Oops!

Got BUSY!

In fact I just remembered I still haven't

sent in my monthly Visiting Teaching report.

(I'm a Supervisor)

Excuse me for a moment...

OK, I'm back.

(No really, I just sent it...)

The girls have been busy laying up a storm.

And I've been busy posting lots of $.

And washing eggs.

And doing something else,

I'm sure...

but I can't remember what.

I've also not been sleeping.

We go to bed.

Turn on the TV and set it to turn off in 30 minutes.

I am asleep before the first commercial.

But for the last 3 nights I've been

waking repeatedly during the night.

Last night it was

2:47

3:47

4:47

5:47

(which really ticks me off)

I'm blind so I have a clock with BIG numbers.

I'm not sure what's different.

But I'm getting a little over it.

Especially when you wake up at 5:47

and then the alarm goes off at 6:00.

And then I fall back to sleep

and don't wake again til the next

alarm at 6:30.

(My backup just in case...)

Luckily I have my morning routine

down to a fine science.

OH!

But this morning I had the BEST morning drink!

(Better find out if Rod liked it...)

Every morning I make Rod and I a breakfast smoothie.

I use a base recipe from Trim Healthy Mama.

Into the blender:

2 C unsweetened almond milk

1 C low fat cottage cheese (you can't taste it, I swear!)

(adds protein and creamy-ness)

1 scoop whey isolate protein powder (french vanilla flavor)

4+ teaspoons Truvia

1 tray ice cubes

That's the base.

Then every day I add something to make it special.

Lots of days I add orange extract.

Tastes exactly like a creamsicle!

Or some Giradelli 100% dark cocoa powder

and some defatted peanut flour.

Peanut butter cups in a cup!

Cocoa powder and banana for

a Peter's chocolate banana shake anybody?

Rod's favorite is the Mint Chocolate Chip.

(a splash of peppermint extract and

a chunk of 85% dark chocolate)

This morning I added a big splash of

rootbeer extract.

Presto!

Rootbeer Float!

SO PERFECT FOR A FRIDAY MORNING!

It's going to be a good day.

So let it be said.

So let it be done.

We are butchering rabbits this weekend.

I see LOTS of rootbeer floats in my future.