Our very own daredevil

Sorry for the stupid angle. I think Jack is going to be a handful.

Two days down

So, have I mentioned I'm giving up treats? For 6 months? Yeah, I'm kinda crazy. No more sugar. I can still cook with sugar if something not dessert needs it, like pancakes, but no more cookies, icecream, brownies, cake, candy, anything like that. I've been sugar free for 2 days. That may not seem like a lot to you but I am a CRAZY dessert addict. I get it from my mother's side :) Since I could probably eat a whole batch of cookies and not get sick I figured it was time to show my cravings who is boss. I feel like I can do this since I did it Sunday. I think I have an alarm clock inside my body that dings after dinner on Sunday's screaming I NEED SOMETHING SWEET. But I didn't give in yesterday. AND I made Claire's birthday cake today....didn't sneak any batter or icing. *Head explodes* Yup, I wont be eating any tomorrow.

I fully expect the first two weeks to be the hardest. I'm prepared for that extinction burst. (read the article, it's crazy).

Bring it.

Under Our Skin

So, last night I watched a crazy interesting documentary on Netflix called "Under Our Skin". It was all about Lyme disease. Yeah, the stuff you get from getting a tick. The one that people say is so easy to cure. Well, it is if you get it diagnosed and treated VERY quickly. The poor people who it took years and years to get diagnosed were awful. And there was no guarantee that the treatment would even cure them. I guess people get diagnosed with things like MS, fibromyalgia, ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, or with just psychological issues and it's really Lyme disease. People live with pain forever because it is never diagnosed. Doctors don't think it can happen in certain places, but Lyme disease has been in every state. The CDC thinks that the number of cases are 10-12 times higher than confirmed, maybe around 450,000, which would affect more people than Aids! And the doctors are split on whether chronic Lyme even exists. It is a very political disease for some reason. I'm not a doctor but I'm leaning towards 'does' because I dont think all those people can fake their pain. Anyway, I feel really blessed now that I didn't ever get sick after all the tick bites I got roaming around in the woods in Illinois. And there is a possibility a mom can pass it to her kids and it is also an STD. Some doctors deny it but the people it happens to can't. And now I'm aware. Go watch it.

Dinner time is fun time

Who knew rice cereal and sweet potatoes could be such fun!?

Mmm watermelon

Om nom nom nom...

-Brian

Testing testing 1 2 3

So I'm trying this app out on our iPod to make posts on our blog. We have a truckload of pictures on it but it's a pain to get them on a computer and post them easily I feel. The trial only let's me do text, but the full app is like a buck so I may take the plunge if I don't find any other apps to do this. Hopefully this will mean you hear from me along with Megan.