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As I am reading through the alphabet  I am following Booking it over at Life as Mom. Booking it is an online book club that each month we link up a selected read. This month was the Money Saving Mom's Budget.  I think only Crystal Paine, the Money Saving Mom could make budgeting inspirational and exciting. I have been reading her blog regularly for a couple of years now. When I

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Last week I spent $90 between Publix and a fabulous deal I found on real maple syrup on amazon. I know it's a lot of money BUT I did save 60% AND. In my reading the Money Saving Mom's budget one of the ways she says to save money is to shop for 2 weeks. You will do much better with spending in one week and planning ahead. I thought this is something I could implement easily and actually

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I DID IT! I passed my test. I'm now a LCSW and I think it's a pretty big deal. I really have to thank my husband and Miss G's baby sitter because they both really stepped up to help and watch her more so I could study. I am really proud of that. AND on Thursday night instead of going out to eat Mr C and I actually made dinner. Look at us sticking to the pantry challenge. I'm also really

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So, even though this month's goal is to clean out and organize our pantry for the Pantry Challenge at Good Cheap Eats my mom decided to contribute by cleaning out her pantry and sending food home with us. I did tell her it was ok and let her know that anything that wasn't eaten in the next couple of weeks is going to the food bank and she agreed. Therefore we got a large influx of food. I

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It's here. The week of my LCSW exam so this won't be a long blog. I spent $60 at publix on Sunday and $20 at CVS this week. Not a great week for savings but I guess that's about average for us now. At publix there were things that I thought about not getting but if I would have waited for another week well they wouldn't have been on sale so I just decided to go ahead. I am still planning our

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So, we are still theoretically on the pantry challenge. I am really trying to eat from the pantry and follow my meal plan but life has been throwing me some serious curve balls this week. For example, I ate out twice on Friday...so here I was going to type to you an excuse about it being a long week but even sounded pathetic while I was formulating it.  I honestly was not accountable to

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As I mentioned in my goals that I would really like to read myself through the alphabet. I think it would be a fun challenge for me to put down my computer and increase my time reading. This is going to be the post I update with my progress. =) Reading Through the Alphabet. A B C- Clinical social work licensing examination study guide D E F G H- The Happiness Project & Home Vegetable

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 Part of my reading through the alphabet is follow Booking it over at Life as Mom. One bite at a time I really went into this book thinking I wasn't going to like it. I am horribly unorganized at home and work. I wish I was better about it but really came away with a couple of things that I think I'll work on changing. For example, Eat that Frog, week 1 is really great...essentially you do

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Since this is my second month of eating out of the pantry I knew I was going to have to go to the grocery store and shell out more than I did last month. Honestly we were out of pretty much out of everything at our house that is a staple, you know milk, produce, even our poor dogs were out of dog food. Even my husband, who thinks I have a grocery store addiction said it was time to go. So, I

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Yes, I know these are a little late to put out there but hey if I'm serious about them, they can be a little late. So, I had quite a few goals that I wanted to do this year. I just got really inspired by everything I read on every blog and decided that I wanted to do that too...for example: reading, crafting, photography...things that I think are super pleasurable but not for me and this season

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So, last month I told you I was giving myself a break from couponing so I could focus on my family and celebrating the season (and to save a little cash). I decide to do this by only buying necessities at the grocery store. I have to tell you it went really well. We a lot of meals that had been hanging around too long and made a dent in our pantry. We are just about through our veggies both

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I've been MIA again I know for a while. Honestly I usually use the site to do my meal plan but don't really post it. Anyway, Starting in December I am attempting to drastically cut my grocery budget. Usually, I pay about $350 a month a the grocery store. That's $50 a week at the grocery store, $10 a week at CVS, and a $100 Costco trip. I know that it's not the cheapest deal ever but I know that

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We have a Costco membership that we share with my mom. I recently found this website that. This woman basically looked at everything Costco sells and tells you what price you would need to find at a grocery store to make it cheaper. Love it because some things I know now to always get at Costco and some things just go ahead and stray away. Wanted to share the link with you! See her lists here!

