Now you see him..............................Now you don't!
This is our beautiful dining room :)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wierdest, ugliest piece of sausage
Read the article. You'll get the title.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/news/economy/tanning_tax/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
So as an ex-avid tanner, I have mixed feelings about this. As a freshmen at Trinity in sunny San Antonio, I succumbed to frequent tanning so I would blend in with everyone else who was abnormally tan. I spent money I didn't have on monthly memberships, and made it a point to get to the beds almost daily. Eeesh. Makes my skin crawl just to write that. I have a vivid picture in my mind of myself, oddly orange, standing on the balcony outside my freshmen dorm. Which will *not* be posted here. A few months ago, I read an article about a girl who died a year after she got married from melanoma on her scalp that metastasized to her brain. Ok. No more tanning beds for me. While I admit the plethora of tanning salons around Boulder are tempting, you will not find me donning the goggles anymore.
I like how the "regular tanner" quoted in the article says she goes several times a week to maintain adequate levels of Vitamin D. Huh. I bet Vitamin D supplements are much less than her tanning bill, especially after the 10% tax. While I would never wish it upon anyone to lose their job, or have their small business close down b/c of new legislature, it's a tough call when the service being offered has been shown time and time again to lead to cancer.
When does the 10% tax get tacked on to butter? Soda? Booze? As humans, we will use everything in excess, ultimately to our own demise.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/news/economy/tanning_tax/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
So as an ex-avid tanner, I have mixed feelings about this. As a freshmen at Trinity in sunny San Antonio, I succumbed to frequent tanning so I would blend in with everyone else who was abnormally tan. I spent money I didn't have on monthly memberships, and made it a point to get to the beds almost daily. Eeesh. Makes my skin crawl just to write that. I have a vivid picture in my mind of myself, oddly orange, standing on the balcony outside my freshmen dorm. Which will *not* be posted here. A few months ago, I read an article about a girl who died a year after she got married from melanoma on her scalp that metastasized to her brain. Ok. No more tanning beds for me. While I admit the plethora of tanning salons around Boulder are tempting, you will not find me donning the goggles anymore.
I like how the "regular tanner" quoted in the article says she goes several times a week to maintain adequate levels of Vitamin D. Huh. I bet Vitamin D supplements are much less than her tanning bill, especially after the 10% tax. While I would never wish it upon anyone to lose their job, or have their small business close down b/c of new legislature, it's a tough call when the service being offered has been shown time and time again to lead to cancer.
When does the 10% tax get tacked on to butter? Soda? Booze? As humans, we will use everything in excess, ultimately to our own demise.
Alex's pets in the snow
So until we can get a puppy, Alex decided these bunnies from TJ Maxx would have to do. Of course they didn't come this color...someone spray painted them verrrrry carefully...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
That's right! Cupcakes are more than *just a trend*...
Lemon vanilla cupcakes!
(made w/ soymilk of course for Alex)
I think Sarah liked them... ;)
Dr. Oz's Ultimate Smoothie
Alex's Mom Ann found this recipe and I've been making it for breakfast...sooo good and really filling! We found all the ingredients at our local health food store, Vitamin Cottage ( i love this place)
~ one cup juice (all natural, no sugar added- if I'm in the mood for something a bit creamier I use 1/2 c juice and 1/2 c soy milk)
~ 1/2 banana OR 3/4 cup berries
~ 2 Tbs whey powder
~ 2 Tbs ground flaxseed
~ 1 Tbs ground psyllium husk
~ 1 Tbs chia seeds (also called Salba)
~ 1 Tbs wheat germ
~ 600 mg fish oil (I break 2 liquid capsules into the mix)
~ one cup juice (all natural, no sugar added- if I'm in the mood for something a bit creamier I use 1/2 c juice and 1/2 c soy milk)
~ 1/2 banana OR 3/4 cup berries
~ 2 Tbs whey powder
~ 2 Tbs ground flaxseed
~ 1 Tbs ground psyllium husk
~ 1 Tbs chia seeds (also called Salba)
~ 1 Tbs wheat germ
~ 600 mg fish oil (I break 2 liquid capsules into the mix)
Happy Blending!!!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Spring ~ Day 1!
My first First Day of Spring in Boulder! What a gorgeous day~ crystal clear blue skies and earth blanketed in soft white snow. Like a cupcake perfectly frosted with marshmallow frosting. The pine branches are drooping- looking surprisingly un-sad or defeated, the compost pile is buried in a foot of snow, nestled into its beautifully crafted wooden box (perhaps Alex was right...I should have built a lid), and an occasional snow flake drifts softly past my window, wafting down from the rooftops and branches above. While the word Spring usually connotes visions of sunny beaches, daffodils blooming, and bunnies hopping, I think I am okay, maybe more than okay, with this First Day of Spring- undoubtedly Boulder style.
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