In the grand scheme of things, that was short lived
By nottryingforaboy | June 30, 2008
I was feeling much better on Sunday. The girls were pretty much back to normal, but LushMan then came down with it. When I talked to my mom, she was sick too. The girls were there on Thursday when I went to the eye doctor. She’s still pretty sick actually. It seems as if the older you are, the worse you get hit.
I’m waiting for TheYoungest to be hit. I hope she doesn’t get it.
And because of the bad weekend, I have nothing interesting to say. I’ll work on that for tomorrow.
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3 out of 5: Sick.
By nottryingforaboy | June 28, 2008
I won’t go into details, but let me just tell you that last night was the absolutely worst night we have had as a family health-wise. For that I should feel grateful since we haven’t spent extended time in hospitals, etc. but last night was NO fun.
I got it first- and I thought it would be a stomach bug with just a few trips to the potty. But then before bed, it started coming *up* on me. And I hate seeing my food come up after having enjoyed it going down. I am one of those people that will do whatever I can to not vomit. But I had no control last night.
Then I fall asleep. We wake up at 1am to TheOldest screaming. She had “spit up” in her bed. And then all over LushMan while he was carrying her to the bathroom. And then I decided to have another turn. Out of both ends, if you know what I mean. LushMan changed her bed (I think twice) and got her back to sleep because I could barely move. An hour later, lather, rinse and repeat. This time she came into our bed because we were out of sheets. LushMan did get a trashcan for her to use if needed and it was.
A few hours later, we hear another cry and scream for us. Yup, TheMiddleChild just couldn’t let herself be left out. She’s settled in our bed with a bucket and I went to the guest room after making a few deposits of my own in a bucket toilet.
The girls were much better when they woke up this morning. I, on the other hand, slept until 11am. 5 hours later and I’m still a little queasy.
Poor LushMan though, he did not sleep at all last night. And he’s been on laundry duty, diaper duty, food and beverage duty and any other duty I’m not doing.
What a guy.
And maybe I did go into details. I hope your stomach took it better than mine.
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My second veggie box (and sorry I forgot a title before publishing)
By nottryingforaboy | June 27, 2008
Last week I received this summer’s first veggie box from our local CSA. Everything was scrumptious. Well, most everything. I wasn’t a fan of the garlic scapes- they were too bitter. I also have never liked green onions so I didn’t try those.
Yesterday I picked up box #2. And here are the fruits veggies of that box.
The box again was stuffed full upon opening.
Kolrabi reminds me of my childhood. My parents had a victory garden in a neighborhood park walking distance from our house. They grew kolrabi and I just loved it. If you’ve never had it, try it. It tastes somewhat like the inside of raw broccoli stalks, but better. You can eat it raw, I like it that way as long as it is pealed. Actually I don’t think I’ve ever had it cooked because it doesn’t last that long in *my* home. Ahem.
This is a bag of totsoi. At first I thought it was baby spinach. And I think I got it last year and made it thinking it was baby spinach. The good thing is that I will probably make this totsoi the same way- stir fried with a little garlic. I really like garlic. Especially when it is cooked into veggies. But LushMan doesn’t like it as much as me. He likes it a little, but if something is too garlicky he gets picky. We do get garlic in our box in later summer and oh-my-god is it huge and tasty.
A bunch of basil. It doesn’t hold that well in the fridge so last night I chopped it with a little olive oil and froze it in ice cube trays.
More beets. I still have the beets from last week too. I’ll make some this weekend.
Broccoli. We do like broccoli in this house. The girls not so much, but they will eat a bit.
Garlic scapes. Like I said, I tried them last week and they were too bitter for me. I took them to my mom’s and saw her cut an entire one in her salad at lunchtime. I think I had 1/4 inch when I tried them and couldn’t handle it.
More green onions for LushMan.
Kale. Last year we weren’t that excited about the kale. So I need good kale recipes please!!!!!
Lettuce, lettuce and more lettuce. Someone said that those green bags from “as seen on tv” work. Does anyone else have experience with them?
Radishes are a fave of mine. I usually end up having to do quality control on them when I’m making a salad.
Summer squash. LushMan grilled it last night and it is gone. TheYoungest even had a bit of it.
Baby turnips and spinach. Any ideas for the baby turnips?
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I just realized
By nottryingforaboy | June 25, 2008
that a plug-in I was using made my comments all funky. I’ve now disabled it and it should be working properly. Sorry for any problems you might have run into.
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WFMW - Community Supported Agriculture
By nottryingforaboy | June 24, 2008
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that last week, we received the summer’s first vegetable box from our CSA. CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” Basically, that means we have purchased a share of the summer’s harvest from a local, organic farm. Each week we get a box full of healthy, fresh, delicious vegetables.
It makes me feel good. Not only are we eating more vegetables than we ever have, we’re being “greener” since we are buying locally and furthermore buying from a strictly organic company. I can’t tell you how good that makes me feel.
