I hate snow

Last Friday Matt had surgery on his spine so this week I had to work late and extra days to help out since he can't do anything. (Which is why I haven't posted in a while.) On Friday I took Silas to the vet for his yearly check up and he is now 85 pounds and finally healthy! Can you believe we have had him for a whole year already? Time as really flown by, I can't believe we are only like a week away from Christmas it seems like it should still be October. Saturday Kevin had Funerals and was gone almost all day. Did I mention it snowed a ton? Blah I hate snow! I was planning on waiting until the snow either stopped or at lest slowed down before I went out to shovel because there is no point in doing it 10 times, but 3 of my neighbors came over at 3 different times during the day and snowblowed our walkway, driveway, and sidewalk for us. Today I was going to make them Christmas cookies as a thank you but the dough didn't turn out and I was getting frustrated so I said forget it and I'll try again later tonight or tomorrow.

We had a ball

Saturday night was the ball and it was absolutely awful. This year the ball was at the Hotel Fort Wayne. Not very many of Kevin's army friends went to the ball this year but I was actually enjoying talking to one of the girls at our table. We got to the ball around 5:30 checked in and got a drink. Then since we didn't see any of Kevin's friends we walked around the hotel and then stopped at the bar connected to the hotel and got another drink and then headed back to the ball. I had been starving and couldn't wait for the dinner part to start. When it finally started I ate my salad and two rolls and then they brought the main course (and it was actually really good this year) and I took maybe four bites of my chicken and I felt full. And then I felt weird so I drank some of my water and sat there for a few minutes and felt fine and then out of nowhere I felt very dizzy and I remember asking Kevin to walk with me out to the main hallway to get some air and then the next thing I know I am waking up on the floor of the hallway to Kevin telling me to stay awake and keep talking to him which at the time was extremely hard. All I remember about that was Kevin kept putting my arm in the most uncomfortable position ever and all I wanted to do was yell at him to stop moving it or I would punch him but I didn't have the strength to do/say it. Side note: I used to pass out all the time but Kevin wasn't around back then. It must have freaked him out because he had apparently called or had someone call an ambulance, which I was very upset about. The ambulance came and the took me away on a stretcher (never had that happen before) and checked me out in the truck. My blood sugar was fine, my blood pressure was fine, but I had a slight arrhythmia. I opted not to go to the hospital so Kevin and I just went home. I cried from the time I stepped out of the ambulance until probably 3 am. I was so upset that I wasted a lot of money on a dress and that we wasted money on the tickets and the fact we didn't get to finish our dinner and that we didn't get dessert or get to dance and because I was embarrassed and everyone saw and they all probably thought I was a drunk. And to top it off my face got cut. Kevin said he caught me and didn't drop me but I'm not sure I believe him because look at my face!!

Thanksgiving

Wednesday night we went down town to see the fireworks and we were very disappointed. It was freezing and snowing and the wind was blowing and they started like 20 minutes late and weren't as good as last years. Thursday we went to Nana's and then to Kevin's grandparent's and that was it. It was so nice not to feel rushed around. Friday we waited until around 12:30 before we went out to the stores. First we went to best buy and got something for our wifi and then we went to menards. At menards we got a fireplace in a huge giant box bigger than I am only to find out that my starter went out. We had to wait for Kevin's friend to come rescue us but we finally made it home. Saturday we had dinner at my dad's house. Sunday we went with Andy and Tiffany to cut down Christmas trees. We were again extremely disappointed. There were no good trees at all. They got a very small tree and we got a wreath and some garland.

Last time I wrote about Natalie leaving a hole in a wall here is the dent left over from it all

Reason number 23 why I hate christmas. Its in every room no matter how much I sweep

Busy?

