Twitter Hop Thursday! (May 27th)

Welcome to Twitter Hop Thursday, hosted by Simply Stacie, The King’s Court IV, Little Yaya’s, Review Retreat and Moms Wear Your Tees!

Would you like more Twitter followers and be introduced to more neat blogs and businesses out there? Come and join us!!

1. Add your Twitter to the MckLinky (you only have to add it to one and it will appear on all).

2. Click on the Twitter for the six hostesses and follow each of them on Twitter. We will follow you back.

3. Follow as many people on Twitter as you like, but make sure to leave comments with links so they’ll know where to follow you!

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Fried Rice ~ Easy Chinese

Our family has a little tradition...that I generally stick to about 90% of the time. On Friday nights we make our own chinese take-out! And this is my version of a veggie fried rice. It's super fast and easy to make...and the kiddles love it!

Now before you get upset with me, I know that instant white rice has been stripped of all nutrients...but that's why I add the veggies I do to this. :) If time is not an issue, then you could always substitute brown rice OR mix the two (to avoid kiddle pouting). So, with that out of the way... I begin by making my pot of white rice. (rule of thumb: 1 water to 1 rice ratio)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Orange Within An Orange & Tuxedo Man

There was litterally another orange growing within an orange. Creepy.


Charming getting suited up for wedding duty this weekend.

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A Present...For Me!

Oh, just look at what I got in the mail today!!!

I have been waiting for this to come...and it's finally here! Last month I entered a giveaway on The Healthy Apron's site and was thrilled to find out that I was one of the 4 winners. Now, I've had my eye on a Magic Bullet for some time, but have held off on purchasing one. (for lack of room for any more objects for the kitchen) And because of my resilience & patience I have been rewarded with a portable one! (could this be classified as one of those "good things that come to those who wait"?)

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Peachberry Smoothie

My girls love smoothies...and my little Rose has an infatuation with strawberries. So I came up with this simple breakfast concoction for her. There isn't a smoothie that she's met that she hasn't loved.



Smoothies need to be nice and frosty, so I start with some vanilla frozen yogurt. I really like Blue Bunny's vanilla...or Dryer's Vanilla Yogurt Blend.

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Week 2 Update ~ AGH!

There's just nothing other than "AGH!" that describes how I feel about this past week. There really wasn't any battle in keeping my eating right where it needed to be. Oh alright, there was one day where Charming & I decided to not follow things exactly right. But it wasn't really thatbad. Just a little bad. (I try to convince myself of this all the time) But it could have been so much worse. I went ahead and made country fried steak, with gravy, potatoes and white corn. Now before you go gasping like mad, the gravy actually wasn't as bad as you might think. I found a way to avoid using flour to make the gravy!!! Xanthan Gum is now my new best friend. :)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Dino Jams

Oh the things that a little brother will do...

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Battling The Bulge...Again

Alright, the weather has shifted and summer is right around the corner...and my blood pressure has been way too high. It's time to get to it and begin my battle against the bulge once again. Let's face it, when you haven't lost the weight after the first 30 pounds after you've had your baby...it's not an excuse after 3 1/2 years. I mean, you can't say, "Oh I just had a baby." Uh yeah...over 3 years ago.

The truth: I've been lazy and eating junk.

The other truth: I hate being one size larger than I've ever been prior to having a baby.

The other other truth: My body is really fed-up with my laziness. It's like it's screaming at me from the inside. I swear I literally hear it sometimes.


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Spring Salmon Salad

Okay, I am so proud of myself right now. I just finished this amazing salad...and I'm typically not a fan of salmon. But this is now going to be one of my favorite salads.

One of the best things about it...the salmon cooks pretty fast. So by the time you chop-up your salad fixings, the salmon is ready to jump onto the plate!


I start by giving my salmon fillet a really quick rinse and then patting it dry. This one is a 0.65 lb. fillet.

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