This is a busy week coming up. It is my last couple days at my job, month end, Canada Day, team meeting AND family and school...
I've told the family that I'm going to make soup for supper every night until 15% off Tuesday, July 6. No one looked like they would rebel so that's the plan.
If I have any extra time I might perfect GF carrot cake, too. I have a lot of carrots and I'm missing carrot cake.
The whole GF/ CF experience is not bad until you start thinking about something you are never going to have again like Grandma's doughnuts or carrot cake!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Just another 'life lesson' Sunday at Kim's house...
So we went yesterday to pick up Sunshine from a camp out. Sweet Sunshine, Happy Sunshine.... Dyslexic Sunshine. She wasn't given proper instructions before she left (mistake #1) so she and her friend had trouble finding it.
So I called her first thing in the morning so I would catch her in the tent. (Mistake #2) So the instructions I got were turn at Beaver-dam, then drive until you see a sign that says Goodville then drive until you see a sign that says Home-run campsite. Fine.
To make a long, hot driving story short.... I phoned from a gas station courtesy phone and finally narrowed it down to these directions: Drive THROUGH Beaver-dam and VERY SHORTLY you will see a sign for Goodville- ignore that. Then you drive another short amount and you will see 'water towers that are not water towers' (ignore them) then there will be a sign that says Home-run campsite. TURN. It is 1 km off the highway.
Sweet girl and we love her, but she can't give directions! (Lesson #1) GOOD GRIEF! What a hassle that was.
So then she goes into detail about how some of the other kids 'found' stinging nettle and she harvested it for tea. Oh, I said... is THAT why you are covered in a rash? She was camping with a group of paramedics and if they weren't concerned then I'm not either.
It should be noted that she is nearly 19 - old enough to poison herself with wild plants, if she so chooses... :-) (Lesson #2)
So I called her first thing in the morning so I would catch her in the tent. (Mistake #2) So the instructions I got were turn at Beaver-dam, then drive until you see a sign that says Goodville then drive until you see a sign that says Home-run campsite. Fine.
To make a long, hot driving story short.... I phoned from a gas station courtesy phone and finally narrowed it down to these directions: Drive THROUGH Beaver-dam and VERY SHORTLY you will see a sign for Goodville- ignore that. Then you drive another short amount and you will see 'water towers that are not water towers' (ignore them) then there will be a sign that says Home-run campsite. TURN. It is 1 km off the highway.
Sweet girl and we love her, but she can't give directions! (Lesson #1) GOOD GRIEF! What a hassle that was.
So then she goes into detail about how some of the other kids 'found' stinging nettle and she harvested it for tea. Oh, I said... is THAT why you are covered in a rash? She was camping with a group of paramedics and if they weren't concerned then I'm not either.
It should be noted that she is nearly 19 - old enough to poison herself with wild plants, if she so chooses... :-) (Lesson #2)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
I've had a big day today
Slightly daring because it is my first weekend off so it sort of feels like skipping school. I *should* be at work.... but I'm not... :-)
I went to the library and got a few books off their discard shelf. My hope was to turn some of them into bound art journals, but they don't all fit in the Bind it All machine. So I'm going to try an altered book instead.
My first altered book is from a book called Micro aliens and is full of cool pictures from an electron microscope. I should be able to do something fun with that. We'll see.
You may have noticed there is no food blogging lately. Well it's only because there is no food. It's hot and I am SO uninspired about cooking. Sunshine is at a camp out, the Wheat Eaters are ordering pizza and Schmidt and I are going to eat .... :-/ Something...
I got some fresh dill from the Huderittes this morning, though, so I predict there will be dill potatoes tomorrow.
I went to the library and got a few books off their discard shelf. My hope was to turn some of them into bound art journals, but they don't all fit in the Bind it All machine. So I'm going to try an altered book instead.
My first altered book is from a book called Micro aliens and is full of cool pictures from an electron microscope. I should be able to do something fun with that. We'll see.
You may have noticed there is no food blogging lately. Well it's only because there is no food. It's hot and I am SO uninspired about cooking. Sunshine is at a camp out, the Wheat Eaters are ordering pizza and Schmidt and I are going to eat .... :-/ Something...
I got some fresh dill from the Huderittes this morning, though, so I predict there will be dill potatoes tomorrow.
Friday, June 18, 2010
WOW!
I thought I was lost and I'd never see you all again!
In the last three weeks my grandpa died, the homeschool facilitator came, we went to the neurologist in another city, Brown Bear was put on new medication, Brown Bear reacted to the new medication, Brown Bear had to wean off the new medication, Dh got a job and I quit 2 of my 3 jobs.
It seems like a LOT, doesn't it? :-| OH, and DD#1 (Don't know, don't care) moved out and we rearranged all the furniture on the main floor.
My good friend suggested I start art journalling. I guess if a journal and a scrapbook got married - an art journal would be their baby. I went wandering around the internet and found Journal Artista. She is Canadian and I have enjoyed her videos.
In case my American blog readers are wondering what would be the difference if she weren't Canadian. Well... different things are sold in Canada than in the U.S. so when I see something on the internet that I want to attempt and go to the store... only to find that *I CAN'T GET IT* Well, you can see that my stress level is already high enough, right? :-)
In the last three weeks my grandpa died, the homeschool facilitator came, we went to the neurologist in another city, Brown Bear was put on new medication, Brown Bear reacted to the new medication, Brown Bear had to wean off the new medication, Dh got a job and I quit 2 of my 3 jobs.
