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May 31Oh what a day! All I can do is laugh at myself...which is good because I can be pretty silly :) I made Jakes lunch this morning at 7am and decided his sandwich looked good. I made myself one and had a gall attack. I called Bobeye and she took a running jump to greet me and knocked me on my ass. While I was on the floor Helen got excited and accidentally bit my finger...on the nail (ouch). I watched Max climb up a chair and help himself to a pile of mail on the dining room table. (it was pretty cool to see him climb) The neighbors got work done on their house and it upset my dogs to have people making noise outside. Bark, bark, bark... Jake came home from school today and had to have Taco Bell. It is the newest fad at his school...Taco Bell for dinner. YUCK. I liked it when the fads were cucumbers for lunch and kiwis for snack. But Taco Hell...eeewwww. So I made a pot of taco filling and drove to Taco Hell. I ordered several taco shells with no meat and extra veggies. I had plans to take the shells home and add my own taco filling. I don't know who the idiot was...me or Taco Hell...(probably a little of both) but I ended up with cheese and sour cream on the shells. So I had to do a quick switch...I put all fresh ingredients in the taco hell wrappers. Its unfortunate that I only had red wrap tortillas. Jake feels like he had Taco Hell for dinner and that is all that matters. (He does know that we add our own taco filling and he is fine with that.) Cage has been so alert today. I love it! He is making noises other than crying...cooing noises:) He has been acting like a 'man' too...fart - giggle...fart-fart - giggle. For breakfast I had a deli slices sandwich with spinach, pea pods, shaved carrot, and radish For lunch I made Italian wraps (chik, pea pods, yellow squash, veggie parmesan, marinara sauce) And for dinner tacos. At least Jake can tell his friends he had some very special tacos from taco hell:) As stressed as I was today I am laughing. I laid on the floor and let all the animals cuddle with me. Stress relief! May 30
Today
was a
beautiful
day.
Warm
sun,
gentle
breeze,
lots of
fun.
Chris
had the
day off
of work
for
Memorial
Day. It
was nice
having
him home
for
three
days.
We
played
outside,
worked
on a
friends
pool
(three
days ago
it was a
swamp),
and took
a long
nap.
We did a
major
frog/toad
relocation.
The
neglected
pool had
a colony
of toads
and
frogs
living
in it.
We were
able to
get them
all to a
near by
swamp
except
one who
just
refused
to
leave.
He sat
on the
skimmer
basket
and
protested
loudly
(his
throat
would
inflate
as he
sang
about
his
resistance...it
was very
neat to
see).
Every
time we
got
close to
him he
would
hide in
the
murky
water.
Well, we
pulled
him out
(we
thought)
and went
to back
wash the
pool.
There
must
have
been two
frogs de
resistance
because
the
loud-mouth
ended up
in the
pump.
When
Chris
took it
apart to
try to
get him
out he
swam in
the pipe
and
stayed
there.
We ended
up
flushing
him
out. He
got
quite a
ride :)
He is
comfortable
in the
swamp
tonight
and the
pool got
treated
with
mild
chemicals.
Cage has
been a
very
alert
baby
today.
Jake has
really
been
enjoying
being a
big
brother.
He
wishes
Cage was
a little
older so
they
could
play but
all in
all he
is a
great
help.
He likes
to be
involved
in every
part of
Cages
care. I
think
it's
wonderful
because
he is
great
help :)
I am
still
having
quite a
bit of
discomfort
gall
bladder
wise so
eating
isn't
tops on
my
list.
Chris
and Jake
had
cereal
and
doughnuts
for
breakfast
(yes the
doughnuts
were
vegan). For
lunch we
had
veggie
burgers,
baked
potatoes,
and
baked
beans.
Dinner
was open
faced
sandwiches
(bread,
smashed
potatoes,
green
beans,
and
vegan
brown
gravy)
and I
made
chocolate
chip
stuffed
biscuits
for
dessert.
Week of May 29
Wow, what a
week.
