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Blog of the Greenwells of RockvilleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-21162697000334116822016-02-01T20:11:00.000-08:002016-02-01T20:11:58.481-08:00The Clean Eating Challenge - overview, experience, results and what's next! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM<br />
On January 4th, Tom and I started a Clean Eating Challenge created by the company I've been working for since November. Arbonne calls it "30 Days to Healthy Living and Beyond" but the National Group I work within has designed a plan they call "28 Days of Clean Eating" because they do a few things differently than the general plan. <br />
1. They encourage and guide you in clean eating. (list of foods to avoid, and what to increase in your diet, brand suggestions, meal plans)<br />
2. You eliminate acidic and allergenic foods (gluten, soy, corn, sugar, coffee, vinegar, etc)<br />
3. You supplement your diet with the products in the 30 Days kit. (Protein Shakes, Fiber boost, Energy drinks, Digestive Enzymes/Probiotics/Prebiotic, a 7 Day Cleanse, Herbal Detox tea)) and Fit Chews (instead of candy - if you are junkie like me). They help a lot!<br />
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The 28 Days plan puts you into a Facebook group (or email group if you aren't on facebook, or I can give live support). <br />
The group provides guidance and support through the whole 28 days, plus afterwards (that's the BEYOND part). <br />
In the group you get meal plans, and grocery lists to help you eat clean all week, keep it easy, and stick to a budget. <br />
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I want to write a little bit about my experience with it, and my results, and what is next for me! <br />
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1. I didn't really exercise during this program. I didn't want to, that's one reason why. BUT in my next program I will. I want to do crunches at the very least. I have a lot of work to do in this post-baby body. I wanted to see what my results would be if I did it as a real person who just stuck to the plan. and here they are!<br />
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MY EXPERIENCE and THOUGHTS:<br />
Week 1: (KIDS WERE SICK)<br />
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I loved having a meal plan. Before we began Tom and I committed to generally accepting all of the meals suggested by the plan. The Week 1 meals were delicious, and easy to make. Tom and I tend to be gourmet about our cooking. Every meal involves chopping lots of veggies, sauteing things, making them from scratch. BUT - with this month, I really wanted to keep everything as EASY as possible. Instead of buying fresh bell peppers, I used organic frozen bell peppers. I just tossed them into the pan or crockpot frozen, just to make the whole thing FASTER and EASIER. For most of our dinners, I opened a few cans or bags of frozen veggies and tossed together deliciousness in just a few minutes. .<br />
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I loved that everything was already Gluten-free, and Dairy-free. I loved that I didn't have to worry about our allergies. Some recipes (Apple Pie Oatmeal) had cinnamon, and some had almonds, so that was a place I had to pay attention - but I've been working around things like that forever, so it was ok. <br />
It was pretty easy to transition to Clean eating. Drinking a milkshake for breakfast and in the afternoon felt like a total treat. I could still eat Fit Chews (which are the consistency of Salt Water Taffy, but give you a smooth energy boost). Skipping coffee was ok - the Energy Fizz sticks also give a nice smooth energy that I liked having.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the results</td></tr>
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People were sharing their experiences on the facebook group. Some people were headachey or grumpy because they were withdrawing from coffee, gluten, dairy, etc. Tom and I have mostly been off of that stuff for a while, so we were okish. If you do this, I recommend dialing back on the "avoid" list the week before you start to make the first week better.<br />
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On Coffee: I like to come downstairs and drink my cup of coffee, black, like my soul. I like how the acid burns in my belly. I like the hit. I want everyone to leave me alone and I want my fix. Honestly.<br />
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But, switching to the fizz sticks changed that. Its a light fruity, refreshing drink. It gives you the energy fix you want, but not the "junkie" feeling who needs the fix. Does that make sense. I think the biggest change for me was that my energy became MUCH much smoother throughout the day. No big swings or crashes, or hyperness (I know you don't believe that I wasn't hyper). It affects my mood and the way I respond to the kids - so this is a big win for me.<br />
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Weight loss: I lost 4 lbs the first week!<br />
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Week 2:<br />
Not Clean - I realized a few of our foods from the past week were not clean - hummus had vinegar, salsa had sugar, and some of the Vegan cheese we were eating had potato in it. SO I realized I had to do a better job of reading labels. <br />
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Meals were great, shopping was easy because of the shopping list. It became pretty automatic - but with a little more label reading.<br />
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Weight loss: 3 lbs.<br />