It seems like a LOT, doesn't it? :-| OH, and DD#1 (Don't know, don't care) moved out and we rearranged all the furniture on the main floor.
My good friend suggested I start art journalling. I guess if a journal and a scrapbook got married - an art journal would be their baby. I went wandering around the internet and found Journal Artista. She is Canadian and I have enjoyed her videos.
In case my American blog readers are wondering what would be the difference if she weren't Canadian. Well... different things are sold in Canada than in the U.S. so when I see something on the internet that I want to attempt and go to the store... only to find that *I CAN'T GET IT* Well, you can see that my stress level is already high enough, right? :-)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
It's hard to get excited about spring
when there is snow on the ground. It started yesterday afternoon, snowed most of the night and has stayed all day.
The boys wanted fries, but we were out of potatoes. How does THAT happen? I was sure we had another bag in the basement. We found a bag of apples so maybe I didn't look carefully the last time I was done there.
Anyway - we made sweet potato fries with miso gravy, tofu patties and beans and rice. It was a little eclectic, but a filling supper for a cold day.
Then we gathered around the warm oven and soaked up the heat! :-)
The boys wanted fries, but we were out of potatoes. How does THAT happen? I was sure we had another bag in the basement. We found a bag of apples so maybe I didn't look carefully the last time I was done there.
Anyway - we made sweet potato fries with miso gravy, tofu patties and beans and rice. It was a little eclectic, but a filling supper for a cold day.
Then we gathered around the warm oven and soaked up the heat! :-)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
So my head is starting to clear
The canker sore in my mouth isn't gone, yet, though. Also- I don't look all that hot, either. :-/ I ran into someone I know. She said I looked really, REALLY tired. She looked great. You'd never know to look at her that she is recovering from a nervous break down...
But I digress!
I went to the library and got The Simply Raw Living Foods detox manual. I don't think I can do 100% raw. Oh- and I'm going to eat as many avocados as I want and I'm not having ANY colonics.
Dh is going to do the detox with me (he says) and he didn't start to twitch and hyperventilate like "Shaky." That is our new pet name for Schmidt. He heard that you begin your pre-cleanse week by giving meat and coffee. Well that was all he needed to hear.
Brown Bear, however, is trying gluten free and casein free and considering veganism. Now that he is off gluten and casein he says he doesn't even care if he has meat again. How weird is that?
On page 89 she has tips for 'dealing with hunger.' Yeah, here is the thing everyone should know about me... You know that scene from Gone with the Wind where Scarlett says 'I'll never be hungry again. As God is my witness - I'll NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN." That really resonates with me. I don't think hunger is all that useful or productive. It is definitely not something I want to distract myself from. EVER.
But I digress!
I went to the library and got The Simply Raw Living Foods detox manual. I don't think I can do 100% raw. Oh- and I'm going to eat as many avocados as I want and I'm not having ANY colonics.
Dh is going to do the detox with me (he says) and he didn't start to twitch and hyperventilate like "Shaky." That is our new pet name for Schmidt. He heard that you begin your pre-cleanse week by giving meat and coffee. Well that was all he needed to hear.
Brown Bear, however, is trying gluten free and casein free and considering veganism. Now that he is off gluten and casein he says he doesn't even care if he has meat again. How weird is that?
On page 89 she has tips for 'dealing with hunger.' Yeah, here is the thing everyone should know about me... You know that scene from Gone with the Wind where Scarlett says 'I'll never be hungry again. As God is my witness - I'll NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN." That really resonates with me. I don't think hunger is all that useful or productive. It is definitely not something I want to distract myself from. EVER.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Shame, Brendan Brazier.... SHAME!
Brendan Brazier is a good BC boy, iron man triathlete, vegan and bestselling author. He also has his face on the back of products that he formulated like the Choc-a-lot shake and go smoothie which is vegan, 65% raw, gluten free and casein free. It was $25 for 10 servings.
I bet his mom is VERY proud of him. Maybe she would be a little less proud if she knew his face is on the back of a product labeled gluten free that is not actually gluten free. Trust me- I know it's not and my intestines know it's not! :-) I went to the company's website this morning to check out the forums and they are all talking about how it is not gluten free.
You can bet that I'm *ANGRY* about this because *I* am sick. The Canadian government is changing the nutrition labeling laws right now. Most manufacturers are doing voluntary compliance, but apparently not all of them. No laws have been broken... but what about the ethics and morality of feeding me POISON and telling me that it is a delicious chocolate smoothie.
Well, live and learn. I guess I will just buy more delicious Taste of Nature bars, instead... They are made in a dedicated facility because they care about contamination. I wrote them a lovely thank you note for it, too!
I bet his mom is VERY proud of him. Maybe she would be a little less proud if she knew his face is on the back of a product labeled gluten free that is not actually gluten free. Trust me- I know it's not and my intestines know it's not! :-) I went to the company's website this morning to check out the forums and they are all talking about how it is not gluten free.
You can bet that I'm *ANGRY* about this because *I* am sick. The Canadian government is changing the nutrition labeling laws right now. Most manufacturers are doing voluntary compliance, but apparently not all of them. No laws have been broken... but what about the ethics and morality of feeding me POISON and telling me that it is a delicious chocolate smoothie.
Well, live and learn. I guess I will just buy more delicious Taste of Nature bars, instead... They are made in a dedicated facility because they care about contamination. I wrote them a lovely thank you note for it, too!
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