Everything went
by in a blur...I
even managed to
displace a few
days. I feel
giddy now that I
have time to sit
down and type
(although Cage
is in my arms).
OK, I
admit...maybe I
feel giddy from
the lack of
sleep :)
First off Oreo
got his forever
home!!! It is
much more quiet
and calm than
here. I expect
him to flourish
in his new
surroundings.
The very next
day we did an
intake of a long
haired Dashound.
His name is Max
and he is as
cute as can be.
I have no
experience with
Doxies at all so
I did a little
research. Turns
out they have
strong
personalities
and are quite
active. Well
Max (we call him
Mad Max ) has a
ton of
personality and
is awesome. His
previous owners
said they did
not have time
for him and were
going to
euthanize him.
He is almost 3
years old,
healthy,
neutered (in
fact I have all
his vet records
and he never
missed an
appointment),
house trained,
pretty much
perfect...they
paid 700.00 to
get him (I have
that receipt
too) and were
just going to
toss him away.
Well a friend
who is president
of a canine
prison program
took him in and
thought he
should come
visit here:)
She was right.
We couldn't be
happier.
Cage developed
thrush (a yeast
infection of the
mouth). It
started as a few
white spots on
his tongue and
by the end of
the day his
whole tongue was
solid white and
thick...top and
bottom. It
spread to his
gums and to my
nipples. I took
him to the
Doctor. She
assured me that
this was nothing
I did wrong,
nothing I could
have done to
prevent it it
just happens.
She prescribed
Nystatin liquid
for Cage and an
over the counter
anti fungal
lotion for me.
While the
Nystatin was ok
for Cage I was
unhappy with the
lotion idea for
myself. I would
have to put it
on and then take
it off before
Cage eats, then
put it back on.
Well, I do not
use 'normal'
lotions. They
are full of
chemicals,
animal
ingredients, and
animal
suffering. I
buy all my
lotions from the
health food
store or natural
sores on line
(ok Ebay too)
and the
ingredients are
all natural,
vegan, and
organic. (In
fact you could
eat it but I
doubt it would
taste good.) I
also will not
put anything on
my body that the
baby cannot
eat. Not to
mention my sore
painful nipples
would not stand
constant
washing. I do
respect my
doctor, I feel
she is one of
the best I have
ever met, but it
is ok to
disagree. So I
called the
LaLeche league
and asked what
to do. They
told me to get
some Gentian
Violet from the
pharmacy (it is
not a
prescription)
and put it on my
nipples. They
said I can ditch
the Nystatin and
use it in the
baby's mouth and
it also doubles
as a feminine
yeast infection
treatment as
well. So I
decided to get
it the next
day. Well, by
the next day I
had blisters on
my nipples along
with white
pockets of yeast
infection. BIG
OUCH! I wanted
to cry! As soon
as I put the
Gentian Violet
on the burning
searing pain
started to
calm. By the
end of the night
the deep breast
pain was
tolerable. The
next morning the
white pockets
were gone and
the blisters
smaller. Well
it has been
three days.
Cage has tiny
white spots in
the back of his
mouth and I have
tiny blisters.
Still mildly
painful but
overall MUCH
relief. He is
not nursing
every half hour
anymore, he is
back to every
two hours.
The Doctor did
say he gained a
pound in two
weeks time! I
am even noticing
his little baby
clothes fitting
him. I always
used to roll my
eyes when I
heard this but
its true. They
grow up so fast!
I have been
having a real
difficult time
with my gall
bladder lately.
Attack after
attack...very
painful. I am
taking my
medication
regularly but
even thinking of
food can set off
an attack. My
surgery is
scheduled for
June 10th.
While I am
scared at the
same time I
can't wait. The
pain keeps me up
at night and
grumpy all day.
(Combine that
with the thrush
and you better
stay away from
me. I have a
real mean streak
sometimes.)
Soon this will
all be over.
On Thursday I
took Jake and
Cage's Godfather
to meet my
friends that run
a canine prison
program called
Prison Tails.
