Little T's candles
Big T's candlesFriday, July 24, 2009
Birthday Fun
After Bible Study, Big T and Little T celebrated their birthdays with everyone who was there. We had ice cream and Big T supplied the candles!
Little T's candles
Big T's candles
Little T's candles
Big T's candles
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Long Time!
Well, since Mom's not getting around to updating this thing, I'll do it! It's been HOT!!! I can tell you that mom, dad and Sis find plenty to do outside when it is this warm and so I'm sure that is why you haven't heard from them! PLUS! Grandma and Grandpa and Pixie have been here. That Pixie's always trying to get me in trouble!! The cool thing is, I can usually freak her out! So, she won't come in the backyard with me because, well, I don't really know why, but Dad's put me on a LOOOONG leash so I can roam most of the front yard. Even though I really don't care about her, she FREAKS out when I'm in the front yard and she won't stay outside. Her loss!!! 
Pixie avoiding the front yard and me!!Anyway, I think that's about all that's going on. Will let you know more for sure later!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
4th of July 5K and other fun!
Terrah and Tiana ready to go!
At the Start Line!
Heading toward the Finish!
Nice Form, Terrah!
It looks like a smile! Tiana finished with a respectable 40 minutes or so!
It was HOT!
And -- your laugh for the day! Mr. OXI-GENE! He's my favorite Parade Route Super-Hero!
The dog Izzy that was standing next to us at the Parade. She was begging for strawberries. Such a sweet girl!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Summer Recipes
It's been awhile since I've done any cooking at all, and definitely since I've posted any goodies here!
It is berry season here and I got a 2lb. clamshell of blueberries, the other day so decided to make the Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins that I found in last summer's Taste of Home healthy Cooking magazine. Of course, I can't leave well enough alone and I altered this recipe even more to make it even lower in calories. Tiana still has eaten quite a few, as has her friend Terrah. They are very tasty and may need to be made again! Oooh! And maybe with rhubarb, or raspberries, or blackberries, too!!
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
1¼ c. all-purpose flour
1 c. quick-cooking oats
½ c. packed (I didn't pack it!!) brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt½ tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. baking soda¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 c. plain yogurt (I used fat free)¼ c. butter (melted) (I used 2 Tbs. + 2 Tbs. drained, unsweetened applesauce)
1 c. fresh blueberries
In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Combine the egg, yogurt and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners. Fill 3/4 full with batter. Bake at 400º for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition facts for regular recipe (my changes in parenthesis): Per Muffin
167 calories (138)
6 g fat (3)
31 mg cholesterol (23)
249 mg sodium (225)
26 g carbohydrates (24)
1 g fiber
4 g proteinAnother favorite of Tiana's is Buffalo Chicken Burgers. I like these best when I grind my own chicken breasts, but whatever these are good!
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Tangy Slaw
Slaw:¼ c. thinly sliced celery¼ c. shredded apple
2 Tbs. prepared fat-free blue cheese salad dressing
1 tsp. finely chopped walnuts
Sauce:
3 Tbs. Lousiana-style hot sauce
2 tsp. ketchup
2 tsp. reduced-fat butter, melted
Burgers:
2 Tbs. chopped sweet red pepper
2 Tbs. + 4 tsp. thinly sliced green onions, divided
1 Tbs. unsweetened applesauce¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp. garlic salt¼ tsp. pepper
1 lb. ground chicken
4 lettuce leaves
4 hamburger buns
In a small bowl, combine celery, apple, salad dressing and walnuts. In another small bowl, combine the hot sauce, ketchup and butter; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the red pepper, 2 Tbs. green onions, applesauce, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Crumble chicken over mixture and mix well. (I often grind this all together for easy, complete distribution). Shape into 4 burgers. Broil 6" from the heat 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat thermometer reads 165º, basting occasionally with reserved sauce. Serve on lettuce-lined buns; top each with 2 Tbs. slaw and spinkle with remaining onions. If you grill these, make sure you REALLY coat the grill rack with plenty of spray so they don't stick! Extra sauce is always good if you like it spicy!!
1 Burger: 312 calories, 12 g fat, 78 mg cholesterol, 682 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein
It is berry season here and I got a 2lb. clamshell of blueberries, the other day so decided to make the Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins that I found in last summer's Taste of Home healthy Cooking magazine. Of course, I can't leave well enough alone and I altered this recipe even more to make it even lower in calories. Tiana still has eaten quite a few, as has her friend Terrah. They are very tasty and may need to be made again! Oooh! And maybe with rhubarb, or raspberries, or blackberries, too!!
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
1¼ c. all-purpose flour
1 c. quick-cooking oats
½ c. packed (I didn't pack it!!) brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt½ tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. baking soda¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 c. plain yogurt (I used fat free)¼ c. butter (melted) (I used 2 Tbs. + 2 Tbs. drained, unsweetened applesauce)
1 c. fresh blueberries
In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Combine the egg, yogurt and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners. Fill 3/4 full with batter. Bake at 400º for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition facts for regular recipe (my changes in parenthesis): Per Muffin
167 calories (138)
6 g fat (3)
31 mg cholesterol (23)
249 mg sodium (225)
26 g carbohydrates (24)
1 g fiber
4 g proteinAnother favorite of Tiana's is Buffalo Chicken Burgers. I like these best when I grind my own chicken breasts, but whatever these are good!
