It Just Looked Pretty & Tasty Too

See Explanation Below...

Remember my post back on April 18, 2007 about "What I Ate For Breakfast?" I had just embarked on a new life style change (NOT A DIET)! Well, it's now been over two months since I simply started eating differently and I've lost 25 lbs. (I don't starve myself and I never go hungry) I've also implemented a little bit of exercise in the evening as the gang and I take a stroll through the neighborhood as I schlep around with the stroller in tow. I'm planning on exercising moderately to get the rest of the weight off (at and even quicker rate) once we get my elliptical trainer out of storage in a month or so. It's so encouraging when you see the pounds melt away by eating the way you were designed too. I just had to post the yummy oatmeal we ate for DINNER the other night! It consisted of : "Old Fashioned Oatmeal", Dash of Cinnamon, Sweetened with Honey & Covered with Bananas & Walnuts! It just looked pretty and it was quite YUMMY!!!!

What A Nasty Little Post

Take a look at THIS!

I feel the agony you men go through loosing all those pieces of hair. That sinking feeling in your stomach with each and every cherished strand lost. My hair is falling out like crazy too. The same thing happened three/four months after I had Alexis. At least I know it replacing itself with new growth, so I guess I really don't know how all of you men really Feel!

Soup Recipes: "Of the Week", NO, "Of the Day", No Wait,,,"Of the Second"

I have two Soup Recipes for y'all! YEP, Two! Both of these recipes MUST be classified as "Recipes of the Second" because they are in a class of their own and nutritious too. They are YUM "O" as Rachael Ray would say, however they are not hers (sorry everybody)! You will NOT be able to wait until they are done to dig in and eat the entire pot. Enough said, here they are:

LENTIL AND SPINACH SOUP

1 small package dry lentils
1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, sliced
1 cup chopped tomatoes
Water or chicken stock (I used chicken stock)
1 bunch fresh spinach

Sauté onion, garlic, celery in olive oil; add chopped carrot; chopped tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes; add lentils and 4 cups water or stock; cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until lentils soft; add a bunch of spinach and simmer 5 minutes; serve with Parmesan cheese

MINESTRONE

1/4 lb turkey bacon
2 medium onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 sliced carrot
1 cup chopped cabbage
1/2 chopped turnip
1 cup spinach
1/2 peas
1/4 cup chopped parsley
6 cups vegetable stock or low-fat, low-salt chicken broth
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp basil
1 cup cooked white beans

Sauté vegetables and then add broth and spices; cover and simmer for 45 minutes; add 1 cup cooked beans; serve with Parmesan cheese

Both recipes are from the book, Healthy for Life (A must have just for the recipes)

Dad, You're Great

We had a Wonderful Father's Day Weekend. Dad went fishing early in the morning til mid afternoon with his buddy, Lee Ferguson. Craig was then presented with all the Father's Day goodies Alexis made at school. Alexis & dad spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at the "Red Slide Pool"! As you can tell from the pic, Craig is a very "HAPPY" father! By the looks of her unruly hair, it appears that Alexis had a great time swimming too!

Where Is My Beautiful Header?

I noticed the beautifully adorned "Header" is missing from my blog! So, I'm in the process of trying to contact the lady who designed the template to find out WHY it disappeared. However, her WEBSITE is temporarily unavailable (just my luck). So in the mean time, I will try to contact her or look for another cute template which is IMPOSSIBLE to find on the Internet. Crying Now!!!!

A Grandios Experience

We are glad to be back in Rockport after being out of town for the past 10 days. It sure was exhausting managing a two month old. I was pleased that Londyn stayed on her sleeping schedule despite the disruption of her daily schedule. Aunt Harmony accompanied us for an entire week as she drove us around New Braunfels to all of our many stops. Our mission is now complete! I will let everyone know what we were up to in a future post.