I would like to tell you I haven't posted because we have been so busy doing exciting things but the truth is I just haven't posted. I feel like we have been busier then usual but in actuality we really haven't been. Kevin has been doing more funerals during the day meaning he is almost always asleep when I'm home so I have been doing my own thing.
 Last weekend was my grandma's funeral and I had to go it alone since Kevin had his own funerals to do that day. I must say my sister is a lucky lady! She is marrying into a wonderful family. Her fiance was great during the whole process. He was kind and caring at the hospital and by her side at the funeral to help her in any way he could (since I was there without Kevin he was also willingly comforting me and making sure I was doing alright). His family even came to both showings and the funeral service to be there and support Melanie, its amazing to see how much they love her and have brought her into their family.  The day of the showing Matt, Charlene, Aubrey, Natalie, and Aaron got me a very nice card and it really brightened my day. Then on my way to the showing some jack wad drove right into the back of my truck. I am almost positive I did nothing wrong, there was no red light and I was driving 5 mph because I was unsure of where the building was and I didn't want to miss it. I am pretty sure they were turning and turned to wide and hit me. I drove to the side of the road (to get out of the intersection) and they stopped like they were going to get out but then left. So I left and then later on I freaked out (because thats how I am) and ended up calling the police department the next day to make sure I wouldn't be arrested.
On Monday morning barely ten minutes after Charlene had left Natalie somehow tripped (over nothing honestly the girl is a walking accident) and slammed her head into the wall leaving a dent the size of her face. She cried hard but ended up not having a scratch on her, a big spot but no lump or bruise. Then later that day we went to the mall (we were supposed to meet up with another nanny and her kids but they ended up canceling last minute) and Aaron threw himself off the top of the slide leaving giant red marks on his face. It was not a good day so we went home ate lunch and took long naps.
On Tuesday (my day off) I did laundry and cleaned ALL day! I honestly don't understand how two people can have so much laundry. And I can't understand that by Friday you couldn't tell I had cleaned.
On Wednesday Kevin texted me right after I had gotten to work to see if I wanted to go to the ball this year. Silly question, of course I want to go to the ball! He asked if I could get a dress that fast (the ball is December 7th) and I was all like challenge accepted. So off to the mall we went (we were already going to the mall that day anyway since we didn't get to meet up with our friends on Monday). Natalie helped me pick out dresses and I found one that was okay and bought it. Then as the day went on I realized I hated it and ended up buying a different dress that night. The new dress needs a ton of alterations so I am hoping they can have it done on time.
Thursday was a boring day.
Friday Kevin and I went to the gym in the morning when he got home from work and then had an afternoon date. We went out to lunch at Arbys and then to the movies to see the new Hunger Games movie. It was really good and I am already so anxious for the next one to come out. Then Friday evening I met my Friend Tiffany at the gym and worked out for about an hour with her. She is a great motivator! Seriously I do way more work when she is with me! Thats right I went to the gym twice on Friday. Actually last week I went to the gym twice everyday and if I couldn't make it to the gym in the morning I did the insanity workout at home. So if you haven't gotten me a Christmas present yet I would like money for my gym membership. 

Its been a rough week

On Sunday my grandmother passed away. She had cancer and was going through treatment and it just became too much for her body to handle. I got a call last week that she was not doing well and then later I received another call saying she was doing better (if you knew my grandmother this was always the case she would be hurt/sick and then be absolutely fine). Saturday I was out for lunch with a girlfriend of mine when I got a call that her health had taken a turn for the worse and she was in the hospital not doing well. I left my lunch/dinner and Kevin and I went straight to the hospital. My grandmother never fit the typical old granny description (small, frail, quiet) she was tall, broad, and loud but when I went into her hospital room she didn't look like herself. She looked small and weak and not like the grandmother I knew and it hit me hard. As we waited for her to be transferred to the hospice unit it hit me what all I was grieving. Not only was I losing my grandmother I was losing my last grandparent. I grew up with two grandmas and great grandparents and my children will never be able to meet theirs. When my mom's mom passed away I was in Florida on spring break and was not given the choice of where to be and this has never settled well with me and the news that I was about to lose my other grandma reopened old wounds I didn't realize still hadn't healed. I felt since I was unable to be with my other grandma during her time I needed to be here for hers. Kevin and I stayed at the hospital until almost 10 pm and went back on Sunday around 11. This time more family had come and everyone was sitting in the room with her (sick people, hospitals, and death all make me extremely uncomfortable) I took turns sitting her room and in the waiting/lobby area. I had told myself and my mom from the second I heard she was in the hospital I did not want to be in the room when it was her time to go but for some reason I may never understand I suddenly felt the need to move from the waiting area into her room and less than 60 seconds later it was her time and I could not force myself to leave I felt compelled to stay and in some ways I am glad I did. I was there to see her go, I saw first hand that she went peacefully with very little pain and surrounded by family members which is comforting but at the same time it brings on a whole new emotion I have never had to deal with. The showing is on Friday and the funeral service on Saturday, I ask that you keep my family in your thoughts this week as we go through this time.

