Vegmom Moments

A POLICE STOP AND A BUG STOP

Out for a walk/jog today by myself, minding my own business.... talking on the cell phone (before jogging part) to my Mom, when suddenly I was pulled over by a Policeman on a Motorcycle...

Now this was strange for two reasons... 

A - I've never been pulled over by a Motorcycle Cop

B - I was walking along a paved walking trail with no road in site, and was surely not over the speed limit?

Is there a speed limit on walking trails??  I dunno....   But apparently they were looking for someone in a Green shirt with a pony tail and talking on a cell phone on that very trail at that very moment.... They thought it was me?

While I did fit that description, I suppose... They said I wasn't the person after learning my name and they took off..  Myself and another jogger were quite perplexed at this whole situation...as we watched more of these policeman go by.  My poor Mom on the phone was now in a panic..... 

Later down the trail, I found out that they were looking for someone that hurt themselves on that trail and not a bad guy.  The hurt person had called 911 but they couldn't find her....  About 20 minutes later, I heard and saw an ambulance driving past, so I know they found her and I just hope that she was alright.  Whomever she may be....

As if that stop wasn't odd enough....

Now for the bug.....  I opened the door tonight to let the dogs out, and this giant thing flew past my head and went down stairs.... "OH NO, I just let something really big in the house" I yelled to hubby....  Seriously I was thinking BAT!!  Hubby gets all fussy and puffs up his feathers about letting bugs in the house this late at night...

I told him, that a bug wasn't my concern at this point, I was really thinking BAT...  I just saw a giant wingspan....that's all I know....

So we turn on all the lights and go on the search for this critter... We have Veg's butterfly net and so of course he comes running out of his room....

As I'm walking back up stairs I feel something land on my head.... I screamed really I screamed... as in really really loud scream... like a girl freaking out that something was stuck in her hair kind of scream...

"I THINK ITS ON MY HEAD"

Hubby says "Well get it off???"  

"NO, YOU GET IT OFF"  I scream  "WHAT IS IT".....  He runs over and starts cracking up... I mean laughing so hard he almost falls on the floor... Veg is Cracking up... everyone is laughing but me.

"WILL SOMEONE GET THIS THING OFF MY HEAD"  I am not laughing... and feeling the wings hitting my brain... it was stuck in my hair... OH did the boys think it was funny....I however will have nightmares for the next month at least....

Hubby takes the net and scoops the critter off my head... I am told it was a giant Locust per hubby... and he DID use the word giant.. I'm not exaggerating...... But we got no pictures... Of course Hubby now wishes he got the whole thing on Video... I AM glad he did not...  

All I know is that it was Florescent Green, it's body was the length of the butterfly net and its wings while fluttering in my hair were the width of my skull....

Sure am glad it wasn't a Bat though... *smile*

  

SOCCER GAME 0NE WON

Well we did it... went to our first ever team sport game with our Vegman as a player on a "real" team... He was so nervous going in, said he just knew he would grab the ball with hands... But as soon as he saw his coach, he took off and ready to go..

As the Vegman feared, he used his hands, and his team lost the ball in the first quarter...  But no fret... someone on the other team did the same thing (they are Six after all) ....  And then the coach made him Goalie... And he Caught the ball with his hands...  3 times...

Oh, was he proud....  he stopped 3 goals... in fact the other team didn't score.  And his team took the win 7-0.  But man-oh-man did those kids play hard!  Both teams... It was fun to watch!  They had no extras and so no one sat out.... They ran the entire game and worked their little legs to the very end.

Impressive to say the least... Even Hubby was quite the Soccer Dad....  Cheering and smiling... He didn't even sit down... It was too funny... So glad he came.

After the game was over our Vegman DEMANDED a celebration dinner... Was it a celebration because they won??  NOPE.... He wanted to celebrate because he wasn't afraid and stopped 3 goals.....  Who am I to turn down a celebration Dinner??  Especially when it is for such a worthy cause......

PEANUT PEANUT BUTTER

Went to the Farmer's Market today because it is Saturday and that is what I seem to do lately... (pics of finds later)....  Well I found a special surprise on this Saturday... Raw Peanuts still in shell and fresh and local and did I mention Raw...

