Jacob takes on the Big Blue....

Jacob is huge into sports, hockey, t-ball and golf -- oh and of course, fire trucks. Like any mother, I'd like him to love the things I do too.  Gardening, going for walks, cooking and sailing -- just to name a few.  This past Sunday I took him out sailing.  Being out on the boat, leaving everything behind, and allowing myself to be free and enjoy my surroundings is what I live for in the winter.  And having my little side-kick next to me makes it that much more special.

If any of you have spent any amount of time with a toddler you know that you can't tell them things they are going to do much more then 5 minutes before you actually go.  Here's why.... Is it time to go yet?  Can we go now? Are we going sailing?  Am I your crew?  Do you own the boat?  Can we go now?  We were originally going to stay home and do some fun stuff.  I got the call that we were actually going to go out so I had a 5 minute conversation in my head (yes this happens often) and decided to tell him after I was already dressed that we were going to go.  Boy was he excited!!  After our usual breakfast at the Muffin Shop we headed down to the Novi, which Jacob got to drive to the big boat! 

He's been on the boat before but this was comical.  Watching an already clumsy 4 year old try and understand why the floor beneath him was rocking was hilarious. Especially where it used to be on dock and now is at the mouth of the harbor, unprotected.  The kid has more bruises on his legs then normal.  Perhaps I should have wrapped him in bubble wrap.... oh wait.... he had his life jacket on. He wanted to know what everything was, but stuck with the grinders.... just like his mama.  He did his first spin on the drums, of course at a low speed for fear of flinging him off. 

Overall, the sail went great.  He made friends with everyone on the boat and even had his favorites.  He knows the "rules" of the boat and listens to everyone.  He even took a little nap! Both of us were in bed at 7:30pm and asleep by 7:35pm.  It's a long day to begin with but toss in a 4 year old and you've got yourself an EXTRA long day.  I wouldn't change it if I could.  Absolutely perfect.

A big thank you to the rest of the crew and the guests who put up with his questions and typical toddler shenanigans.  I really appreciate it!









uh oh paleo...

This could either be a great decision or it could be my worst idea yet.  This coming from the bread loving, yogurt eating, cream in my coffee person . . . I'm not so sure I can handle this.  Welp, we have to go grocery shopping and I figure now is as good time as any.  Glad I had steak tips and Cesar salad for dinner.  I'm now going to consume a loaf of bread and the gallon of milk in my fridge.  Doesn't help that I have a toddler and a husband who drink/eat everything you're not supposed to for Paleo.  Thanks Pam Rehal for logging everything you eat and giving me an added push in the right direction.  I figure if I go through your stuff and pick the things I like to eat or sound good, the first two weeks I might not eat my fist from starvation.  Once again, thanks pinterest for being addictive and giving me lots of yummy recipes, oh and paleOMG. My brother-in-law and his wife follow this too and both look fantastic. 

Word of the day (for the moment...) WILLPOWER!

The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes...

(just in case y'all were wondering what the definition was)

(Cont'd from yesterday 5/18) Today I made the decision to go Paleo.  I finished my last 2 cups of coffee with half & half in it and there was no other food in the house.  We went to T-Ball which is hilarious and then went grocery shopping after.  That was by far THE HARDEST grocery shopping trip EVER!  Walking through a grocery store when your hungry is never a good idea but when you just start doing Paleo it's like heart wrenching... I actually had tears in my eyes as I picked up Silk Almond Milk with Vanilla flavor.  I SO wanted to pick up fat free skim milk.... But I stuck with it.  All through the store, Todd said you can have this and I said NO  I can't.  Through the entire store I must have said NO like 20 times.  So while I had the child seat section of the basket carrige filled with fruit, salad, eggs and everything else, he and Jacob were chucking chicken fingers, pizza, yogurts, milk and everything short of the kitchen sink in the cart... :(

SO for food today I had :

Breakfast:  2 cups of coffee with truvia and 1/2 & 1/2. 

Snack:  Banana

Lunch: Can of tuna with a little yellow mustard salt & pepper to taste. Two celery sticks with forty spices humus. (yum!)

Snack:  Apple, dried banana's and some fresh ham.

Dinner:  Pork Chops with honey, and lemon pepper seasoning, hard boiled egg and salad with home made dressing. 

I can safely say that I finished my first paleo day.... with the exception of finishing my half and half.  I have had a head ache all day but I think it might be from the sugar? If that makes sense....  I might log this one as a practice day.  Tomorrow I need to eat a little more at meal time and have better snacks. 

Tonight's agenda :  Map my run for tomorrow, look up some yoga to teach myself and then more Paleo planning! (recipe's for everything!)

WIP Wednesday :)

(Work In Progress) Wednesday.

More rain.... It has been such a beautiful spring and we've been outside so much that my projects have been piling up.  Well with all this rain, I've tackled some of them!  Some I can just tell you the tiniest amount about because there surprises and the others I'm going to post pictures of!  Yahoo!

I'm beginning to make this Puff Quilt from @HoneyBearLane.  I'm sure it's not going to be nearly as beautiful as her quilts, but everyone has to start somewhere!  I love all the bright colors and it could work for either a boy or a girl!

The next project is made from all my scraps from other projects.  Patterns I loved and wanted to do something to include them all.  So I searched... and searched... and searched... And I found it!  The perfect quilt to make with scraps!  This blogger posted it over three years ago!  I'm in love.  Here are the scraps I'm going to use and some got cut out.  Bummer!

http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2009/08/what-is-in-your-scrap-bin.html

Awesome!  Here's the link to the pictre and the blog that I found it on!   Next Wednesday I'll be posting more pictures of it!

The other three projects I'm working on are to be kept a secret!  One is for a very dear friend who is expecting her first child in August!  Baby Luck I can't wait to meet you!  Any the other two are for the little chickies I take care of in the afternoon.  I'll post pictures in another WIP Wednesday after they are done and passed on!

Untill then, that's all for now! 

(Who doesn't like a nice warm tub after a wet day!)