Month: August 2018

These kids Since we’re Empty Nesters now, we get to post pictures of the grandkids first day of school.  Looking Sharp Alex!    Look who started Kindergarten! You’ll do great Sophia!   Malik and Amiyah had day one in their new school district after moving back to the Kansas City area from Tulsa.   Day two. I just love the picture, so I had to share.   Food Here are a few of the yummy things I’ve been eating. Obviously, I’m on a Tomato, Bacon, Avocado, Cheese kinda thing right now, while also trying to get in a good variety of green veggies. This Egg, Bacon and Avocado Sandwich on the biscuit recipe that I shared the other day. Happiness is…….a runny egg.   Great snack or side dish. Frozen Cauliflower cooked with added steamed chopped broccoli and laughing cow cheese wedges. Easy and, uh, yum.    Do you remember when I worked […]

With the exception of some leafy greens here and there, I haven’t been doing a great job of getting in my green veggies. I bought Zucchini, Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts on my last trip to the store and I really wanted to eat them vs. throwing them out. Yesterday, when I wasn’t sitting on my butt, I decided to eat my green veggies. This was a quick, easy and really tasty lunch. Frozen Bag of Caulirice Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges (You choose how many based on how creamy you like it and many SmartPoints you would like to use) Fresh steamed Broccoli (I have a really old magnificent microwave steamer!) I microwaved a package of frozen Caulirice, then I added that to a pan on the stove top on low heat and added in Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges and stirred those until they melted. Then I added fresh steamed broccoli to […]

I spent most of Saturday on my butt and the majority of Sunday on my feet. Saturday I decided that the knees needed a rest. Before that meniscus “snap”, I had a cortisone shot in each knee. Well, it seems as though that shot is wearing off of my “good” bad knee, the non surgery knee. Standing doesn’t feel good right now unless I put just a slight bend in my knee, so that’s a bummer and tiring. My post op appointment for surgery is this Thursday, so I plan to ask lots of questions about the future of both knees. I do NOT want to have another surgery right now, and since the cartlridge damage in the surgery knee did not show up on the MRI and was a surprise when they got in there, I’m wondering if surgery will be recommended for the other knee or if maybe […]

A couple of my girl friends having been trying some new recipes over the last two weeks that had me intrigued. Sometimes it’s just fun to try new things. Also there are times when you just need to switch it up a bit! Have you ever tried Cashew Cheese? It’s non dairy cheese made from Cashews (soaked over night) and seasonings. It sounds so weird, right? It’s actually really good. I’m not a non-dairy girl, I just find some of the things that creative people come up with can be really yummy! (I’ve also tried some interesting things that I spit out, but heck, you just don’t know until you try!) My friend tried a “mug” biscuit recipe made from and egg, almond flour, coconut flour, milk, olive oil and seasonings. You cook it in a mug in the microwave for 90 seconds. No joke! It was 6 Smartpoints, so it’s […]

Some of you know my daughter Tess personally, and some of you know her via my blog. Tess also writes an occasional post on her own blog, Sipping’ on Gym and Juice. Like myself, Tess is extremely transparent. We’ve never been very private people. Sometimes that’s a good thing, other times, we tend to say too much. Mike reminds me on occasion that I don’t need to share everything. 🙂 One thing we both like to do is share our struggles in hopes that it will help others. It is our hope that we will help others figure out how to maneuver through the struggles they may be experiencing, or perhaps we will simply help others by letting them know that they are not alone. If you are struggling in any area of your life, you are NOT…. alone bad odd weird  abnormal unlovabe different failing hopeless unsuccessful weak   If you are struggling, you […]

Saturday morning I was going to pack a cooler and head north about an hour to visit my dad and step mom at a campsite where they were gathering with other “Vintage Trailer” campers. Dad called to cancel just as I was headed out the door. A little bummed, but driving right now doesn’t actually feel great, so maybe that long of a drive wasn’t a smart idea right now anyhow. Instead, I met Kate and the grandkids at Target (They have those electric carts that make playing at Target totally doable!) for a little school clothes shopping for Sophia. She starts kindergarten this year! I may or may not have suggested that the girls ride along on the cart with me! Shopping was a success and I had fun playing with the kids. I did however run into several displays, but we successful made it through the store without […]

I’m going to start with big news. Well, big news for me anyhow. If you’ve been following me for a long time, then you know being hired as a Weight Watcher Leader was a huge accomplishment for me. It was a goal of mine for a long time, one I honestly wasn’t sure that I would ever achieve. (Damn you self doubt.) When I was hired, I cried so hard and felt so much pride for not giving up on myself. Probably important to say here that I originally applied for this position when I reached my goal weight in 2013 and did not get the job because at the time WW would not hire you if your goal weight was not within the BMI and you were at your Doctor approved goal weight, which I was. Also important to say that when I re-applied in 2016 (because they had now changed […]

Three of our four children had babies over this last year. Amongst all the tough stuff thrown at us, we were blessed with these three, which makes everything okay. I’m already excited for Christmas. Our three little One Year Old blessings. The fam came over on Saturday for one of our lazy play days at the house. Tess and Manuel were in town from Dallas, so we had a houseful and that made my heart happy. I didn’t take a single picture of food, but I did keep the food simple. Shredded Mexican Crockpot Chicken (2 lbs Chicken Breast, 16 oz Salsa and 2 packages of Taco Seasoning in the crockpot on high for four hours, then shred and put back in the crockpot. That’s the recipe.) and Turkey Taco meat, lots of tortillas and taco toppings, chips, salsa, guac and nothing more. I mean I really did keep it simple. I’ve […]