tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9655578751356420732024-03-19T01:30:14.682-07:00Rick doesn't live hereA story about a family trying to live life to the fullest and make some yummy Mexican food along the wayLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-74573295358446369012014-05-31T18:13:00.003-07:002014-05-31T18:13:44.425-07:00SummerThis winter was so long!!! SUMMER is here and I want to lay and bask in its glory. As do the kiddos. Bare foot and playing in the dirt.<br />
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Luis took the oldest too to the comic book con locally, they wore their star trek uniforms and had a blast. By the time I got to them they were totally wiped out and not in the picture taking mood. Oh well- the weirdo mama in me loves crabby pictures of my kids.<br />
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I have a knitting retreat coming in June and I am beyond excited. I have been busy knitting some wonderful things for my friends. I had big plans to finish a summer top for my self however, I twisted the cast on and was not feeling too excited about the knit after that. I have a hat to finish and then we will see if I am feeling up to the task of finishing a garment.<br />
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That is all for now :)Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-55769287245649677532014-05-07T08:10:00.001-07:002014-05-07T08:10:18.194-07:00Currently:Eating: <a href="http://whole30.com/" target="_blank">Whole30</a> Foods<br />
:Playing: With yarn and kiddos<br />
:Listening to: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYV0Wp0MdZ4" target="_blank">Staves </a><br />
:Sweat: Climbing and lifting (with some zumba)<br />
:Excited for: Garden and knitting retreats! fiber fun<br />
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If you are intrested you can follow my whole30 at laneliveswhole on instagram!<br />
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Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-84518196630321645072013-07-08T13:10:00.000-07:002013-07-08T13:10:47.701-07:00Rainbows?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Waiting for a rainbow in this strom.<br />
Hope it comes soon...Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-85721508937162095622013-03-09T16:49:00.001-08:002013-03-09T16:49:20.806-08:00How I lived Simply Feb 2013I choose a word for this year it was -<i>Simple</i>. So in a look back over the month I wanted to honor what was simple.<br />
-Made time to focus on god and the holy spirt for a weekend.<br />
-Slept as much as I could<br />
-Made it to the gym most days<br />
-Biked to work one day. (More to come that day rocked)<br />
-Made a few yummy vegitarian meals. <br />
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*This is the first time Febuary has been a hard month for me. I was starting to feel the grind of working two jobs. So I took a break and went to a conference that changed my life. God met me there, and why it is always a struggle to get to soemthing that is just about you it is so so worth it in the end-because you become better for others around you. I am happy to say that Febuary started out not very simple in my head or heart. It ended that way and I am thankful for that. <br />
<strong></strong>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-1591176036421516382013-01-31T20:44:00.004-08:002013-01-31T20:44:58.546-08:00How I lived Simply-JanI choose a word for this year it was -<i>Simple</i>. So in a look back over the month I wanted to honor what was simple.<br />
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-I "broke up" with 12 blogs I have been reading for over 6 years.<br />
-I choose to workout over other commitments.<br />
-I ate simple meals-that could be made in the crock pot.<br />
-I made a choice to spend time with family over other things<br />
-I kissed my kids before bed each night.<br />
-Prayed everyday.<br />
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Not to much but something.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-78403199584300107522012-10-24T17:43:00.001-07:002012-10-24T17:43:47.523-07:00Life DreamsIn a mere 6ish weeks-we will have lived in our house for almost 5 years. Which outside of my childhood home is the longest I have lived anywhere...<br />
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I write these words in the middle of the renovation that will "end" all of our renovations. Anything beyond this will be adding on to our house and that would be for bedrooms and a garage. After this it will be touch ups or cosmetic changes. I do not foresee that part of our personalities going away. We are forever changing our ideas and outlook on home. In order to make it work we have adopted a "small living" mentality. Where we happily coexist in 900 odd square feet.<br />
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I talk about this because home ownership used to be on most American's dream list. We have made it! Our house is a financial win for us and I appreciate that in my life-and it will continue to be even if we are not living here. But I still know that I have other dreams. Other things beyond these four walls that make me tick.<br />
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I recently was reading the life list concept. I feel that Luis and I are in the middle of the building our life list outside of this our physical home. We are shaping our spiritual home. We have been asking God to support us financially in sharing our story in how Christ has saved us with others (aka ministry of some type, but I not a fan of that word). Now how to do that beyond-is a different story. <br />