3 years, can you believe it?

Kevin and I have been together for three years! And what a wonderful three years it has been.

Hey there time change you suck!

Every day at 4 am my alarm clock starts screaming at me to get out of bed and every day I say f@#$ you alarm clock leave me alone, then I drag myself out of bed and start my day. This morning I was wide awake at 2:50 am and could not fall back asleep no matter how much I tried but of course 15 minutes before my alarm is set to go off is when I finally fell asleep. I hate this time change stuff, it is pitch black when I wake up and it is dark when I get home and I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

Silas rarely gets up with me anymore and when he does this is where he can be found. He likes to mock me by by staying in bed or coming out and sleeping on the couch.

In my last green bean delivery I received two pomegranates and I finally got around to cutting them up. I now know why pomegranate stuff is so expensive, they are a pain in the butt to eat. I had never had them before so I watched a bunch of youtube videos on how to eat them. There are two ways: 1.cut them into pieces and soak them in a bowl of water for a few hours 2.cut them in half and take 30 minutes picking all the seeds out. I opted for option 2. 

For dinner I had clam chowder (I love it!) and for dessert I had some pomegranate

What 2013 taught me

As we get closer to the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 I have (over the course of a few months) reflected on the year and on my life in general. This year I have learned a lot about myself and in learning these things I have set some major goals for the up coming year.

1. I do not like kids.
Now some of you are probably thinking then why did you teach preschool for 3 years and why do you work as a nanny. Well, the answer is I don't know. While I was teaching I honestly loved it and I loved every child in my class and was always sad when they reached the age to move up to the next class. I love the job I have now. I love Aubrey, Natalie, and Aaron as if they were my own family. I can not imagine not being able to see them each week, in fact I actually enjoy spending time with them.
That being said over the past year I have discovered I just plain and simple do not like any other kids, especially whiney or misbehaving kids. Kevin and I did a corn maze in September and whenever we caught up to a family I despised the time we had to be near them. We went to Johnny Appleseed Festival and I remember saying "Why are all these kids here? Their parents should leave those things at home or just not come!" We went swimming in our neighborhood pool and a little girl kept talking to me and the whole time I kept thinking to myself why won't she just go away and leave me alone, I don't want to talk or play with you. Do I want kids of my own? The more I think about it the more I am not sure. I have always wanted to be a mommy but the feeling I get when I see a kid at the grocery makes me think maybe I don't. I worry that I won't like them but then I think of how much love I feel for Aubrey, Natalie, and Aaron and I am pretty sure I do want my own someday.

2. I am stronger than I think.
This year Kevin was supposed to deploy for a year but it was canceled at last minute. For a few months we prepared the house for me to be there alone and I secretly prepared myself emotionally for what I thought would be one of the toughest years of my life. I had thoughts of I can't handle living alone or not being able to talk to Kevin everyday but in the back of my mind I knew I had to do it, I could do it, and I would do it. While I was over joyed I didn't have to be without him and worry for a year I am a bit upset I didn't get to prove to myself that I could handle it.

3. I am not a good housewife.
While Kevin and I are not married I consider myself a housewife or housegirlfriend as I sometimes refer to it. I can not cook, I can not keep up with the laundry, I can not keep the house clean. Basically I suck at being a woman. My goal for this upcoming year is to become a better housewife. I want to start meal planning and actually cooking a few meals each week. I want to keep the house clean for more than 2 days at a time.

4. I am older than I realize.
Up until recently I have always felt a bit of disconnect when it came to my friends. I have a few friends my own age but most of my friends are 3-5 years older than I am. My friends always say you are more mature than most people your age and I always forget how young you are and so on and so on. Recently I haven't felt the age gap like I used to.

5. I am healthier and unhealthier than I think I am.
We try to eat right and be healthy but when I workout I realize how out of shape I am. My goal is to eat better (stop having little cheat items in my diet) and to workout everyday. I don't think I am an overly big person but I am for sure not where I could/should be and I am determined to change this.

6. I dress like a middle schooler.
My wardrobe consists of mainly jeans and tshirts. This year I would like to dress a bit nicer more like a grown-up.

7. I have opinions my own view point of the world.
And they matter. Kevin has taught me that I have a right to express my opinions. He has never had a problem sharing his opinions and view points but I have always been one to just keep mine quiet especially if someone didn't agree with me but now I feel more comfortable expressing my opinions even if others don't see it the same way I do.

