I’m feeling old today and I’m on a deadline.

We have to go to Linsey’s Middle School orientation/tour/let’s make your parents feel old night. I have exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes before Regan’s baby sitter arrives and I have to feed the family, change my clothes, try not to smell like deli food and give Regan a bath.

So here, for your judging pleasure (don’t judge me, but please, judge me) is a calorie count, food list, photo op of exactly what I’ve eaten today.

After my workout…

I chugged my one and only cup of coffee.

For a grand total of…

Feel free to judge away…in the comment section.

Today I’m thankful for:

…chobani yogurt as a quick and yummy dinner

…cheap baby sitters that like my daughter

…Grey’s Anatomy on netflix (get used to it!)

…yoga pants and rain boots

…warm hoodies that go with my yoga pants and rain boots

~ Maria

We’re currently under a Winter Weather Advisory, but I don’t really know what/if anything that means because nothing is going on. I guess we’ll wait and see. All I know is that it’s FU*KING cold out there right now!

Jason will be home shortly and the weekend will REALLY begin so without further ado…

Five For Friday:

–> I made it through another round of level 2 of the 30 Day Shred. Jillian ain’t playin around man!! I had the most embarrassing thing happen to me while working out this morning (loud girlie parts) so I had to kick Jason out of the living room.

–> Day 2 of only drinking one cup of coffee went pretty well!

–> I had the best oats E.V.E.R. for breakfast. In the bowl today was:

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 c water
• sprinkle of cinnamon
• 1/2 c crushed pineapple
• 1 scoop crunchy peanut butter
• 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips
• ping of shredded coconut

–>I had tomato basil soup and a toasted veggie sandwich for lunch. It was lovely and comforting on such a cold winter day.

–> Tonight we’re taking the girls to see a show at the Touhill Performing Arts Center so I gots ta go.

Enjoy your evening!!

Today I’m thankful for:

…weekends

…family fun night

…cinnamon gum

…twitter friends

…comfort foods

~ Maria

We also got some very important things accomplished while we were in Springfield. Hair!!

I had some massive gray action going and was in desperate need of a hair cut. Both problems were taken care of by the lovely and talented Heather (also one of my very best friends).

Linsey also got to take advantage of Heather’s wicked hair styling skills. She has been begging me to let her get colored streaks in her hair and this weekend was the weekend it actually happened. I think she really loves her funky new do!

After we were both beautiful again it was time for the kids to hang with the grandparents and the grown ups to go out for the evening. Heather, Kyle, Jason and I went out to dinner and then to hang out at a local bar.

It was hard to say goodbye to everyone, but the real world beckoned and we had to come home.

This morning, after a very long night of hail, thunder, lightening, tornado sirens and kids in and out of our bed I woke up dragging ass. I really wanted to skip my workout, but knew I would feel even worse throughout the day if I did. So I got my ass up and pushed through level 2 of the 30 Day Shred.

Breakfast was a twist on my protein pancakes. I swapped frozen dark cherries for the banana and used4 tablespoons of liquid egg whites instead of wasting the real eggs. They didn’t look too pretty, but they tasted SO GOOD!!

Topped with some peanut butter and paired with a mug of coffee. DELISH!

The deli was depressingly slow today and I was a snack monster! I think the lack of sleep just had me feeling very hungry all day long. I had a granola bar for my first snack (no picture) and then a small cup of minestrone a little while later (also no picture) and tons of water.

When it really was time for lunch I wasn’t super hungry, but made a good sized salad anyway. In the mix:

• spring mix
• red onions
• tomatoes
• cucumbers
• banana peppers
• honey mustard dressing
• a morningstar farms chik’n patty

My sweet tooth reared it’s ugly head and I downed a chocolate chip cookie before I knew what had happened!!

I got home from work with plenty of time to spare so I snuck in a yoga session to help ease a bit of the stress and tension from lack of sleep.

Dinner time was a hodge podge for everyone. Jason and Regan wanted cereal. Linsey wanted pasta and broccoli and I wanted something that I could cook while I cleaned the kitchen and got everything ready for tomorrow. So I whipped up a very bastardized version of huevos rancheros.

In the mix was:

• black beans
• hummus
• garlic
• roasted broccoli
• two pan fried eggs

Regan and I are cuddled up in my bed waiting for Jason and Linsey to get home. I’ve still got laundry going and the temperature is dropping rapidly. I’m ready to curl up under the covers and read some books with my girl.