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I am willing to wait five years to see the real layout of this come together, just as our house has taken about the same to realize the best path for it. I realize that God's plans and timeline are different than mine. I do know that his love and passion for me (and for you) are so awsome.<br />
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Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-1199879548551992282012-10-07T23:49:00.001-07:002012-10-07T23:49:15.447-07:00On the Needles*All of these links are embeded to Raverly-which you need a account to view FYI<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/goodale" target="_blank">Goodale </a><br />
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2. Monster for Henry<br />
3. Yoga Socks-for Emarie and me<br />
4. Mittens for Christmas (Mark)<br />
5. Audrey <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pippa---girls-shrug" target="_blank">Sweater</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pembroke-vest" target="_blank">Vest</a> for Luca<br />
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*There is so much more I want to knit-I have a hard time focusing on more than one project at a time...deadline for most of this is Thanksgiving!!!<br />
Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-52611687265164730382012-10-01T20:00:00.000-07:002012-10-01T20:00:34.068-07:00Heavy HeartI know I don't post often on this blog-but like my real life journal it feels good to write sometimes about things that are to hard to express otherwise.<br />
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Today I learned that a classmate had died-in an accident. He has a wife and 2 young children. He had a life-we did not talk anymore, which is fine by me. But what is jarring to me is that someone who that I have know from the age of 8 is dead. <br />
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I often approach death with a <span style="background: yellow;">scientific</span> hat-the hospice social worker in me sees the <span style="background: yellow;">fragile</span> <span style="background: yellow;">beauty</span> in it. But as a person life is to be celebrated and lived. But for some reason this seems unfair and senseless. Maybe it is because life is starting to feel busy-but I am sad. Sad for life that is gone and sad for a life that could have been. I feel that my life is not yet realized, that Luis and I are just starting to live out God's real plan for us. A plan to share his word with others and to care for the poor. So today-I am grateful and sad. I pray that my classmate felt God's love in the last moments of his life and that his children are protected with God's love and grace. </div>
Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-45030325075022900732012-07-06T17:12:00.002-07:002012-07-06T17:12:38.318-07:00{this moment}<em>{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.</em><br />
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<em>-Amanda Soule</em>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-51138604757498747502012-07-02T16:48:00.001-07:002012-07-02T16:48:39.925-07:00Start of Week 3-Summer Weight Loss<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">-That is it! I love that the online world keeps me accountable</span>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-26225499667388079332012-06-22T14:04:00.000-07:002012-06-22T14:04:27.399-07:00{this moment}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words -
capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary
moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. </em><br />
<em>-Amanda Soule</em>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-59549975709652287932012-06-21T20:18:00.002-07:002012-06-21T20:18:41.954-07:00Summer FitnessOne of my favorite bloggers <a href="http://www.misszoot.com/2012/06/20/ditching-the-scale-and-monitoring-real-progress-part-2-of-2/#comments" target="_blank">Ms. Zoot</a> has put forth a summer fitness support. I am aiming towards a healthier lifestyle which is "supposed" culminate in a 13.1 mile run about Halloween time. So basically I am losing baby weight by training for a half marathon.<br />
By the start of school 9/4/2012 here are my goals-<br />
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<li>Run a 5K</li>
<li>Complete the lazy man triathlon</li>
<li> Lose a pant size</li>
<li><strike>bench 300lbs</strike></li>
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Here are my numbers (not that you care)-<br />
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Left Arm-15.5</div>
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Rt Arm-15</div>
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Underbust-37</div>
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Bust- 43</div>
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Belly- 45</div>
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Calf-L17.5 and RT17<br />
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Here are numbers that I last recorded in 2010<br />
Upper Arm: 14.5<br />
Chest:41<br />
Stomach:44<br />
Upper thigh: 27<br />
calf: 17.5<br />
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Zoot is an inspiring lady! I am <i>seriously</i> inspired by her fitness journey. I hope to do the same, when I last wrote those numbers I was seriously out of shape. From that time I think I am way better off. I have been working out 3-4 days a week from Luca was 2 months old. I feel way stronger than I have in a long time. I still have a long ways to go but I feel proud. Thanks Zoot! Here is to an awesome summer!</div>
