I'm going strong on the 24 day cleanse. I'm really loving it. I'm on Day 5. I need to find some snack ideas.... bell pepper and hummus- love. banana and some kind of nut butter- super yummy! I have an organic sunflower butter that I love but it has salt in it so I only had a smidge of it on my banana last night... hoping I can find something all natural- or I could just grind up my own nuts/seeds and make my own.
Looking forward to restocking my fridge with some goodies from Costco. I love their prices on Organic Spinach, Almonds, black beans, chicken. Those are just a few of the things I'm going to be getting this morning. I'm also going to get the TP from Costco. I hear it's their top selling item and Julie has raved about it to me for several months now. I'm all about good TP. :)
Jul 21, 2013
DAY 5
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Jul 20, 2013
ADVOCARE 24 day cleanse
With some inspiration from my neighbor I decided to do a 24 day Advocare cleanse. I convinced 2 other girls to do it with me and placed the order. I thought for sure I wouldn't be starting until this weekend but the order was shipped the next day...so we HAD to start!
The hardest part of the cleanse is the fiber drink. I had help from my 6 year old saying "chug it, chug it" and Justin Timberlake singing "that girl" and Michael Jackson's "don't stop till you get enough" helped me on Day 3... definitely needed a distraction to get that down.
Actually on Day 3 I only gagged once! Which is huge progress!
I'm doing the cleanse with my friend Sarah- the other friend can't start until she's fully recovered from back surgery. I definitely recommend doing any kind of diet, exercise program with a friend. It holds you both accountable. We text each other throughout the day with little encouraging words---like, hold your nose, close your eyes, get your 4 year old to say chug it and just down it.... that's encouraging, right?
The other thing I started was a "walking club" in my neighborhood. I usually have 2-4 girls walking with me each night. I definitely like the girl time and the feel of sweat.... gross but true! It means I did something! We walk 3 miles at a pretty quick pace. Sometimes slower than I'd like to go but I'm out there moving and so are they! I added hand weights... 5lbs and that's not easy!
Day 4- no fiber drink. No fiber drink until day 8. I will survive! It's supplements and clean eating. Everything you should be doing. I'm tired of processed food. I actually like fresh foods.... so I'm hoping this will be incorporated into my family meal planning. Travis is the best.... he's eating what I'm eating and Cade tried lettuce..... but trying it is a start!
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Summer Vacation
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Jul 1, 2013
pictures of us
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Jun 28, 2013
SUMMER 2013
I can't believe I haven't updated my blog since Christmas but really that was only 6 months ago and that's not too terribly long to wait for an update, right? Right.
Cade finished off the school year reading above grade level (end of first grade)! Woo-Hoo! Proud Mama! I'm so glad Cade loves to read and learn....school is definitely a strength of his! Cade is still taking piano lessons- one lesson every other week. He's really good when he practices.... just needs more routine practice.
Summer has set in and we're enjoying our long days and late nights. I'm hoping I can get him back to an 8 o'clock bedtime but when it's still light out at 8pm, who can sleep? We just spent 4 days in the hill country, stopping frist in Buda. We went bowling with Stephanie and Maxie- surprisingly Cade won! I came in with a close second. We also went up to Grandma's house. We spent a lot of time at the park on main street. We did manage to go to the LBJ Ranch. They have a tour that runs throughout the ranch. It was pretty interesting to see all the items they had out and the ranch was gorgeous. We're planning on going back in July.... after you hear your grandma say, "maybe you all should just move here and Travis can work for the police department...." How could you not plan a trip back.
Travis is working nights now...sleeping days. It works out pretty well. He's up by 3:30 and home for dinner and can tuck Cade in to bed. This fall I will be working full time! I can't wait to have a real paycheck again....and to finally say "bye, bye" to the Camry. I can't wait!
We're wanting to go on a mini-vacation this summer. I'm not sure where we'll go but we need to get to looking. Disney is set for Thanksgiving. We'll be off all week and that will give us time to enjoy everything.
Well...there's mini update. I will post some pictures tonight.
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Nov 27, 2012
Decking the halls
This weekend Travis and I bought a new camera - the Nikon D-3100. It's amazing. Here are a few pictures from the past few days.
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Sep 1, 2012
kindergarten
We survived our first week in Kindergarten!
A quote from this week:
Travis asked Cade what's his favorite part about school? "seeing my Mama (in carline)"
Great answer, right?!
I was a little teary eyed when we arrived at the school on Monday. I pulled myself together and put a smile on my face and walked him in (with Travis). We went in and found his seat and gave him more than 20 kisses and left. I was fine when we left and I was fine after my boo-hoo breakfast with Amanda and Andrea. It wasn't until after breakfast, when I was driving to ELP that I found myself upset that he wasn't with me (I'm pretty sure a sad song on the radio triggered these tears). Where has time gone?
5 years.
Kindergarten.
Everyday we tell Cade... remember when you were little?
This is my "it'll be alright and if you miss me" gift from Cade.
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Jul 12, 2012
summer time, fun time
Our summer can finally begin! Cade broke his wrist the evening of May 30. He was casted on June 1 and today he got the "all clear and everything looks perfect" from the Dr. So we are officially cast-free!
Of course "summer" always has to start off raining.... isn't that always what happens. We mostly stayed at home today- We did venture out to Trader Joe's and then came home to take the longest bath- ever. He splashed, he soaked, he played.... I let him enjoy himself. We've been doing 2 minute baths for the past 7 weeks and have been washing his hair while he lays on the countertop.... it's not really easy to wash a wiggly 5 year old who you think is about fall and slip in the tub while you wash him down. I'm so glad that this is behind us now.
So we are going to take it easy for a few more weeks- no climbing, running or falling down until the stiffness is gone (a week or so) then we can slowly add things back in. We got the go ahead to go swimming so we are planning on splashing around with Julie in the next few days.
Next week starts VBS. Yay! He'll be going for 3 hours each day! I'm planning on going to the gym each of those days. I've been looking forward to this week all month!
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