REAL food

OK... now that I am DONE for the day... even with kitchen clean up.. I figured I would take a minute to blog!

I am really jumping into the REAL food and NO dyes, artificial flavors or perservatives!!
It is already showing positive results!!!

The kids LOVE the homemade bread I make... they LOVE taking healthy leftovers for lunch everyday... It is amazing how they have all had a huge attitude change to packing lunches!

Today I made some granola and energy bars. I had to make another tip out to the store... since I went without my list yesterday... DUH!
Anyway... the kids LOVE them!!! I bought cheap sadwich bags and cut them and idividually wrapped them to easily go into lunches!

I really thought I would have gotten more protest from the kids... and my husband about our diet changes. But, apparently I was really wrong! Stacy seems happy with dinner choices... and so do the kids! (Well, Britt did bite into a piece of ground pepper last nite and thought her mouth was going to go up in smoke... but she was a trooper and laughed it off)

I am sooooooooo happy that I have a "partner in crime" with these new changes too!!! It is nice to be able to have my daily chit chat with Jen about it! She found a great website... which I am quickly falling in love with too!! I enjoy having someone to swap ideas with!! She knows my hubby and his need for "real meat"... and has taken his side in finding a yummy beef recipe! LOL!!

I am having one of those "wow" moments... where I realize how lucky I am to be blessed with the friends I have!

Anyway...
Today's dinner was leftover chicken from last night... over quinoa (made in the chicken stock I made overnight) with peas mixed in. I thought it was REALLY darn good!!! The kids all seemed to really enjoy it to... or so that was what they told me. LOL
I thought it was weird eating little balls... and I will probably be finding them in my kitchen for awhile. LOL!

Oh... a few things worth mentioning...
Courtney really surprised me today. She has been battling staying in her classes... and I have been really proud of her efforts lately. Well, today she called me... and asked me if her math teacher could pull her from her study hall and take her to work on some math she didnt understand! Of course I said YES! But, she didnt want me to get word that she was leaving classes due to anxiety! I am pretty darn proud of her thinking ahead...!! Usually she stays after school on Mondays and Wednesdays... but today I couldnt get to her at pick up time so she couldnt stay... and Next Monday Stacy and I have our first couples therapy appt so she wont be able to stay after then either. Hmmmm... unless I ask my Mom to pick her up... which is an idea that just dawned on me!!

OK... time to start to get the kids to wind down for the nite... and into the shower!
Tomorrow is another day! On my list for tomorrow: bake another loaf of bread... brew more tea... and maybe make some pancakes to freeze for quick breakfasts for the kids!