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<br />Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-45365264131620349072012-06-19T20:02:00.001-07:002012-06-19T20:02:17.067-07:00Marathon 2Did you think I just completed my 2nd marathon-Haha! No No-but my awesome sauce husband did.<br />
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Seriously-I always am inspired by him and I will share more on that!<br />
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But the parallel story is my brother Jake who finished the same Marathon in 3:50 min w/o training. Well, because you know he is a demi god-just call him Thor's uncle. Luis signed up for the marathon with intention of supporting Jake as he returned home from a year long deployment. As a way to set the tone for our support of him serving the U.S.A.<br />
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Okay-sorry Jake you are cute and all, but my husband gah! Every time he does something like this I love him more. I can't explain it exactly it may have something to do that I can't image doing it and he is not a demi god. It could also do with the fact that when he sees me on the course waiting there with our littles he is SO happy to see us. His face lights up just like when I walk up to him to marry him. Pure joy-my mom commented on how romantic he was when he saw us. I just am so proud of him. He finished and finished strong. So an internet congrats-to Luis on his second marathon.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-63250331946002418612012-06-19T19:49:00.002-07:002012-06-19T19:49:14.951-07:006 months of LucaLuca Lalo Vega <strike>is 6 months today.</strike> Ahem -like over a month ago...6 months old-just in time yesterday he start spouting a tooth and eating baby food like a pro. <br />
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This third time around with a baby has been weird. It has been like my labor-our doula (who was amazing) keep stating to me, welcome the pressure. Welcome the pain because it means your baby is almost here. I keep this on my mind when I am struggling with any given concern. I love that little baby so much. Like SOOO much-of course all parents love their children.<br />
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Parenting is a lot like middle school-awkward and bumpy. It is like you still have braces on or you like a boy and have no idea how to act around him. This is how it feels to be a mom right now-like sometimes I have hit my stride other times not so much. At times I have felt like I am unable to keep up.<br />
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*** However, the big kids went to FL with grandma and grandpa and it gave me a break.<br />
***I went to a retreat and that gave me a break. I feel like suddenly I have been able to take a DEEP breath and be the Mom again I want to be. Not the Mom who just does what is necessary. I also know that God did not make a mistake when choosing me to parent my kiddos. That he knew I could do it and still can. That at 6 months of three has been hard but it was no mistake.<br />
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With that said, I come with wisdom that people have survived three young children and more importantly, there kids have turned out to be productive humans.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-89681318190511790582012-05-25T17:25:00.001-07:002012-05-25T17:25:48.742-07:00{this moment}<em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;">{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. -Amanda Soule</em><br />
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I got a package today and it rocked-A swap with a Muppet theme with an AWESOME gonzo mug. Coffee tomorrow!!!Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-81013290473803097852012-05-09T08:02:00.002-07:002012-05-09T08:02:39.059-07:00AdoptionMy Brother Jake-is adopted and he is a wonderful, smart, and complicated person. He came at 6 months old from Korea. His first years here were difficult for my parents and I have no idea where they received that amount of patience from. I just read an article and while I still have mixed views about adoption and how it can impact children, this article moved me...please read it if you have a chance or have ever thought about <a href="http://simplemom.net/six-things-adoption-has-taught-me/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+simplemom+%28Simple+Mom%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">adoption</a>. <br />
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Things have settled down with baby Luca. We are now a family of five with a semi balance of routine. I love this baby-he is making raspberries with his mouth or sticking out his tongue and blowing. So stinking cute! He is also an excellent knitter as you can see. He makes my life interesting and I am excited to see him grow, he seems pretty relaxed and I hope that continues. I hate to comment on his sleeping, by the 3rd child I think as a parent who gets up at night not to count the hours of sleep that you get-but if you did it would be depressing. :)Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-59483594468808181982012-04-27T16:51:00.002-07:002012-04-27T16:51:38.174-07:00{this moment} - A Friday ritual.<em>{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words -
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<em> *I have been looking at this series from the beginning-first time participant..</em>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-2771486582929355922012-04-14T21:48:00.000-07:002012-04-14T21:48:19.657-07:00My week in other people instagrams #buymeaniphoneplease<img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530020_3350278828313_1009127431_3113853_624546890_n.jpg" /><img src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/548003_3350291188622_1009127431_3113863_398007163_n.jpg" /><img src="https://instagr.am/p/JPuUeLS-Qc/media/?size=l" />aLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-16070207221249910902012-04-04T13:19:00.000-07:002012-04-04T13:19:25.734-07:00Pinto Beans-and moreThis past Monday-I tried something different.<br />
