A whirlwind day yesterday with so much going on, thank you all for all the birthday wishes for my baby girl!
After Maxine opened her gifts from us in the morning I got started on her cake. I used a chocolate cake recipe I’ve used in the past.
Dark Chocolate Cake
2 c boiling water
1 c unsweetened cocoa powder
2 3/4 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c butter, softened
2 1/4 c white sugar
4 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Unless you’ve watched The Wiggles before, today’s title will be a little less meaningful for you. Go ahead click that link. You can come back and curse me later when you can’t get that song out of your head.
Today is a rest day. Tomorrow will be too. I’m resting my legs in preparation for 13 big ones on Sunday and I would be lying if I said I’m not grateful for the extra time two rest days will afford me.
I would also be lying if I said today’s fruit cereal didn’t make me drop to my knees and weep tears of unabashed joy.
Thank you all for your warm, sweet comments on my post this morning. I was feeling pretty groovy about it after I posted it but as the day wore on I started feeling less and less groovy and more and more stupid.
Have you ever gone to a party and had too much to drink and then danced around like you thought you were God’s gift to dancing, only to wake up the next morning with a banging headache wondering what on earth you were thinking and where did these weird ass blisters on my feet come from?
After a long run yesterday, a Sunday Ride was in order for today. The weather man said it was supposed to rain this morning but fortunately he is A LIAR. I rode 13.5 rain free miles this morning in just under an hour. In YO FACE Weather Mack Daddy!
On my ride I was thinking about how it seems like something has been “missing” lately. I couldn’t put my finger on it exactly, but something is definitely missing. *think*think*think*
And then it dawned on me.
What happens when you make juice but you take too long snapping pictures of it?
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It gets snatched.
What do you call a Chocolate Breakfast Cookie eaten at 11:30AM?
Chocolate Brunch Cookie.
What time to do you eat your curried chick pea sandwich and steamed veggies for lunch if you eat a Chocolate Brunch Cookie at 11:30AM?
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2:30PM.
What do you take out the door for a snack so you don’t grocery shop hungry and buy everything and anything that looks good?
Walnuts and Craisins.
Hello. Meet my lunch.
A delectable vegetable sandwich on scrumptious toasted Ezekiel seven grain bread with a smattering of homemade two-day-old guacamole, freshly sliced tomatoes and store bought, hand washed fresh from the fridge romaine lettuce.
My sandwich has a friend I’d like you to meet too.
A mumbo jumbo plate of steamed cauliflower, shredded carrots and zucchini steamed in only the finest tap water this side of the Mississippi, topped with the Parmesaniest cheese this side of Wegmans.
Hey. Kid. Get your fingers out of my food. I’m trying to do introductions here.
After the race this morning we headed out on our next adventure. Open water swimming.
Um no, not me. I sat on the blanket and ate lunch. Zak and Shawn swam a mile around some buoys out on this lake, to help Shawn prepare for his triathlon next month. I do the running part, Zak does the swimming part. How handy are we as friends??
Ava pretended she was a deep sea diver.
I pretended I haven’t eaten this sandwich 100x already this week while also pretending Maxine wasn’t sitting in my lap lest a grain of sand get in between her toes.
After my HFCS tirade this morning, I made some green juice that I enjoyed with live entertainment.
I continue to be amazed at how satisfying green lemonade is.
I also continued to be amazed at how long a yellow, slippery piece of plastic can keep a child entertained.
I had a meeting to go to for one of the classes Ava attends as a homeschooler this afternoon. I ate a banana on my way but only have an empty shell of a banana to show for it.
And my buddy Lara rode shot gun.
The kids were with Aunt Ellen today, so the only pics I took were of food. I think I’ll spice this post up with some oldies but goodies.
Pears.
Ava, age two, with a pair of pretzels boobs.
A bowl of shriveled stuff.
Maxine, shriveled.
A banana spinach smoothie, with a little too much spinach. Even for me.
Ava and too much green finger paint. Even for me.
After my morning meals wore off, I made my everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salad.
True or False? (Mouse over pictures for answers.)
T/F: Today’s lunch was consumed at the computer.
T/F: Greek yogurt and maple syrup make a great dessert.
T/F: I gave Maxine PB Cups today for no good reason.
Zak and Ava caught a catapitter caterpillar today.
Click here for a close up.
T/F: I invented this idea.
T/F: Grapes with seeds are cool.
T/F: Apples with cinnamon rock.
T/F: Ava picked 1000 green beans from our garden today.
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