Happy Monday

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Well we sure did! We did lots of things that needed tending to. We took a drive to a larger town, about 2 hours away. Did some needed shopping, mailed some stuff using Fed Ex Shipping at Fed Ex Kinko's, had some dinner and visited some old friends of ours. Lil E and myself both got new boots too! She wanted another pair of pink ones, she has pink boots now. So I had to talk her into something else. I did let her pick between brown or black. She picked the black and red with hearts and Mommy got brown bomber colored. Both of our boots are Ariat's Fatbabys! They are truly the most comfortable boots ever!





Then today, I had a very productive day around the house. It is so cold her and very windy, that we are staying in. I am trying to keep with my goal of one new recipe a week. So I did that this week. I found the recipe from a friends blog, Heart3MyHome. It's for Green Chili Beef Enchiladas. I changed it a bit, I used tomatoes and green chilis in place of just the green chili's, and added some onion to the beef while it was cooking. Then the cheese that I mixed with the beef, I doubled that. (plus I did use the colby monterey jack cheese mixture, as that is what I had on hand.) Let me tell you, I have always made enchiladas and loved them, and I love our families traditional way, but these were really awesome! We all loved them! Lil E even ate every bite she had.

Then as I wanted to keep up with getting Healthier in 2008, I have been doing lots of things, to help with that. This weekend when we went grocery shopping, I bought pasta, but I bought a regular package and a package of whole wheat. Then I came home and mixed them together and placed in them in my large canning jars with lids. This way, each jar is ready for a dinner and it's half regular and half whole wheat, just until I get everyone to eat only whole wheat pasta. I do not want to follow some diet that is not a way of life, because if I do that the weight will just return the minute I stop. So we are making better choices about what we eat. I have even started buying the Plumrose Brand Bacon that is no sugar added and lower sodium. It is so yummy and always comes out crispy, no matter how you cook it. (Which is usually baked, as i don't like to stand and fry anything). So it's lots of things like this that we are doing.

Plus tonight I added crunches to my work out! This is very hard for me, after a previous injury my doctor recommended me not to do crunches or sit ups because of the strain. So I just started with 25 tonight. But I have to do something, after two major abdominal surgeries, the muscles are shot and it's yucky flabby! So I have to get that better! Plus I used my Gold's Gym Work out Ball and Resistance Bands too! So that is what I am doing right now! May not be a lot, but it is something and I know it will improve my life! That is the ultimate goal you know. Not only for myself, but my family and most importantly for God, as my body is a Temple, and needs to be treated with the most care!

Hugs and Blessings~