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  This is not the best picture ever but this is a great recipe. It's easy, healthy, affordable, and delicious. It's like the trifecta of food since it lives up to all my requirements. I had serious doubts about Mr. C eating it but he gobbled it down. I am super excited about this one and I'm sure I'll be making it again. I made 2 different casseroles. One with beef and without it for myself.

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I made multiple trips to multiple CVSs this week because I have been hunting the elusive Huggies Slip Ons. There was a great coupon a couple weeks back. I had the same problem the last time they had a great deal and missed out on them. My normal CVS doesn't sell them so I went to one out of the way and they were out! Ugg. Anyway I finally went to the one by my work and I got them and did end

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I'm sorry to do this but I'm becoming one of those people. I've been doing the CVS deals for about 3-4 months and I'm not entirely convinced about the amazing savings due to my poor money managment skills. I think we are doing well but I need to keep better track of our money. So, I'm going to start using my blog to do that and keep me accountable. Here's what I got this week at CVS. I spent

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I'm trying to be more type A with our food. I thought we did really well but we have been eating out  alot. I'm on weight watchers and have been for a while and seem to do really well with the structured week but terrible @ home. So, I'm trying to do all of our cooking over the weekend so I do better during the week. Friday: We had homemade pizza with salad. Not the healthiest but it was super

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I wrote a post this week about cooking that isn't quite finished and haven't got around to putting up yet. You wouldn't believe the amount of blogging that I do that I never finish. Anyway, I really am trying to eat healthy and save money and just talked about it in this week's unposted post. Today's living social deal is a fabulous one for this. Living Social Whole Foods Deal Pay $10 and

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Without giving any details I need to tell you about a session I had that was eye opening. Let me backtrack a bit... A couple months ago I read on an article about childhood hunger. Well, I assumed that with food stamps that most of the families that I work with are ok. Actually, no. Recently I had a session with a family and my client's mom told me that she is going hungry and only eating 1 time

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Hello, Everyone needs to start thier day out with a little Miss. G (the baby). You know I work with families so I totally knew that kids changed you. But I never knew how much. I'm amazed how I am a normally social, out going person who constantly wants to be doing something and now that she's here all I ever want to do is just hang out with her. But really who wouldn't want to hang out

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So, since my blog is about food I thought I'ld show you our newest family member's eating. Here is Miss G eating for the first time, we went with oatmeal instead of rice because her poor tummy has been upset. I wish I could figure out how to put the video in the box but I just don't have that so you'll have to do it like dinosaur times and click on it. Miss G Eats Now that was cute but we

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Have you tried Philadelphia Cooking Creme? It's kind of flavored cream cheese for cooking. On 2 different occasions Publix has had AMAZING deals on it, like free & $.25 w/ sales and coupons. So, both times I bought it. I used it tonight. I know I was really leery of it at first & no, I'm not getting any compensation for this recipe. I really just like it. We've tried all the flavors & I think

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I haven't blogged in 10,000 years & I didn't even take a picture of this. I did however have a baby. Enough said. Now I'm on weight watchers. This is sort of a recipe I got off their website. I actually made this for dinner last night. It was great. It’s quick & frugal summertime dinner. All the ingredients we had in our fridge. Some even came from Mr. C's container garden. I liked it so much I

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Hello! I'm here, still pregnant just in case you were wondering. I do tell Zeus daily that s/he can come any time now that I'm 38 weeks. Right now it's just a waiting game. I am happy to report we are doing ok on our budgeting and other things getting ready for baby. The nursery is finally finished and I think we have everything ready. I even already packed my hospital bag just in case. Due to

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Since the last time I blogged we've had quite a few changes around here. I have had problems with my blood pressure and I am now on a seriously restrictive no sodium diet. You would not believe the amount of sodium that is in food we eat every day. Needless to say this is a new adventure in cooking. On top of that Mr. C is now on weight watchers. We tried to apply for health insurance and if Mr.