See what I mean??

I have tons of things I really want to talk about, but tonight I’m going to zip my lips and snuggle with Regan. She’s dying for some solo Mommy time!

…I’m thankful for snuggly girls

…I’m thankful for good books

…I’m thankful for great friends

…I’m thankful for my family

…I’m thankful for early bedtimes

~ Maria

I hope that you’re having a great Saturday and I hope that all my friends back home (we’re in Springfield for the weekend) go and enjoy the Ice Carnival this weekend. I’ll be here, enjoying some time with friends and family that we don’t get to see very often.

Actually, in about two hours I’ll be off getting my jacked up do repaired. It’s in desperate need!

This morning Regan decided that I needed to be up watching Winnie the Pooh with her at 5:30. Surprisingly it wasn’t hard to wake up because I would normally be up. The only trouble was my body wanted to be working out (who am I??) but everyone else was asleep. So I spent some time playing on twitter and facebook until about 7:00.

Once everyone was up and moving around I made the girls some breakfast (toast and scrambled eggs) then convinced Jason to join me in the fitness room of his parents apartment complex. I totally forgot to bring my 30 Day Shred DVD (epic fail!) but figured one day isn’t going to kill me. Besides, hanging out with Jason while we both did our own thing on the treadmill was much nicer anyway.

I happen to be one of those odd ducks that actually LOVES running on a treadmill. I love the fact that I can set my pace, my incline and just go. I can also be running with other people who may be faster or slower than me and we all stay together. Watching any one of Andy Cohen’s shows is always a plus!!

(photo source)

I got in a really lovely run!! It was slow, but steady and at a fairly high incline. I walked for five minutes at a two percent incline, then bumped it up to a five percent incline and jogged for 40 minutes and dropped it back down to a two percent incline for a five minute cool down.

WAHOO!!

When we got back to the house I pulled out the overnight oats I had stuck in the refrigerator for us. In the bowl was:

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 small banana sliced
• 1 scoop of nutella

And slammed my second cup of coffee!!

Thursday morning we woke up to the first snow fall of the year (and winter!).

While we only got about an inch or so, combined with plummeting temperatures (27 degrees down to 19 degrees in about three hours) and untreated roadways, the morning commute was a MASSIVE pain in the ass with drive times doubling and tripling for many residents of the St Louis area. I heard stories of people being stuck in the same spot on the highway for 2 to 3 hours!

The cold weather makes me want thick socks, an entire day in my pajamas and pancakes. Well… one out of three was the best I could do! So after my workout I got some protein pancake batter ready to be cooked after I took my shower.

I tweeted and facebooked (is that a word?) how yummy they were and got many people asking me how I made them so I figured I would give away my little “secret” which probably is no secret at all, but it was something I stumbled onto and fell in love with.

Chocolate Banana Protein Pancakes:

• 4 large egg whites
• 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
• 1 frozen banana chopped

Mix all the ingredients into a bowl and then let sit for 30 minutes or so (or long enough to take a shower and get dressed).

Scoop out with a ladle onto a preheated, nonstick skillet. Cook just like you would regular pancakes.

Finally – top with maple syrup, almond butter or your favorite fruit preserve. This mixture makes 3-4 good sized pancakes, but I could only finish three of them. I topped mine with a smear of almond butter and a drizzle of maple syrup. YUM!

I’m off to take a shower so I don’t smell like massive B.O. while I’m getting my hair done later today.

I’m excited because Jason and I get to hang out tonight with two of our very best friends who have recently reunited (like we always hoped they would) after years of bad relationships AND my sister in law, Theresa, is going to baby sit the girls!! It’s a win/win situation because she loves the girls and the girls WORSHIP her.

HAPPY SATURDAY…

…I’m thankful for never ending supplies of coffee

…I’m thankful for having a best friend be a professional hair stylist

…I’m thankful for in laws with a fitness center

…I’m thankful for a sister in law who loves her nieces (and will baby sit!)

…I’m thankful for a mother who will dog sit while we’re out of town

~ Maria

First – guess who slept ALL. THROUGH. THE. NIGHT. and woke up with a dry pull-up? You guessed it!! And then she proceeded to make herself right at home in our bed to watch the cooking channel.