Ryan is a
director and at
one time was the
youngest member
of the directors
guild. I ave
been wanting to
get them
together so Ryan
can help them
put together a
documentary of
their work.
This program has
been a labor of
love and Cris
and Sarah have
done wonderful
things for the
animals. Jake
got to run
around with al
their dogs and
play while Cage
sat alert with
Sarah and I. It
was a great time
and very
relaxing for me,
which I really
needed to get my
mind off the
pain. The only
problem is
whenever I am
around other
dogs when I come
home my dogs
feel like I have
been cheating on
them. They
sniff me up and
down and then
turn their backs
on me until I
offer them
something
tasty. They
make me feel
like a cheating
spouse, lol.
Eating this week
has been
tricky. I have
had lots of
salads and
juice. I had a
few veggie
burgers and deli
slices
sandwiches but I
really have been
having a hard
time eating. My
Doctor said try
to concentrate
on drinking. So
I have drank
alot of soymilk,
juice, and
water. I was
concerned that
Cage wasn't
getting what he
needed but his
Doctor assured
me with his
weight gain that
everything is
fine. A few
things I made
thru out the
week stick out
in my mind as
'fun'. Jake has
been wanting a
three cheese
pizza so I made
a big vegan one
with 'pepperoni'
and
'meatballs'.
Chris wanted a
breakfast pizza
so I made a
biscuit and
gravy pizza.
They both only
lasted through
one sitting with
the two of them
chowing down.
It makes me
happy to see
them enjoy the
food I cook so
much. It makes
me even happier
to know that I
only feed my
family animal
free healthy
food. If anyone
wants a recipe
email me;)
OK, this week is
going to be
better than last
week. I will
get sleep and
have internet
time, lol. I
will also get
some new photos
up soon.
May 21No more rain. Its a good trade off for the mildly warm weather we had. The ground is still a bit damp so we still have muddy paws, but not that bad. I do wish the dogs would choose to roll in the grass instead of the mud though, lol. Tonight we had to go to the grocery and pick up a few things (mainly more soy yogurt) and on the way home we decided to order out black bean burgers from a local place. So we did (black bean burger, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, and mustard) and a nice helping of veggies too. We got home and everyone's was fine until I opened mine and it was loaded with bacon!!! It was so gross! Of course by the time I got around to eating everyone else was done so I had soy yogurt and the veggies (the burger was wrapped so it wasn't contaminating anything else). That was quite a disappointment. We did have a giggle though. Who would order the vegan patty loaded with bacon? Makes no sense to us. For lunch we grilled out. Vegan 'ribs', corn on the cob, and potatoes. It couldn't have tasted better. It was perfect :) For breakfast I had a gall attack so Jake and Chris fended for themselves. I am not sure what they had but I bet it was cereal. We buy the organic no sugar added cereals. They stay crunchy in soy longer than the un organic sugary kinds. We have a 'graham' cereal, a peanut butter cereal, a raisin crunch cereal, and my grain cereal. I had Cage outdoors for a little today. He loves it. He looks around and is very content. Jake, Cage, and I sat out on the porch and enjoyed the day. It was very pleasant. Cage likes to suck his thumb (when it finds its way into his mouth, lol) now. Jake and I had a nice long talk this afternoon. He was concerned that our lunch had hurt an animal. He was very upset. We talked about farms, animals as food, sanctuaries, and ice cream. I would like to take a week and take him to a farm sanctuary. He