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http://fortunavirilis.blogspot.com/2010/01/crock-pot-curried-red-lentil-chickpea.htmlI fell off the blogon (blogging wagon) this week. We were very busy including having people over for the Superbowl. Obviously I didn't do well with meal planning since I didn't do it. I overspent at the grocery store. I even forgot to renew my library books and now owe $1.75, boo. It'll go better this week. No

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Hello, how was your week? We were very busy around here. I was out of town for part of it and it seemed like lots of other nights we just had stuff to do. Although I would say I've done meh at my goals but Mr. C has been a ROCKSTAR! Let me show his rockstarness. This is what the baby's room now looks like now. Last Friday the room was white, full of junk, and that crib and changing

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So, far so good over here on the resolution front. On the baby front let me tell you about my amazing husband and his wonderful parents. My amazing husband last night cleaned out the WHOLE baby room. This is amazing. That room was so cluttered before. He is great. Then today his parents came down and helped Mr. C paint the whole room for us.  YAY! It's a lovely shade named Neptune, very

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 Today is a special day for not 1 lady in our family but 2. Yup, my mom's a twin. So, We say Happy Birthday to my Mama and G.A.G. (not gag but great aunt goof, my mom's twin). These lovely ladies are 29 again today and they are coming to see me tomorrow. YAY! So, with no further ado... Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to mama and G.A.G, Happy birthday to you!

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Resolution in progress week 2. We are doing well on our budgeting and using up extra random food around here. Now as far as my meal plan you may notice that I do it a little differently. That's because of my work schedule since I work 4 days a week. I cook 3 and crockpot 1 of those. We eat out on Thursdays and "scrounge" for leftovers the other two days. I find that this works for us. Lots of

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So, I just wrote to you about sticking and keeping my resolution. And, one of mine is making a meal plan to use up random foods chilling around our cabinets too long so we don't waste money. I've done a meal plan in the past and I find that I actually do pretty well when I have it set out for me. So here is my resolution in action. Saturday: Chicken thighs, veggie fried rice, dumplings,

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I'm a little late on this but who cares really? I am READY for 2011. It's going to be a big year for my little family. I am one excited lady. And when it comes to resolutions in general I'm a fan. If you think about resolutions more as goals and actually take then seriously they can be broken down into smaller steps. So, when I was joking around I thought "I am going to have a baby and

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Hi, I have discovered this and decided it's worth sharing. This morning I really wanted pancakes but we had no pancake mix or syrup in the house. Well, I know you can make pancakes from muffin mix. So, I made blueberry pancakes. You may be saying "Yes, Bridget everybody knows that." (In case you do not know this. I used this recipe but added lots more water. I couldn't tell you how much. Add

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So, I said we'ld be talking about holiday food but you can't only eat cookies. We'ld all like to but I don't think it would fly. So, here is a healthy, easy recipe that can accompany your fudge that you'll still feel good about yourself the next day.  With the crockpot during the holiday season it'll free you up to do all of your baking and still eat semi healthy. 1 TBSP minced garlic 1

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This is my cheeseball. I made it on Thanskgiving and didn't get a chance to take a picture before some people got a hold of it. It's not usually in our Thanksgiving celebrations but my uncle used to make one for Christmas every year and I was really missing it. Sadly this is not his recipe but mine but it's still good. 1 1/2 packages of 8 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature 1 package of

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It's not christmas yet so I'm going to tell you Merry Christmas as it's not quite Christmas yet. Although, I have been already listening to my new christmas glee CD.Which my husband hates because it's not Christmas yet. Now, I don't know about you but I have a bunch of random things I need to go this holiday season. And, I always struggle with what to bring. Yes, I like to cook but you know

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I LOVE pimento cheese. LOVE it. I have always loved it. Of course Mr. C can't stand it. One of my family's traditions is eating pimento cheese on celery with Thanksgiving dinner. Does anyone elses family do this? I doubt it seriously. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't think it's strange. Well, this is the what we eat with the "relish tray." The relish tray is basically the celery/

