A little extra "oomph"

Tomorrow I am giving a speech at a church here in Dallas, and I am a bit nervous. I am going to have a super duper green smoothie in the morning to get my motor running and give me that extra "oomph" I need. I am planning it already.

Today, the kids and I finished Canterbury Tales. They really liked it! It was fun. Tomorrow they are writing their own Canterbury Tale, so it should be interesting to say the least.

I am feeling myself starting to get a bit anxious about Christmas. It is closing in fast and I have so much to do. I feel like I was ready to get it all done at the beginning of November and held myself back thinking it was "too early," and now that it is mid- December I can't get myself going. Maybe my morning smoothie will help me in that department, too.

Wayne went to the Kiss concert here last night. He was so excited. He took his brother as an early Christmas present (he is a huge fan), but I don't know who had more fun! He must have called me 20 time telling me what cool thing they were doing. However, we are very tired! We did not get to bed until after 1:00 A.M. I couldn't sleep because I was waiting on him to get home, and then he told me all about it before we went to bed. Needless to say, I am holding my eyelids open as we speak and a green smoothie can only do so much.

More Green Smoothie Recipes and quick tips

So far so good -- Jake and Emma are really liking The Canterbury Tales and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. What's not to like? Why did schools quit reading novels? The entire time Jake and Emma were in public school they were never required to read a novel. They did receive A.R. points for reading them, but that was not an assignment. Peculiar, huh?

Today was a green smoothie day for me. For breakfast I had a kale, with frozen grapes and peaches. I buy grapes and peaches in bulk when they are in season and stick them in the freezer until I want to use them. Frozen grapes are a wonderful snack all by themselves. Anyway, my breakfast was so good that I was a craving another green smoothie for lunch. I had spinach, pineapple, strawberry, papaya, mango (I bought a bag of frozen, organic tropical fruit), and then added a banana. I also made some trail mix today. I will have to hide it, though because Jake and Emma found it and were eating it by the fistfuls.

Seriously, I am so glad that they want to eat it. I would much rather them want to snack on raw nuts and dried fruit than on chips or candy. I think that i am going to try my hand at the dehydrator tomorrow and see how that goes. So far I have been a little intimidated, but I am almost ready to give it a go. I am the type of person who likes to read the entire manual first.

"Raw LOVE! It changes you."

I ordered a T-shirt several months ago that was back ordered because there were more orders than anticipated. I got it in the mail yesterday and I am so EXCITED! It says Raw Love: It changes you. I ordered it from a company called Lovemore. The t-shirt itself is "green" and that makes me feel good, too. Lovemore is a pretty cool company, check them out at www.chooselovemore.com. If raw is not your thing, they have other t-shirts, too. I felt pretty darn great wearing my shirt today. Thanks Lovemore!

The kids and I also got the book we are going to read next -- The Canterbury Tales. I can't wait to see their faces once we start reading it. Boy, are they in for a surprise! The Canterbury Tales is one of my favorite books in the world. I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to share it with them, to see their faces and hear their giggles the first time they realize that the author is describing "passing gas" or "belching." I can't wait to hear them ask if we can read just one more chapter.

I am feeling so much better today! Despite the fact that I stayed up half the night (I've been up since 1 A.M., sometimes cold medicine does that to me), my upper respiratory infection is almost gone. I must give credit where credit is due -- all hail the green smoothie! All in all it has been a very good day!