It is quite hard to find peanuts in this area that aren't boiled, roasted, cooked, salted, you get the idea...

But there they were... pounds and pounds of fresh plucked peanuts.....  I got a pound from the very nice guy and then thought I best go back for another pound so I could make Peanut Butter.

When I told him what I was going to do, he said "Your going to make Peanut butter with my Peanuts?"

<Yes I am!>  I replied with a smile

"How you gonna do that?" he asked with his nice guy + accent voice.

<With my fancy blender!!>  aka Vita-Mix

"So your just going to throw these raw nuts in your fancy blender and get some Peanut Butter?"

<Yes I am!>

"Aren't you gonna cook'em?"

<Nope, going to blend them just as they are (minus the shell)>

"And your gonna get Peanut Butter just like that?"

<Yup, I sure will> I say with a smile

"Well, thats just the strangest thing I've ever heard"  he replied

I smiled some more and thanked him for this great Farmer's Market find.... He said he is there every year at this time and has never heard of anyone making Peanut Butter from his raw peanuts.  But admitted that he learns something new every day.  *smile*

Leave it to me to be the strange one???  Oh Yeah?  I'm always the strange one, what else is new?

Hee Hee.... Stay tuned for pics of some Yummy Peanut Butter... Maybe I should take some to the Farmer's Market next Saturday for the nice Farmer Man?

.......Now... I realize, I have to shell 3 Cups worth of peanuts...  Whose bright Idea was this anyway??? 

9-11 REMEMBER

THE SCALE, FRIEND OR FOE

Really and truly we have never been obsessed with the scale in our house... Since I rarely (as in almost 2 yrs) take Veg to the doc, I do weigh him at home to ensure he is growing well and gaining weight after stomach issues, etc.

But for us adults, the Scale is just something in the house.  I liked checking my weight post-baby to see how I was dropping.  And later during a major exercise jaunt I liked to check to see if I was loosing... and at some point over the last two years I started gaining...  The scale was not my friend.. and I rarely looked at it. First an additional 10 pounds.. and in the past year I gained 15 more. 

Now Now Now.... things have changed... I'm addicted to watching the numbers.  I'm more addicted to feeling better and the excitement that my clothes are fitting nicely again.  And even more addicted to trying such wonderful new foods.  But the numbers on the scale are now my friend.... And I catch myself checking ALL THE TIME!!!

Officially today, I'm down 10 pounds from when I started the Raw Food Journey, and I'm not even totally Raw.  But just changing my lifestyle and habits, have made such a difference...  The Scale is now my Friend...Food is my friend!!  Good Whole Foods are my friend!!!

The funny part of this story is my Hubby.. He is also now checking the scale ALL THE TIME... He could stand to loose about 45 pounds... (Yes Age and Genetics caught up with both of us) and he has also dropped 10... so that is GREAT!  But one day he ate all kinds of YUCK and the next morning gained 3 pounds back....  A couple days later, he ate only ---in his words "All that Veggie Goodness you've been making" and dropped the 3 pounds plus one more....

He then says "Wow, I never realized how much what we eat makes a difference just one day to the next"

Hmmmm?  Ya Think!  :-)  If only everyone could have this realization???  Ah... I can dream!

SOME SOCCER OR NOT

Veg's practice was rained out yesterday even though it wasn't raining, but because the clouds were ugly and there was thunder in the distance, they ordered everyone off the field.

It never did rain where we were during the practice time, nor was any lightening seen... But there was thunder and apparently that means everyone has to be off the field.  You could tell the coaches were not pleased and their were chants from children all over the field begging to stay on and play.... But to no avail... those making the decisions, had the decision made and they called off the practice.  Better safe then sorry, so I'm glad they take precautions, but it was a disappointment.

Problem being this is the last practice before the first set of games, and none of the kids are ready including my own... Good news was, he got his uniform which he LOVES... in fact he already stated that it will be hung on the wall after his last game.  He actually stated that he will need enough wall space for jerseys until he is 18.  REALLY!!  Guess he is liking soccer to plan the next 12 years worth of wall space.