would enjoy working with the farm animals. Chris's family has a farm. I don't want Jake there however. They farm beef cattle. I do not lie to him and I don't want to have to explain that they butcher and eat those beautiful animals. Besides I am very uncomfortable going there. I always make plans in my head to get all the cows to sanctuary (just thinking NOT like I would ever do something like that) and end up in tears. I am definitely going to look into a weeks vacation at a sanctuary. Got one to recommend? Email me please. May 20More rain. Lots of muddy paws. Oreo has been actively seeking out Domino (the little dog) and battering him. He runs after him and stands up to sock him with his paws. Poor Domino doesn't know what to think. Oreo will hide from all the other dogs and stalk Domino. I have decided that Oreo is not a fitting name for such a stalker but it is not up to me to change it. When I think Oreo I think of a cute fluffy cuddly black and white kitty...not a big (almost all black) stalker, lol. Oreo is letting me pet him now and actively seeking my attention. I can't stop missing Chewy. I keep forgetting she is gone. Rest in peace baby. I got a letter from Jakes school saying I hadn't volunteered 10 hours this semester so I owe them $100.00...well no one ever told me! And I pay them almost $600 a month. Maybe I am a cheap skate...I dunno but I feel I have done enough. Had they informed me that I needed to volunteer I would have. I need to write them a letter anyway (they wanted me to sell port-a-pit chicken tickets...that some kind of bbq'd carcass) and nicely explain a few things to them. They already think we are odd, lol. For breakfast we had breakfast links (like a sausage) and tofu scrambles again, with toast. For lunch I had deli slices, spinach, toast, tortilla chips, and applesauce. For dinner we had potato wedges and veggie burgers (sides of carrots, and Jake finished the nuts off). Had lots of snacks today. BBQ soynuts, HUGE soy yogurt smoothies (big yum), apples, carrots, granola, and vegan doughnuts! May 19Rain. As I sat outside on the porch in the early morning I saw the rain racing behind the passing cars like silver streaks. I love the smell of rain. For some reason when ever it rains I want to curl up in a soft blanket with a good book and a cup of tea. So that is exactly what I did, for a little while off and on as time allowed. I also got to catch up on some sleep :) For breakfast I made scrambled 'eggs' (tofu) and toast. Jake didn't want to eat but a couple bites. It worked out ok because Chris happily ate what he didn't. For lunch we had veggie burgers (I believe I am on a veg burger kick) and baked tortilla chips. Dinner I made open faced sandwiches (bread, deli slices, smashed potatoes, golden herbed gravy) and asparagus. That was awesome:) [18 May 2005]
Everyone had a good day
today. The weather
was mild...so was
everyone actually.
Jake had a field trip to
a local health museum.
He said all they talked
about was vegetables.
He came home really
wanting asparagus.
It was his favorite
vegetable of the talk.
Luckily for him we have
plenty of fresh organic
asparagus:)
For
dinner we had nuggets
(they were a chik
variety, I don't
know if they taste like
the real dead thing or
not but they were
tasty!) with agave
nectar, applesauce,
blackberries, and
asparagus. For a
snack today I had some
bananas, spinach,
carrots, and right now I
am having vegan veggie
broth with nutritional
yeast in it. I
can't resist the yeast!
I also had toast with
smashed blueberries (to
make smashed
blueberries: combine
blueberries with a
little grape juice.
Smash with a fork about
half the berries.
Refrigerates, use.
