Jenna. Aug 17. Rice Krispy Treats.
I haven’t made these in such a long time. I had forgotten how tasty these were… and my children share my affinity for the marshmallow-ey goodness.
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Jenna. Aug 7. Tuh-mater plants.
Bought these at the Farmer’s Market today. Hoping they’ll make this late in the year.
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Jenna. Aug 3. Anniversary Present.
8 years, 8 cookies.
The perfect gift matches the perfect man for me.
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Jenna. Jul 29. Chimichangas.
Making things to freeze is my favorite way to save time & money. I know these will come in handy after my foot surgery and when school starts.
[By the way, Colby starts Kindergarten on August 23rd.]
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Jenna. Jul 28. Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella Salad.
Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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Jenna. Jul 27. Millions of Peaches.
This is what you do when peaches are on sale for 88 cents a pound. You buy as many as will fit into a plastic bag. I bought 8.73 pounds and wish I had bought more. You see, they freeze well for smoothies. And, the Germans tried to get the kids to say Pfirsich. [And I'd like to hear you try.]
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Jenna. Jul 14. “Say Biscuit!”
We went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. Colby was completely set on having biscuits. It seemed as if I’d make the biscuit the way I like it and then he’d get upset, so I’d eat it. So at the end of the meal, when he realized all the biscuits were gone, he was Really upset.
The waitress brought us an entire basket of biscuits, just for Colby.
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Jenna. Jul 8. Spinach Salad.
Since my AIH diagnosis, I’ve been trying to eat uber-healthy foods. The steroids I’m on give me the munchies, so I am trying to make every bite count. I talked to my great friend who is a nutritionist and asked her about the number of calories I should be consuming per day, which for my height and weight is about 1250. So, that totally changes how much I should be eating – if you look at the nutrition labels on food, you’ll notice that the calories listed are for a 2500 calorie diet. I should be eating fully half of what is printed on the back of those boxes.
With that said, I am thankful that I like to eat fruits and veggies, because I’ll be eating a lot of them. Today’s pic is what I had for lunch. I lost count of the number of calories [I'm keeping track but not for every single thing yet.], but I really enjoyed it.
Ingredients:
- fresh spinach leaves
- fresh sliced strawberries
- pine nuts
- feta cheese crumbles
- raspberry vinaigrette dressing
[baby carrots in the background because I wanted something crunchy]
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Jenna. Jul 5. Little Chef.
When we told Kevin’s parents about the bounty of vegetables we have been given from my uncle’s garden, Kevin’s mom told us she’d love to have a squash casserole. So, we brought the squash and Kevin [with the help of his Little Chef Kennedy] made this wonderful dish to accompany our lunch.
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Jenna. Jul 4. Hooray for the Red, White, & Blue.
I took this pic right after church today, as we were packing the car and heading to Bedford, TX (Kevin’s hometown) for the fireworks show there. July 4th is my favorite holiday, and Kevin has been talking about his hometown fireworks for years now. I’m so glad I finally got to see them, and every bit of hype was true – they were fantastic! In fact, my Facebook status was this:
“My list of 4th of July essentials: barbeque, ice cream, fireworks, watermelon, & swimming. This year I had to do without the last 2, but it was worth it to see awesome fireworks in Bedford tonight. God bless America, land that I love!”
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Jenna. Jul 3. Movie Time.
Tonight we went with Doc & Belle & Katrina to see Toy Story 3. I wasn’t sure if this one would compare, since I loved #1 & #2. But we all loved it. I thought it was incredibly funny.
Carlee was happy with lots of popcorn. She kept asking where the Baby went.
And here’s us, in front of the movie poster, trying rather unsuccessfully to get 5 wiggly family members to pose for a comfortable pic.
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Jenna. Jul 2. Basil Plant.
We planted this just a few weeks ago in our front/side yard. We had spaghetti & meatballs tonight with fresh basil. Nothing like it.
Anyone have a good basil pesto recipe? Looks like we’ll have lots of basil.
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