Happy fall Sunday blog readers,
Where has the month gone? We are already over halfway done with our Whole 30. WOW! And I am happy to report that I have not knowingly cheated! I say "knowingly" because in the beginning I was not as good about reading those pesky labels. My DH is not being as strict as I am about this round.
As you know, I am a Girl Scout leader. In the fall, in our Council, we sell nuts and candy. (Cookies are in January!) I ordered a couple of items from each of the girls to boost their sales and was so excited to get my cans of Whole Cashews. Then I read the label: Cashews, Salt, Peanut Oil. Wait, WHAT?!?!? Why would you put peanut oil on cashews? Yesterday, I was at Aldi, and DH likes the Lightly Salted Almonds. I read that label and there is peanut oil on those roasted nuts too?!?! Who knew? Well, know I know and sadly the can of cashews will be wrapped up for the bus drivers Christmas gift. So, I guess that is a small win, as I won't have to decide what to get her. 😉
So, I think I told you all that DH borrowed the Whole30 book from his bus buddy. I found a book store in my area that is sadly going out of business. I got the last copy of the book! Woo Hoo for me! We gave Bus Buddy the new copy, since we are wearing the copy they borrowed us out. I am loving everything that I have tried, except the mayo recipe. I cannot figure out how to get it to emulsify. I am pretty sure I added the oil too fast and now I have a jar of separated mess in my fridge. I am going to try again, as I really want to make Deviled eggs for one of my Thanksgiving treats.
Was texting with my sister-in-law last night. We are spending a few nights with them for Thanksgiving. She has a son in college, a son who is a Sophomore in High School and an eighth grade daughter. My brother, owns a farm and these kids help out AND are active in athletics and other school activities. Add my three and we need to cook up a few feasts a day to feed this crew. So, we laid out a meal plan. I did tell her that DH and I are doing the Whole 30, so we will be bringing some of our own ingredients. She suggested tacos/nacho bar for one night. I just found this great recipe I want to try for Sweet Potato chips as your nacho chips. If this works, I will be snacking on chips and salsa again really soon!
I love Pinterest. For Thanksgiving, we will be going out to a restaurant to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary. This will be our brunch/lunch time meal. For dinner, we are all pitching in and bringing food to serve the masses. I am going to try these stuffed mushrooms, I found them this morning on Pinterest. I am also going to bring the Chicken Pot Pie soup I Pinned and my family LOVES! And I will see if anyone is bringing a veggie tray. I need to try the Ranch dressing from the Whole 30 book, so we can dip our veggies legally, if we want to.
Today is a Girl Scout meeting. We are going to be finalizing the plans for the Winter Wonderland Brunch that is in less than 2 weeks. Ack! I have 8 registered girls, and I know that 2 of them are not going to be at the meeting. We have a lot to do with so few girls in attendance. Wish me luck. And have a great week everyone. Happy Thanksgiving, if I don't get time to blog again before then! I have been thinking a lot about the new year coming and what that might look like for me and my family. My son, needs to get a fire lit under him so he can rank up this spring before tennis and baseball season. My oldest daughter needs to get started on her Gold Award project so that we can have it approved and work all next summer on it. My youngest wants to earn her Bronze Award this summer before she bridges up to be a Cadet Scout. Whew that makes me tired, but also makes me excited to see what the kids dreams are and where life will take them. I will be having my meniscus repair surgery on December 21, 2017. So, I hope to get on the road and actually run a bit in the new year. We will see.
Off n Running,
AnnMarie
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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Day 7 - Morning
Good Morning,
What a week it has been at my house! I am sorry I let you (my readers) down. I really planned on sitting down at this computer every night to recap my Whole30 progress and here we are a week into it and I have blogged, what twice?!?! SO SORRY.
My son, is a Freshman. He was invited to earn an extra class credit this school year, by being in the Jazz Band. The Jazz Band meets BEFORE school 3 days a week. This cuts into my blogging time. LOL! My son is also a Boy Scout, and I mentioned he played for the school soccer team. He intends to go out for the tennis and the baseball team this year, too. Boy Scouts meet every Monday from 7-8:30. He was lucky enough to go to the National Jamboree this past summer. He met boys from all over our great nation. He still Snapchats with some of these fine young men. About a month ago, he was on a camping trip and got to see some of the Jambo boys again. This is the price I pay to have well rounded kids! LOL!
