My Bright Idea

So here I am the other day trying to think of how I am going to take control of my life and make some changes about my weight. I have a habit of start to workout for a good two weeks and then I completely stop for a month or so ...and then I feel bad, start again.....then the cycle repeats. Well, I figured because of my DNA that I needed some diet changes and to exercise. I was scanning Pinterest for all of these smoothie recipes and decided to try some. I was so excited. Did not one time stop to think about my fruit allergy. So I buy the fruit, almond milk, spinach and oat and proceed to making my smoothie. It looked green and gross  [recipe called for 2 cups of spinach] but it did not taste bad. Within seconds, my lips, inner mouth, face, throat and hands are starting to itch. My throat itches so bad that I wish I could remove my esophagus so this smoothie does not get any deeper in my digestive tract and make me itch even more...lol! I look around the empty kitchen and proclaim I must be an idiot. LOL!!! Cause who else would do all of that and forget they have an allergy to the best part of the recipe [the fruit]. I mean I don't know what made me think I would not have a reaction. Surely I will scrap about it one day. ..but mannn...I really need to think more before I act...lol!!

Early Surprise

When we got home today, there was a wonderful surprise waiting on our doorstep. Aida loves to get deliveries even more than I do. As soon as she saw the boxes, she ran onto the porch. She was already smiling from ear to ear before I could get the box opened. She squealed and batted those eyelashes and goes "ohhh DaDa you shouldn't have!" I fell out laughing...lol!!! Here is Aida's surprise from her Da-da....

It's Official!

In a few weeks, Aida and I will be joining the old man (Denard) in Madison, Wisconsin. She is excited about seeing her dad. I am pretty sure she will trample him when she sees him cause it's been about two months. So far, she has done well with the temporary change of routine. I always tell her our "plan" for anything that we do. I have been doing that since she was an infant and now that she is older, she tends to ask me every day "what are we doing mommy." For the most part, I state out loud what I am going to do so that I can remember. If I hear or see it, I will remember the moment I heard it or read it like it is a movie and that makes things easier to remember, but it has also helped her when we need to do things that are not part of our normal routine. She knows what to expect so it is not a surprise to her and if she needed to have a tantrum about it, most times, she will have had it when I was telling her the plan. Some times it works out and some times it doesn't ....lol!! I just try to go with the flow. :)