Blueberry pie

I had never really been a fan of blueberry pies until our last trip to the UP of Michigan ... which was probably 4 years ago ... so sad. Anyway on that trip our lovely friends stopped and bought a blueberry pie from a bakery in Paradise, MI. It was amazing! We each had a piece when we got back from the falls that day, and another piece the next morning as our breakfast, with coffee, of course. And of course we were sitting out on their deck chatting and looking at Lake Superior.

So I searched pinterest for blueberry pie recipes and choose this one based on the hold together aspect in the picture. And I liked that almonds were used to help thicken, instead if things that sound less tasty.



Thank you Hey, Lady Grey!

I did modify the recipe, because I didn't have a lemon, and therefore no zest. And I used a pie crust from the freezer section, because ... I didn't want to make the crust.

Barn star project

So I saw this little star on pinterest, and it seemed do simple. Make a star out of a cereal box? Yes! So, rustic is not really my thing, but I have been looking for something to go above my fireplace (in my frame that has been empty since Christmas). So in honor of July 4th here are my pics.

 Not too shabby.

I do need a more symmetrical star. 

And Xman did a great job painting one star which is wedged in the picture frame at this point also.

Good and bad of swim lessons

How many days does it take for the chlorine to eat your arm hair? I spend 6 hours a day, 5 days a well in chlorine in the summer. It took 7 days this summer before I noticed my arm hair was gone!

I do have great rewards, like my father babysitting Xman in his office. I get to swim with the little man when I have off classes and he is not sleeping. He jumped off the board today for the second time this summer. He thinks he runs the pool!

I also get the best ice ever and diet dr pepper thanks to Dad!

I get to hear the crazy things said at the pool. This year a little girl slipped and fell on her way into the pool. Her dad rushed over to stop her crying. He asked her, "where does it hurt?". "my butt" she cried. "do you want me to kiss your butt?" he generously offered. "no" she giggled and got in the water.

I have been doing this a long time, and though I hurt from carrying fighting kids in the deep end, and from being pinched, scratched and pulled at, I do enjoy what I do ... Even if I complain about having to go - kid's attitude's are contagious!

Breakfast tacos with corn & black bean salsa

Corn tortillas filled with scrambled eggs, spinach, onions, ground turkey and feta (leftover greek pizza filling) with homemade roasted corn and black bean salsa - yummy breakfast after our trip to the park.

Yummy! Roasted Veggies & Grilled Chicken

Life changing: PB2

2 T: 45 calories and 1.5g fat.

New motivation

Hubby has cellulitis again and needs to lose 150 lbs in 2 years. I think I am going to try to gradually (over the next few weeks - 3 tops) move us toward Dean Ornish's spectrum diet. That will be a big change, but that is obviously what we need.