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Hello, neglected blog friends! I have missed you. Honestly the pregnancy has been a bit of a bugger recently. I have done no running and no cooking that anyone would blog about (boxed mac'n cheese, salad, frozen pizza, you get the picture). But of course this week is Thanksgiving! One of my favorite holidays because it can't be too commercialized (until black friday of course) and Mr. C's least

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Honestly, not much reading is going on around here. I do have Your Pregnancy Week by Week that my Little J bought for me.  I really recommend this book if you are pregnant. It's informative and has pictures of how big is baby each week. Also, Here's a ton of discounts on Real Simple "The Best Bargains You've Never Heard of..." Honestly, I had never heard of some of them. Cleaning out your

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Well, last week is the last week of our CSA for the year. It's always a little bit sad for me but especially for this year. We're not a 100% sure but with KJ planning on coming the end of march I don't think we'll be able to do the CSA next year. It's sad but it takes a lot of time to cook all those veggies and I have a feeling we might be busy. Also, with me feeling under the weather most days I

bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645791886470096592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155686518183557091.post-62248504420749632052010-09-13T09:48:00.000-05:002010-09-13T09:48:16.118-05:00

I have been MIA from here lately. Maybe you noticed? Maybe not. Well, this is because our life has been in somewhat of food chaos. You know, not real chaos YET but I'm more than embarrassed to tell you what we've been eating around this house. Let me just leave you with this... I have eaten ramen noodles twice since we last talked. I do not care for ramen noodles. Hate is a very strong word but

bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645791886470096592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155686518183557091.post-56328679907100053802010-08-25T15:05:00.000-05:002010-08-25T15:05:05.848-05:00

I haven't been so great about posting deals. Really, I gave up I think it was a waste of time. I was the only person using them. Anyway, this deal is too good not to post. Today Groupon has Fandango ticket for $4 a person. Now that is a super cheap movie! So, if your interested use this link only (i'm not sure why but I purchased this morning and it's legit.) Also, the city says orange county

bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645791886470096592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155686518183557091.post-90235502795807344092010-08-25T12:55:00.000-05:002010-08-25T12:55:20.107-05:00

I know, I know, more animal pics? But look it's funny because it looks like this guy is eating my hair! Don't worry. He did not and I'm fine. =)

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Looked rupert is a foodie too! Really there is nothing cuter than puppy pictures and this guy was one cute puppy. Oh, they grow up so fast. Happy pick me up Wednesday!

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Well, Let me first tell you that Thursday I forgot to take a picture of my box! I don't really know what I was doing but I just forgot, more pathetically I think Mr. C reminded me and I didn't follow through. I swear I would lose my head if it wasn't attached. So, in the box this week (I think, I'll have to guess we still have lots of veggies left over from last week): okra, green tomatoes,

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Happy Wednesday! I hope it's as good for you as it is for Lulubelle.

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Here's what I'm digging around the blogsphere this week. Stuffed Corn Tortillas- need I say more? Homemade oatmeal cream pies I love these things. I remember being young and visiting my grandparents in West Texas and eating these. I think I'm the only person in my family who loves these like I do. Many uses for salt. Did you know you could use salt to get stains out? How to dry plastic

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In the box this week: squash, okra, onion, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, acorn squash, cherry tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, and eggplant. Sunday: Mr. C is out of town. Monday: Stuft Shells made with Fresh & Easy Spaghetti Sauce and green beans. Tuesday: White bean and Cherry Tomato Salad Wednesday: Mr. C is making homemade tofu chili. Thursday: scrounge Friday: Burgers and fries.

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I love pizza. It really is one of my favorite foods. It always has been, always will be. Mr. C doesn't like pizza. It all started in elementary school. Remember when everyone's favorite food was pizza? Well, Mr. C says it bugs him that elementary school child's favorite food is pizza by default. Like if you wanted to be cool you had to like pizza. Well, it has never been Mr. C's favorite food.