While ‘princess Regan‘ relaxed high up on her throne I got my sweat on with Jillian Michaels in the living room. Amazingly enough, getting up and working out by 5:30 every morning is getting to be less and less of a struggle every single day. SCORE!

While we were in Atlanta Jason’s aunt gave me some homemade jams to bring back with us. I fell absolutely in love with her cherry jam, she saw it and took pity on me – sending me home with my very own jar. SCORE!!

I have been enjoying it all week and completely forgetting to tell you guys just how amazing it is. It’s AH-MAY-ZING!! Completely…

This morning I was having a split personality moment. I wanted something sweet and then I wanted something savory. The entire time I was in the shower I was debating about whether or not to have oatmeal or scrambled eggs, cereal of toast with hummus. Finally I decided to meet in the middle and have a little of both.

For savory I went with scrambled eggs. I added a pinch of parmesan cheese, a handful of fresh spinach, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to two eggs and then mixed it all up. Then I added it to my skillet and got busy making some toast and getting out the infamous jam.

Well, I got side tracked with the girls and forgot about my eggs!

Dun, dun, dun…

It ended up being a complete and total happy accident (serendipitous if you will!) and I made my very first omelet. I’ve never had any luck making omelets and they always end up just being scrambles with veggies mixed in.

This time I was victorious – accidentally.

I added a hefty helping of cherry jam to my toast and made myself a second cup of coffee and got busy eating. It was all delicious!!

All day today I have been thinking about my 2012 Challenges and what I actually want to make the next 11 months be about. January is going really well with the 30 Day Shred challenge, but I still have the rest of the year to think about.

I finally came to a decision and here it is. Good or bad. Happy or sad. Easy or hard. Like it or not. These are my 2012 Challenges…

January – 30 Day Shred

February - P90X Classic (first 30 day schedule)

March – P90X Lean (first 30 day schedule)

April – 30 days of yoga

May – run 50 miles in a month

June – 2 a days (yoga/run) 4 days a week

July - 2 a days (run/swim) 4 days a week

August – swim 30 miles in a month

September – 30 day runstreak

October -run the Rock n Roll half

November – 30 days of yoga

December – P90X doubles (first 30 days schedule)

That’s it – for better or worse.

Now please excuse me while I mentally prepare myself for this…

…I’m thankful for the ability to challenge myself

…I’m thankful for omelets

…I’m thankful for weather forecasts so I can be prepared

…I’m thankful for a working furnace

…I’m thankful for flannel sheets (I”m gonna need ‘em)

~ Maria

After having another beautiful day in January (temps have been in the 50s for days!) I talked Jason into going for an afternoon run before picking up Regan from school.

I had already gotten in my 30 Day Shred workout earlier in the morning so the run was just cheddah baby, but being out with Jason was lovely.

After the run he said, “Hey! Let’s take the girls out to dinner. What do you think?”

I said, “If I don’t have to cook or clean up, no one will fight about what they’re eating AND it’s yummy – I’m so in!”

So we took the girls to their favorite place (because we’re old I had coupons!) and met our friend Jeff as well. Sweet Tomatoes is always a win win in our house. They have yummy salads, a dozen or so soups, baked goods, pastas and always something sweet to finish off the meal. SCORE!

This morning went like every morning:

• alarm goes off at 5:00
• in the living room by 5:30ish
• workout with Jillian Michaels

This morning did have a slightly different twist. My workout was crashed…

We pretended to jump rope just like Jillian instructed us too and Jason thought it was so cute that a picture just HAD to be taken. (don’t tell him, but I think it’s pretty cute too)

Then the normalness of the morning came back and I got in the shower where I could still hear the girls fighting over who got play with my hand weights.

Breakfast was a smoothie and coffee.

In the mix was:

• one frozen banana
• four frozen strawberries
• two handfuls of fresh spinach
• one cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• two scoops of chocolate protein powder

By the time I got to work I was hungry again. That smoothie was super filling, but it just didn’t stick with me like oats or toast and eggs do. I guess I’ll be leaving that to mid afternoon snacks or lunch paired with something else.

I got all my opening duties done and immediately ripped open my snack.