My oldest daughter, swam for the team at Sectionals on Saturday. She got best times in both her individual events (200 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke). She swam the last leg of the 4 X 100 Freestyle Relay, and swam a 0:59! She is still in shock about that one. She will be going to the State meet this weekend, as an Alternate for the Relay that qualified. Then on Sunday, I am going to sit down with her and we are going to start working on her Girl Scout Gold Project! I will try to blog about that another time. If we are lucky we can get her schedule her presentation to the Girl Scout Council in December or January. This will be her off season time, before she starts Track in the Spring!
And let's not leave out my baby girl. She goes to a local gymnastics gym two times a week. She LOVES gymnastics! We were told that as an Xcel gymnast, there will be a National competition this year. So, my PeeWee has set the bar high and is working hard to get there! As a family we have never been to Tennessee! Her Girl Scout troop is planning a Winter Wonderland Brunch.
I worked a bit extra last week on top of running these three superstars all over the place. And I stuck to the Whole30 plan! On Saturday, we were tempted to just go out for dinner after a long day at the pool. I looked up a couple of restaurants on my smartphone and got to their menus. We would be that annoying couple making so many substitutions, that we decided to just go home and make hamburgers. I had those in the freezer! I also had some potatoes, that I sliced up to make homemade fries. I "whipped' up the "legal" ketchup recipe and we had a nice dinner.
Shoot - I have to go walk the dog, before getting my boy to Jazz band! Check in with you all soon,
Off n Running,
AnnMarie
What a week it has been at my house! I am sorry I let you (my readers) down. I really planned on sitting down at this computer every night to recap my Whole30 progress and here we are a week into it and I have blogged, what twice?!?! SO SORRY.
My son, is a Freshman. He was invited to earn an extra class credit this school year, by being in the Jazz Band. The Jazz Band meets BEFORE school 3 days a week. This cuts into my blogging time. LOL! My son is also a Boy Scout, and I mentioned he played for the school soccer team. He intends to go out for the tennis and the baseball team this year, too. Boy Scouts meet every Monday from 7-8:30. He was lucky enough to go to the National Jamboree this past summer. He met boys from all over our great nation. He still Snapchats with some of these fine young men. About a month ago, he was on a camping trip and got to see some of the Jambo boys again. This is the price I pay to have well rounded kids! LOL!
My oldest daughter, swam for the team at Sectionals on Saturday. She got best times in both her individual events (200 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke). She swam the last leg of the 4 X 100 Freestyle Relay, and swam a 0:59! She is still in shock about that one. She will be going to the State meet this weekend, as an Alternate for the Relay that qualified. Then on Sunday, I am going to sit down with her and we are going to start working on her Girl Scout Gold Project! I will try to blog about that another time. If we are lucky we can get her schedule her presentation to the Girl Scout Council in December or January. This will be her off season time, before she starts Track in the Spring!
And let's not leave out my baby girl. She goes to a local gymnastics gym two times a week. She LOVES gymnastics! We were told that as an Xcel gymnast, there will be a National competition this year. So, my PeeWee has set the bar high and is working hard to get there! As a family we have never been to Tennessee! Her Girl Scout troop is planning a Winter Wonderland Brunch.
I worked a bit extra last week on top of running these three superstars all over the place. And I stuck to the Whole30 plan! On Saturday, we were tempted to just go out for dinner after a long day at the pool. I looked up a couple of restaurants on my smartphone and got to their menus. We would be that annoying couple making so many substitutions, that we decided to just go home and make hamburgers. I had those in the freezer! I also had some potatoes, that I sliced up to make homemade fries. I "whipped' up the "legal" ketchup recipe and we had a nice dinner.
Shoot - I have to go walk the dog, before getting my boy to Jazz band! Check in with you all soon,
Off n Running,
AnnMarie
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Photos from the school year...
I have not posted in FOREVER! I love sharing pictures and am going to share a few today. Happy Sunday everyone!
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| At a movie in the park. Milwaukee skyline at dusk! |
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| We got a dog this year! PeeWee and DH took her for a car ride in this picture, I think! |
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| FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2017-18. Junior, Freshman and 5th grade! |
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| Took in a few soccer games... |
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| On the 50 mile bike ride with Boy Scouts |
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| A fan at one of the Cross Country meets! |
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| Our dog, Lanie. Rescued in March or April? |
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| Boy Scout Court of Honor |
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| PeeWee always doing gymnastics.
Off N Running,
Annmarie
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