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It's not like somebody else can run a marathon for you. It's all you out there. Finishing means you can say, "There's not a lot I can't do." Kenneth Feld, Owner, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Say prayers to the big man for us. Little J and I head off to Chicago tomorrow for the Rock N Roll half on Sunday. Which is also our run for autism.

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I read a lot both books, audio books (not technically reading but sort of right?), and blogs.  Sometimes you can learn really cool ideas or tricks you didn't already know or think of. Here's what I think is cool this week: Regrowing celery that you get at the grocery store. Interesting, I never knew. I might have to try this. Making cardboard castles. This might be super fun and therapeutic

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I am really slacking on my blogging this week. I am a bum. I don’t even have a picture to post. I think it’s because I am going to CHICAGO to run for autism this weekend. =) Oh, my. Anyway this is what we are eatin' this week. Sunday: Hibachi with the families for birthday celebrations! Both Mr. C and Mama C. Monday: BBBBQ pizza (boca/bacon barbeque pizza) with corn on the cob. Tuesday: summer

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Yup, we're in a guillotine. But don't worry we didn't lose our heads. This was taken in Bermuda, the last vacation we went on with the Bailey family and where we got engaged. =) Isn't it funny? Of course I'm happy and Mr. C is looking at me crazy. Yup, that's most of our life. Happy Pick Me Up Wednesday!

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Isn't it pretty? This is where Mr. C and I got married. Happy Pick Me Up Wednesday!

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(Blogger and I are not friends today. Now lets try this again.)Happy birthday Mr. C!Yes, it's my wonderful, loving, enduring husband's birthday.Look he got into this silly birds nest because I think it's funny. He's so wonderful to me. I am truly blessed that God created him. =)Today we are both not going to work so we can spend the day hanging out with each other. I am making waffles for

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Oops, I forgot to add the pic of the veggies to the menu. Don't they look yummy?

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Once again Kroger is doing the buy 10 items get $5 off. I looked at the sneak peak for the publix ad on Iheartpublix and nothing is too exciting at Publix. I will be Krogering this week. Here's what are good deals with printable coupons. The prices here are after the extra $5 off but before the coupon. FYI when the ring up they will ring up regular price and then at the end you will get the $5

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Sad, sad news last week you know I had a HUGE grillin' week planned. Well, last Sunday I decided to take the initiative and clean the grill since I hadn't in about a bazillion years. Well, Since it had been a bazillion years it fell apart. That was the end of grillin' week. =( And all cooking went out the window at that time. I'm embarassed to even tell you what I fed Mr. C but it includes

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Don't you just love back to school season? I know I do. All of the kiddos come in and pretend that they are so sad summer's coming to an end but love the idea of new teachers, friends, and even some a new school. Don't you remember the beginning of your Freshman year? Scared and intimidated about "seniors." Good times. You know what one of the things I loved? School supply shopping and new

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Tomatoes are in season here in AL. I love when tomatoes are in season. We have been getting them for a while now. Finally, I have managed to resist eating them to save up and make crockpot spaghetti sauce. I love homemade spaghetti sauce. I think you can definitely taste the difference. I'm not sure how I came about this recipe. I think was over reading lots of other recipes and trial and error

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The idea of hula lamps being fine art just makes me laugh! Happy pick me up Wednesday. =)

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Publix's sale is puny this week. So, I'm going Krogering. Here's what's on sale with printable coupons that will definitely be worth making a trip. I think they have a really good sale this week. It's called the mega event. The mega event you buy 10 items on the approved list and get $5 off. It's kinda complicated but it can be figured out. I don't actually know what happens if you only get 9

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It is SO hot here. I actually have no idea of how hot it is as I never keep up with the weather but it feels like 100 degrees and it doesn't help that all the kids want to go outside to play while I'm bundled up for the artic inside my office. I don't know maybe I getting old because in the past I never really was bothered with the temperature and would cook elaborate meals despite the 100

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I am in the middle of a super long weekend. Because I work 4 days a week I got Friday off to celebrate the 4th of July. I celebrated by cleaning the house, my mom will be proud, I'm not the best cleaner in the world but anyway. As part of my super long week I will be doing a semi big cooking day on Monday. I've blogged before about how I really like to take a day a month and do a LOT of cooking.

