Love my prayer group...our meeting today was really great!
I just read 14 shortcuts for everyday tasks on the Real Simple website...most of them didn't apply to me. For instance, I will always try clothes on at the store rather than their suggestion to bring them home to try on...are you kidding me...I don't have time to drive 15-25+ miles to make returns. The one for running errunds in a clockwise order is good, but I have a similar suggestion. Organize the list of stops based on distance. Go to the furthest place first and work you way back toward home. This way, if you run out of time the remaining stops are closer to home for the next trip.
Eli did some talking tonight, blew bubbles in the tub again and walked through the yard without any trouble. He LOVES to ride the lawn mower with Scott.
Blake did a great job of helping with the flower garden clean out this evening. We have now removed 2 wagons full of leaves and trimmings...the flower beds are starting to shape up for new growth.
We are LOVING the beautiful weather. I think I had better come up with some EASY summer meals on our rotation diet plan. I don't want to cook, I just want to play outside. Ideas are starting to flow...I will list them here when I have a plan.
peace out
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday...it's a rugby night
OK...so, I am not so good at blogging. I am trying to type tonight on Blake's laptop. Forgive me if I am missing letters N H or T cause they are broken...thanks to Eli.
It was a beautiful day...I came home to find the boys jumping on the trampoline and Scott mowing and fertilizing. I went inside, started dinner, started a load of laundry then headed out to join them. We played on the swings, played catch, pulled out last summer's tomato stakes, then noticed that the strawberry plants are starting to grow. So, we pulled all the dried leaves out, uncovering 2 small snakes...but we continued. Oh how we love our homegrown strawberries. Our little patch produces several weeks of berries every year...I am hoping to freeze as many as we can for winter.
This year we are planning to expand our garden again...from about 54 sq ft to maybe twice that size. I read on the Prevention Magazine website that canned tomatoes are one of 20 foods listed that should never cross your lips. The can liners leach BPA because of the acid in tomatoes. We continued to eat the toxic version all winter, but I plan to grow enough to last through next winter. We will just blanch them, slip the skins and freeze in doubled freezer bags. Maybe we will roast some too before freezing them. We will plant peppers and cucumbers, too. Everything else we will get from the Yardley's...they are the professional garderns next door.
The new Enhansa supplement Eli is on...he are at 75 mg / day this week...watching closely for any changes...he seems to be able to walk faster this week...on Sunday he was nearly running. Today we helped Blake get the garden wagon back up the hill...I was pushing the wagon with one hand and holding Eli's hand...he was keeping up and doing very well.
I have adjusted my ALCAT rotation such that I only eat fruit for breakfast...kind of following the fit for life plan in addition to the ALCAT plan. I started it last week...maybe Wed or Thurs...so far I have lost 3 of the 6.5 lbs I gained over December. So, we will see if I can continue with this plan for a while. I am gearing up for the 6 week cleanse plan in Dr. Mark Hyman's book, The UltraMind Solution. I already quit eating gluten and sugar over a year ago...but his plan includes eliminating dairy too...for 6 weeks. I have tried to just reduce my dairy intake, but still eat it everyday...this is going to be tough...but good. I haven't set a start date, yet, but need to do so soon...maybe after Easter.
I will see if I can keep up with this blog better this week than last...should be easier with my laptop...it has all the letters. You can't tell the labor involved in typing this because I corrected all the errors...but his is wha i would look like if I didn'...good nig
It was a beautiful day...I came home to find the boys jumping on the trampoline and Scott mowing and fertilizing. I went inside, started dinner, started a load of laundry then headed out to join them. We played on the swings, played catch, pulled out last summer's tomato stakes, then noticed that the strawberry plants are starting to grow. So, we pulled all the dried leaves out, uncovering 2 small snakes...but we continued. Oh how we love our homegrown strawberries. Our little patch produces several weeks of berries every year...I am hoping to freeze as many as we can for winter.
This year we are planning to expand our garden again...from about 54 sq ft to maybe twice that size. I read on the Prevention Magazine website that canned tomatoes are one of 20 foods listed that should never cross your lips. The can liners leach BPA because of the acid in tomatoes. We continued to eat the toxic version all winter, but I plan to grow enough to last through next winter. We will just blanch them, slip the skins and freeze in doubled freezer bags. Maybe we will roast some too before freezing them. We will plant peppers and cucumbers, too. Everything else we will get from the Yardley's...they are the professional garderns next door.