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Week 3: Everyone on the facebook group did the 7 day body cleanse this week. They got re-grumpy as they eliminated, and then they felt better by the end of the week. I really wanted to do it - and I tried to somehow get it into my plan - but I wasn't supposed to try it because I am nursing. I struggled because I wanted to do the whole plan completely, and fully so I could report back here. <br />
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But we stuck with the meal plan, and the grocery shopping was easy and focused.<br />
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I was getting bored with the shakes - seriously I was just doing plain vanilla and plain chocolate. So I started branching out with shake flavors - Vanilla and Citrus Fizz stick (Dreamscicle), Chocolate and Coconut cream, -Vanilla and allspice (Chai). this helped a lot! There are tons of recipes on the Arbonne website, and within the group.<br />
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Weight loss: 3 lbs<br />
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Week 4: SNOWSTORM of DOOM. This week was hard. The hardest so far for me. Snow makes me want to stuff my face and eat junk. I made a lot of hot chocolates and hot vanilla (with protein powder). I made protein powder cupcakes. I made protein powder pancakes. It was all yummy, but NOT junk (what I really really really wanted) I was grumpy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is SO exciting to see results!</td></tr>
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We also ran out of the Fiber Boost which was something we would add into our shakes, it helps you feel fuller, and we didn't have it. So I think I was more hungry than normal. In all of this, I ate... a few slices of gluten-free bread, which has potato in it. I also had an inch of coffee, about twice. I sent a message to my sponsor when I "cheated" so that I would be accountable to them. On the last day, of the clean eating, I had some gluten-free fried food at an Indian Restaurant, and there was potato in it again. *sigh* I had a few "failures" in the program this week, and I was feeling so unmotivated because of the snow... but I did it.<br />
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Weight loss: 2lbs.<br />
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RESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
Measurement totals: I lost....<br />
ONE inch in my bust. <br />
THREE inches in my waist at my belly button.<br />
FOUR inches in the two inches below my belly button (WOO HOO!)<br />
ONE inch in my hips (I think they got bigger since Gianna)<br />
ONE inch in my thigh. AND I lost<br />
THREE inches from my big fat arm (bicep).<br />
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I am solidly in my pre-pregnancy pants! I now fit into about 8 more pairs of pants. I am SO happy about this. It is so sad to not have any clothes that fit. <br />
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I lost 12 pounds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hope my brother doesn't see this. He'd be so embarrassed. And yes, I am holding in my stomach in BOTH of these photos. BOTH. </td></tr>
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I DIDN'T EAT SUGAR!<br />
I am have never NOT eaten sugar (candy, chocolate, junk) for a month before!!!!<br />
I didn't crave it, because I got to have shakes and fit chews and chocolate and vanilla deliciousness. My cravings never got ahead of me in those regards because they were satisfied.<br />
I didn't eat it for Iris' birthday, our 10 year wedding anniversary, and not even during that darn snowstorm of doom.<br />
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I am SO proud of myself, and I can't believe how "easy" it was to lose this weight.<br />
I have done Weight Watchers and I find that I spend all of my time obsessing about food and how I can eat more candybars if I eat enough salad.<br />
I have used running to lose weight, and I am always hungry, I run more, eat more... I am always hungry when I run.<br />
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I felt that I could eat if I was hungry, and if I wasn't hungry - I didn't want to eat. I wasn't eating because I was exhausted or tired, because of the fizz sticks and fit chews - they really evened out that part of my stress eating.<br />
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Dinners were hearty and substantial, easy to make and yummy to eat. Some of them were so big that we had tons of leftovers. They weren't expensive to make.<br />
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Overall we went about $100 over on our meal budget, but we pretty much do this every month, we probably should up our budget. The snow helped too.<br />
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The kids liked many of the meals, but not all of them. That's also pretty standard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza night was a win! </td></tr>
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WHAT IS NEXT?<br />
I am going to eat mostly clean for the next week and a half and then I will be starting another Clean Eating Challenge on Ash Wednesday........ <br />
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We are doing "A Lenten Journey to Healthy Living and Beyond" That's right. FYI: Arbonne is NOT a Christian Organization - However, we run our individual businesses the way we we see fit and there are a whole bunch of us in the Nation who are Christian and want to lead a Lenten version of the 30 days program. I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!! why? Because I am going to co-lead it. <br />