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I've had a revelation! Just now and it's amazing. I've been wondering if this is possible for a while now. It made sense to me. I looked all over the internet to trying to find a recipe but with no luck. I was unsure about it but decided to try anyway. Basically, I took a whole bottle of Bailey's Coffee Creamer and dumped it in my ice cream bowl for the kitchenaid mixer. I set it to churn

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Look at my watermelon. How it's grown! I'm happy to report that my oregano, mint, and basil are doing well, too. My tomato (that's one tomato off of 4 vines) is hanging in there but pathetically. My pumpkin vines are surviving but not doing much growing. I guess I need to fertilize them. I was trying to avoid using chemicals but i guess I'll have to break down. My watermelons are growing with

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 I promise not to only put animal pics on pick me up Wednesday but I just couldn't resist! Last year Mr. C and I went to Birmingham for one of his friend's wedding. Since I have an obsession with zoos we went to the zoo down there. Here is a mama and baby beaver that we saw and look they are "kissing." So cute!

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I have 2 best friends from high school. I love these ladies like they are my sisters. Heck, we've known each other so long I feel like we practically are. Well, one of my BFFs is a blogger too! She's just not a food and running blogger, she's an environmentalist. She's a scientist and likes to really analyze everything out there. Well, recently she wrote a review about local food. Now, I'm not

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Here's what is on sale starting tomorrow (Wednesday) at Publix that has printable coupons and I'll be buying! Nature's Own Bread, 100% Whole Wheat, 20 oz loaf, BOGO $2.85=$.67 after cpn -$.75/1 Nature's Own (zip 23322) Glass Plus Glass & Multi-Surface Cleaner, 32 oz bot, BOGO $2.49= $.25 after cpn -$1/1 Glass Plus Cleaner ($.25 after coupon) Cascadian Farm Frozen Vegetables or Potatoes 7.4

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Libby's is giving away free canned veggies. Just go here and print. You can print two of them. And to make it even better I think Libby's has an organic line. YAY! Thanks to Amanda at A Few Short Cuts for this deal!

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Here's my first post. I think's it's simple to follow. I'm only planning on running to Publix this week. This is what I'm getting that you can get VERY easily too! These deals end on 7/5/10 and Publix starts it's new ad on 7/6/10. Publix: Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo, BOGO $1.99= $1 -$1/1 Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo Yellow Adv Buy Flyer (at the front of the store. It's yellow. Pick it up tear out this

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So, my mom asked a while back why I don't blog about coupons. It's totally the hip thing to do these days. I feel like it's a new industry for women that has really exploded. I also feel that there is no need to do it because honestly there are lots of really good blogs already out there. But as I reflect on it I wonder if my family and friends really have time to deal with all of that. I have

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We have tomatoes galore! Look at all of those. I even have quite a few left over from last week. I think this calls for homemade spaghetti sauce. YUM. And potatoes. We haven't had potatoes in a long time around here. I was initially disappointed by our box this week (it wasn't all the way full) but now as I gaze upon all my favorite veggies. I know exactly how to cook all of these.

