I really can’t believe January is coming to an end in a few days. This has been such a crazy winter so far that it hardly even feels like January! That’s just fine with me 🙂

Last week was back to busy. We had fun catching up with friends at Kindermusik and a MOPS playdate. We finally made it to the library and stocked up on new books. Lots of reading going on right now 🙂  Rebecca had a blast at swimming lessons. We enjoyed a fun afternoon and evening yesterday with family, celebrating birthdays. And we signed Rebecca up for preschool!! We are all excited for her to start the Spanish immersion program at a local Christian school this fall. I also had to make a quick trip to the doctor on Friday.

The kitchen was busier than I expected. I made mayo, pesto, sour cream, 3 batches of cream cheese, 2 batches of yogurt, breakfast pastries, sd crackers, biscuits, granola bars, cupcakes and ice cream. I experimented with the ice cream, making it from a combo of cream and coconut milk and sweetened it with just honey. I made butter pecan…and it tastes great! I’m happy to have an ice cream I can eat and truly enjoy. Especially after reading this post on Nourished and Nurtured. Ice cream is good for me? Well, bring it on 😛  Lots of grain soaking last week too 🙂  It was nice to enjoy biscuits, pastries, pancakes and a BLT!

Another busy week this week. Today is church. Monday is milk pick up. Tuesday is Kindermusik. Wednesday is groceries. Friday is MOPS. Saturday is swimming, and Justin has an orchestra concert.

There is a lot I’d like to get done this week…but I also don’t want to overdo (for myself or the kids). So we’ll see what happens. For sure I’ll make my usual dairy products. Plus whatever needs to be done for meals. I’m not sure yet about any baking projects with Rebecca. I want to increase our vegetable intake this week. Maybe I’ll let Rebecca pick out some different colored veggies at the store. I might try making beet kvaas. I’d also like to try quinoa this week.

I do need to finish planning my nephew’s birthday cake. I also would like to schedule a hair cut for myself and for Rebecca. And possibly start on some sewing projects.

I have a lot of updates/thoughts on myself. I’ll try to do a separate post soon. I did finally decide last week that beef and I just don’t mix. I have tried and tried and tried. I know it is so healthy. And I love it. But every time I eat it my stomach is in knots the next day. Mostly with roast or steak. Even if I don’t eat a lot. So for now I’m going to have to avoid it most of the time. I think I can still handle some ground beef. With all of the issues I seem to have digesting meat I might start adding in meatless meals once in a while again. They will still have plenty of protein, just not meat. I mentioned that I went to the doctor last week. I have some kind of infection on my c-section scar. So I’m on antibiotics 🙁  That will just add to my gut issues. But I think it’s an indicator of what I’ve been learning over the last couple months of mood changes, diet changes, researching, etc. My body is getting run down. And
something has to change. More to come on that in an update post and my February goals.

So here’s what’s on the menu and the schedule for now. We’ll see what the week brings.
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S (prep smoothies, prep lunch, church, soak quinoa, soak beans, make farmer’s cheese)
  L – beef roast w/ potatoes, carrots and onions (Justin), salad w/ salmon, avocado, cucumber, beets, raw cheese and pesto (me)
  D – misc. leftovers (bacon sandwich – J, cheeseburger – R, pea soup – M), milkshakes

M (prep smoothies, prep dinner, milk)
  D – quinoa salad w/ pinto and navy beans, sugar snap peas and farmer’s cheese, smoothies, pears

T (make kefir, skim cream, make sour cream, KM)
  D – pan seared salmon, sweet potato fries, peas
 W (prep dinner, make yogurt, Meijer)
  D – carrot souffle, broccoli, pears

Th (prep dinner, soak flour, prep smoothies)
  D – zucchini lasagna, cheesy pesto bread

F (cook sausage, chop veggies, clean, MOPS)
  D – pancake and sausage muffins, pears, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts

S (laundry, swimming, CCS)
  D – leftover lasagna or leftover pancake muffins