8. I need new hobbies.
I am constantly telling Kevin I am bored and need some new hobbies but never find any. This year I want to learn how to sew and or crotchet or knit.

9. I can't live without paper towels.
And I don't want to. No matter how green/save the planet I get I will probably never give up my paper towels.

10. I only go to church because they pay me.
I would love to find a church that I like and attend every/most Sundays. (with Kevin)

11. I learned unconditional love and devotion.
Silas loves me no matter how grumpy I am or how badly I cook or if I have no makeup on. Kevin does too but humans just can't show it the way a puppy can.

Here are the Results.......

Did you guess?

Last chance to take a guess.

Silas is a Collie, Labrador Retriever, Rottweiler mix.

No, seriously thats what his results say. Kevin and I are both in agreement that we don't see any of the collie in him except maybe that the length of his fur comes from there. After seeing the pictures of the rottweilers we were both amazed because that is exactly Silas, from they way they were standing, they way they held their heads, and just the face it was like looking at a less fluffy Silas. I have a list of his family tree but can't figure out how to get it on here.

Any guesses?

A few weeks ago I ordered a DNA test for Silas. It came in the mail rather quickly and I promptly completed what I had to do and sent it back. All I needed to do was fill out some information, register my kit online, and swab Silas' gums and cheeks. The last part was much harder than I had anticipated, in the instructional videos the dogs always sit very still and let the people swab with no problem at all, Silas kept trying to eat the swab and didn't really appreciate me rubbing it on his gums and cheeks. It was a battle and one I was determined to win, in the end I didn't so much as win as we just reached a compromise; if he let me swab I would stop sitting in him. I sent it in and prayed I had collected enough DNA. Two weeks later (today) I got my results! I am going to post his results either late tonight or tomorrow morning but first I wanted to give you a chance to pick out your breed guesses.

Here are my guesses:
Golden Retriever-This is what they told us when we got him
German Shepherd- This is what they told us when we got him
Pointer-Sometimes he looks like he is trying to point
Kookier Hound-He has the wispy ear hair and tail that this breed has
Leonberger-Our trainer thought that is what he was when she first met him and is always commenting on how he looks like a mini version of one
Chow-People at the pet store have guessed this

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Swimming?

Our roof is still not fixed so we hijacked Silas' pool from him to collect the rain so it doesn't flood as bad and we hadn't gotten around to emptying it from the last rainfall and yesterday in the 40 degree weather Silas thought it was a good time to go swimming. It was freezing out and the water was like ice water. Seriously?! 

Finally up and running

So right here is where I will be spending all of my free time for the foreseeable future. We have a weeks worth of laundry that needs done. Now you may say thats not so bad but Kevin wears a minimum of 3 outfits a day and I wear a minimum of 2 outfits a day. So lets do a little bit of math 7x3=21. 2x7=14 21+14=35. Now add in my pajamas for the week usually 3 sets and my after shower clothes usually 2 sets 3+5=8 35+8=43 Thats 43 outfits a week minimum then add in towels and sheets and blankets and Silas' bedding and you get a crap ton of laundry to do each week. Can you imagine the amount of laundry we would accumulate a week if we had kids?! It pains me to think about it. 

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Addicted

I am once again addicted to ebay! I just can not stop bidding! Last week I won 3 pairs of gap jeans each for under $4.00 including the shipping! Those jeans are over $60 a pair and I got four pairs for less than ten dollars total. Ebay is absolutely amazing! However I can't wear any of them until after I wash them and I can't wash them until Kevin sets up my washer and dryer. Anyone want to help out with this project?

Every other Friday we get our green bean delivery and yesterday happened to be our binday!!! I love seeing these bins outside my house! Its like Christmas morning but with vegetables.

We got 3 bins this week!

Bananas, eggplants, mushrooms, and potatoes. 

More mushrooms, more potatoes, green pepper, lettuce, fresh basil, pomegranates, and broccoli.  

Celery, onions, cucumbers, pizza dough balls, pizza sauces, pasta sauces, apples, pears, plums, and a kiwi.

The medicine the vet gave us for Silas' hips has really helped. We have seen a huge improvement in him! He has even been begging to go for walks and to play! He has been playing with his varsity ball for 20-30 minutes at a time instead of the 5 minutes he played before the medicine.

But when his ball stops moving he rips up hunks of our yard.