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I fully believe on Wednesdays we all need a little pick me up. Today that cuteness will be provided by Lulubelle and Rupert. They say please get back to work so you can come home on time today! =)

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Oh my, my post is late. Yesterday Little J came down and we did 6 miles in 90+ degree heat. Man it was hot. I think I'm just now recovering. We were super stupid. We headed out around 9am and got back to the house at noon. We are not doing that again it was just so hot. Although we did have a good time and we went to Big Spring Park and walked around downtown Huntsville. Afterwards we ate a "

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Before I started CSAing this is what I associated with cabbage. 1. My favorite doll when I was young was a cabbage patch kid. Man did I love that doll. Mine had red hair and Little J's had yellow. She used to try to steal mine and call it hers. I remember that it owned clothes but it never wore them. I think she was just like this: 2. Coleslaw and a bucket of chicken. When I was

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Ok, since I have now been participating in a CSA now for 4 years I have finally began to learn to use CSA foods. From my pictures you can see that each week Mr. C and I are given some strange veggies. We just hate to waste them. However, we do tend to eat a normal american diet. Usually CSA blogs and cookbooks are not normal american diets. I think it's worth blogging about how we have learned to

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I really want to change my name because I don't want to only talk about running and cooking. I love both of these subjects but i want to be more well rounded than this. Therefore I don't love my name but i've been waiting for inspiration to hit me with something new. I ran about 1,000 ideas by Mr. C but he wasn't in love with anything. I wanted something cutsy but not too cutsy. So, I'm keeping

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I was worried about my growing but no blooms. But, LOOK, lots of blooms and lots more vine. Now, I can just protect my precious baby from Mr. C killing it with the lawn mower. =)

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What's in the box? green beans, cabbage, green tomatoes, eggplant, corn, onion, bell pepper, tomatoesI wont lie. Of course I like the box but it's not necessarily the best one yet. It feels a little sparse. I will probably cook everything in it this week with nothing to freeze. Last week my beetnik cake came out so good i was actually looking forward to getting some more beets to bake with

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When Mr. C and I started dating one of our favorite foods was buying the Marie Calender's stuffed shells from the grocery (usually Walmart, we were so broke and naive back then about the evils of walmart). It was easy and tasty. I think it's one of his all time favorite foods. He has an unnatural obsession with pasta. Well, now I still know how much he loves them and how terrible they are

bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645791886470096592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155686518183557091.post-17811467237470436002010-06-17T10:10:00.001-05:002010-06-17T12:22:36.003-05:00

I love running. Love, love, love it. It makes such a difference in my life. Even my husband notices. If I come home grumpy or stressed about my job many nights he suggest that maybe I should go for a run. When I return I come home transformed. I leave the house a pit bull and come home Labrador, smiling and singing (yes I sing way more than I should). I think I've even noticed this as well with

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(First, I don't know what happened but today I'm having problems with picasa. Please excuse my pic and meal plan being in different posts.) Look at that box! EGGS, yes EGGS that are local and organic. I know I say this every week but we have never got a box this good. I honestly believe this year is way better than last year and last year wasn't bad. Well, we've already eaten the lettuce,

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What's in the box this week: 1 head of cabbage, 4 beets and beet greens, a head of lettuce, cauliflower, 4 cucumbers, 3 squash, green onions, and green beans.We have already eaten the squash, lettuce, and the cucumbers.Sunday: LeftoversMonday: Mr. C has requested wonton soup with moo shoo chicken/seitan (cabbage and green onions)Tuesday: Grilled steak/tofu, skillet green beans, and

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Look at my garden grow! Remember my accidental gardening? Well, here it is again and I'm now pretty confident it's a melon. It's hard to see but there is even a bloom starting to grow. Gardening really reminds me how amazing God is. His blessing a random plant in my yard like this really reminds me how He loves and blesses me (and you too). Just imagine as he provides rain and sunlight for

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I've been blogging about my run for autism and my attempts to raise money. Well, let me tell you my personal attempt to raise money for my run. Kyle and I are on a very tight budget but I believe we can find the money to donate to OAR as well. Each month we spend $20 just for fun on each of us. Also, We spend about $120 on groceries. My goal for fundraising is to do somewhat of a pantry challenge

bridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645791886470096592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155686518183557091.post-53784545684530574842010-06-01T10:22:00.000-05:002010-06-01T10:22:03.473-05:00