It was a snack for the tummy and the mind…

I completely forgot to take a picture of my hugh jass salad that I made for lunch, but it was two big handfuls of spring mix, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, banana peppers, hard boiled eggs, four veggie buffalo wings and honey mustard dressing. Then, to top it off, I had a chocolate chip cookie!

We had another amazingly beautiful day (maybe winter is going to just pass us by this year?) so I convinced Jason to hurry home and run with me again!

He has become very interested in moving towards a healthier lifestyle this year and even wants to run a half marathon in April. These shorter runs (afternoon delights) are really helping him get focused on training, plus, we get to spend a little time together with no work, no customers and no kids.

After the running was over he left to pick Regan up from school and I took Linsey to dance class. I am currently eating my brown bag meal and typing at the same time!

I’ve already eaten the apple and the sugar snap peas with roasted garlic hummus.

VAMPIRES BEWARE!! That was the absolute garlic-ey-est (yes that’s a word) hummus I have ever eaten in my life. I hope no one wants to get very close to me before I get home to brush my teeth.

I’m eating a crunchy peanut butter and cherry jam sandwich in hopes that will cancel out a bit of the garlic smell.

Question of the day:
this is in the name of research for an upcoming blog post so pretty pretty pretty please answer in depth…

Why do you work out? Honestly? I reeeeeeeeally want to know.

…I’m thankful for cherry jam

…I’m thankful for sunny days

…I’m thankful for afternoon runs with my husband

…I’m thankful for extra crunchy peanut butter

…I’m thankful for trash rag magazines

~ Maria

I don’t get to spend a lot of one on one time with the girls or Jason.

This weekend I got to do both AND get in some great workouts!

Saturday morning started with my final 30 Day Shred of the week…

And then I topped it off with a great (and filling) green monster. YUM…

Jason took the girls to dance class and then he and Regan did some last minute shopping while I stayed home and cleaned house. It’s amazing how quickly the house of a family of four can get messy!

Afterwards I took Regan to her first bowling party. Her friend, Hannah, turned 5 and to celebrate there was a HUGE bowling blow out for her closest 4 and 5 year old friends. They turned the lights down, the glow lights up and the music even higher.

Regan ROCKED at bowling!! She got the highest score out of everyone in her group. It was a super fun time.

When the party was over and we were back home I prayed she would take a nap, but NO. SUCH. LUCK. She didn’t even have heavy eyelids! So we ordered the girls some pizza and when my mother showed up it was off to party with some friends. This pretty much sums up my evening…

Even though we were out celebrating a friends birthday I didn’t snap one freaking picture! However, Jason and I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and walked to and from the celebrations.

I half expected to wake up with the BIGGEST headache after all my celebrating, but at 6:00 Regan woke me up wanting to watch The Cooking Channel (it’s her newest thing) and I felt fine. Weird!

Around 8:00 everyone else woke up and we got ready for breakfast at First Watch. We were going to walk, but it was only 27 degrees. The girls talked us into driving so we caved.

Breakfast was super yummy as usual and I got the same thing I always get – the veggie skillet with scrambled eggs.

During breakfast I got an invite from my friend Britt to join her and her son at the zoo. Linsey had dance company rehearsal all afternoon so Regan and I accepted the invitation while Jason took Linsey home to get ready.

After being dropped off at her house the kids climbed into their double jogging stroller and headed towards the zoo. A really good time was had by all despite the occasional rebellion from the wee ones.

After an afternoon at the zoo we piled the kiddos back into the stroller and headed off to have some lunch before parting ways to go home.

We stopped at the Bread Co down on the Loop and had some lunch. I ordered the “pick 2″ with black bean soup and a caesar salad along side their oh so fabulous iced green tea.

I was really interested to know just how much walking we had done today and was pleasantly surprised to find out it was a little over 6 miles. WAHOO!!

Once we got home Regan crashed and burned in my bed with the sound of The Cooking Channel whirring softly in the background.

I tell you what – that is one weird kid, but oh my goodness – I do adore her.

2012 Challenges
I asked you guys to help my fill up my 2012 calendar with a different challenge every month. Surprisingly only a few of you responded even though there was a giveaway (prize was a secret) attached to it. I’ll tell you later this week what my monthly challenges ended up being, but wanted to tell you who the winner was.

Dawn – send me your mailing address!!

