Friends and Family Time

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May 072011
 

Today, my husband had to go out of town.  The kids and I headed to Grandma and Grandpa’s house.  We picked up Grandma and went to a party.  My friends from Rome are in town for 2 more days and tonight was the last get together.  Their little girl turned two this week.  Since Stephen couldn’t make it, I thought it was a good idea to have another adult with me to help with the kids.  We had a great time and didn’t have any meltdowns.

Here’s the birthday girl with Sally along with a photo of Nick and the birthday girl.

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After the party, we stopped in to visit Grandpa, Aunt Carol and Uncle Frank.  It was a great afternoon/evening!

Next up: cardio at the JCC in the morning.  I’m hoping an elliptical is available.

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Water Color

Adventures with Nick and Sally, Exercise No Responses »
May 062011
 

Today, I went back to the water aerobics class.  We used some water dumbbells and balls today.  It was fun and made it easier to modify the exercises.  This is one class where I need to work hard to make the workout difficult.  I always stay toward the deeper end and really focus on each exercise.  We do things like cross country ski, jumping jacks, biceps curls, balance, core etc.  We really get to work all of the major muscle groups.  I feel great after an hour in the pool and it’s a great Friday workout for my mix.

After a bunch of errands and nap time, Nick wanted to paint.  He likes mixing the colors.

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He also really enjoys making a mess.

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I’m glad the paint is washable and easy to clean up and that Sally was still napping during this project.

Next up: day off tomorrow.

Fresh Peanut Butter

Adventures with Nick and Sally, Recipe 3 Responses »
May 012011
 

We slept in a bit today.  Sally was up for more than 2 hours last night (second night in a row).  We are hoping that a new tooth or two appears soon.

Shortly after 9am, the kids and I headed to the JCC.  It was PACKED.  Almost all of the cardio equipment was in use.  I was able to snag a treadmill (barely) before everything was full.  Sunday is the busiest day.  Today, it was raining and I think that added to the crowd.

I don’t really care for the treadmill, but I completed 30 minutes.  I also did some plank practice and stretched well.

After lunch, the family made a batch of peanut butter.  We needed some for tonight’s peanut tofu recipe.

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It’s so easy.  I’m not sure that I could go back to the jarred kind.

  1. Get out food processor
  2. Add nuts of your preference (we’ve done peanut, honey peanut and cashew so far)
  3. Process a bit
  4. Add salt, vanilla to taste (about 1/2-1 teaspoon of each)
  5. Process until you reach your desired consistency.
  6. Store in the fridge.

Note: if you want crunchy nut butter, hold some of the nuts out and add them when the butter is closer to the desired consistency.  We use a 16oz bag of nuts and I think our processor is 7 cup so you need to adjust accordingly.  If your nuts are particularly dry and you want more moist butter, you can add a bit of oil.

I love that Nick now says… we need to buy more peanuts because we are out of peanut butter.  I’ve heard you can grown peanut plants locally.  I’d love to try that this year or next.

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