Back in April I blogged about my plan to challenge myself for Chicago. Well, I paid for the Cotton Row 10K and I was pumped. I had a plan and a structure to get me to my goal of the 3 hour half marathon. Then my mom mentioned that my grandpa would give his riding lawn mower if we would just pick it up. Well, right now we have about an acre and Mr. C is push mowing. He was fine with it but it

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This week in the box: zucchini, Cauliflower, Strawberries, Green onions, Broccoli, Beets (beet greens), Cabbage, and Mystery greens The meal plan: Monday- We went to a cookout with our neighbors. Nothing healthy was made or eaten. Tuesday- Beet risotto with spinach garlic bread Wednesday- Cabbage rolls in the crock pot Thursday- Leftovers Friday- Veggie/sausage calzones (mystery greens

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Here is my kohlrabi quiche. I wasn't going to post it but it turned out amazing! Way better than I expected and when I got the idea I didn't find any recipes on the internet for it. Thought I would share. What you need: 1 pie crust (I used Pillsbury. I had it in the freezer begging to be eaten but you could make your own) 6 eggs 1/2 cup of milk 1 bunch of turnip greens 2 kohlrabi's with greens

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Yes, I've become one of those people. I now take pictures of my food but isn't it so pretty this week? This week we got cabbage, broccoli, turnips, green onions, strawberries, asparagus, and kohlrabi. I am loving this season. So far we have eaten the strawberries and broccoli. No exciting recipes. We steamed the broccoli and ate the strawberries with chocolate fondue I made in my little

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 Yesterday I was weeding to plant my pumpkins and eggplants and we found watermelon seedlings from where we had thrown out watermelons in that area last year. Very exiting stuff!

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Mr. C requested tuna salad for lunch next week and this is our first week of our CSA. I hate to waste veggies even if I don't care for them.  Mr. C does not care much for mayo. I obviously have not tried this because it has an animal in it but Mr. C swears it's good. 2 stalks of fresh celery chopped 3 radishes 1/2 yellow onion 4 pouches of tuna 1 hard boiled egg 1/3 cup mayo 1 1/2 TBSP of

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About January and February I did really amazing at meal planning. I knew what we were going to eat at every meal and had everything planned out. Well we went out of town for March and April and it all fell apart. Eeek. I need routine. We'll I'm getting back on the horse. But I'm going to do it by week and not month due to our CSA back in season.  In our CSA box this week: strawberries, 1 head

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In my confession of my inability to be a vegan I mentioned my love of my bread maker. I think that the bread maker is totally under-appreciated. Have you seen the price of bread these days? Even crap bread cost about $1, and that's on sale. Then when you make your selection how many ingredients does that wonderbread have? My bread has 10ish depending on spices and it didn't travel far to

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I love my job. I don't blog about it because I think it's important for my mental health to be able to separate my time at home from my clients' mental health. Well, I am so blessed to be able to work with kids. Really, and that's totally not my personality if you would have told me last year that I would be a children therapist I would have looked at you just like you just walked up to me and

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First,  I LOVED this recipe and Mr. C said it was ok. He says we eat too many beans. What?!?!? I on purpose feed us tons of beans and I love him but don’t see that changing. Second, Could the chickpea be the perfect food? It’s yummy, filling, and has a great texture. I think its my food husband. You know the food you love so much you’ld give it up for all other foods if food worked like that.

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So, My friend Donelle pointed out (hi, Donelle) I never talked about my great vegan adventure. Well, it went, hmm, it wasn’t a great adventure. With Mr. C gone I did better with veganism but really struggled to cut out dairy. I had a couple of days in the spotlight but I can tell you I’m no Vegan. I have started cooking mostly sans dairy. I bought some soy cheese and that’s helped quite a bit but

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I love running. It keeps me sane and happy but as I was finishing the Country Music Marathon last week I realized that all my efforts have been in vain. Many runners participate in races for causes. What kind of social worker am I if I don't dedicate my running efforts to something for the greater good? To this I realized automatically my cause would be to support Autism research. I am

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