…I’m grateful for evenings with friends

…I’m grateful for my mom and her willingness to baby sit

…I’m grateful for afternoons with friends

…I’m grateful for yummy soup to warm me up

…I’m grateful to live in an area that is very walker friendly

~ Maria

I woke up pretty tired after having a battle of wills with Regan around 1:00 in the morning. She said that she “had a strange dream” and no longer needed to sleep.

Really??

Well, her not needing to sleep ending up meaning that she needed to scream! She screamed for more lights on, for me to come and pat her back, for Jason to come and pat her back, she just screamed.

Finally we talked it out (I threatened her life!! ) and she decided that going back to sleep was the best option at that time. When my alarm went off at 5:00 I yawned and stretched and rubbed my eyes for 20 minutes and then got up to go work out.

Regan snored until almost 7:00.

Once my workout was done I made a cup of coffee and settled in for some reading time before everyone woke up.

The usual morning affairs transpired (the girls argued about getting up, they fought over who got to the bathroom first, the argued about what to eat for breakfast, they begged to watch the Today Show) and then we had breakfast.

While I was eating Jason texted and asked me to make a bread run after dropping the girls off at school. When I was right around the corner I got stuck for 13 minutes behind this…

Bollocks!!!

Oh well … this too shall pass.

We had a decent day at the deli. Nothing phenomenal, but we made it thru even though some of our BEST customers (you know who you are!!) didn’t come in. I had a snack (well half of a snack since Jason stole part of it) around 11:00.

I’m newly obsessed with these granola bars. They are sooooooo good!

Lunch was a bit of a switch up from the usual. I did have some tomato soup and crackers because I love it and that’s how I roll.

But today, instead of garlic cheese bread, I made myself a salad filled with yummy veggies, tossed in honey mustard dressing and topped with four veggie buffalo wings straight from the toaster.

I was so full after all that food, but it was so worth it!

Since the weather today was record breaking (66 degrees!!) I just had to go for a run after taking Linsey to dance class.

Look at how fast I can be when it’s nice out and I’m running a short distance!! Now I just have to work my way up to keep that pace for longer distances.

Dinner was uneventful, but very tasty. I love pineapple Chobani and I really love to mix it with banana slices and a scoop of crunchy peanut butter.

Would you ever…

A friend from high school (who is so freaking lucky that she lives in Hawaii) posted a question on her facebook page regarding plastic surgery. Would you or wouldn’t you have plastic surgery if money was no issue??

I answered a resounding YES!! I have wanted a tummy tuck since Linsey was born. I gained 65lbs when I was pregnant with her and then had a c-section on top of that. My stomach was stretched and sliced and pulled and yanked so that little baby could come out. It’s never been the same since!

I told you…not pretty!! (I swear that’s me)

So I started to wonder: Would you ever…

1. have plastic surgery
2. go on a reality show
3. date someone whom you’ve already dated & broken up with
4. have an affair
5. go all weekend without showering
6. visit a nude beach AND participate
7. give up your car for a month
8. give up restaurants for a year
9. run a marathon
10. do a cleanse

My answers…

1. yes
2. yes!
3. not now, but I have before
4. no
5. isn’t that EVERY weekend
6. ummmm… IDK
7. TOTALLY
8. I highly doubt it
9. yes
10. yes

…I’m thankful for the beautiful weather

…I’m thankful for social media

…I’m thankful for burned glee CDs

…I’m thankful for peanut butter

…I’m thankful for sleeping children

~ Maria

I managed to get my ass up and out of bed to get in a work out before everyone woke up. It was a bit brutal this morning. Honestly, Day 3 kind of kicked my ass! My arms were super sore and my quads were burning by the time everything was all said and done.

The girls slept way late thins morning! I think they are finally getting hit by the reality that the vacation is over and are now trying to make up for lost sleep. I was cool with it because it gave me some quiet time to do more reading for the Jane Austen Book Club!!

After the pull and tug of getting them out of bed and ready for school we all settled in for some breakfast and The Today Show!

Coffee (mug number 2)…

Oats (with half of a banana, a scoop of almond butter and a few dark chocolate chips)…

All together now…

Every bite and every sip was a glorious party happening in my tummy. I was one happy girl by 8:00.

Then we had to go and do drop off.

Linsey just gets out of the car, says “Bye Mom, I love you,” and runs into the building.

