As a self-proclaimed Salad Lover, I’ve come to see that the pregnant version of myself is not at all a Salad Lover.
No, these days I’m more of a Salad Avoider. I’m able to stuff leafy greens into sandwiches or the occasional glass of green juice or green smoothie, but my regular salad days are currently on hiatus – much like my days of wearing pants with a button and zipper.
Some of us (who shall go unnamed) have been feeling a lot like this for the past week or so.
(He’s pretending he’s a pregnant woman.)
This means that meals around here have been a bit lackluster lately. I’ve been letting Barbie’s Sharpie outfits steal the show.
I just realized that I post quite a few pictures of my kids in their pajamas. I do dress them when I finally drag myself up from the prone position, I swear.
It’s been a busy week playing catch up after being out of town for a few days, so I’m here today to share a couple of random things worth trying if you’re looking for something new to do with yourself, your mouth or even your hair.
First!
Try Brushing Your Teeth in the Dark.
Thanks to a couple of flashing firefly toothbrushes, one of our new favorite new activities is scrubbing the pearly whites with the lights off.
It’s a dance party in your bathroom! You’re totally invited to join us and pump up the volume while you pump out some toothpaste.
It’s possible that we’ve been eating out a bit more than usual these days.
It’s also possible that anybody else’s cooking is a lot more appealing to me right now than my own.
This is how the girls and I ended up in a bagel shop for lunch one day last week. (and the week before that. and the week before that.) I had a bagel sandwich stuffed to the brim with every vegetable they had, plus a small bowl of their tomato soup that was pretty good.
I know this first little tidbit won’t be helpful to the majority of you guys, but one morning sickness remedy that I’ve come to discover works well for me is to “eat small, frequent meals”.
This “small, frequent meal” approach is supposed to help keep your blood sugar in check, and makes the rollercoaster of riding nausea waves a little less up-and-downy.
And see, I’m good with the “eating frequently” part. That’s easy!
That “small” part? Bah! Humbug!
(I’m working on it.)
We didn’t have anything official on the agenda today, so we didn’t really call in sick. But we’ve been goofing around today for sure. Stay at home mom’s and homeschooled kids get a day off once in a while too, right?
Right.
We had breakfast together, we got dressed and then we went about our business.
The girls set up shop in the upstairs foyer.
I found Barbie hanging from the register in the kitchen. When I asked no one in particular what this was all about,
Maxine responded, “So I know where she is.”
Zombie weekend fun is officially over, now we’re back to business as usual gang!
And this morning, we were all business. If there’s anything out there that works like a charm when it comes to teaching your homeschooled kid some valuable math lessons, money is it.
Me: Is 46 greater than or less than 56?
Ava: Ummmm…
Me: Would you rather have 46 dollars or 56 dollars?
Ava: 56!
Now we’re getting some where.
After chatting a bit about the < and > signs and how I could never tell them apart, I shared the uber impressive trick I learned to acing those greater than/less than math quizzes in elementary school.
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are,
but it’s A Cold, Wet and Dreary kind of day here.
Or maybe A Soup, Sandwich and Writing on Your Bread with Mustard kind of day?
Yeah, I like that kind of day much better.
So I guess that means we better make some soup. Soup that’s gonna start with cabbage and leeks.
Leeks that need their scary, hairy parts sliced off. Scary, hairy parts that need to find something fun to do.
One potato, two potato, three potato, four…
I’ve been staring at these sweet potatoes on my shelf for over a week now and finally decided today was the day to do something with them.
Well, two of them anyway.
Sweet Potato Pancakes
2 Sweet Potatoes, shredded (you can peel them or simply scrub them and slice off any questionable spots)
1/2 c flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c apple sauce (or a couple tablespoons of some other sweetener like agave or even sugar if desired)
2 – 3 Tbsp canola oil
dash of salt
dash of cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
(optional chili powder if you like them spicy!)
Have you ever found yourself eating a grilled hummus and coleslaw sandwich for lunch and wondered how on earth such a concoction happened to land on your plate?
Oh right, I think it started because I was making soup.
Soup that began with potatoes.
And then some beans were added too.
And then Bean and Potato Soup turned into Bean Potato Onion Carrot Cabbage Soup as I went pawing through the CSA produce to find more soup ingredients.
More Mama’s Weeds