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Tangy Slaw
Slaw:¼ c. thinly sliced celery¼ c. shredded apple
2 Tbs. prepared fat-free blue cheese salad dressing
1 tsp. finely chopped walnuts
Sauce:
3 Tbs. Lousiana-style hot sauce
2 tsp. ketchup
2 tsp. reduced-fat butter, melted
Burgers:
2 Tbs. chopped sweet red pepper
2 Tbs. + 4 tsp. thinly sliced green onions, divided
1 Tbs. unsweetened applesauce¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp. garlic salt¼ tsp. pepper
1 lb. ground chicken
4 lettuce leaves
4 hamburger buns
In a small bowl, combine celery, apple, salad dressing and walnuts. In another small bowl, combine the hot sauce, ketchup and butter; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the red pepper, 2 Tbs. green onions, applesauce, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Crumble chicken over mixture and mix well. (I often grind this all together for easy, complete distribution). Shape into 4 burgers. Broil 6" from the heat 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat thermometer reads 165º, basting occasionally with reserved sauce. Serve on lettuce-lined buns; top each with 2 Tbs. slaw and spinkle with remaining onions. If you grill these, make sure you REALLY coat the grill rack with plenty of spray so they don't stick! Extra sauce is always good if you like it spicy!!
1 Burger: 312 calories, 12 g fat, 78 mg cholesterol, 682 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 23 g protein
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Pretty Proud!
So, Tiana's decided she wants to take on another 5K. She'll walk/run with a friend this Saturday down through a really nice neighborhood for the 4th of July celebration. She's even been "training"! Yesterday she and I went up to the golf course for a trip around. That wasn't near so much fun because it was with me, but today she was up for more and asked a different friend to join her. I took her DOWN to that friend's house and they walked UP the hill to our house! Let me just tell you that this is quite a hill. It's not as bad as it looks, but it isn't a super slouchy hill either! There is a 377' gain over 1.5 miles! Anyway, I'm very proud of her -- and Kaylin -- for taking on that awesome task! And I've done nothing today! I did 5.3 miles yesterday, and I will get something in today yet, but for now... She's got me beat!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
RACE DAY!
Today was the first ever Rock 'N' Roll Half and Full Marathon in Seattle. What an experience! There were 25,000 entrants of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities. At least two of us didn't train much and now, oh boy!, am I paying for it!! Oh well!
Thanks so much to Trevan and Jill for a wonderful dinner and sing tonight! The taco salad was excellent, as was the company!
And back to race day impressions. There were PEOPLE!!! Lots and Lots and LOTS of people. And even more cars and buses all trying to get to the same drop off points for the start line! Jolyn and I ended up walking about 2¼ miles before we even got to the start line and there was probably at least a tenth of a mile of being in the start area, too, before even GETTING to the start line! The first picture is BEHIND us (and we were pretty far back in the line up) and the other is the far-off start line!
I'm going to say straight away that there weren't as many bands I was expecting. I think in our 13.1 miles there were 7 bands? The BEST band was just a little kid on his electric guitar (he was pretty good for maybe 10!) with his dad on upside-down-trash-can percussion and his littler sibling doing some sort of percussion, too. The people lining the streets just stepping out from their houses and cheering us on were AWESOME and very much appreciated! The guy with the hose, though, he's beautiful and I'll love him forever!! There were very frequent water and Cytomax stations, which were very helpful since the weather turned out to be quite warm. The hills that many thought were hills weren't much to Jolyn and I, but we did notice them as we tried to run them. Around here we pretty much walk the hills, but they are DEFINITELY hills! When we were on the shores of the Lake we saw, perched high above in a tree, a regal bald eagle! The trek through the I-90 tunnel was GROSS! Talk about humid and stifling. The noise level was pretty high and echo-y, too. At mile 10-ish I was still smiling, but I could also see the end in view (never mind that we had to circle around and back to it on the other side!!)
The coolest part of it all was knowing that I had lots of friends encouraging me, running along beside me, watching for my finish -- even if on their computers at home, Mom!! And customers who told me to just walk to the start, but take a cut-off to get to my grouping faster! Thanks, Ken, I owe you a coffee!!
Kate (and Baby Mercury), Jolyn, and I
Projected time 2:55:40 Actual finish time 2:53:37 WooHoo!!!
Thanks so much to Trevan and Jill for a wonderful dinner and sing tonight! The taco salad was excellent, as was the company!
And back to race day impressions. There were PEOPLE!!! Lots and Lots and LOTS of people. And even more cars and buses all trying to get to the same drop off points for the start line! Jolyn and I ended up walking about 2¼ miles before we even got to the start line and there was probably at least a tenth of a mile of being in the start area, too, before even GETTING to the start line! The first picture is BEHIND us (and we were pretty far back in the line up) and the other is the far-off start line!
I'm going to say straight away that there weren't as many bands I was expecting. I think in our 13.1 miles there were 7 bands? The BEST band was just a little kid on his electric guitar (he was pretty good for maybe 10!) with his dad on upside-down-trash-can percussion and his littler sibling doing some sort of percussion, too. The people lining the streets just stepping out from their houses and cheering us on were AWESOME and very much appreciated! The guy with the hose, though, he's beautiful and I'll love him forever!! There were very frequent water and Cytomax stations, which were very helpful since the weather turned out to be quite warm. The hills that many thought were hills weren't much to Jolyn and I, but we did notice them as we tried to run them. Around here we pretty much walk the hills, but they are DEFINITELY hills! When we were on the shores of the Lake we saw, perched high above in a tree, a regal bald eagle! The trek through the I-90 tunnel was GROSS! Talk about humid and stifling. The noise level was pretty high and echo-y, too. At mile 10-ish I was still smiling, but I could also see the end in view (never mind that we had to circle around and back to it on the other side!!)
The coolest part of it all was knowing that I had lots of friends encouraging me, running along beside me, watching for my finish -- even if on their computers at home, Mom!! And customers who told me to just walk to the start, but take a cut-off to get to my grouping faster! Thanks, Ken, I owe you a coffee!!
Kate (and Baby Mercury), Jolyn, and IProjected time 2:55:40 Actual finish time 2:53:37 WooHoo!!!
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