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Per the recommendation in this month's <a href="https://martha.zt01.net/EF/December11/9.php" target="_blank">Everyday Food</a> I took the wise advise and meal planed from their Jump-Start Your Week (not available online). It provided 5 meals, a shopping list for the week, recipes and prep ahead directions. I changed 2 meals to fit our family taste but stuck to the main ingredients. <br />
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On Mon I bought most of our groceries at our local co-op. Mostly because they have the best variety of lentils and I am specific about lentils. <br />
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Our groceries were surprising reasonable. <br />
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I bought some extra things too-yogurt,fruit and staples. Out total bill was 68.00. (Which inculded a free range pork roast and grass fed skirt steak...) Not bad...<br />
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Monday I got home and did the prep. Which took roughly 1.5 hours. I made pesto, rice, lentils, cut timed veggies and set out the meat to marinade.<br />
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I also cooked the first meal shrimp penne with spring herb pesto. It was really yummy! It fed all of us (the kiddos ate it too despite it's green color). You cook everything together so It really just took about 12 minutes to pull it together. I was more impressed because I had set some aside for a family with a new baby and then it fed us leftovers too...I think I used more pasta than the recipe called for but still...<br />
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Tuesday- we had leftovers from the weekend, because I did not get the pork roast in the crockpot in the morning.<br />
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Wed- we are having a pulled pork style taco. (I changed this from a roasted pork loin). I am also making pinto beans from <a href="http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2011/10/400.html" target="_blank">scratch using this recipe. </a> I am excited to see how it turns out.<br />
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Don't laugh at this next statement-I've never shopped with a list. Like NEVER and you guys! It was great (somewhere my mom is rolling her eyes, because she has mentioned this numerous times). I am still a little surprised at the ease that was generated by that little list. <br />
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Well I will give one more update at the end of the week, see if I am still as enchanted with this idea as I am today. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysnpiGT9zvBCzxS1dlOclEPFlBjlb39JMFie7yil7yyncNuMvytsKv4vrJTaZA8idMmnrbBbDqe1319Ob-MlJO3MR4wqyG1E3g3eCtFkO3jC-iY5bTeLjXbL9kc0XXfV5VlOgEgK3p84/s1600/4-up+on+2012-03-27+at+13.12+%237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysnpiGT9zvBCzxS1dlOclEPFlBjlb39JMFie7yil7yyncNuMvytsKv4vrJTaZA8idMmnrbBbDqe1319Ob-MlJO3MR4wqyG1E3g3eCtFkO3jC-iY5bTeLjXbL9kc0XXfV5VlOgEgK3p84/s320/4-up+on+2012-03-27+at+13.12+%237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And just for fun....a babyLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-91071583751583633992012-03-30T22:56:00.000-07:002012-03-30T22:56:59.751-07:00Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8CtXzBnmHxh0B-1bK1CiaKH8THLiwFDt-V0bptZr1_a3Qp99Vs86n9TFGjiIFwfd6FiqH_6AeGNsE_4Q-lEmyD4fKT9DnPJMh8PdDJ4zpjTugrQAShCEE3sfsKbCky5EbeVEF_whFjY/s1600/4-up_on_2012-03-02_at_16.06_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8CtXzBnmHxh0B-1bK1CiaKH8THLiwFDt-V0bptZr1_a3Qp99Vs86n9TFGjiIFwfd6FiqH_6AeGNsE_4Q-lEmyD4fKT9DnPJMh8PdDJ4zpjTugrQAShCEE3sfsKbCky5EbeVEF_whFjY/s320/4-up_on_2012-03-02_at_16.06_medium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T7lAGrOhXMiBgwW4NHeYJoKyT60PFo7goWQD0LnZjFYju0Kn4TXGpvgwCBtRWsQhiKlv4P3KXesoe1l-8OMZeoGtZeufemALnx0Oc9Bdth_CZtj4LWGXU6qEQteP-GZCm6oYlYq2Pzs/s1600/4-up_on_2012-03-02_at_16.31__6_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T7lAGrOhXMiBgwW4NHeYJoKyT60PFo7goWQD0LnZjFYju0Kn4TXGpvgwCBtRWsQhiKlv4P3KXesoe1l-8OMZeoGtZeufemALnx0Oc9Bdth_CZtj4LWGXU6qEQteP-GZCm6oYlYq2Pzs/s320/4-up_on_2012-03-02_at_16.31__6_medium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My girl turned three today. She is a keeper that one. I feel like Ms. Emiliana Lane Vega is a lot like her mama. She is fierce, she loves with all her heart. She is quick to react and wicked smart (like a little bit evil). She knows what she wants and usually figures out how to get it. My mom sees Milli's heart when I have a hard time seeing it-so I feel like her and I are more alike than we will care to admit. Ahem...<br />
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Milli has taken to her big brother and also her little brother. She loves them both with all her heart. Luca is almost the same size as her. She loves candy,l oves books, loves her grandparents, LOVES star wars and princesses.<br />
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Honestly -the kid is hard pressed to eat a vegetable and at times can push my very last button. But there is this..<br />
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Last Sun she told me that God loved her. My heart melted. You see my birthday wish for her is to know that she is loved as a child of God. I try to show her that when I am parenting her. I hope she knows at three that she is loved by us.<br />
