Maddy has been playing with her camera. It's pink (which means she loves it) and has rubber 'bumpers' all around it (which means I love it) so that when she drops it - and she does - it doesn't get destroyed. Yet.
She (mostly) now takes pictures that are discernable. She even plays around with the auto-frames. I don't believe she has gotten the hang of which frames go with which subjects, though. Case in point below.
Uclers + coffee = pain.
This lesson is one I've learned the hard way and I have been off coffee for a good while now. (Several surgeries for ulcer repair will convince anyone to avoid the stuff!) I love me some tea and the change hasn't been horrible....but sometimes I miss the flavor of coffee. Once in a while I try some, but it isn't worth the acid it causes in my sensitive tummy. So I avoid it.
We've been slowly transitioning to include more raw, vibrant foods into our diet. One amazing superfood that we have wanted to incorporate into our diet is Maca. Maca is an adaptogen, which is a substance that raises the non-specific resistance in an organism and enables the body to enhance its power of resistance and adapt to external conditions. They work with the body's natural rhythms to help rebuild weak immune systems, re-mineralize poorly nourished bodies, and increase energy and endurance. (This info is taken from the previously cited site.) It helps balance hormones, too. It's good stuff, to say the least!
In typical 'more must be better' fashion, I added about 1/4c to a smoothie to try it out. YUCK! The taste was far too malty, too strong for me. I offered some to D and he decided that nope, Maca is not for us. Fast forward to a moment of open mindedness and I decided to try finding a recipe that would allow us to 'learn to like it'. I found several smoothie recipes on the 'net, and synthesized a few into something that sounded good.
The result? Delicious! We now enjoy this almost every morning. Seriously - it's like Superfood Starbucks in my own kitchen....and we're not spending over $4.00 (apiece!) for our icy morning fix. What could be better?
Here's the recipe. Follow it loosely and tailor it to your preferences. :)
1c almond milk
1 frozen banana
1T maca
2-3T raw cacao
ice
cinnamon
Blend it all up and enjoy!
Gotta love the Beatles.
After some adjusting to recent health issues and house guests and just life in general, we're back in business. Except it's summer. And hot. Very, very hot. So we're not doing *too* much! Enjoying the warm weather and a trip to the beach a few weeks ago made for some fun. Maddy was a bit cross while waiting for us to set everything up. The expression on her face is one I find myself wearing from time to time. Yikes!
Daddy set up the umbrella for those of us with lily white skin. Yep, that would be me. It was rather windy that day, and the umbrella tried to fly away a few times.
And my favorite shot of the day.....
This is a new favorite in our house. We add it to protein shakes and greek yogurt.....and I'm figuring out some recipes to incorporate it into for both sweet and savory applications. It's got about 50 calories and 1g fat for 2 tablespoons. Compare that to the 180+ cals of regular peanut butter. I love all things peanut butter, and we do make good use of all natural peanut butters in our house. But the ability to cut calories without cutting flavor is always a lovely thing.
I stole this image from Bell Plantation's product page, so ignore the 'order now' button. It won't take you anywhere. But if you go to Bell Plantation's site (or Netrition - they sell it too) you can score your own. And if you're interested, I'd recommend doing it *now* - they run out very fast, and I had to wait several months to get my order.
This morning I enjoyed it in my protein shake, and later today I might try making some satay sauce. Yum!
....green grass.....yellow dandelions....does it get any better?
We're enjoying the spring weather!
Lately I'm the bug.
I've been struggling with some health issues recently, and wow does it knock me off my routine! I'm working on getting back into the swing of things. While I set about drafting some amazing new posts/recipes/etc....I'll leave you with this visual of how I've been feeling lately.
No worries - she's actually fine in this picture. I have not beaten her (lately) and there were no punishments just before snapping this picture....she's just waking up from a nap.
....who let their precious child sleep with *gasp* the DOGS!
Remember this picture from this post?
Fast forward 3 years, and you've got this:
Yep. We still let her sleep with the dogs. And she loves it. And they love it. And truth be told, we love it.
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