slides

One thing I really want to have in our next house...  an indoor slide.

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green smoothie

I have been a long time smoothie lover.  My smoothie concoctions usually are a mix of frozen/fresh fruit, oj, & milk.  I stumbled across this recipe.  Thankfully I happened to have baby spinach chillin' in the fridge so I was ready to go.  I was leery at first but she said it didn't have a spinach-y taste so I decided to give it a go. It's delicious!  I tasted banana more than anything.  I've actually made it twice today---that's how much I liked it.  :)

My concoction is modified just a tad from her's:

1 banana
2 c raw spinach
1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 c plain greek yogurt
1/8 c milk
10-ish ice cubes

Enjoy!

where i stood

awesome

when it got to part of the ariel view of the diver and the pool, i felt like i needed to hold on to something.

sleeping like a baby

While pretending she was a baby, Rose fell asleep in her "crib".

missy the comforter

Rose has been sick the last few days.  Missy is always good for comforting.

 

 

founding father of fitness

Sept 26, 1914 - Jan 23, 2011

The "founding father of fitness", Jack LaLanne, died last week.  To be honest I hadn't heard of him until today when I listened to an interview on NPR.  What I heard was quite inspiring so I looked him up to read more and boy was I impressed!  He hadn't had a sugary dessert or missed a daily workout since 1930.  Now that is dedication!

There is something so inspiring about people that make healthy choices a part of their life, especially if it wasn't something they were "born" doing.  Their success motivates me to be healthier.

My main motivation in staying healthy is quality of life.  I want to be healthy and strong so that nothing stops me.  I plan to have adventures in to my old age.  Granny's going scuba diving!

Here are some awesome quotes from Jack LaLanne:

• Exercise is king, nutrition is queen, put them together and you have a kingdom!
• If man makes it, don’t eat it.
• If it tastes good, spit it out.
• Eat right and you can’t go wrong.

steam drawings

Can you guess how it is?

ice storm

Jordan and I were living in Spfld during the epic ice storm a few years back, so when I hear ice storm in the forecast I start praying.  Thankfully this was as bad as it got.

snooze

Much to my demise, Rose has outgrown her nap.  But today she was tuckered out and fell asleep on my lap midday.  It's such a rare occasion, I can count the number of times on one hand that she has fallen asleep on me.  She is so sweet.

nom, nom, nom

Lunch with Teeny Pinocchio.

doll suitcase

I ran across this and had to share.  It's a doll suitcase by Hart & Sew.  I thought it was so stinking cleaver!

we buy in rolls

With Jordan being gone, we are back to writing letters.  Lots of letters.  Of course we have the phone, email, and Yahoo messenger for chatting too but there is nothing like getting a hand written letter (or several) in the mail.