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Claire-ism

I let Brian sleep in this morning. Got breakfast ready and went to go wake him up.

Me: I'm going to go wake up Daddy! Who's with me?

Claire: I got your back.

Bwhahaha

Little Stinker

Jack is doing some of the funniest things. When he knows that someone is in the bedroom asleep like Claire during naptime or Brian this morning, he wants to hit on the door. I bring him to the living room and put him on the couch. He will get off, and saunter, yes, saunter, to the hall. Looking all over, arms swinging, walking slowly. Then he gets to the corner he BOOKS it down the hall as fast as he can, giggling like a maniac. It is so funny. He will do it over and over again until I put a chair blocking the hall.

He is also kind of a bully. Sometimes, Claire totally deserves it but there is that scripture about teaching your kids not to fight. So when he is trying to bite or hit Claire, (usually playfully) I will pull him off and tell him to not hit, be soft, love your sister. As soon as I start talking he puckers up and wants a kiss. So of course, I give him a kiss and start again. Once more, up comes the pucker.

Little stinker. At least he is so cute. And I'm much prefer this to Claire's DRAMA. Oh my goodness. The girl is crazy!

New Challenge

Okay, so people are gonna think we're crazy. And that's okay because we probably are :) and we're really not bothered by people's opinions. We've bucked enough trends. It is interesting because people get pretty defensive about our choices sometimes. Go on! Do whatcha want! We dont care! :)

Brian and I are doing whole foods for 30 days. Veggies, fruits, whole grains, and legumes, nuts/seeds. No meat, milk, eggs, yogurt, and (gulp) cheese.

Yeah

I got this book in the mail. No idea how. It's called Eat for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Pretty much has changed my life....obviously if I'm willing to give up cheese...lol. That plus the China Study has led to this. We want to change our eating habits and taste preferences. Eating this way wont be absolutely permanent. I still have food storage recipes to go through but I'm hoping that it will be second nature to us and our kids.

Brian is on board. No need for pity there. We both want to live long, happy, productive lives free of chronic illnesses. We want to treat our bodies right.

So I'll letcha know how this month goes. I'm pretty sure it's going to suck for a while. But if you know that going in to it hopefully we wont quit! It's been fun trying new things.

Today we had

Breakfast: Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothie (YUM)

Snack: Hummus and veggies (good)

Lunch: Brown Rice and Chickpea Salad (Okay...needed more balsamic vinegar)

Dinner: Japanoodles (haven't made dinner yet :)

So anyway, wish us luck! It's a lot of chopping!