Saturday, January 31, 2009

Busy Week

I started this blog with the intention of posting regularly for the benefit of our families however when my mom asked me today what the address was so that she could finally go see it, I realized that I was doing this more for myself. I find blogging therapeutic. I get to celebrate, complain, whine to no one in particular. No one gets jealous or mad, no feelings get hurt, and I feel better!!! However, when life is norm- it leaves little to write about. There were a few small things worth mentioning this week.... On weigh-in day for team lean, Bucky has lost a total of 10lbs! :) I, on the other hand, have lost- just not as much (1.8). But hey- it is better than gaining. Maggie has decided that she likes to wake up once a night for a paci reinsertion and a back rub. Budget cuts stink. MAP test scores are overrated and overemphasized (that is for another day though). Science Fair Projects done at school have aged me AT LEAST a decade.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Cooking

Bucky and I both are doing Team Lean sponsored by the Family Y. We have signed up, had our initial weigh-ins, and are now on the road to lighter, healthier us. With Maggie watching EVERYTHING that goes in our mouths (and trying to grab it for that matter), we figured it was time to get some better eating habits. We have had grand discussions about what to and not to eat, what kind of foods to buy, how to cook things. I LOVE cookbooks, I have read every recipe, tallying up calories and fat grams in my head. We are ready. Full speed ahead. SPEED BUMP! Wait... to do this, someone actually has to cook these nice healthy meals. What?!?! Cook?!? Something other than tacos, spaghetti, meatloaf, and potatoes? Huh? I have spent today creating this weeks menu. After much thought and reading, I am no where. I have been to food network, facebook, and everywhere else I could think of looking for recipes. (Bucky is turning out to be a pickier eater than I would have thought.) Everything looks so daunting! Long list of recipes with soooo many steps. Have you ever tried to stir constantly or add something slowly while whisking with your toes being run over by a kid in a walker? Who has the time or the patience? Not I. But... GREEN LIGHT! I was led to the following blog crockpot365.blogspot.com ! She made a recipe in her crock pot everyday for a year. Jackpot! They don't have many ingredients and I am set. I am going to try a soup recipe tomorrow. I think that will battle the cold nicely. I have owned by crockpot since I got married and can probably count on one hand the number of times I have used it. But here goes... wish me luck!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Our First Illness

We can check off another 1st. Maggie had her first "illness". She woke up around 11:00 Thursday night sick. I do mean sick. She continued to be sick until the wee hours of the morning. Nothing has ever broken my heart more than to not be able to do anything to make her feel better. It was sooo pitiful! She ended up in the bed with us (which seems to be happening more and more these days) so that we could keep an eye on her. As pitiful as she was when she was getting sick, not 30 seconds later she would look at us and smile like nothing was wrong. After about 5 loads of laundry and Pedialyte later, she was back to her old self. But not before sharing her illness with me! Fun!