Or chews up whatever is in the balls way. 

We also have a serious mole and other animal problem. They are destroying our yard more than Silas does!

Silas has recently started to dig at the mole's tunnels. 

And something has been digging little holes like this all of our yard.

I bought some stake things that are supposed to annoy them out of our yard without bothering Silas so I'm hoping they help.

Ooops

So last night I managed to set our dryer on fire. Everyone is safe and the house is safe, there weren't actually any flames but you could sure smell it burning. I was so scared to fall asleep last night for fear it would somehow burst into flames, so about once or twice an hour I would wake up and do a lot of sniffing/air smelling to make sure there was no smoke. First thing this morning I was up searching Craigs List for a new washer and dryer which proved to be a bit harder than I had anticipated. Everyone was selling really nice sets but they were almost all gas or way to expensive. I did however find a set I liked and called to make sure they were still available and set a time to see them and pick them up. Kevin, Mitchel, Melanie and I went over after I got off of work. (Mitch and Mel drove my mom's car since I didn't think I could fit both in mine and we also needed Mitch's muscles) When we got there we went up to the front door I knocked and the guy answered and as I was starting to introduce myself both he and Kevin started to greet each other. Turns out it was Kevin's boss. Seriously, Kevin knows everyone! We can't go anywhere without running into someone he knows. So now I have my new washer and dryer but lack the kit needed to be able to stack them so it is on my to do list for tomorrow because I have a lot of laundry I was unable to get to yesterday.

Good news

Late Friday morning I got a call from our vet. Remember I said she had posted Silas' x-rays to their special website? Well, one of the most well know and very highly recommended animal radiologists personally called her to talk about Silas! How lucky did we get? He said everything in the x-rays looked perfect, there is nothing to worry about. However he has seen cases like this where it ends up being a soft tissue injury and he told her what to look for and how to do an exam. We are going to wait and let him finish his medicine then watch him for a week before discussing if he needs to go back in for the muscle exams. Wednesday I had him groomed at daycare (this was my last free spa day coupon) and they hurt him yet again. Kevin have decided to never have him groomed there again. They clipped his nails too short and couldn't get them to stop bleeding. There was/still is blood EVERYWHERE. All over my car, his blankets, my floors, the daycare's floors it was a mess. I was not happy. Now I wouldn't say Silas is normally an overprotective dog but on Thursday (while Aaron was here) a guy came to the door to drop off a package Silas placed himself outside directly between the doorway and the guy and would not let him come close to coming inside. He was never aggressive and once I opened the door he didn't bark or growl but you could just tell he was not happy that guy was so close to the door. The poor guy kept saying its okay doggie I'm a nice guy. I found it quite funny he was scared of Silas.  

Its okay mom I am only touching his foot.

Silas has to be right beside him at all times.

All of a sudden he has become much more snuggley .

His Halloween Costume

My jack-o-lantern

Kevin's jack-o-lantern

Barkbox!

New chew toy

It doesn't actually glow all that well.

Rabbit chew

Fall flavored treats

Barkbox sent us treats to handout to other dogs for trick or treating on Halloween.

 

Working our way up

Silas passed the first six weeks of training and on Wednesday we started the second six weeks. There is only one other dog in our class. There has to be a minimum of 3 dogs or they cancel the class however the trainer decided to keep it going. Silas has become one of her favorites and the other dog is a female golden retriever about a month or two older than Silas. Want to know why they are in training? Because their dog is terrified of other dogs and this results in extreme dog aggression, upon walking into class this dog immediately started growling, "foaming" at the mouth and tried to attack Silas. The trainer said Silas is the best dog for Bella, the other dog, to be in class with. After a few minutes she was okay with Silas as long as she wasn't too close to her owners and she was initiating the play. The trainer said for the next six weeks we can choose what we want to learn. With Silas we are focusing on things that will be useful in hospital settings and on preparing for the items on the tests. The other dog is focusing on not killing Silas. The next Therapy Dog session isn't until spring so after this six weeks I think I will probably sign him up to retake the course just so we can continue practicing the test items.

Silas problems? Good news bad news.

What have we been up to? Working mainly. A few weekends ago Kevin and I went to Waterloo to conquer  the Andrew Luck corn maze. It was a pretty big maze and we thought it would take forever but it ended up only taking us around two hours. It was broken down into two phases and it was designed so that you couldn't really get very lost. I would have preferred one that was a bit harder but we had a good time.