HOWEVER....  He doesn't want to play in the first game... said he hasn't had enough practice and doesn't understand all the rules yet... Told him we gotta get through this first game before worrying about 12 years worth of wall space for jerseys as he is scoping out the house.

And so we came home, set up a little net thing, and let him practice in the yard... since there was no rain or lightening.  *wink*.....  

He still doesn't feel ready, and I can't blame him, but he does love his uniform.  Didn't want to take it off.. He's pretty excited about that....  Which makes me excited for him.

MONDAY FOOD PLUS SOME

I didn't get Saturday Farmer's Market Pics of food, but our new try for the week was Butternut Squash.. We have decided that we like it in Smoothies, we like it Raw and cold, cut in to chunks.. (sorta crunchy, sorta Pumpkin flavor... kinda tasty)  But only Hubby likes it in Dehydrated Chip form.

I also didn't do Sunday Fridge Picture, because there wasn't anything to show yesterday... BUT TODAY, I have a LOT TO SHOW... We were busy home bodies... I was busy.... and there was some Kitchen fun going on...

Mr. Vita-mix put on a great show and Mr. Dehydrator is still going strong... Veg said "I like Mr. Dehydrator, he gives us lots of good food" 

I would have to agree....

And so here are a whole lot of photos.... Enjoy!

I call this one, The Berry Fruity Veggie Coconut Stay Healthy Smoothie...

It has Coconut Water and Coconut Shreds, Spinach, Banana, Elderberry, Echinacea, (flu is going around these parts, and we will avoid it.... yes we will, by golly by gosh)...  Blueberries, strawberries, apples, grapes, peaches, Ice and Butternut Squash...

It was a Hit... Veg and I drank ours ALLL LLLLL up!

Mr. Vita-mix made me some Delicious Nut Butter... Almonds, Walnuts, and a dribble of Maple Syrup:

Thank you Mr. Vitamix... It will last me a little while too....  WooHoo!!

 

Mr. Vita-Mix also made some Banana Pudding (Veg's favorite).... 

Bananas with a dribble of Vanilla and a tiny bit of lemon juice to keep the color.... In the fridge this went...

You may be able to tell a Banana theme today....  Here I am Pouring some Banana Popsicles... Thank you again Mr. Vita-mix... Very helpful!

And these babies went in the Freezer ....

I made Granola (again..)  Note to self, don't add more peanut butter....Trying this made the results not so crunchy and way way way too crumbly....  Dear Self...Stick to the original Recipe!!  OK Will Do!

But these are Still MIGHTY GOOD... just a little messy!

Next came some Breakfast Oat Cookies for Tomorrow, using my fresh nut butter, bananas, oats, cocoa, hemp seeds, and almonds....(I really want to eat mine now... but I shall wait)

Mr. Vita-Mix also made us some Coconut Bites... With Coconut Shreds, Walnuts, Macadamia Nuts and Dates.... OH MY YUM!!!

Mash it good Mr. Vita-Mix, I see my goop down there!

Thank You, Mr. Vita-Mix, that was perfect!  And these were DELICIOUS!!!

Veg and Hubby liked them a little too much... next time I shall hide some for myself.  *smile*

I put a couple on the dehydrator also to see if I could make cookies...

There was some cutting and freezing going on... Thank you Mr. Food Saver

Peaches, Bananas and Strawberries.... These will make their appearance in the form of Raw Vegan Ice Cream some day soon...  Oooh Patience!

And some Cutting, cleaning, and Fridgerating.....

Did I mention that it was a busy Kitchen Day today???  We will eat GOoooood this week!

And now.... For Mr. Dehydrator...

Tray 1 - Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash chips:

And here they are all dried... They are good, but could use salt or something.  Hubby liked them more then Veg and I did. 

Trays 2, 3 and 4:

Peaches, Apples, Strawberries, Raspberries, some Coconut Cookies...

And Veg wanted to Experiment with a piece of watermelon and Grapes to see what they would do...

He ran down EVERY HOUR as the watermelon slowly frizzled up to a tiny piece of sponge.... It was quite fun... The Grapes surprised me though... Its been almost 12 hours and they've done Nothing!