YUM). [17 May 2005]Today was a mellow day. Cage didn't want to sleep last night or today. He is up and alert. I love to watch his expressions as he explores his new world. He has been rolling over and all around, usually with a determined look on his face. He is very young to be rolling. He will start rocking and then umph! Over to the other side. He wants to move around. I have a feeling I am going to have my hands full :) For breakfast I made a tofu scramble and toast. Nothing fancy, lol. For lunch I had a deli slices sandwich with lots of raw spinach and a couple granola bars. For dinner Jake and I split some apples and grapes. Jake had walnuts, peanut butter and jelly (well all fruit spread), and some baked tortilla chips. I have had some raw spinach and fruit leather for snacks. I am also enjoying a cup of hot vegan veggie bouillon with nutritional yeast right now. I find the veggie broth and yeast very comforting. I am having a hard time accepting Chewy's death. I keep looking for her. We buried her this morning. Ended up uncovering her one side so she could lie in the dirt (her favorite thing to do besides lie in the mud) and placing the bath sheet over her other side. I miss her so much. Oreo is starting to adjust a little better. He actually let me touch him today and has been out and around. He adores Jake and went right to him. He is starting to tolerate the other cats but still despises the dogs. He stands right up to them which is good because they leave him alone. Chris said he heard him last night and it sounded like he was crying. Poor guy! [16 May 2005]Sad day. Chewy, the 19 year old resident passed away in her sleep. She refuses to be a house dog (I have to force her to come in during bad weather) so she lived outside (She did have our breeze way attached to the yard). Every night I would go spend some 'just us' time with her. We would talk while I scratched her back. She always had allot to say. Well, I had the crew out and I went to let them in so I could have my time with Chewy. She looked like she was napping. Her eyes were closed but she wasn't breathing. I guess I knew this day would have to come but I wasn't prepared. Just a half hour before she was up and going with the pack...barking and playing. I know she had a happy life but I still miss her. Tons of tears were cried. I wrapped her in a bath sheet and I still sat down and had my nightly conversation with her. She was one of my best friends. We will burry her tomorrow. The circle of life always completes itself. I had a friend drop off a cat that had been abandoned in an apartment when the 'owner' decided to up and move to Florida. His name is Oreo and he is HUGE. Bigger than Hoochie just not fluffy. So far he is very scared of everything. Poor guy, I would be too. My friend had been crawling into the window of this apartment to feed and water Oreo and knew his time was running out. She knows I am in animal rescue and brought him over. Hoochie and Sam are very interested in Oreo. I am assuming it will take him a few weeks (at least) to adjust to life here. He just wants to hide and growl right now. I did get my gall bladder medication today (finally!) so I was able to eat. To celebrate I made fajitas. I don't do the traditional fajita with lots of peppers because peppers can cause colic in infants. I did Lightlife Chik'n strips (I love them!) marinated in organic fajita mix and snow peas, carrots, sweet onions, mushrooms, asparagus, and raw spinach. Chris and Jake had Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream as well. They were amazing! In fact I ate them several times though out the night. I also had a banana, some grapes, and strawberries. I am so happy to eat again!! I miss you Chewy. I am lucky to have known you. [15 May 2005]Gall bladder attack is still hanging on. In fact it got so intolerable I went to the emergency room. After waiting for well over an hour I left. I didn't like having Cage exposed to so many sick people and the man by the tv wouldn't stop swearing...he was a little intimidating. I called when I got home and they said the wait was at least 6 hours. I wish my Doctors were in town!!! The only thing I ate today was a veggie burger on the grill and corn on the cob. According to Chris I did dish out quite a bit of attitude, lol. [14 May 2005]Major Gall pain! Puts me in a horrible mood so this will be short. I cannot get a hold of my Docs, they are all out of the area. Go figure, I have three and none of them can be reached. The nice women at the health food store have told me to drink apple cider and apple juice at the same time (apple juice is a natural pain killer and together they will help soften gall and kidney stones) but nothing is working. Cage can sense my pain and has been up constantly. I am so glad I have my family, they are all doing little things to make sure I am at least comfortable. All I ate today was fresh fruit and veggies (a nibble here a nibble there). I did manage to get some supplements down. I will be happy when this is all over and there will be no need for supplements any more:) [13 May 2005]
Friday the 13th....oooohhhhhh
freaky Friday....today was
not a good day. I got one
hour of sleep (I did get a
two hour nap) and when I
checked my email the first
thing I saw was that a
teacher in Austin decided to
dissect a live dog in
class. Next came the
constant headache that will
not go away. Let's not
forget the ever present gall
bladder and not being able
to reach my 3 Docs until
tomorrow (I hope. Well my
being in pain has really
upset Cage unfortunately.
Poor guy has been crying all
day and refusing to lie down
with out being held (makes
it difficult to go potty,
lol). Top it off with a
Denver round up of Pit Bulls
and not being able to eat.
Whoopee ;)
I did have a very nice visit
with a good friend of mine
who is recovering from a
bout of serious depression.
It is wonderful to see her
happy and healthy. She
looks amazing. She is very
much into Harley Davidsons
and brought Jake an American
chopper coloring book which
he adores.