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Seriously, if you are still reading this, and you know me, you know that I've always loved health (a BS in Exercise Science and a MS in Public Health don't lie) and I have always loved my faith and I ALWAYS have dreamed of this intersection. I didn't start Arbonne to sell face masks and shampoo. I started Arbonne to bring GOOD to people, to BLESS others, to share HEALTH and GOOD products, and a GREAT company. <br />
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I feel so blessed that on Ash Wednesday, we are going to start a program that incorporates the Clean Eating Program, Daily Devotions, and a Weekly Pray-in where we can share the intentions we are praying for! <br />
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If you are interested in learning more about the the Lenten Journey, or a non-religious Clean Eating Challenge, I'd love to tell you more about it all. Feel free to ask any questions! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-66866277933552497242015-10-18T15:21:00.001-07:002015-10-18T15:21:56.639-07:00Chicago- millennium park & Picasso<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we took the bus to Daley Square to check out Picasso's dragon<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UPvzQhSIVbA/ViQaq3txZ9I/AAAAAAAADFE/KcaKmsMyL0M/s640/blogger-image--860726270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UPvzQhSIVbA/ViQaq3txZ9I/AAAAAAAADFE/KcaKmsMyL0M/s640/blogger-image--860726270.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a special street</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0D3PVycbmPE/ViQbfhFB7CI/AAAAAAAADFs/FnjVeE6PSSQ/s640/blogger-image--899575401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0D3PVycbmPE/ViQbfhFB7CI/AAAAAAAADFs/FnjVeE6PSSQ/s640/blogger-image--899575401.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we headed to Millenium park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rSKdAmdeC5k/ViQav7vheyI/AAAAAAAADFk/7YAvfjf4AK4/s640/blogger-image-1928782574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rSKdAmdeC5k/ViQav7vheyI/AAAAAAAADFk/7YAvfjf4AK4/s640/blogger-image-1928782574.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SN4rNFZaJ14/ViQbg4bOzvI/AAAAAAAADF0/dFjJg8FMDZg/s640/blogger-image-94942605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SN4rNFZaJ14/ViQbg4bOzvI/AAAAAAAADF0/dFjJg8FMDZg/s640/blogger-image-94942605.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LbH_uKEF2iI/ViQatG3QtOI/AAAAAAAADFU/wpreJn2Allo/s640/blogger-image--20720142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LbH_uKEF2iI/ViQatG3QtOI/AAAAAAAADFU/wpreJn2Allo/s640/blogger-image--20720142.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W8s5vnDgpeE/ViQasIurgXI/AAAAAAAADFM/VTdUdP-g30Q/s640/blogger-image--721345068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W8s5vnDgpeE/ViQasIurgXI/AAAAAAAADFM/VTdUdP-g30Q/s640/blogger-image--721345068.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jx7RU9OWvrI/ViQaukbHJzI/AAAAAAAADFc/XgPqIgRoJiA/s640/blogger-image--1340207311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jx7RU9OWvrI/ViQaukbHJzI/AAAAAAAADFc/XgPqIgRoJiA/s640/blogger-image--1340207311.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We played at Maggie Daley park. It was super fun. There were a lot of people and it was just me with the three kids. I wouldve stayed longer but i was worried about loaig the kids (and you know how casual i am about watching my children<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">...</span></div><br></div>Then we walked along the riverwalk we swam in the hotel pool. Then we... Idk... we havent done it yet! The night is young! </div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-18234884498407789682015-10-18T15:11:00.001-07:002015-10-18T15:11:07.595-07:00Chicago- James and Shedd<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">IWe met up with Uncle James at the Shedd Aquarium. <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFaWKa8vJJ8/ViQY4ZYSgKI/AAAAAAAADEY/-g_Zw-JA2mE/s640/blogger-image--1316293704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFaWKa8vJJ8/ViQY4ZYSgKI/AAAAAAAADEY/-g_Zw-JA2mE/s640/blogger-image--1316293704.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WEu6qdXD8b8/ViQY-UV4qpI/AAAAAAAADE4/eMgasgLBBes/s640/blogger-image-1181114257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WEu6qdXD8b8/ViQY-UV4qpI/AAAAAAAADE4/eMgasgLBBes/s640/blogger-image-1181114257.jpg"></a></div>It was fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Clark saw a piranah. He is learning about them in his reading group at school. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1o1m76nCs00/ViQYz9L2IWI/AAAAAAAADD4/1gWlAgRAi7s/s640/blogger-image-1030296197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1o1m76nCs00/ViQYz9L2IWI/AAAAAAAADD4/1gWlAgRAi7s/s640/blogger-image-1030296197.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Look. Its a clarks clownfish. Specifically, the black and white striped one on the far right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6U3qpe4VCV0/ViQY17VrnVI/AAAAAAAADEI/10OZ2HAcBqg/s640/blogger-image--1188461571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6U3qpe4VCV0/ViQY17VrnVI/AAAAAAAADEI/10OZ2HAcBqg/s640/blogger-image--1188461571.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We found a Penguin playground and the kids even discovered costumes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8HjV0qLUucg/ViQY04ssg7I/AAAAAAAADEA/eeAPgtMqUqI/s640/blogger-image-1859362527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8HjV0qLUucg/ViQY04ssg7I/AAAAAAAADEA/eeAPgtMqUqI/s640/blogger-image-1859362527.