Regan, on the other hand, was no longer one happy girl. She was clingy, she was over dramatic and then we waved good-bye at the window. That part always kills me, but I do it and move on. If I linger that makes it harder for her.

Work was steady, but really slow today. It was the absolute slowest day of the YEAR!! But seriously, it was really slow. So slow, in fact, that I had time to actually eat my snack today.

Thankfully we have some really awesome customers that like to chat, laugh and crack jokes. That makes the time go by faster and before I knew it – it was time for lunch! I had the very same thing I had yesterday because it was just that good.

See… told ya!!

Currently I’m sitting in the lobby of Linsey’s dance school listening to the thump and boom of the hip hop class and the click clack of the tap class. We are officially back to our old routine.

Except… Jason hasn’t gone back to school yet. He has a couple more weeks of his winter break so that means extra help at home and with the girls. They are super stoked to have Daddy home and I’m hella happy to have him around as well. It’s nice to feel married again.

Speaking of extra help – he’s currently at the grocery store picking up things to make dinner tonight. His step-mother is in town for a few days and will be coming over tonight to see the girls and eat with us. He’s picking Regan up from school AND making dinner.

SCORE!!

He told me to be ready to enjoy bow tie pasta with a mushroom ragu, caesar salad and toasted herbed focaccia bread. I’m excited already!!

I read this story on facebook earlier today, shared it with ALL my friends and now I have to share it with you. It’s a beautiful interaction between two brothers, a shameful reaction from a father and heart warming words from a person witnessing the event. It moved me to tears.

Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they’re alive and human. ~ Albert Ellis

…I’m grateful for a husband that can really cook

…I’m grateful for sunshine

…I’m grateful for the words of others

…I’m grateful for people who make me laugh

…I’m grateful for quiet time to read

~ Maria

But after hitting the snooze button two times I got right up, changed in to my work out clothes and headed into the living room. Jillian Michaels beckoned…

This morning didn’t feel too much different than yesterday except for the slightest bit of tenderness in my arms, but once I got into it I was good to go!

After my workout the girls were still asleep (lucky little brats! ) so I snuck in a few minutes of reading with a cup of coffee. Of course I was only a matter of minutes into it when Regan woke up!

So I jumped in the shower and we got ready for our first day back after such a great vacation. Breakfast was coffee and oatmeal. Nothing special, but oh so yummy.

Once our tummies were full and we were all bundled up (the weather was so much better in Atlanta!) we headed out the door and off to school/work.

The deli was just as it was before we left! The phone started ringing off the hook right about 10:00 and by 11:00 we were in full swing again. Everyone told us how much we were missed and how they starved while we were gone (LIARS!) and how glad they were that we were back.

I guess it is good to be a gangsta!

I forgot my snack so by the time lunch rolled around I was STARVING!! I literally could’ve eaten my own arm off, but I opted for tomato soup and garlic cheese bread instead. Whew…

I helped get the deli put back in order and then left to go pick up the girls. It was still freezing outside so I decided to skip my scheduled run. I’m a wussy like that. It’s going to be nicer towards the end of the week so I’ll get one or two short runs in before it’s all said and done.

At home I got the girls each a snack and got busy on the laundry and dinner. Linsey went down to a friends house to work on their science fair project which left Regan and I to get dinner going.

We decided that I looked the part in my new apron… Isn’t it cute?!?!

It was a Christmas present!!

Wearing something like that really gets me in the mood to do some “fancy” cooking. So does this little baby…

Drizzled on top of my red potatoes it paired well with some fragrant rosemary.

Don’t I sound so knowledgeable?! Actually – I had no idea what would go well with it and just took a shot with the rosemary. WINNING!!

I also made these brussel sprouts and some morningstar farms veggie riblets. It hit all the right spots and pleased every one in the house!

My dinner…

I also had three undocumented sugar cookies, but they were so tasty that they got eaten before I could snap a picture.

After dinner Jason took the girls with him to his meeting so I had some time to get things ready for tomorrow, do more laundry and squeeze in a yoga session.

It was lovely and now it’s time for bed. That will be quite lovely as well.

Hope that everyone had a great day back after the holidays!!

…I’m grateful for good friends

…I’m grateful for cute aprons

…I’m grateful for quiet time

…I’m grateful for solo yoga sessions

…I’m grateful for our furnace (it’s a cold mother outside!)

~ Maria