The Strawberries and raspberries and everything else.... OH MY YUM!!!

Here are the Peaches and Apples:

Veg and I made some Trail Mix to grab during the week:

Cereal, pretzels, Macadamia, Walnuts, dried fruit, Dark Choco Chips and Granola...

Problem was... he grabbed a bunch today!  So I had to refill it for the week....

And last picture of the day.... Garden Update:

Look how big the little baby Chard is getting...They are one week old now....  Soon they will be Walking and off to school... Or not... But they are almost big enough for me to thin already... And how will I ever choose who to keep and who to destroy.. Poor little Chard...

This Gardening is hard work...:-)

And so there ya have it.... A Monday Food Prep Day!!  And a week full of eating to follow!! 

Ooooh ... Happy Labor Day!  :-)  Hope it was a good Food day and everything day where ever you are!

UNEXPECTED EXERCISE

Yesterday, I wanted to break in my new shoes and go for a run... but then it started raining, and time got away from me.. But I did have to return some movies.  And so I stuck them in a plastic bag (waterproofing) and put them in my back pack, then rode my bike to the store in the drizzle rain.

About a 6 mile total ride, but 1/2 up hill and it felt good not having the Burly on the back.  Just me and a back pack....  Movie returning, and no car driving, can't beat that...

Today, was supposed to be a stay home day... but at some point Hubby suggests we walk to the park.  Veg says "No, its a stay home day".... Then Veg says "I will go for a walk but ONLY if it is a nature walk"....

Fine, his terms or not, we all wanted to go for a walk...  So out we go...

The same exact trail to the park, but this time we are calling it a nature trail.  I wore NOTHING of the jogging variety and not even my new shoes.  I figured we'd be lolly gagging for the next two hours looking at Nature.. (its a 2.5 mile round trip walk)

One street over and my Vegman TAKES OFF... I mean running... not jogging, not walking, RUNNING. 

FINE... So much for nature walk!  I give Hubby the back pack and take off with the Vegman.  My chest flailing about... I was really not prepared, my bra status was not handling the running stuff.  My hair clip falling (didn't have a pony tail)  And my jean shorts chafing my legs... But if the boy wants to run, I'm not going to tell him to stop...Even if I looked like a 30 something deufus. (then again what else is new?)

We went almost a mile.... before he started walking again.  Gooo Veg!!    He played at the park and we took a nice leisurely stroll back, where we saw a giant caterpillar thing, some bunnies, trees, leaves, squirrels, funny looking flowers and funny flower buds.. And then it rained...  We got Drenched!

And my garden got watered!  Can't complain one bit!   Especially with Unexpected Exercise two days in a row! 

READING TOO MUCH

The Vegman is now a reading fool... I'm loving it this week because he WANTS to read ALL the time... And so the car rides are easier, the waiting in lines are easier.... the working around the house days are easier... just give the kid a book, a newspaper, a magazine, ANYTHING.....  He wants to read EVERYTHING he sees.... .. Signs, books, menus, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps..... ANYTHING.... And if he doesn't know the word, he no longer gets frustrated.  Asking for help is OK now!

What a difference a few weeks make.... just when I thought testing his eyes may be in order because he refused to read small letters...And possibly testing for Dyslexia since everything was upside down for him.... he makes this shift in to totally reading.... And little letters don't even phase him.... (2 weeks ago they did... I was going to make an eye appointment, but I didn't)    I wrote that he was reading before... but now he is really really reading...

He pulls out a Bible today and starts reading... out loud.... (it is NOT a kids version)  Said he wants to read the story of Adam and Eve.... Before I know it, he is reading OUTLOUD from Genisis about Cain and Abel in teeny tiny letters....Then I hear "Slay"  and "Kill"  Ummmm....  This doesn't sound like Adam And Eve????

He claims it IS Adam and Eve's story because he saw their picture around that page....  Ummmm...> Hubby????  

Well, Hubby is NO help... he thinks its Great that Veg decided totally willingly to read the Bible, and I agree.  But The Garden of Eden seems like such a better place to start...  Is it just me?