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7aS_s5RUBio/ViQY2-olB_I/AAAAAAAADEQ/A6u98_MYg6g/s640/blogger-image--2024562957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7aS_s5RUBio/ViQY2-olB_I/AAAAAAAADEQ/A6u98_MYg6g/s640/blogger-image--2024562957.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H1B3nKh-oPw/ViQY9NKUYWI/AAAAAAAADEw/NaT5vLzYRMY/s640/blogger-image-1164037809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H1B3nKh-oPw/ViQY9NKUYWI/AAAAAAAADEw/NaT5vLzYRMY/s640/blogger-image-1164037809.jpg"></a></div>And we fiund a submarine. Clark got to control a robotic arm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zf6i7TaCZ6s/ViQY7Kk1A3I/AAAAAAAADEo/GxsO-FhUQnk/s640/blogger-image--148703472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zf6i7TaCZ6s/ViQY7Kk1A3I/AAAAAAAADEo/GxsO-FhUQnk/s640/blogger-image--148703472.jpg"></a></div>seahorses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SckqyeQNqkc/ViQYy36oW1I/AAAAAAAADDw/c0YUMAMg-O0/s640/blogger-image-903330272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SckqyeQNqkc/ViQYy36oW1I/AAAAAAAADDw/c0YUMAMg-O0/s640/blogger-image-903330272.jpg"></a></div>And Gianna was enchanted with the fish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HrRQoedG6GI/ViQY5oFpCeI/AAAAAAAADEg/OuqUJvcrZ4E/s640/blogger-image-1129624221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HrRQoedG6GI/ViQY5oFpCeI/AAAAAAAADEg/OuqUJvcrZ4E/s640/blogger-image-1129624221.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-45502262870071901712015-10-16T13:48:00.001-07:002015-10-16T13:48:39.042-07:00Chicago- Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5nqWAqmFrh8/ViFUGbgpexI/AAAAAAAADCY/XR8cFOp6AGs/s640/blogger-image-256649211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5nqWAqmFrh8/ViFUGbgpexI/AAAAAAAADCY/XR8cFOp6AGs/s640/blogger-image-256649211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klmjdMZnN8g/ViFina6YKVI/AAAAAAAADDI/62pLjpPIE4s/s640/blogger-image--1186620738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWJkKni3vwg/ViFUBxhoQ2I/AAAAAAAADB4/5gPJSboz2Lk/s640/blogger-image-1285418194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On our first day in Chicago, the kids and i set out to find food. We couldnt find a decent breakfast so we just had gluten-free cupcakes from Trader Joes. I have no regrets. Overall we walked 3-4 miles and they had the energy for it anddidn't complain. These children are awesome! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gE8CVsx2m2k/ViFUHUK89bI/AAAAAAAADCg/kvh3ViJe714/s640/blogger-image--2072431837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gE8CVsx2m2k/ViFUHUK89bI/AAAAAAAADCg/kvh3ViJe714/s640/blogger-image--2072431837.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NQFkiwKWpI/ViFUDEgqWMI/AAAAAAAADCA/wKKECwOWP-w/s640/blogger-image-1566455429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NQFkiwKWpI/ViFUDEgqWMI/AAAAAAAADCA/wKKECwOWP-w/s640/blogger-image-1566455429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jPDz7uDWc44/ViFUIpCDOyI/AAAAAAAADCo/G-PsFn_oa-4/s640/blogger-image-519233640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jPDz7uDWc44/ViFUIpCDOyI/AAAAAAAADCo/G-PsFn_oa-4/s640/blogger-image-519233640.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NQFkiwKWpI/ViFUDEgqWMI/AAAAAAAADCA/wKKECwOWP-w/s640/blogger-image-1566455429.jpg"></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWJkKni3vwg/ViFUBxhoQ2I/AAAAAAAADB4/5gPJSboz2Lk/s640/blogger-image-1285418194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>We walked the Magnificent Mile. We saw the John Hancock building up close. We also saw the old Watertower. Iris loves that it looked like a castle. Clark said he liked the Culture of Chicago. Weve been talking about the difference between old and new buildings. Old ones are fancy, and new ones boring and square. <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e7ZM3VX9BOw/ViFULDfmRuI/AAAAAAAADC4/KuSxTOSEN2I/s640/blogger-image--1030497861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e7ZM3VX9BOw/ViFULDfmRuI/AAAAAAAADC4/KuSxTOSEN2I/s640/blogger-image--1030497861.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWJkKni3vwg/ViFUBxhoQ2I/AAAAAAAADB4/5gPJSboz2Lk/s640/blogger-image-1285418194.jpg"></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We checked out the retail at Water Tower Plaza mall. The Lego Store </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbDAATEfBQI/ViFUFWdildI/AAAAAAAADCQ/b7UZpZoOIUA/s640/blogger-image-1015535268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbDAATEfBQI/ViFUFWdildI/AAAAAAAADCQ/b7UZpZoOIUA/s640/blogger-image-1015535268.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dgj9pEpOe1Q/ViFipQLQsWI/AAAAAAAADDY/cwQliLeNDjc/s640/blogger-image-1522961324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dgj9pEpOe1Q/ViFipQLQsWI/AAAAAAAADDY/cwQliLeNDjc/s640/blogger-image-1522961324.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ul0CsV7Eaxg/ViFUJ_FpNtI/AAAAAAAADCw/oH45CtBC_24/s640/blogger-image--330991887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ul0CsV7Eaxg/ViFUJ_FpNtI/AAAAAAAADCw/oH45CtBC_24/s640/blogger-image--330991887.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They had an American Girl with my look, designed by a "Veronica" <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sSHptzHpICE/ViFioUfOXEI/AAAAAAAADDQ/j6jaUESwbPc/s640/blogger-image--750539211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sSHptzHpICE/ViFioUfOXEI/AAAAAAAADDQ/j6jaUESwbPc/s640/blogger-image--750539211.