Proud Mama

Had to share these!  Braden and I have only been doing school since November!!!

Paleo Craze/Breakfast Cups

Paul and I are trying to be more "Paleo" in our eating.  Basically this means no grains, beans...things like that.  Going back to the hunter-gather way of eating.  That's Paleo in 2 sentences, but I encourage you to do some research on your own.  I say on your own and don't want to provide you with any links for a specific reason.  Not because I want to be lazy, but I want you to educate yourself and make this decision on your own.  There is TONS of research out there saying "its the most amazing thing ever","everyone else is killing themselves", "no other diet works"...etc, supporting it.  But then there is also tons of research that says, "its a load of BS", "It's all put out by lobbyists against the FDA because they are not doing their jobs right"...etc, against it.  Be intelligent in your research and find reputable sources, but decided for yourself.  I will do another post on all this soon. 

Here is what the Paleo food pyramid looks like:

But for now, what this means for me is that I am NEVER full!  Never, ever.  The steroids make me just want to eat and eat and eat.  Before I could load up on carbs and be satisfied for at least a few hours.  Now I am eating ever hour!  So I've had to re-adjust the things I go for during a hunger spell and try to eat more healthy fats that will full me up more (eggs, avocados, etc.)

Melissa told me about some breakfasts that she made over the weekend for easy on the go meals before work.  So I decided to try one out this morning.  Its bacon wrapped eggs.  Sounded super yummy, but I will definitely need to play around with it a little more to get it just right.

I wrapped the outsides of the muffin tins with bacon and then simply cracked an egg inside of them.  Sprinkled with some coconut flakes for some added flavor and bake on 350 for 25 minutes.  The eggs came out great, but the bacon was way to...floppy for me.  I need to figure out how to make it come out crispy without over cooking the eggs.  Maybe try higher heat.

Until next time,
~Paige

A long overdue update

I am really trying here! But I will be the first to admit I am the worst at blogging :-/ I am trying to take inspiration from some of my favorite blogs, but I keep coming back to "well no one is going to want to read about that".  So I will be short, but try and hit all the highlights.

We fostered our first dog for Life is Better Rescue.  We happened to be dog sitting Kiko and Shoei (Ryan and Melissa's dogs) for a week, and when they came to pick the girls up, they feel in love with Watson Doxy and adopted him that weekend.  They named him Watson, but kept Doxy as his middle name since that's what Braden named him when we picked him up.

 In January, I needed to go in for another Rituxan infusion, and sadly, Paul was not able to get time off work to watch the boys while I sat for 6 hours :( LUCKILY, my mom decided that it was an important time to Jet up to Denver for a week.  She came up the night before my infusion, and was able to play with the boys during the day.  The rest of the week was spent recovering and regaining my energy, and seeing LOTS of friends.  We also were able to take the boys to the Rodeo and Stock Show :)

While my Mom was here she also helped install my birthday present - a new sink, faucet, and disposal (which we REALLY needed)!

Right before the super bowl there was a "big" snow storm.  The news made it out to be much worse than it really was.  We got about 20ish inches, but it was not a 'blizzard' that had us home bound.  Nonetheless the boys enjoyed playing outside and shoveling.

There there was my actual birthday.  Not exciting to report on there.  Braden helped me bake a cake, and then we made dinner at home.  This weekend Paul and I are going to the Avalanche game with Ryan and Melissa.  My aunt is coming out next week for a visit so maybe we will get to do something special then. 

Other than that there is not too much else to report on from this year.  My days are kept busy doing school with Braden.  I am starting to find that I need to plan activities for Zachary to do too.  Our nights are spent at Lifetime Fitness working out and playing with friends, and usually end with some baseball on the field.

~Until Next Time, Paige :)