Posts from — June 2011

Hi, everyone!  I’ve skipped town…

For a little sun and surf …

A little running (with Jen In Real Life )…

and breakfast …

A little exploring with the kids …

A little feasting …

Okay… a lot of feasting …

A little riding …

A little walking…

A little reading …

A lot of fun

Be back soon!

Have a great day, everyone!

Where are you going on vacation this summer?

I love this guy…

Nephew’s Graduation Party – June 2011

I really do. The husband is smart, successful and works extremely hard.  He doesn’t get much down time, but when he does, he enjoys spending  it with our family and also taking care of our property.

He’s an expert at trimming bushes, planting trees and weeding.  All the dirty work that I hate!

He laughs at my fear of  bugs and dirt under my nails.  He would love to move us to a huge farm in the boonies where we could work and live off the land.

Uh, no thanks.  I need to be in a 2 mile radius of some type of convenience store or I’d feel like Jack Nicholson in The Shining…

  Here’s Johnny

So, instead of vast farmland, we comprised with a small garden off the side of our deck.  He planted the foods that were most important to us…

A variety of tomatoes …

Apparently, this one isn’t quite sure what it wants to be …

Our two favorite herbs are in the mix – basil and flat leaf parsley…

We have string beans …

And thriving cucumbers …

They are growing so enthusiastically that they are shooting to the sky.  The husband decided they needed a bigger “ladder” to climb on. 

The sky’s the limit …

It started to get a little crazier from there.  Before I could hide all the tools, the husband got to work;  hammering and tinkering and tying.  He wanted his “little garden that could” to have the best chance at survival and production.  The babies needed support, nurturing and a strong foundation to lean on.

So proud of his creation, the husband called to me to view it. 

I saw wood poles and strings …

Wires and ties …

I had trouble seeing the “vision” of archways of tomatoes and draping of beans.  I just saw…. this …

And because he knows me so well, he already engraved it with the name that I would undoubtedly call it…

Ah, that’s what you do for love.

Off to the convenience store.

Have a great day, everyone!

Do you plant the same foods in your garden every year or do you change it up?

Glad you all liked The 100 Workout!  It’s amazing how that seemingly “not too bad” workout can whip your butt!  LOL!  Did you know there is also a 200 Workout?  Yeah, we won’t even go there.

So, I’ve been rummaging around the freezer trying to make use of what’s hidden in that deep abyss under mass quantities of bread and ice cream.  I came across a serving of Crockpot Steel Cut Oats and thought it would make a nice change of pace for breakfast today.

I nuked up my bowl with unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze to cream it back up and topped it with 1/2 banana (5 PP) …

Very nice!

Guess what I needed to do after breakfast…

Actually, the folding had to wait.  I made a trip to the dentist to get a long-overdue cavity filled.  I kept putting it off (for a year ) and finally caved to getting it filled.

I spent the next 3 hours talking like I had a wad of food in my mouth.  Why can’t they figure out a way to reverse the numbness when you’re done?! 

Speaking of food, nothing keeps me from eating, so novocaine or not, I fixed up lunch.

Again from the deep freeze came the last Cheesy Quinoa Burger sandwiched between two thick slices of tomato and topped with a dollop of guacamole (5 PP) …

I LOVE these burgers and can’t wait to make more!  Thanks for a great “keeper” recipe, Tami!

I served my burger with leftover roasted potatoes and a side of fruit (4 PP) …

Uh….still there….

After lunch, the novocaine had finally completely worn off.  I was feeling more life myself, so I popped on running shoes and headed to the treadmill for a run.  I finished up 3.01 miles still sticking with 3:1 intervals on the GYMBOSS …

I wasn’t very hungry for an afternoon snack today and decided to go for an earlier dinner instead of forcing down a snack.

Another “last of” – Greek Turkey Burger with Laughing Cow Cheese and baby spinach on a sesame Ezekiel hamburger bun  (9 PP)…

Served with a big salad of romaine, cukes from the garden, tomato, red onion and shaved asiago (which I’m kind of obsessed with lately) dressed with oil and vinegar (3 PP) …

All clear …

I’m working on my “no- sugar rules” post and will have that up next week.  So far, things are going well, but I’ll share with you more about my experience next week!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Do you visit the dentist regularly or do you avoid it for as long as possible?  I have had tragic dental experiences so I used to avoid going like the plague.  Now I have a great dentist that “understands” my teeth and I go much more regularly.  And because I do, his kids will now get to go to an Ivy League college and have royal weddings