Last week we got our first box and it honestly is like getting a great surprise every week. We’ve had garlic scapes, broccoli, spinach, bok choi, radishes, lettuce and more. It is all so fresh. And compared to what you can buy in the grocery store, it is amazing.
If you have a CSA near you, I urge you try it out for a season. It will change the way you eat. It really works for me.
Swing by Rocks In My Dryer for more Works For Me Wednesday tips.
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
By nottryingforaboy | June 24, 2008
TheMiddleChild: “Mom, the garbage man left us garbage today!” after noticing our trash outside waiting to be picked up.
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Veggie Box #1
By nottryingforaboy | June 20, 2008
Way back in February, when it was probably 10-20 degrees here in the Windy City, I mentioned that I miss my summer Thursdays. Well, I’m happy to announce they are officially back!
Every Friday you will probably see a similar post from me. I am going to be documenting the 3/4 bushel veggie box we get from our CSA all summer long. It is seriously like opening a present every week because you don’t know what you are going to get.
The boxes are delivered to a member’s home on Thursday morning and then everyone else in the area picks up their box from the house.
Opening it is like Christmas in *June*. Early summer veggies include a lot of lettuce and spinach.
We got two HUGE heads of lettuce which are now about half the size after dinner last night.
Look at the size of these radishes. I put the pen there just for comparison sake. They are enormous.
Beets aren’t a favorite of mine and until last year, I never made them. Once we started getting a lot of them in our boxes, I learned a couple ways to make them and now I actually enjoy them.
This is a huge bag of spinach. I love it raw and cooked.
Swiss Chard was something new to me last year as well. Anyone have any good recipes?
My favorite in this box- summer squash. Yum, yum, yum. We grilled them last night. They were probably picked just a couple days ago. You can’t get anything fresher unless you grow it yourself.
Green onions. Not a favorite of mine, but LushMan likes them.
Choi was new to me last year too. I think I just stir fried it. Recipes?
We do like broccoli around here!
Look at that parsley and summer savory!
Do you know what this is? I didn’t until yesterday. It is garlic scapes. They snap off this piece when the garlic is growing so it won’t flower. That way the bulbs we get later are bigger. And they are HUGE, just wait!
I’m so happy summer is here!
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Caught
By nottryingforaboy | June 19, 2008
We keep the kids’ plates, cups, and bowls at their level so they can set the table or get themselves a drink. (The plates and stuff are from Ikea by the way. They are made with the safe plastic and are adorable.)
The other day, TheYoungest figured out how to open the drawer. I was in the family room and out of the corner of my eye, I caught her. She was having a great time. I think she thought she found a goldmine.
Spotted from the family room.
She realizes she’s been spotted.
Still chewing on the wrong end of the spoon.
oh, that dimple makes me weak in the knees.
Why is TheOldest taking away all my fun? I didn’t even ask her to pick up the dishes. TheOldest is a little anal and took it upon herself to put them all away while saying “no, baby, no.”
Going back for more.
And after watching her activity for a while and taking all these pictures, I never even realized her butt was wet until I downloaded the shots.
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Wordless Wednesday - When A Four Year Old Gets The Camera
By nottryingforaboy | June 18, 2008
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Yesterday…
By nottryingforaboy | June 17, 2008
Yesterday was a great day for a Monday. Well, great up until a certain point.
The girls started camp. I’m not sure who was more excited about it- them or me. They went in very easily without any crying or fussing and I was feeling pretty good about it. I was nervous since we are doing the park district camp instead of Montessori this summer, but they seemed to be fine. I had three hours now to kill. I mentally needed those three hours.
Then TheYoungest and I went to Wal-Mart to get her a bathing suit. I couldn’t find the one that the oldest two wore at her age. I try to only go to Wal-Mart a few times a year so I’m done for a while. How I wish Target was the closer store. But it was a great time- I could concentrate on what I was buying instead of trying to get my kids to stop running through the racks.
Then it was nap-time and LushMan was home because we were having some work done at the house. I took TheYoungest home and put her down. Then I had time to run to the mall and make a few stops before getting the girls. Yes, that’s right, I was at the mall, alone.
I stopped at the jeweler because my watch has needed a new battery for a few weeks now. It is one of those fancy shmancy watches that they have to send away to get a new battery. I’ve felt naked without it, but I really didn’t want to bring all three kids to the jewelery store for that.
Then I went to Bath & Body Works for some American girl hair stuff for the girls. Then a stop at Lush because I cannot go to the mall and not stop there. Then I drove to another Bath & Body Works because they didn’t have the hair stuff and the new place didn’t either.
Then it was time to pick up the girls. I was a little early so I chatted with another couple moms I never met before (this little fact is important later) until pick up time.
We came home, was home for a few hours and then later in the afternoon went to a contractors office to talk about the work we’re having done. While sitting there, LushMan looks over at me and says “Your shirt is on inside out.”
Oh, yes, all day long where I’ve been seen by a bunch of people- some whom I’ve never met, but will be seeing 3 days a week all summer, my shirt has been on inside out.
I’m such a winner.
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