HA, Needing his eyes looked at, my hiney!  He is perfectly OK.... I'm so thankful for his teachers that gave him exactly what he needed and his persistence to not give up, even when it was hard.

Then he starts reading the "Funny Paper" as he calls it, from Hubby's job hunting paper.... Veg is reading it in the car and I thought he was just looking at pictures.  Suddenly he starts cracking up....  "What are you laughing at?"  He goes on to read me this comic that has both the word "Dummy" which is now his favorite word and "Stupid" which we just don't say in our house....

When we get home he says the word "Dummy" and Hubby asks where he learned that from?   "The Funny Paper"  he says.  And then Hubby looks at me as if to say "You let him read that junk?" and I looked back as if to say "I didn't know he could read it"

Needless to say we are at a point in our parenting career that we will have to decide to sensor, or explain....

And the fun begins!!!!!!!!!

A WONDERFUL DAY

Veg WANTED to come with me to the Farmer's Market... and so he did, and we found lots of yummies... BUT there was a surprise at the Farmer's Market today... A Giant Fire Truck with a very nice Fireman that went to the very top of the ladder to show the kids how high it really is....

Yup!  It's High!!  I see you up there Mr. Fireman....

 

And then we came home to find a "Par 4 golf course" in the yard, courtesy of Hubby and the Mower... Here is Veg, hiking across the end of the course with his bag... (that's a little too big for him)

Then, Hubby suggested I go out shopping while the boys play.... Sure!!!  And so I did....

And I got my new Running shoes (courtesy of Grandma H).... Thank you Grandma H!

And I found a Chlorine, PVC free, EVA Shower Curtain Liner at Target today... No odor and low or no Toxins...  Yeah, it may not be as good as cotton or hemp,  and may be a little more expensive then other more toxic variety....but at least its better then the kind I was getting...  and that makes it good for me!

As if all this excitement wasn't enough, I went out to water the garden and found my pretty rows of sprouts... Aren't they cute?  I'm going to have  A LOT of lettuce!! (this is just one row)

  

Time for Veg to read me a bed time story... What a wonderful day in this neck of the woods... hope you are having a wonderful day where ever you are! 

BUCKETS IN MY HEAD

I thought now was a good time to explain the Buckets in my head.... Why?  I dunno...  But here it goes!

Sometimes life happens, and when it does, things change.  Problems arise and before you know it, your up to your eyeballs in thought...Getting upset at things that normally wouldn't phase you.  Losing your zest for all things good because you can no longer see them. 

When I started to feel overwhelmed by everything going on, I woke up to realize, I had nothing to be upset about in the grand scheme of life... things could be worse, and I had A LOT to be thankful for.  But  I had to get a handle on everything to be done.  The "Balance" that people talk about.....Choose what to work on and what to let go.   It was too overwhelming to look at the big picture... 

When things are overwhelming, I organize them... I make lists... that is what I do....

In life, marriage, parenting, work, relationships, whatever, there are things worth worrying about and things that are not.

Things you can change, and things you can not.  Battles to choose and those to avoid.. 

And so in my brain, I inserted buckets, that I'm constantly filling and dumping to the best of my ability... some days harder then others, especially where family is involved...

Garbage Buckets, Recycle Buckets and Keeper Buckets... That is how I now organize my thoughts...

The Garbage bin takes everything that I can not change.  Why worry about things that you can't change?  Why worry about things in the future that haven't happened yet?  It also takes the gossip, the news... and the negative'ness of things around me... And it takes that actions of others that are out of my control.

Then the Recycle/Reuse Bin... Where things go that I need to fix and reuse in a positive way... Taking negative things that I CAN change and doing something about them.... Getting fit for example, changing our debt situation, having fun with the Vegman, or getting more sleep, avoiding sick bugs, fixing the marriage, building friendships ...

By narrowing things down and ridding the "garbage" it doesn't seem so overwhelming.  And then I can choose what to work on, one at a time from the Reuse bin... sometimes even learning what NOT to do by the Garbage.... It's Simple, Easy and to the point....

Last, is the Keepers Bin... There is nothing to do with this bin... These are all the good memories, the wonderful times, the amazing moments... The Storage...The things that make me thankful or proud or happy.  The things that make me who I am.  The positive relationships in my life.     The Keepers Bin is getting pretty full... And I'm OK with that!!!

