Ok -- clearly I have been remiss...

All that big talk of a new entry every day... Oh well -- I have clearly derailed from that track... I will smüsh my lunches from Thursday and Friday together and have a feast today!

* Baby whole wheat bagels with avocado, tomato, and smoked mozzarella cheese
* Grapefruit
* Cereal ( Blueberry Cluster and Golden Oat crisp (I think I am butchering the names of these cereals so take all with a grain of salt substitute) from Heart Smart) with blueberries and milk
* more Grapefruit...

Ok -- there were probably a couple more things but my brain sprung a leak and the rest of the memories of tasty lunch items fell out.

Yay-yay-yay:

Ok -- this weekend has been one long yay -- I may have to go past 3 (since I missed so many days of writing, it only seems right)

1. Having friends spending the weekend -- little cherubic 4 year old girl and little mischevious 2 year old boy plus their dad (who admirably kept them fed and mostly out of trouble all weekend -- it was exhausting just watching the juggle fest -- and that was even though we all pitched in and played toddler/young child games all weekend)

2. I finished Paper Mario 1 and started Paper Mario 2 -- I love Paper Mario!

3. Going to the farmers market with a friend, very close to the time it opened at 10. I spent all my cash and made a German (ish) potato salad out of some of my "scores"

4. Finding several excuses to ride my bike -- so nice.

5. The ocean with kids -- 1 staying dry and on shore looking for treasures, the other trying her hardest to both get soaked and commit suicide in the big waves -- she has NO FEAR of the ocean no matter how I tried to lecture "Darlin' you should really respect the ocean -- it's very powerful and can sweep you out into her deepest places"

6. My blood pressure being so low all weekend

7. Neighbor kids that are such a blessing to live near. Helping with the little ones (who just idolized them) and just being around and friendly and funny and nice.

8. The piano and keyboard...

9. Watching people play Katamari Damacy... Playing a bit myself to remember how bad I am at that game :-)

Ok -- If I wanted I could go on -- 10. short 10 minute naps in the sun... 11. reading a good book... 12. Going to bed at a decent hour and getting up rested... 13. Little kids sleeping or at least staying nicely contained until 8:30am... 14... the feeling you get when a little one presses their little hand in yours when your walking... 15. A big genuine smile and laugh from a little one who doesn't always laugh when you expect him to.... 16 How could I have forgotten -- Yoga boot camp -- so great -- with Karl, Pixel, and Gary... Laura barking out the orders for the yoga positions... damn that chair was hard -- specially since Pixel was slow getting counted up to 10!

Yeah -- it was a really great weekend :-)

P.S. I missed a really precious Yay! Fondling and smelling the herbs and plants with Miss Pixelated.... Chocolate Mint and Chamomile (with the pretty daisy flowers) were my favorites.... Oh and one more Yay -- Pasta with wonderful mixtures of low sodium canned tomatoes (whole, diced, pureed, mmmm.....) and spices and cheese..... The best part of this meal though was the company and laughter...