Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Going Vegetarian. Again.
Considering going vegetarian.
Again.
When I was growing up I was not able to mentally tolerate meat. Everything about meat simply made me feel queasy: the smell, look and texture of raw meat. Blehk!! And then knowing it came from an animal made it even worse. I wasn’t able to eat eggs until about 5 years ago. Even today they make me cautious. I still do not eat anything on the bone—like chicken wings, T-bones, etc.
So, with that… Here is what I have cut out:
100% pork
90% seafood
75% beef
50% turkey
25% chicken
15% milk & eggs.
I’m loving hummus, tofu and eggplant. I’ve been introduced to TVP, and I’ll give it a go soon.
Feel free to share links to vegetarian recipes… I’m always looking for better, new, different recipes.
Again.
When I was growing up I was not able to mentally tolerate meat. Everything about meat simply made me feel queasy: the smell, look and texture of raw meat. Blehk!! And then knowing it came from an animal made it even worse. I wasn’t able to eat eggs until about 5 years ago. Even today they make me cautious. I still do not eat anything on the bone—like chicken wings, T-bones, etc.
So, with that… Here is what I have cut out:
100% pork
90% seafood
75% beef
50% turkey
25% chicken
15% milk & eggs.
I’m loving hummus, tofu and eggplant. I’ve been introduced to TVP, and I’ll give it a go soon.
Feel free to share links to vegetarian recipes… I’m always looking for better, new, different recipes.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Money is the root of all evil
You know...
It's one thing to borrow money because your spouse got laid off and your kid needs milk.
It's another thing to borrow money because you eat lunch out every day, go to the movies and shop, and now you can't afford to pay your light bill.
Don't ask me... The answer will be: no.
It's one thing to borrow money because your spouse got laid off and your kid needs milk.
It's another thing to borrow money because you eat lunch out every day, go to the movies and shop, and now you can't afford to pay your light bill.
Don't ask me... The answer will be: no.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Without peanut butter, please.
Airplanes are a huge part of my life and my family's lives. I've talked about the Air Force on this blog and how my husband is a pilot, so you can deduce for yourself our child loves airplanes, too.
(My lil'cuddle bug is the cutest kid ever and I am giggling at this story as I type out the event.)
Often times I will prepare a caramel flavored, peanut butter covered rice cake for my breakfast. I offered to prepare one for Cuddle Bug and asked if it was preferred plain or with peanut butter… the response:
“AIRPLANE!!”
So, without haste, I delivered a plain rice cake.
“There ya go, Sweetie! Enjoy!”
Next time I might actually cut it in the shape of an airplane.
(My lil'cuddle bug is the cutest kid ever and I am giggling at this story as I type out the event.)
Often times I will prepare a caramel flavored, peanut butter covered rice cake for my breakfast. I offered to prepare one for Cuddle Bug and asked if it was preferred plain or with peanut butter… the response:
“AIRPLANE!!”
So, without haste, I delivered a plain rice cake.
“There ya go, Sweetie! Enjoy!”
Next time I might actually cut it in the shape of an airplane.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2010 Mercedes Marathon
The 2010 Mercedes Marathon was held this past Sunday, February 14, 2010.
My husband ran the 2nd leg of the marathon relay. The majority of the course was flat, except for HIS 5k, the 2nd leg of the relay. But, considering he has never ran a 5k before and the difficulty of the leg, I am unbelievably proud of his 38 minute time. Each finisher received a medal, pictured below. The Marathon winner was Daniel Ellis. He completed the 26 mile race in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 57 seconds, with an average pace of 1 mile every 5 minutes and 35 seconds. Amazing.
It is so funny to see people dressed in costume running a marathon. But they do... and when they do... I take their picture.
I think the bib number for the "fairy" is from a previous year or previous runner. His looks slightly different from the one my husband has and the bib from the football runner. Either way, this guy ran a freakin' marathon in a fairy costume.
And I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it myself at the first transition where my husband started, but the football player... ran the FULL marathon... IN UNIFORM!! The picture below is of him taken at one of his last turns. The time on the clock at that turn was under 3 hours, 50 minutes. You can't do that well and stop to take off the gear. Seriously, dude... YOU ROCK!
Note: Neither of these participates are my husband.
My husband ran the 2nd leg of the marathon relay. The majority of the course was flat, except for HIS 5k, the 2nd leg of the relay. But, considering he has never ran a 5k before and the difficulty of the leg, I am unbelievably proud of his 38 minute time. Each finisher received a medal, pictured below. The Marathon winner was Daniel Ellis. He completed the 26 mile race in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 57 seconds, with an average pace of 1 mile every 5 minutes and 35 seconds. Amazing.
It is so funny to see people dressed in costume running a marathon. But they do... and when they do... I take their picture.
I think the bib number for the "fairy" is from a previous year or previous runner. His looks slightly different from the one my husband has and the bib from the football runner. Either way, this guy ran a freakin' marathon in a fairy costume.
And I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it myself at the first transition where my husband started, but the football player... ran the FULL marathon... IN UNIFORM!! The picture below is of him taken at one of his last turns. The time on the clock at that turn was under 3 hours, 50 minutes. You can't do that well and stop to take off the gear. Seriously, dude... YOU ROCK!
Note: Neither of these participates are my husband.
Monday, February 8, 2010
My CFE is complete!
I have successfully completed my CFE exam. I took the last exam on the 365th day after initiating the prep course. One year and 1500 questions later, I am a Certified Fraud Examiner. How should I celebrate?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Circus Fun
Took wee-one to the circus last night.
We had too much fun.
A two-year-old's ADD made it a bit frustrating in that we had to repeat ourselves:
"Sit down"
"Turn around"
"Do you want me to hold you?"
Although the attention span was short, the impression was made...
We talked about the elephants and tigers as I was preparing to post these images.
We had too much fun.
A two-year-old's ADD made it a bit frustrating in that we had to repeat ourselves:
"Sit down"
"Turn around"
"Do you want me to hold you?"
Although the attention span was short, the impression was made...
We talked about the elephants and tigers as I was preparing to post these images.
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