As things come up, I now sort them in to buckets.... The things I want to deal with go in my Recycle/Reuse Bin... The stuff that is nothing more then negative thoughts and can't be changed goes in the Garbage, and all the great things of the day go in the Keepers Bin... 

Granted my brain hasn't always been organized this way, and I've seen days not so good... But now I have Buckets in my brain, and I can say things are much much better!!!  And my mind is much much clearer.  Organization is good, Especially on Trash days....  Dump Dump Dump.... 

SOCCER DAY - REAL PRACTICE

Today was the first "real" day of practice... .  They break in the middle for Prayer time and water... So Veg asked the team and coach to pray for his Grandpa because he is missing part of his intestine.

While it is true about Grandpa. the fact that he put in a prayer request was way too cute.  Yesterday Veg was on an intestine asking question kick (why?  I dunno) and I told him to call NeeNee because she knows all about it....  And then today... There it was...

The whole story about how Grandpa has to use the potty because he's missing part of his intestines so the food goes in to his mouth and then Shwooop straight to the toilet.  I'm sure his coach was quite pleased with the details.

So Grandpa, look out, there are about 10 prayers coming your way.  hee hee

OK but back to Soccer... the Vegman got to be Goalie, a little offense and a little defense.  They had a good scrimmage and a few other drills and then it was time to go.  Which is when I got the paper with all the games listed... Goodness, there are like 9 games and 13 practices...

We will have a busy few months... but I got such a kick out of watching them..  It will be a busy and fun few months.

MORE SPROUTS

We have Chard sprouts in the Garden... I know they are Chard because they are purple'ish / red'ish and green little sprouts.  Cute, little, tiny, itty bitty pieces of Chard.

I'm starting to think, if they all do survive, that I may have a WHOLE lot of greens and not a whole lot of time to eat them....

The Chard I can freeze, but the lettuce.... Hmmmm.... Anybody like Romaine?

How Exciting.... Grow Sprouts Grow......!!!

STRANGENESS THAT IS ME

Some strange things you may have seen if visiting my house yesterday:

Exhibit A - Why would a person have broken CD's hanging from their house?

Because, Mr. Wood Pecker is back and NOT happy about the paint color.  He's already tried to remove said paint 3 times... Hubby has re-painted three times... Supposedly shiny CD's hanging from a house will make Mr. Wood Pecker stay away... We shall see!

Exhibit B - What is this glob of berry gunk stationed in front of my garage?

I suppose it is from a bird that really really likes berries.. Could it be Mr. Wood Pecker??....Do they eat berries?  Sure, Peck at my house and poop on my driveway... he is not a nice bird!  I never did like that cartoon!

Exhibit C - Sprouts... I HAVE SPROUTS.... I fixed my soil and planted on Saturday and have Sprouts by Wednesday...  All the lettuce Rows have lots of sprouts.  The Chard Rows only have 2 sprouts... but that's OK.  As long as they don't turn out to be Buckwheat sprouts... pretty sure we can't get rid of that stuff... Phooey on Cover Crops.. note to self... no more buckwheat!

But I have sprouts and they are in the right rows, so I think I'm good!

Exhibit D - Veggie Plate!   What Kid says "Mom, can I just have a plate of Vegetables for dinner?"

Well My Kid apparently... Still wonder where he came from:

Exhibit E:  This blog... Where can you find Bird Poop, Sprouts and Vegetables in one place....

HERE!  Thanks for stopping by! :-)

THE FISH THAT GOT AWAY

Yesterday I called to tell Hubby something, and he was out of breath, clearly distracted and having a hard time holding the phone....  knowing he was fishing, I was confused at the amount of effort that seemed to be occurring.

Finally I said "What are you doing?"