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klmjdMZnN8g/ViFina6YKVI/AAAAAAAADDI/62pLjpPIE4s/s640/blogger-image--1186620738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Clark finally got to spend his commission. Each week, he earns $1 by doing work around the home. He saved up his money, and after tithing and saving 10% each, he had almost $10. He was very excited to pick out a special treat at Hershey's Chocolate World! Im very proud of him for being so patient and deferring gratification for ao long! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gT7vX_z29sg/ViFUEJzzikI/AAAAAAAADCI/Ix125UjnB58/s640/blogger-image-175007614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gT7vX_z29sg/ViFUEJzzikI/AAAAAAAADCI/Ix125UjnB58/s640/blogger-image-175007614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ux_X_ER6MoE/ViFUBE03mMI/AAAAAAAADBw/I3mVHUw0DMo/s640/blogger-image-15261063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ux_X_ER6MoE/ViFUBE03mMI/AAAAAAAADBw/I3mVHUw0DMo/s640/blogger-image-15261063.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gT7vX_z29sg/ViFUEJzzikI/AAAAAAAADCI/Ix125UjnB58/s640/blogger-image-175007614.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klmjdMZnN8g/ViFina6YKVI/AAAAAAAADDI/62pLjpPIE4s/s640/blogger-image--1186620738.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5nqWAqmFrh8/ViFUGbgpexI/AAAAAAAADCY/XR8cFOp6AGs/s640/blogger-image-256649211.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Both kids said "chocolate is my middle name" </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-61817079053930574722015-10-16T12:25:00.001-07:002015-10-16T12:25:19.785-07:00Gianna's Baptism<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-09xQ40wOD7s/ViFPFEKiWhI/AAAAAAAADBQ/GjHO89uURJc/s640/blogger-image-1930950718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Her God parents were Dave and Mary Singleton. Grandma was able to fly up for it, she was the lector, and she sang part of the reading ,"SHEMA, ISRAEL!" which means listen! Annie Schaffner was our lovely cantor for the litany of saints, it's, and the song "come to the water" which has been sung at all of the baptism of our children. Fr. Agustin Lopez was our priest, and Deacon Frank Salatto also came. 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After Nana left, we were on our own for a month. </div>
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I spent my days trying to rest. We also went to the pool for Pre-team, to the theater for $1 Summer Movies, and to the Bowling Alley for free bowling. I didn't do a good job of resting, but I had a good recovery. Beyond these things, this is what I did the most: </div>
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Dress up Gianna, </div>
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Nana was here the week before Gianna was born, on her birth day, and the week after. She did so much to help us. </div>
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She took the big kids to the pool for pre-team practice. Pre-team was a new concept to me, so I'll explain it. It is similar to swim lessons, with the goal to actually prepare the kids for swim team one day. The kids did kickboard practice and some other stuff. I wish I really remembered, but I had the baby that week!!!!</div>
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The second week, the baby was born on Monday. The kids went to Vacation Bible School #1 at St. Peter's in Olney, Md. The had a good time. The theme was Son Sparks Labs. They did some sort of Jesus/Science hybrid that I didn't understand from the crafts they brought home. They learned some fun songs that they got on a CD about being a part of God's forever family. They also learned that sin separates us from God. I call it a win. Nana took them to VBS in the morning and swimming in the afternoon. </div>
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I had a fun time hanging out with her. She let me fix her hair. She's been growing it out, so we tried some styles. This is the only one that looked good. I don't really know how to do my hair beyond a braid or ponytail, so I was probably the wrong person to be trying poofs and french twists, but we had fun... or at least I did. I love female bonding over hair brushing. I really do.<br />
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We baked a cake and celebrated Gianna's birthday, on her 5th day of life. Good thing we had a 5 year old at one point!<br />
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Her visit was really wonderful. I should also add that Bob was here for a few days early in the week. While he was in town, they stayed at a nearby hotel. Then Bob went to his conference, Orientale Lumen. I dont have any photos from his section of the visit. I think I mostly napped, because I was super pregnant then. He missed meeting Gianna. We hope they both come back to snuggle her soon! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-71939401851130265272015-09-03T11:52:00.000-07:002015-09-03T11:52:16.509-07:00Clark's Last Day of Kindergarten <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kindergarten was amazing for Clark. He really thrived under the structure, and learning that it offered. He had an incredible, loving and dynamic teacher. We are looking forward to Iris having her in another year. <br />