Charlene has been dropping the baby off at our house on Thursdays and at first he was not a big fan of Silas but now they are best friends and big time trouble making duo. Aaron likes to give Silas his baby toys and Silas chews them up. Silas likes to give Aaron his dog toys and Aaron chew on them. (It is gross and I try to immediately stop them from chewing on each others toys.) They also like to play chase. Aaron runs, well runs as much as a toddler can run, from the kitchen to our bedroom and Silas 'chases' him then they run back to the kitchen. They play this little game for usually about 15 minutes before finding some other way to get into trouble. I am actually amazed at how gentle Silas is with him, he will let Aaron  take food from his mouth mid-chew.

While I am not an overly religious person I believe there is a reason Silas came into our lives. I had been looking at adoptable dogs for a few weeks and I even had showed Kevin some and he had said no to all of them. Then I found Silas. I knew from the second I saw his picture he was supposed to be mine. I sent Kevin a picture of him and he said "I have to meet him first". I was shocked I thought he would say no. When we went to the shelter we instantly fell in love with him, there was no doubt in my mind that he was meant to come home with us. I have said it many many times and others have said it too, he would not get the love and treatment he gets from us from anyone one else. Silas has had a great deal of problems and I am sure there will be many more but I wouldn't trade him for any other dog in the world. I wish I had a billion dollars so I could save more dogs like Silas.

As many of you know awhile ago Silas hurt his knee at the dog park well it still hadn't gotten better so last Friday we took him to the vet, this time seeing the doctor I like. She gave us devastating news. She give him an overall check-up and then really checked out his knees and the way he walked. While she watched him walk she said he look very stiff and uncomfortable. She then checked out his hips and said everything was pointing to hip dysplasia but we would need to bring him back for x-rays to confirm. I was not happy and went home and researched hip dysplasia for hours until I was ready to become a full time drug dealer because I was going to pay $10,000 for Silas to get full hip replacement surgery. Kevin said no to surgery, he said we would let Silas be until he was in too much pain and then we would put him down. Needless to say I was dreading the x-rays because if you know us and Silas we/he can not catch a break and I knew it would come back with bad news. We took him to the vet on Friday where we spent nearly $500 for x-rays, we are the vet's number one customers and she did give us a slight discount. I upped our bill by $80 because I wanted him to have the optional pre-anesthesia testing. The vet called me around 10:30 to say that he was done and recovering and his x-rays looked good. He was finally awake enough to come home around 4 so we went to meet with the vet in person and bring my baby home. She said everything looked perfect. There were no signs of hip dysplasia at all, she said the spine looked good to her, and his knees looked good although they are a bit loose but she said that was okay because he is still growing and may grow out of it. Good news: no problems!!! Bad news: no answers. The vet posted his x-rays to an online vet page where vets talk about hard cases and such. She is hoping someone can help give answers or ideas if not our next option is to pay a radiologist to look at the x-rays. When we got him home he was still all loopey, it was sad yet still funny. Silas has new meds to help with the pain and see if it hels with the stiffness.

Silas hates Miley

For some reason Silas hates Miley Cyrus and whenever one of her songs comes on he goes nuts.

He also likes to imitate police car sirens.

Happy Bin-day!

On Friday I got my first delivery from Green Bean Delivery! We had gone to help Kevin's mom move and we got home my bins were waiting at the door. I was a little disappointed I didn't get to see the delivery truck bring them but there is always the next delivery. In our bins we received: rainbow carrots, a mix of peppers, huge mushrooms, sweet corn, red potatoes, pears, apples, grapes, oranges, lemons, onions, green beans, poultry herbs, whole wheat pizza dough, organic pizza sauce, chicken breasts, chia seeds, and raw milk. (i may have forgotten a couple of things) Everything we received with the exception of the grapes and citrus fruits is local. I am really glad I found out about this service, I may never have to buy food from Kroger again! (I wish) I think we will eat much healthier this way too. In fact last night we used some of our things to make homemade pizza!

Can you guess whose idea this was?

Party Animal

Today Silas had a belated birthday party at daycare. He got to invite 5 friends and they got to have homemade cookies (since I thought they might not cause as many tummy troubles as cake would) extra play time and extra time in the pool (Silas' favorite thing). His friends even brought him presents One friend really hooked him up with a whole gift bag of treats.