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Happy Birthday Milli!Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-53840873679314947472012-03-21T19:27:00.000-07:002012-03-21T19:27:55.749-07:00LIFE`<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqk5nVY-i2NjPjs3v6VWtUQvo2fCDF5IfxwMRzJYZ8ZDfRHDShIJMBlSkP1pPOSlL5srSd-JHoao5ZS3eWwtgihHl5jkY4mblT2tc2zwliiZchjAc8zJJ0K9-u9JwIai9HOzakaNiGqxM/s1600/4-up+on+2012-03-21+at+16.51+%233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqk5nVY-i2NjPjs3v6VWtUQvo2fCDF5IfxwMRzJYZ8ZDfRHDShIJMBlSkP1pPOSlL5srSd-JHoao5ZS3eWwtgihHl5jkY4mblT2tc2zwliiZchjAc8zJJ0K9-u9JwIai9HOzakaNiGqxM/s400/4-up+on+2012-03-21+at+16.51+%233.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br />
Today was a good day.<br />
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We did alot and I like days when it felt relaxed and productive.<br />
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<ul><li>Baked a carrot cake from scratch-for Luis to share with his small group for his birthday. </li>
<li>worked out with Luis.( My arms are so tired that I just got the giggles btw) Body pump is not for the faint of heart. But a coworker had told me about how much he sweats during that class and I was cold...so I was kinda bummed because I wanted to sweat. </li>
<li>Worked more on my knitting projects and hopefully will get out to late night knitting group.</li>
<li>Paid my bills (snafou with online bill pay...) </li>
<li>Work on my taxes...ugh</li>
<li>Did the dishes....</li>
<li>did two loads of laundry</li>
<li>and now will pick up the living room.</li>
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</a></div>So I have not posted any project organize stuff. But I have been doing it! We have so far done the kiddos stuff and the cupboards (which Luis did and look fantastic!)Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-64194021031389843492012-03-07T19:16:00.001-08:002012-03-07T19:23:08.389-08:00How we are "healthy"Lately things have been good. I feel like we might have a routine going when it comes to healthy habits.<br />
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You see I am still trying to lose all of my grad school weight. <br />
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Grad school weight? OH YES! It exists...You may ask (because I graduated more than 6 months ago)<br />
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Almost everyone in my cohort gained weight or lost weight, from stress. Now those who lost weight were in the minority and it was not healthy weight loss. It seemed like at graduation there was no one that was a healthy weight by any means. Did I mention I was 5 months pregnant (and looked like 8 months).<br />
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So we are slowing working on things. Luis is training for the marathon so he can eat whatever the heck he wants. We have been juicing right now one day a week. For me me it is a nice little fast and it keeps me from feeling bloated. I usually will have a kale, apple, celery combo that is quite nice in the morning. Then a veggie combo at night. We usually just take everything that is going bad and throw it in the juicer. Matias has been into the carrot juice that Luis is partial to. <br />
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I am not focusing on my diet as much right now because I am afraid with nursing Chubs (aka Luca) that I won't be able to make enough milk. What I am doing is getting to the gym most days. I have a pretty great schedule, that includes deep water exercise and bodyflow (which is yoga, taichi and Pilates). This class is a ton of fun and has awesome music. Today was really good. The best part of the gym is I get a shower everyday sin children...mawhaha. So I have lost about 1.5 in a week. From the time I started keeping track. It is a start and I hope when summer roles around that I can be a place mentally to focus on calories and eating, winter is just so hard up here in the north :)<br />
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I have a fitness goal of being able to bike Grandma's with a trailer and kid, so I can watch and cheer Luis though his race. <br />
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I will leave you with a song that is on the bodyflow mix that makes me smile.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YWzzbuJJYQc" width="560"></iframe>Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965557875135642073.post-66993668153533683922012-03-04T21:55:00.001-08:002012-03-04T21:56:09.499-08:00Project Simplify<a href="http://simplemom.net/project-simplify-2012" target="blank"><img alt="" src=" http://simplemom.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/projectsimplify2012button.png" width="300" /></a><br />
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I recently started to read <a href="http://simplemom.net/project-simplify-2012/">simple mom</a>-when she suggested this above project, I thought yes! But tomorrow is busy I have a salad to make, grocery store to get to, a craft project, and work. But in further reading what the hotspots that are on the list. I knew I need to participate.<br />
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Luis and I are really good at de cluttering we do it all the time. Goodwill is my friend. However, the areas that she stated are ones we really need to go though -kids, kitchen, closets and drawers and choose your own adventure which will be our OFFICE! Which is in no way functional...so time to simplify and make life more functional.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165506134807669350noreply@blogger.com0