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On my short walk with Ed this morning, at one point, this one tree was dropping all its leaves at once!  I tried to capture it, but this is as close as I got: I saw about three boats go by – with temps around 80 today, I imagine the river will get pretty busy today. Hannah ran to the store this morning for eggs...

I saw on www.zestycook.com his method for making ribs, and although I used my own rub and K.C. Masterpiece bbq sauce (sorry Zesty!), the results were great.  Please go to his site and check it out – slow and steady wins the race! BBQ rub before going in 250 degree oven for 90 minutes: Then after 90 minutes, I applied the bbq sauce and continued...

So today I have been in cleaning mode, just running around vacuuming, laundry, etc.  My breakfast was pretty low carb, about 18, so I only took three units of insulin. But all of a sudden, as I am putting laundry in the dryer, my vision starts to fade to black and I start sweating.  Sure sign of low blood sugar!  I came upstairs, took a test,...

It is SO NICE outside today!  They are saying that tomorrow for the Chicago marathon that temperatures could get into the mid 80s!  Not ideal marathon running temps (like I would know)! I just remember a couple years ago my sister ran the marathon.  She had her cell phone so she could call and let us know where she was.  We had missed her at...

I love cake. Scratch that. I love food. But lately (meaning all the time) I’ve been craving chocolate.  The craving had originated when my life would be changed forever…I would eat my first (and not last) piece of Portillo’s Chocolate Cake. It was my neighbor’s birthday and they just so happened to offer me a piece since they “didn’t want leftovers.” I like to think of it...

Yes, I am a creature of habit!  I don’t know what it is, but I don’t really mind eating the same things over and over while reading 30+ food blogs every day, and subscribing to 5 food magazines!  So tonight was again PIZZA PARTY FRIDAY!  I ended up making individual pizzas again.  Husband had margherita pizza (sliced tomatoes and basil).  Hannah had fresh garic, chopped...

I have noticed lately that I am not drinking enough water.  I used to have this on my desk at work all the time, and I would make myself take 5 gulps every time I picked it up.  But the only problem is that when it gets down to the bottom, it becomes top heavy and falls over!  Nice to fit in the car, but...

This morning when I took Ed for a 30 minute walk.  I wished I would have had a hat and some gloves, but it wasn’t too breezy and the sun was shining!  Supposed to be a gorgeous weekend. And Ed was so good.  Every time I stopped to take a picture, he just sat down and rested! Breakfast: 1/3 oats, hemp milk, water 1/4 cup cottage...

I finally cooked the turkey breast tonight.  I bought it over the weekend, and it kept on getting bumped to another day.  Just a simple dry rub on the grill.  It was bone in, so it took a bit longer AND I slightly overcooked it, but it was still tasty! I never knew turkey breasts had the pop-up thingy like whole turkeys! Dinner: approximately 4...

Okay, so I am not going to break any records, but I mapped out my run with my car the other day, so I knew where my one mile turn around point was.  I did two miles in exactly 26 minutes! It’s funny though, as soon as I saw my “finish” line, I instinctively started to sprint!  I was an anchor sprinter in high school,...