. It's was a healthy break anyway :)
We are finally unpacked! What's left to do? Hang family pictures, finish the kids room, organize closets, and give the yard lots of love. We're loving it though! I'm gonna cross fingers and hope that the NEXT time we move (cause with us there's always a next) we'll buy a house. But hey..we only pay $895 here..sooo I'll be happy to take what we got for now. The kids are enjoying it!
It's been awesome having the park just around the block. We had a picnic their yesterday. Aren't picnic's fun?! It's like an adventure when you're a kid. Anna was pumped :)
Oh! Here's something.. So last Thursday our washing machine decided to flood our hall way. Yep. Welcome to the new house! And of course it happen like around 7pm. Paul quickly rented a steam vac to suck up all the water, and my Dad (bless his heart) came down from Madera to help and bring his big floor fan. Bedtime quickly became midnight. We had that fan blowing non-stop for like 4 days. Here's hoping that the carpet/pad dried up completely.
Valentines Day... My opinion..it's for single people and kids. When you're married, everyday should be Valentines Day.
We never do presents, and hardly dates since the kids came along. Which Paul and I are totally fine with. We make it a family thing. Nothing big. I think we'll pick a recipe we haven't tired and stay home and cook together, and bake some pink and red goodies with the kids.
So I've been taking more pictures..playing with the camera..and learning a bit more :) Not sure that this will turn into a job or anything..I just want to have fun. Soon I'll be taking some shots of some friends in some cool places. The feeling of capturing a moment just fills me up. Everybody needs a hobby or two! I still would love to start massage therapy school. Hope that happens this summer. BUT for now things are just the way I like them to be, and I'm happy. Here's some recent pictures.
Ashley Joy Wuth
Kaedyn McNamara
Well, I've been off here for awhile and here's why...
So we moved into our new house on Feb 1st and didn't get internet set up until last Wednesday. Not having internet was both good and extremely annoying. It's was a healthy break anyway :)
We are finally unpacked! What's left to do? Hang family pictures, finish the kids room, organize closets, and give the yard lots of love. We're loving it though! I'm gonna cross fingers and hope that the NEXT time we move (cause with us there's always a next) we'll buy a house. But hey..we only pay $895 here..sooo I'll be happy to take what we got for now. The kids are enjoying it!
It's been awesome having the park just around the block. We had a picnic their yesterday. Aren't picnic's fun?! It's like an adventure when you're a kid. Anna was pumped :)
Oh! Here's something.. So last Thursday our washing machine decided to flood our hall way. Yep. Welcome to the new house! And of course it happen like around 7pm. Paul quickly rented a steam vac to suck up all the water, and my Dad (bless his heart) came down from Madera to help and bring his big floor fan. Bedtime quickly became midnight. We had that fan blowing non-stop for like 4 days. Here's hoping that the carpet/pad dried up completely.
Valentines Day... My opinion..it's for single people and kids. When you're married, everyday should be Valentines Day.
We never do presents, and hardly dates since the kids came along. Which Paul and I are totally fine with. We make it a family thing. Nothing big. I think we'll pick a recipe we haven't tired and stay home and cook together, and bake some pink and red goodies with the kids.
So I've been taking more pictures..playing with the camera..and learning a bit more :) Not sure that this will turn into a job or anything..I just want to have fun. Soon I'll be taking some shots of some friends in some cool places. The feeling of capturing a moment just fills me up. Everybody needs a hobby or two! I still would love to start massage therapy school. Hope that happens this summer. BUT for now things are just the way I like them to be, and I'm happy. Here's some recent pictures.
Ashley Joy Wuth
Kaedyn McNamara
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