A blog about my faith, passion for cooking, gardening, and my little-big family.
Galations 2:20-21
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly." Galations 2:20-21
...by the end of 2011 we will have a new addition to the family! We are only about 7 weeks along, but I was having hard time keeping it a secret this time. The morning/all day sickness has taken over and when people start getting suspicious I just can't lie! If my calculations are correct, we should be having another October baby. I was very shocked to see all three of the pregnancy tests I took come out positive. I have only had one cycle since I was pregnant with G and I thought it would take a lot longer than it did to get pregnant again.
Heavenly Father, thank you for this little one growing inside of me.
Here are some pictures of Gideon these days and video of him dancing:
Gideon and Dad sporting their free hats from Home Depot
I am sure I am the last one on the planet blogging about this one. You know all the details. It's all over the news. We spent Byron's 'snow day' taking turns shoveling. With snow drifts at almost 4ft in some areas of our driveway (which yesterday it seemed to be the longest driveway in the world) we managed to dig ourselves free. Well, my strong and handsome hubby did most of the work. Good thing we didn't have a storm door (broke a year back or so and never replaced it) or we wouldn't have been able to leave our house. Unfortunately the little guy didn't want any part of the snow.
A few pictures...
What we opened our front door to that morning.
Byron beginning the 'big dig' out of our home.
Our creepy lawn child (*wink* Mish)
Our family. Can you tell that we all just woke up? And that G wants to go inside?
Experiencing the snow from a safer, warmer distance.
#1. Be in the Word and have quiet time with God AT LEAST 5 days a week #2. Be more giving of my time and finances #3. Live more in tune with the Lord #4. Be a more Christ-Like mother #5. Grow a manageable organic vegetable garden #6. Cook one vegetarian meal a week #7. Make one "raw" vegan meal a week #8. Have a 51% raw diet by year-end
Can't believe we have been married FOUR YEARS! Time is flying, but I wouldn't have picked anyone else to spend it with.
We enjoyed a quiet dinner at the Bangkok House & Shanghai Restarante in Elgin. We dropped the little man off at my sister and bro-in-law's place and walked over. I guess this place has been around forever. It was very Gluten free friendly and they were careful to make sure what I ordered was completely wheat free. The service was great and friendly. We were also only one of two couples in the place. They have two menus-Chinese and a Thai. We had a combonation of both and it was fantastic! We started off with a seasoned beef and lettuce appetizer with a zesty dipping sauce. Byron had a ginger/shrimp dish, I had Scheswan chicken (spicey just how I love it) and we also shared an order of beef fried rice. Byron also enjoyed some Thai iced coffee, which he really loved. One thing I couldn't stop laughing about was that they had this 80's sounding Chinese/Thai music softly playing in the background. Hilarious. Would highly recommend this place...but maybe not. I think I want to keep this our little secret.
We ended the night with a brisk walk to Al's Cafe for dessert. Had a fun evening with the hubs. Love you, Babe!
My husband I recently watched the movie, Food Matters via our Netflix instant download a month or so ago. It inspired us to do some more research and start making some changes in our lives.
Among those changes are adding more supplaments (specifically vitamin C, D, and some probiotics) and eating more RAW food. Yes, raw as in uncooked foods. Among the usual salads and eating more veggies and fruits for snacks, we are incorporating greens smoothies and other creative meals. My dehydrator has been running a lot lately...
Here was last night's meal:
Vegetable Semosas. Mine don't look half as good as these. These are completely raw because the wraps are made of mostly zuchinni and spices and cooked in the dehydrator at a low temperature which does not kill any of the enzymes. Byron thought these were great.
(Homemade cucumber and homemade chipotle dip)
Green Smoothy that is not pictured, but tasted delicious.
Dessert was Banana Nut "cookie balls." These were made with ground up walnuts and homemade dehydrated banana chips as the main ingredients.
