My Story

Here is a link to part one of My Story.  The purpose is to help others understand why I have made the choice to change my eating lifestyle!

2 New Posts

I just added 2 new posts to my food blog.  One is a really good stir-fry recipe!  I thought I would also add Kellie and Karlyn's Photoshop portraits to this post.

Smoothies

One of my girls is a very picky eater.  I have found that if she makes her own lunch, she will eat it.  Well, breakfast has been a problem for a while.  I told her that if she didn't like what we were eating she could make something different for herself but wasn't allowed to complain and tantrum over it.  She made herself many a french omelet after that.  Since we bought a Blendtec, we've now introduced the family to smoothies.  She now has her own signature smoothie that she likes to make and share with the family.  An added bonus - spinach is well hidden and she will even add it herself!

Restoring the Past

My mom has been working with my grandpa on scanning old slides to put in a more usable form.  All of the slides were scanned but there was a lot of dust on the scanner and slides.  Mom and I are re-doing the scanning so the work is reduced in Photoshop.  I can't believe how fun these old photos are.  I am having a blast taking washed out photos and improving them.  It's fun to see my grandparents when they were young and my aunts and uncles as children.  I was the oldest grand daughter and so I am in quite a few of the photos as well.

                           My mom, dad, and me!

New Recipe

I added a new recipe to my food etc. site.  Creamy Broccoli Soup.  It is so yummy and full of great veggies!

My Food Blog

I have another blog that I post topics like food, herb related topics, etc.  http://whatamiuptonow.blogspot.com/
I wanted to add something here that relates to something I posted there.  My family has undergone a diet change over the last several years.  In the past two weeks we have taken it a step further.  I believe in small steps when it comes to converting children to a new way of eating.  Today, three of my children announced that they are now wanting to do P90X each day after school.  This is music to my ears.  They have loved the dietary changes (all but one child) and it's so fun to see them want to take the next step by themselves.

Witnessing a Miracle

     Thanksgiving is one of those times to really reflect on what we are thankful for and seeing the miracles in life.  This past Saturday I witnessed a miracle.  My mom and were volunteering for our Bountiful Baskets site.  The driver was a bit late (expected because of the weather).  His truck was bigger than the trucks our site usually gets and he had to park on the road.  All of the volunteers were helping to unload the truck when we noticed the driver was acting very strange.  He was dropping boxes, had a loss of balance, his behaviour was different than when he first arrived.  He was a bit beligerent and just having a really tough time.  We wondered if he was drunk or something of that nature.  Our site coordinator decided to contact the trucking company because he had other sites to go to.  The trucking company said that he was a good man and that he would never drink or anything of that nature.  Well, guess where our site happens to be?  A fire station.  Two firemen decided to check him out for alcohol and such.  They took him into the station and started running some tests.  The man could not give any medical information he was so disoriented.  The trucking company gave what they had.  The man became so incoherent he didn't even know his own name at one point.  It became clear that he was truly in a medical crisis.  His heart rythm was off and it was determined that he was having a stroke.  The man was quickly put in an ambulance and taken to the hospital.  The firemen said that being where he was most likely saved his life.  His next stop would take him over a large mountain pass.  If he had had the stroke here, he very likely would have died and possibly taken out others with his truck.  I am so thankful for a Father in Heaven who watches out for us and places us in the right places at the right times for our benefit.

Watch this video on Thanksgiving.