The new Enhansa supplement Eli is on...he are at 75 mg / day this week...watching closely for any changes...he seems to be able to walk faster this week...on Sunday he was nearly running. Today we helped Blake get the garden wagon back up the hill...I was pushing the wagon with one hand and holding Eli's hand...he was keeping up and doing very well.
I have adjusted my ALCAT rotation such that I only eat fruit for breakfast...kind of following the fit for life plan in addition to the ALCAT plan. I started it last week...maybe Wed or Thurs...so far I have lost 3 of the 6.5 lbs I gained over December. So, we will see if I can continue with this plan for a while. I am gearing up for the 6 week cleanse plan in Dr. Mark Hyman's book, The UltraMind Solution. I already quit eating gluten and sugar over a year ago...but his plan includes eliminating dairy too...for 6 weeks. I have tried to just reduce my dairy intake, but still eat it everyday...this is going to be tough...but good. I haven't set a start date, yet, but need to do so soon...maybe after Easter.
I will see if I can keep up with this blog better this week than last...should be easier with my laptop...it has all the letters. You can't tell the labor involved in typing this because I corrected all the errors...but his is wha i would look like if I didn'...good nig
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday
No new talking yet...but standing by! Peggy (OT) thinks Eli's receptive language is REALLY good. She encouraged us to expect more from him...to speak to him like he understands everything we say...cause he probably does!
Day 1 on the ALCAT rotation...leftover meatballs (with carrots and zuchinni) and organic potatoes cut into fries tossed in organic canola, salt and maybe some all natural spice blend...baked at 450 on parchment paper (which works great, doesn't stick and browns nicely) for about 15 minutes. And we must eat the rest of the strawberries...today is dairy day for me, so maybe we can have the rest of the all natural ice cream for dessert. Eli can have some Rice Dream Ice Cream.
Started my list of 40 things (things I have never done before) to do my 40th year!!
"What is your advice for a happy life?" Aunt says, "Just be happy!" Love this...it is our choice!
That's all for now...have a great day!
Day 1 on the ALCAT rotation...leftover meatballs (with carrots and zuchinni) and organic potatoes cut into fries tossed in organic canola, salt and maybe some all natural spice blend...baked at 450 on parchment paper (which works great, doesn't stick and browns nicely) for about 15 minutes. And we must eat the rest of the strawberries...today is dairy day for me, so maybe we can have the rest of the all natural ice cream for dessert. Eli can have some Rice Dream Ice Cream.
Started my list of 40 things (things I have never done before) to do my 40th year!!
"What is your advice for a happy life?" Aunt says, "Just be happy!" Love this...it is our choice!
That's all for now...have a great day!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Waiting to hear Eli talk! He talked yesterday, but haven't heard anything from him since I got home yesterday.
Debating about what to fix for dinner. It is turkey, spinach, rice day 4 on the ALCAT rotation diet. We can have salmon, but Scott doesn't like salmon...maybe he can have turkey meatballs. Or, maybe I should use the thawed hamburger to make beef meatballs...that is what I will do. The boys and I will have the spinach and feta (no feta for Eli though) stuffed salmon and Scott can have beef meatballs made with zuchini and carrots. I will make some rice too and call it a meal.
Day 2 of Enhansa...Oh Lord, please let us seem some progress like that in the testimonials!
Ok...better get going or it will be another 7PM dinner.
Debating about what to fix for dinner. It is turkey, spinach, rice day 4 on the ALCAT rotation diet. We can have salmon, but Scott doesn't like salmon...maybe he can have turkey meatballs. Or, maybe I should use the thawed hamburger to make beef meatballs...that is what I will do. The boys and I will have the spinach and feta (no feta for Eli though) stuffed salmon and Scott can have beef meatballs made with zuchini and carrots. I will make some rice too and call it a meal.
Day 2 of Enhansa...Oh Lord, please let us seem some progress like that in the testimonials!
Ok...better get going or it will be another 7PM dinner.
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