"Trying to catch this dang fish"  he says angrily.... Then goes on to explain that the fish got his favorite lure and took off.  The fish was putting up a fight (well yeah, he just got hooked in the face, I'm sure you would put up a fight too) .. the fish got under a log (smart fish) and line got caught during the struggle at some point the line snapped... Fish is jumping crazily in the water with lure hanging out of mouth (Poor Fish)

And at the moment I called, Hubby was IN THE WATER balancing on the rocks trying to catch the fish with his hands....  while the fish is jumping about...Then the phone rang... So he was balancing on the rocks trying not to take a plunge with the phone while talking to me, and still trying to grab this fish.... 

The visual of all this occurring left me with a smile on my face all day long...So glad I called when I did... hee hee...

By the way... he never did catch the fish....  And he mourned the loss of his favorite lure.... I however, feel bad for the fish... Unless he is a new age techno fish... Maybe he thinks the thing hanging out of his face is cool...  Eating and drinking for the poor fishy may be another story.....

But now I have a question?

If the fish was goofy enough to think it was a real bug and bite it.... then whats to say as he is swimming around that another bigger fish won't think its a real bug and now bite the lure.... The bigger fish will have quite a surprise when he thinks he's getting a two for one deal.... Bug and Fish at the same time.....

But the smaller fish will either be eatin' or now stuck to the bigger fish in forever lip lock....  That can't be good.... Is there a Fish Rescue Squad some where? 

GENES ARE A FUNNY THING

There are two Genes floating around my family.... The tall Skinny one and the Non-Tall or Skinny one....

If you look at us all standing next to each other, there is resemblance in the faces, so you know were family.   But our body types look  more like a line up of the Rockettes meet Alvin and the Chipmunks.

I have a feeling my Vegman has the tall skinny gene, although he isn't tall yet... Either it will hit him some day and he will sprout tall without warning, or he will be short and skinny.   Which totally throws another oddity to the mix.

In either case, he is thin... as my brother was and as my cousins were.... He has the thin gene.  No matter what they all ate as kids, they were skinny.  And yet many have forgotten this because when they see my Vegman they think I'm not feeding him enough... "He's too thin?" 

And yes, when he has his Migraine pukes (from another gene pool by the way) he does loose weight and we work hard to get him gaining that back, but for the most part he is just a Thin kid... like those with that gene before him...  And yet they still comment... and I'm used to it...

Now for me... Imagine my shock, surprise and utter disbelief when my MIL suggested that I of all people was not eating enough.  She proclaimed that I must be starving myself to see the changes I've seen since adding more raw foods to my diet.

ME.... STARVING MYSELF???  HELLO,  I'm the short chunky gene, starving myself isn't an option.  I have the gene that says I'm always hungry... I eat ALL THE TIME....  I'm just choosing different foods now.  Besides, I have enough in reserve that even if I did starve myself, the gene would kick in and I'd probably gain weight.

My MIL must not read this blog....Or she would know that there is no starving going on in this house....

So I sent her the pic of my Sunday Fridge...  Surely that will provide proof...

But speaking of chub, I did drop another pound... NO I'M NOT STARVING MYSELF  *smile*

SUNDAY'S FRIDGE AND COUNTER

As with many other things lately, my Fruit/Veggie Prep cutting spree is becoming a Sunday tradition...Here is what I came up with this weekend (most from the Farmer's Market):

All Raw, Organic and mostly local.....

Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Peaches, Apples, Grapefruit, Red Peppers, Carrots, Cucumbers,Green Beans, Edamames, and Vegan (raw) apple waldorf salad (again per Veg's request)

Grab and go lunches are going to be packed full of goodness!!!

As for the Grab and Go Counter... Its starting to take on a life of its own:

Bananas, Dried fruits, Oats, dark choco chips, lots of raw nuts, and our hand made granola from last week.. (Which hubby didn't share much with the rest of us.... I'll have to make more this week, YUM)

And as for the Edamame's....OH MY!!!  Peeling these suckers took MUCH longer then I planned.  Hubby kept telling me to boil them first and that would make it easier.  I'm sure he is right, but that defeats the purpose of having raw Edamames.  And so I stood by the sink for over an hour... Peeling, breaking, chipping away to find the little beans.

But soo worth it!    Hi there little beans.....

PS, can you say Yuuummmmmmmmmm!!  Sooo Glad I got three of these! 

The first one is almost gone and its only been 48hrs.