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I love sleep.  It doesn’t matter what time I go to bed, I always want more.  But I decided that I needed to go to the fitness center in the morning again, since I have been walking Ed in the mornings, I haven’t been in over three weeks.  So I got up early, walked him for 15 minutes, dropped Hannah off to school and did...

So my brothers friend John from www.alcoholian.com gave me a recipe for braised short ribs.  As my brother says “he is the best amateur cook I know.”  Please link to his site to get the full recipe, he deserves all the credit! The meat was so tender – I did marinate it a day longer, but WOW!   This is in one of my stock pots,...

Okay, so I forgot my Jillian cheat sheet when I went down to work out.  Didn’t realize it until I was already changed.  So I just mixed it up! 5 minute warm up on elliptical 1 x 45 pushups against the wall 1 x 45 crunches 1 x 45 back extensions 1 x 45 triceps 1 x 45 quads 1 x 45 hamstrings 1 x...

Update:  Since I forgot my camera, my husband sent me a picture of his breakfast.  I think the beer is a nice touch!  Thanks honey! Hope everyone had a nice weekend!  They always go by way too fast! So half way to work, I realized I forgot my camera on my desk at home.  So you’ll have to imagine my breakfast from yesterday (I had...

I had to use up some bananas, and I was trying to come up with a muffin that my daughter could have at breakfast that is healthy and quick.  Since she is up so early (5:45 or 6:00 a.m.!) she often doesn’t have an appetite right off the bat.  At least this can travel with her!  The secret ingredient was Nutella!  But after we tried...

Quick dinner put together tonight due to Sox game and football.  SOX WIN!  Whew, we went one more playoff game than the Cubs! Dinner 2 corn tortillas 2 ounces ground beef .5 cheddar cheese 1 ounce canned corn kernals lettuce pickled jalapenos 1 tablespoon fat free sour cream 1/3 cup white rice I’m off to check laundry and make a new healthy recipe for banana...

Okay, I like romantic movies, but Nights in Rodanthe is just too syrupy sweet even for my taste!  Not to say this isn’t a good $1 movie rental from the grocery store (that you would have to be a girls night in kind of night!) but definitely not worth the cost of a movie theater ticket. Although I did see a preview for a movie...

We live in the Chicagoland area.  We have two baseball teams, THE WHITE SOX and the Cubs.  It always bothers me when people say “oh, I’ll just root for whichever team is winning.”  WHAT?  You have to be one OR the other! We are Sox fans.  And in 2005 we won the World Series!  Sadly, my husband was on a business trip, I was home,...

We had a beautiful day, followed by a beautiful sunset! Dinner tonight was beer can chicken again.  I didn’t overcook it and have lots of leftovers to make something – not sure what yet! I made skin on mashed potatoes and cheesy broccoli.  While the potatoes were boiling, I used the steam to steam my broccoli: Altogether: I have no ideas how many calories specifically...

You have to love second grade soccer.  There is no goalie, there is no score kept, and everyone has a great time.  I love that even when the other team scores, everyone jumps up for joy! Here is our grand-nephew: We had breakfast/lunch out after the game.  Mine was good, but I wished I would have gotten what my husband got! But here is what...