On today's menu...

This morning's breakfast (excuse the Sunday paper mess in the background). 8 Points Plus of yumminess....





Grapes & a pear: 0 points
Thomas's everything bagel thin: 3 points
1Tbsp of butter: 3 points
Weight Watchers chocolate smoothie with frozen berries: 2 points

And lunch....






3 Points Plus for all 6 stuffed peppers.
Peppers: 0 points
3 ounces of neufchatel mixed with Tastefully Simple Fiesta Party mix seasoning: 3 points. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. So yummy!

Relay For Life

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Birdies!

Last night I put up these birdies in our room.  Excuse the rainy day camera phone aspect of these pictures.  I was excited to share them so....

Quote of the day...

"It is not impossibilities which fill us with the deepest despair, but possibilities which we have failed to realize."
—_ Robert Mallet_

Why not?

I'm not Catholic but I have decided to give something up starting tomorrow until Easter. I'm hoping that during that time I can let it go forever. I'm giving up my obsessive worry over whether or not my house is clean enough. It's so bad that I have panic attacks before any comes over.  I worry myself into a frenzy and often times it causes me to enjoy any visit less than I should. It's also a habit that drives my husband crazy. I'm not saying that I'm going to stop cleaning.  I'm just going to stop worrying about things being "perfect". Maybe if I'm more zen about it, I'll actually get more done but with less stress.  So here's to seeing what happens....

Butterflies flutter by...

I just got these gorgeous butterlies from a seller on Etsy for Abby's room.  They look gorgeous on her wall and she loves them.

Abby's art show

Abby has been taking an art class at NIU every Saturday for 5 weeks.  Last week was her last class and afterwards they had an art show to display the student's work.  The theme was superheroes.  Abby made hers a cat because she's wild about kitties.



Her clay figure...




Where her superhero lives....




Her paper mache superhero cat...




Our proud little artist...

Yum!

I have been obsessed with Mediterranean food lately. So much so that we've eaten it like 8 times within the last 2 weeks. Since getting it out was getting expensive, on Sunday my husband spent hours recreating it for me.  We had falafel, muhammara, and feta stuffed dates with pomegranate sauce on them (below).





And then tonight we went out again for more. This is the gyro Josh had...



I meant to take a picture of my feta cheese pie and salad, but I was too hungry to pause that long. Yummy.  I'm glad I feel this way about healthy food instead of craving fried food like I used to. Yay for Weight Watchers and the ways it's changing my life.