I got tired of not exercising. I couldn't find time or a reasonable way to regularly exercise without my children so I have been taking them running with me. Now it is true that I could probably go faster if I want pushing 65 pounds of child, stroller, and water. It is also true that pushing the stroller has strengthened my upper body. I guess it all works out. Here are a few reasons to take your children running.
1. You all get in better shape.
2. You get to spend time together.
3. If you do it right and for long enough their whining will stop and then they will be proud because they did it.
4. They get tired. This is good for their school work.
5. You get to see interesting things outside of your house.
So go run! As I tell them, run for fun in the hot hot sun! Yes I totally stole that from a certain Doctor. But he's a doctor so he knows what's best.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
A week of Crock Pot Soup
On Saturday we had a light dinner of sandwiches and potato soup.
Recipe for soup:
about 2 cups carrots thinned from the garden
15 medium size potatoes (I use Yukon gold and cut them in bites size pieces)
1 cup fresh basil chopped
1 cup fresh parsley chopped
3 cups of water
1/2 cup of olive oil
Put it in the crock pot until the carrots are soft and the potatoes are cooked. It took about 2 hours in mine.
Sunday I was tired and didn't want to cook so I took out the leftover potato soup and added 1 cup of navy beans and 1 cup of white beans. Then I cooked it for another 3 hours to cook the beans. I added 1 cup of heavy cream right before serving and it was delicious again.
Monday I was also tired so I added some purple onions from the garden and some fenugreek seeds for flavor. I heated it in the crock pot again and made some dumplings to go with it. It was a great dinner again.
Tuesday I decided to eat the leftovers so I added some chicken and put it in a pie. Now it's all gone. But I will be making more. I like the idea of changing leftovers so that people actually eat them!
So, it didn't quite last a week, but next time I might start with more and then it will.
Anyway, just thought I would share.
Recipe for soup:
about 2 cups carrots thinned from the garden
15 medium size potatoes (I use Yukon gold and cut them in bites size pieces)
1 cup fresh basil chopped
1 cup fresh parsley chopped
3 cups of water
1/2 cup of olive oil
Put it in the crock pot until the carrots are soft and the potatoes are cooked. It took about 2 hours in mine.
Sunday I was tired and didn't want to cook so I took out the leftover potato soup and added 1 cup of navy beans and 1 cup of white beans. Then I cooked it for another 3 hours to cook the beans. I added 1 cup of heavy cream right before serving and it was delicious again.
Monday I was also tired so I added some purple onions from the garden and some fenugreek seeds for flavor. I heated it in the crock pot again and made some dumplings to go with it. It was a great dinner again.
Tuesday I decided to eat the leftovers so I added some chicken and put it in a pie. Now it's all gone. But I will be making more. I like the idea of changing leftovers so that people actually eat them!
So, it didn't quite last a week, but next time I might start with more and then it will.
Anyway, just thought I would share.
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