We have had thunderstorms on
and off all day (makes for
very muddy paws, lol). Poor
Jake got frightened and came
and slept in my room for a
little while.
I had a glass of enriched
soy for breakfast. For
lunch I had a nutritional
supplement and a tomato
sandwich. For dinner I had
a simple salad (lettuce,
carrots, onion, cucumber...I
carried out) with no
dressing. I also had some
broccoli sprouts. I will
eat some soy cheese for
protein before I retire
tonight. I am seriously
looking forward to eating
again ;)
All in all my mood is good.
Cage is starting to want to
be alert more. It is neat
to watch him look around and
see the faces he makes.
Jake loves to hold him and
Cage is very responsive to
his voice.
Cage and I will be starting
a baby and me class as soon
as my surgery is over. I am
looking forward to it. The
class is at Jakes Montessori
school and teaches
communication between mother
and infant. They told me we
will be learning sign
language as it is easier for
infants to pick up on it. I
am excited to give this a
shot.
[12 May 2005]
Well after 3 hours of sleep and more
gloomy weather we are doing fine.
My gall bladder is really
misbehaving but my Docs assured me
that Thursday I will have a definite
surgery date. That makes me happy
and scared at the same time.
Jake and I watched The Secret of N I
M H tonight. It has been years since
I have seen it...it's a good watch.
I am over tired so this will be
short.
For breakfast I made a tofu scramble
with lots of veggies and nutritional
yeast. Also we had toast with agave
nectar.
For lunch I had a veggie burger with
spinach and barbeque sauce (yum)
For dinner I made a big pot of Cream
of Buckwheat with organic dried
apples, organic raisins and agave
nectar (oh yes...vanilla and fresh
ground cinnamon)
[11 May 2005]
I woke up to thunderstorms this morning
(after an hour of sleep). They were loud
and beautiful. I sat on the porch and
watched the dogs try not to go outside,
lol. When it rains like that I feel
obligated to go outside with them. The rain
was heavy and coming down in sheets.
Thunderstorms are great to sleep to...which
is awesome because cage was up from 2 am
until 5am. Jake gets up at 6am to be to
school by 8am so around 9am I got to nap
until 11am.
There must be something in the air today
that is making everyone grumpy. The dogs
were grumpy with each other and were quite
verbal about it, the cats were grumpy with
each other and us, Hoochie decided he needs
to run in front of me and then lie
down...refusing to move, Jake was acting up,
and Cage will not let me out of his sight.
Domino decided to tear up the garbage (which
he never does) all over the floor of every
room in the house.
Before Chris left for work he gave me some
money and told me to eat out tonight. I
gave him a look like 'why?'. Well it seems
we have a large number of 'friends' in the
kitchen. (By friends I mean ants and by
large number I mean hundreds.) Ants are a
very interesting species, actually I find
them amazing however I do not want them in
my house by the hundreds. So we went out
for dinner.
We had HUGE baked potatoes (Jake had his
with broccoli, nutritional yeast, margarine,
and sour supreme and I had chives, lots of
yeast, and a hint of margarine and sour
supreme) and fruit salad for dinner. Simple
and easy...actually Jakes choice.
For lunch I had a tomato sandwich and
pretzels. For breakfast I had a granola bar
and toast with agave nectar. Jake had
oatmeal for breakfast and it was pizza day
at his school...so he had pizza with no
cheese :)
I have been picking at a pad thai bowl with
tofu all day. A bite here, a bite there.
It tastes awesome however it is not
gallbladder friendly. I am leaving it to
Chris for a early morning snack.
Hopefully I will get some sleep tonight. I
am looking forward to tomorrow.
[10 May 2005]
Today was a good day. I am so
over tired it's funny, but I am happy so
all is well. Last night at 3am
Cage woke up and it was time for me to
change his diaper. I thought I did
a good job until I picked him up
and realized he was still a little bit
stinky. I was seeing double from
lack of sleep and in my haze cleaned and
wiped his back instead of his
bottom :) So Cage got re-diapered.