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This summer was pretty great. We did a lot of things. We welcomed a baby and we mostly kept our lives together. Each week, I had planned something in advance. The week of August 17-21, we went to the County Fair!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-28389640182612915372015-08-09T18:57:00.001-07:002015-08-09T18:59:30.571-07:00Introducing Gianna.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fF68R-bYPaw/VcgFEwR8X2I/AAAAAAAAC5g/P7-qgVNElvs/s640/blogger-image-400690185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fF68R-bYPaw/VcgFEwR8X2I/AAAAAAAAC5g/P7-qgVNElvs/s640/blogger-image-400690185.jpg"></a></div>Holy Cow. The last posts were Iris turning three, and Clark five. They are four and six now, and well, we had another little baby. Her name is Gianna Magdalene. I'm writing this on the eve of her 7th week. She was just baptized this past weekend. She's had a very full life so far. Before she was born, I was pregnant, and gave birth, Clark started and finished kindergarten, Iris changed from a toddler to a girl before our eyes. I will write about all of this later. While I hope that I might be able to fill in the past two years, I think the best I can do is attempt to fill you in on today. <div>So, starting again.. Again.. Here I go. </div><div><br></div><div>Introducing Gianna magdalene, born June 22, 2015 at 3am, at Birthcare and women's health in Alexandria, va. 8lbs 12.5 oz, 21 inches (or so) and just an awesome baby. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--DRRkJK2P9A/VcgFB2B2RJI/AAAAAAAAC5I/3mu06_Mw7zI/s640/blogger-image--908905317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--DRRkJK2P9A/VcgFB2B2RJI/AAAAAAAAC5I/3mu06_Mw7zI/s640/blogger-image--908905317.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--DRRkJK2P9A/VcgFB2B2RJI/AAAAAAAAC5I/3mu06_Mw7zI/s640/blogger-image--908905317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OwhLqzSiQxw/VcgFC5VYisI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/5ECDXnDVgCE/s640/blogger-image--556615872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OwhLqzSiQxw/VcgFC5VYisI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/5ECDXnDVgCE/s640/blogger-image--556615872.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OwhLqzSiQxw/VcgFC5VYisI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/5ECDXnDVgCE/s640/blogger-image--556615872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nu-Jsoijv6s/VcgFD8wEyaI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/FVsiq-rYugU/s640/blogger-image-882074488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nu-Jsoijv6s/VcgFD8wEyaI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/FVsiq-rYugU/s640/blogger-image-882074488.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-18219089069634607202014-05-20T11:48:00.001-07:002014-05-20T11:49:20.794-07:00Iris' 3rd birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Iris had a great party, and she can't wait til she turns four! They are both in a hurry to grow up. =( <br />
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Clark had his fifth birthday party at the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department (the same scene of his <a href="http://tomandveronica.blogspot.com/2012_03_01_archive.html">3rd birthday</a> party). The theme was "super heros" and it was a ton of fun! </div>
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We had a very long, snowy winter. School was cancelled a lot. We were trapped indoors a lot. So, we used those snow days to make some super awesome stuff for the party. </div>
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After their third batch of eggy laying, I finally figured out how to carefully transfer the eggs to a different container, with the proper PH and temperature and food... and the eggs began to hatch, and our tadpoles were here! <br />
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When Tom went to his May conference in Orlando this year (ARVO), the kids and I took a road trip up to our friends' farm in Pennyslvania. Linda let me help her make cheese. We worked all day culturing, cutting, handling, straining, and pressing the cheese. These two cheese rounds will be aged for 9-12 months and become Romano. Its about $200 of cheese per round! and it was a TON of work. I'm definitely feeling like I understand why cheese costs what it does! After we made the Romano, we walked around and took photos with it! <br />
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and then we cultured the left over whey and made Ricotta. It was angelic and light. The Peachy's call it "Ricotta from heaven" and they can't make enough to keep up with the demand!<br />
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Ok. I'm gonna try to start blogging again.<br />
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This is a post about our friends who have a farm. They are the Peachy family. They live in Pennsylvania and have a goat dairy. We met one of the Peachy daughters (Eunice, 19) at the Rockville Farmer's Market. We struck up a friendship, and were invited to visit them at the farm.<br />
We went this Spring, and had a great time! So we went again a few weeks ago. And we'll be going again in late June to attend the wedding of one of the boys (Allen, 23).<br />
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Here's Clark and Iris riding in a hugemongous tractor with sons Abe (21), Wilfred (12), and Jerald and Harold (10) </div>
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Here's Matriarch Linda Peachy with Clark and a Pony. </div>
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This crazy contraption is an electric plow/tiller, hooked up to a wooden death trap. The younger boys made it themselves, and called it their "Jittney". Nobody died using it, but it doesnt have brakes, and is hard to steer. Clark got a ride, and... so did my sweet baby Iris. It was terrifying... yet fun! <br />
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The best part of the farm experience was meeting the baby goats. They are so sweet and nibbly. Clark spent a million hours playing with them. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-82061999299001193042013-09-15T11:49:00.001-07:002013-09-15T11:50:44.769-07:00Ratatouille<div>Here's my recipe and process for ratatouille. </div><div>2 onions</div><div>9 garlic cloves</div><div>Olive oil. </div><div><br></div><div>3 medium eggplants (plus salt)</div><div>2 yellow and 2 green squash </div><div>4 bell peppers</div><div>(Cut into circles) </div><div><br></div><div>Spaghetti sauce or tomatoes </div><div>More olive oil</div><div><br></div><div>Thyme</div><div>Rosemary</div><div>Oregano</div><div>Salt and pepper. </div><div><br></div><div>Process: </div><div><br></div>Cut up the eggplant. <div>Put the pieces in a strainer and salt them on both sides. This draws out the water and gives them a non-spongy-weird texture. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Xd4_kj1_ynQ/UjYBKNR6U0I/AAAAAAAACkU/90JAaYc0NEA/s640/blogger-image-62670441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Xd4_kj1_ynQ/UjYBKNR6U0I/AAAAAAAACkU/90JAaYc0NEA/s640/blogger-image-62670441.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just leave the strainer in the sink so the eggplant moisture can go right down the the drain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then chop an onion and sauté it. While it is sautéing in olive oil. Chop up some garlic. And throw that in there too. I used 9 small ones in this double recipe. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2k6HXS9cUco/UjYBPWX9KWI/AAAAAAAACk8/Rj-VkfL4vTA/s640/blogger-image-98571496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2k6HXS9cUco/UjYBPWX9KWI/AAAAAAAACk8/Rj-VkfL4vTA/s640/blogger-image-98571496.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And then mix in gobs of thyme. Maybe 2 Tbsp. and mix it up for a long, low sauté. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While its cooking, cut up all of this stuff. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L-e6hGFlq84/UjYBLug9nqI/AAAAAAAACkc/l3G7D4MPetc/s640/blogger-image-458264978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L-e6hGFlq84/UjYBLug9nqI/AAAAAAAACkc/l3G7D4MPetc/s640/blogger-image-458264978.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When veggies chopped, blend onions in food processor to make a delicious palte that you will smear on the bottom of the pan. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Qjf8A2Vq0Ak/UjYBMtIhRDI/AAAAAAAACkk/MXdkC1t0obc/s640/blogger-image--454786788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Qjf8A2Vq0Ak/UjYBMtIhRDI/AAAAAAAACkk/MXdkC1t0obc/s640/blogger-image--454786788.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then blot your eggplant to remove the salt and excess water - and you are ready to assemble <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rStjYE52lTw/UjYBOsLeSbI/AAAAAAAACk0/98JGBU2MDIA/s640/blogger-image-1536364305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rStjYE52lTw/UjYBOsLeSbI/AAAAAAAACk0/98JGBU2MDIA/s640/blogger-image-1536364305.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I blot mine using the "paper towel sandwich" method. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then layer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7foUlSp-XhI/UjYBJENcppI/AAAAAAAACkM/da-1I8knIU4/s640/blogger-image--1338802226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7foUlSp-XhI/UjYBJENcppI/AAAAAAAACkM/da-1I8knIU4/s640/blogger-image--1338802226.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In lue (loo? lu? leu?) of tomatoes, I use sauce. Every time we got 5-6 tomatoes this summer, I'd make a sauce and freeze it. So, garden fresh tomato sauce goes in this recipe instead. I put it between the rows so it can flavor the dish from underneath. :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ok, fill the pan. Then drizzle olive oil on top, a few spoons of sauce and some herbs: thyme, oregano and rosemary today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cover with parchment paper (or Tin foil) and bake in 375 degree oven for about 40-60 min. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X_UdNyf75hE/UjYBNrSX73I/AAAAAAAACks/I6UOscrGPrQ/s640/blogger-image-966151143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X_UdNyf75hE/UjYBNrSX73I/AAAAAAAACks/I6UOscrGPrQ/s640/blogger-image-966151143.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And it's delicious! Good luck! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We usually have some leftover eggplant or zucchini. We fry these up in corn meal and coconut flour to make some yummy appetizers! </div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-44620288740251391032013-09-08T10:12:00.001-07:002013-09-08T10:12:06.707-07:00School starts againIt's that wonderful time of year when the air gets crisper, pants are worn, and we sadly say goodbye to summer. <div>Clark started school last week at St Raphael's Nursery School. He's in MWF mornings. His class is full of many of the kids from last year, but 10 boys and 5 girls! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7jTh1aCeRqQ/Uiyv3f4NE_I/AAAAAAAACjw/pOaQqXDU3LA/s640/blogger-image--1997107949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7jTh1aCeRqQ/Uiyv3f4NE_I/AAAAAAAACjw/pOaQqXDU3LA/s640/blogger-image--1997107949.jpg"></a>Clark amazes me. I really like his age. He is constantly making up songs, jokes and stories. His content frequently includes "poop" or "pie face" or "pickle pants" or other silly things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">His latest joy is setting traps around the house. He has made girl traps and mommy traps. He has made bad guy robber traps to keep us safe. Today he was playing and kept getting caught in his own traps by an "evil king who drove by in his castle mobile" </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He is constantly making up games and has lots of fun ideas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Clark memorized my phone number just by hearing me say it on the phone or at the grocery store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He really wants to learn to read. He uses his finger to follow words on the page and enjoys participating in some very early readers where a sentence has a few pictures in it. He likes to read to Iris and now to his new frogs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He saved up his chore money to buy two tiny frogs. He gets a nickel for every pair of shoes he puts away, every cup he finds wandering around the house and returns to the kitchen, and for every night he wears underpants and is dry the next morning. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p_0t20eRy_o/Uiyv5JCUe8I/AAAAAAAACj4/XgtIOIeWD8g/s640/blogger-image--1802035739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p_0t20eRy_o/Uiyv5JCUe8I/AAAAAAAACj4/XgtIOIeWD8g/s640/blogger-image--1802035739.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He's a pretty great kid. We love him so much and are very proud of him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next week is his superstar week at school. On Friday we will get to go into his classroom and introduce ourselves. I'm also going to read a story. We are all very excited! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-51745203960808688842013-08-27T13:59:00.001-07:002013-08-27T14:01:52.652-07:00Zoo fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The kids loved these great elephant statues and posed for this adorable photo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2jaju89aeUs/Uh0TvX0bXcI/AAAAAAAACjc/BePo_1gO0no/s640/blogger-image--745715424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2jaju89aeUs/Uh0TvX0bXcI/AAAAAAAACjc/BePo_1gO0no/s640/blogger-image--745715424.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was incredibly hot so we cooled off with Italian ice by the seals and sea lion exhibit! We got a great show - and excellent break! <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uXvH4HUWpRQ/Uh0TOisj3aI/AAAAAAAACjM/y-njpxss1a0/s640/blogger-image--2035638603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uXvH4HUWpRQ/Uh0TOisj3aI/AAAAAAAACjM/y-njpxss1a0/s640/blogger-image--2035638603.jpg"></a></div> Clark's favorite animal is the sting ray, here he shows it off! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DKTw6p64SqQ/Uh0TPoJaZ4I/AAAAAAAACjU/oAiA9ZEE4Uw/s640/blogger-image--1530623705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DKTw6p64SqQ/Uh0TPoJaZ4I/AAAAAAAACjU/oAiA9ZEE4Uw/s640/blogger-image--1530623705.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-24728097721117242402013-04-03T18:23:00.003-07:002013-04-03T18:23:28.503-07:00Dancing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Clark Bunny shares the love, its Easter Time! </div>
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Here's some cuties of Iris aka, Little Fluffs, Little Dipes, Hops, Wah Wah, Poppet. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weee... also featured here, are her bunnies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loves coloring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She doesn't like wearing gloves, but doesn't like touching cold snow either... conundrum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But she LOVES Kitties! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and "cheeeeese"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little mommy puts on her makeup, and gets into all sorts of other trouble in the bathroom. We gotta watch her!</td></tr>
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I bet she's going to hate these cheese pictures when she's older. oh well!<br /><br /></div>
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Here are some Clark highlights from 2013!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brave boy got a vaccine!</td></tr>
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For St. Patty's Day. The kids and I went to a local parade. We had a lot, a lot, a lot of fun! </div>
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After the Parade, there was a concert by a Flogging Molly-esque kids band. Iris thought it was a little loud!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648924357594375489.post-79576485710519211142013-02-15T11:58:00.003-08:002013-02-15T11:59:40.024-08:00other blogging. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm doing some blogging on the Women of St. Raphael blog, which you are welcome to read. The children are featured!<br />
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Lent Countdown and Intention Chain<br />
<a href="http://womenofstraphael.blogspot.com/2013/02/lent-countdown-and-intention-chain.html">http://womenofstraphael.blogspot.com/2013/02/lent-countdown-and-intention-chain.html</a><br />
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Lenten Meal: Bean Cakes<br />
<a href="http://womenofstraphael.blogspot.com/2013/02/lenten-meal-bean-cakes.html">http://womenofstraphael.blogspot.com/2013/02/lenten-meal-bean-cakes.html</a><br />
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enjoy! </div>
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