Cage had to go to the hospital for routine blood work today. It came back as everything is normal. I already knew this but it never hurts to have the official word on paper. The weather was amazing again today. I was able to have some time to sit on the porch and watch huge bumblebees work on a big flowering bush and just relax. I also was able to get two hours of sleep (hooray!). It did rain last night and all the dogs enjoyed rolling in the mud. So its bath time for all the dogs and in the process I too get a bath. For some reason every time I bathe Bobeye she jumps in the toilet. If I close the lid she will open it and hop in. LOL, then she gets another bath. Jake and I cooked dinner on the grill tonight. We had veggie burgers, corn on the cob, and carrots (I put them in a foil packet with agaves nectar and a little margarine...divine). We ate strawberries and tomatoes as well. For lunch today I had a tomato sandwich with spinach and onion. For breakfast I had a cherry organic (no sugar all healthy) cereal bar. I snacked on tofu jerky, strawberries, pretzels, and animal crackers. I can't wait to get over the gall bladder problem! Of course, as everyday, I took my vitamins. well I am off to an early bed time tonight. This is a great thing, I am really looking forward to sleeping. [9 May 2005]Another weather beautiful day.
I am waiting now for thunderstorms...I
love to watch them. The animals
know they are coming, all the dogs
tried to cram under my computer desk.
They couldn't all fit so they had to
settle for hiding under the covers in a
lump. I can't wait to hop in
bed with the and become the bottom of
the lump complete with a cat on
top :) [8 May 2005]Mother's Day
What a beautiful day! The sun was
shining and the temperature reached 81
degrees. Jake picked some of our lilac
flowers for me and the whole house
smells wonderful. The best part of the
day was the nice 2 hour nap I got.
Right now sleep is bliss :)
For dinner we fired up the grill and had
a vegan bbq (my favorite thing) complete
with 'hamburgers' and 'hot dogs', lol.
To cook the tofu pups (hot dogs) we chop
up tomato and onion add a dash of salt
and pepper, a sprinkle of oil, and wrap
with the tofu pup in foil and throw the
package on the grill ... it's heavenly!
We also had corn on the cob and macaroni
and cheese. The perfect dinner for a
perfect day :)
I didn't want gifts for mothers day, I
thought it would be more fun to honor
our mother (mother earth). So we
transplanted some saplings and planted
some bushes...mowed the grass and hugged
trees. (Yes we are a corny family).
My gall bladder is still acting up so I
really didn't eat until dinner. I did
take supplements and ate a seitan
'jerky' for extra protein.
[7 May 2005]Wow, what a blur the past days have been. Cage
has not been sleeping at all...I figure I have
got about 6 hours in the past three days (we
could make it an even 9 if I go back 4 days,
lol). But my gall bladder has been acting up and
I wonder if that has made him not feel good too.
I have not been able to eat much at all...I have
just been taking my supplements (nutritional
yeast, super green, vitamins, protein drinks,
superfood drinks) which his doctor said is fine.
I have to admit I was concerned due to my lack
of intake but the Dr. said not to worry he is
still getting everything he needs. (Whew) [1 May 2005]Today has been a nice and slow lazy day. I finally got some well needed sleep, last night from 2am until 6am and today from 2pm until 5pm. Still very tired but I can't complain. My gall bladder has been misbehaving so eating is not an enjoyment today. I have had 2 'bologna and cheese' sandwiches loaded with spinach and for dinner we had tofu pups (hot dogs) with American style 'cheese', maple and onion baked beans, and penne pasta with cheddar cheese. Of course water water water to drink (ok and one glass of chocolate almond beverage...couldn't resist).
For it being May it is unusually cold here...46
right now with the feel of 40...I am worried
about planting. My goal for this year is to
grow enough veggies to last until next growing
season....but we have not had a start to our
season yet. It is supposed to be in the low
30's tonight. Brrrrrrrr.....
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