Junior-ism's: Funny things he says and does...

Short but sweet updates on my lil man, vegan-related or otherwise! You might laugh, be warned ;)

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Him: "Fruit bar?"

Me: "We don't have any honey, mommy's sorry"

Him: "Fruit bar?"

Me: "No, sweetie, you can't have one, we don't have any, I'm sorry."

Him: "Buy some?"

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*He gets a wooden spoon, pats me on the hip with it (swat) and grabs me by the leg, drags me toward the living room*.

He says:  "Two Minutes mommy."

(D'oh! Two minutes is how long he has time-outs for LOL!)

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*I hear a suspicious 'liquid noise" and turn to see what he's doing.*

Jr stands at his little kitchen, peeing into one of his little 'kitchen' pots. He's so proud of himself for not peeing on the floor (couldn't make it to the toilet? No idea.)

Then I notice it's not a 'pan' he's peeing into. It's a colander. Pee all over the floor anyway! (I had to tell him I was proud of him for being resourceful and to please use the toilet next time lol!)

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My little 'tech-baby':

Jr: "Meema?"

Me: "You want to call grandma?"

Jr: "Yes."

Me: "Okay, we'll call grandma..."

Jr: "Bluetooth?"

Heheh

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While having a conversation with lil man one morning, he suddenly stops me with a loud whisper "SHhhhhhhh! People sleepin!" D'oh! Each time I tried to ask about who these sleeping people were I got another "SHHH!" I'm sorry, apparently I was being loud enough to wake the neighbors? Ack!

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I saw him one day looking at (sort of at, anyway) a blank wall and dangling a little necklace he has toward ..(nothing?) and saying "Get it... get it kitty... kitty... get it get it..." I laughed and asked him if he had a kitty? He said "Yes." So I said, "What color is your kitty?" He says, "Orange." Well, don't tell the landlord, we're not supposed to have cats!

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I am talking to him one day, as he sat at his tray table eating lunch.. I was in the kitchen.. and he suddenly stops, looks to his right an points and says "Stop it." Then launched right back into his 'talk' with me... 'Someone/something' must have been bothering him? LOL! 

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I am going to attempt to write these things down more frequently, cause I know if I don't I'll forget them!! I hope you enjoy reading about some of our daily fun :)  And YES, I'm going to get some more vegan-yummy posts up too - SOON!!!

Long time no Smoothie

Morning! SO, I was motivated this morning (so many morning i just don't feel it!) and made myself a smoothie for breakfast!  I so often make 'recipes' that I get from my mom, or look up 'what tastes good in a smoothie'... but today I made up my own :)

AND... it was so yummy I had to share! Yah so the picture looks like every other green smoothie, lol, but the ingredients may be different?  ;)  I hope you try this cause it's amazing!  Little man even had some and he loved it!  (Of course, he loves all green smoothies so that in itself isn't necessarily a 'recommendation' lol)

My smoothie:

1 1/2c water

60 grams organic baby  spinach

500 grams watermelon

200 grams cantaloupe (mine was in cubes, frozen)

96 grams frozen banana (shootin for around 100 grams)

2 scoops stevia (maybe 1/8 tsp, it's a tiny lil scoop!)

Put the water, spinach and stevia in the blender and blend until the spinach is liquified.  
(If you're new to green smoothie-ing, note: if you don't do the spinach first, it won't blend up entirely - or possibly at all! - and you'll have spinach bits,. which could be unappetizing in a smoothie....)

When the spinach is processed, add the watermelon, and then the frozen fruits one at a time until each is blended thoroughly. 

Drink! Enjoy!

P.s. My smoothie was quite sweet, so if you prefer it less sweet, or more the natural fruit sweetness, you may consider using only 1 scoop of stevia or none at all.  I didn't factor in how (awesome!) my watermelon was, and I think 1 scoop of stevia would have been plenty even for me, who likes the sweet!! Next time I'd definitely start with one and go from there.  Also, if your fruit isn't frozen, I think it'd still be super, it'd just be different :)  I don't know why, in my mind, 'smoothies' are cold, but obviously everyone may not agree lol

P.s.s. OH yeah, almost forgot, I have an every day run-of-the-mill blender... hence the ordered blending.  If I don't do it that way, it doesn't work... but IF you have a BlendTec or VitaMix, you could just dump everything in and blend and have the same result. :)  Oh, a girl can dream :) lol...

Hope to see you again soon!! I have to do some recipe updates and some lil man picture updates too!!  I owe you guys, I know! ;) Have a fabulous day!

And... Welcome back! Sort of ;)

Welcome to my adventure! Some of you may find that you recognize us, as I've blogged before... but this is a brand new effort - with a new blog, new title and new (I hope? lol) style too!

Let me introduce myself - I'm a Christ-follower, single mommy & vegan. In pretty much that order too lol... My DS is almost 2, and a vegan also (for my part). I'm hopeful that his dad adheres to the wonderful animal free lifestyle with him too but that's beyond my control really isn't it? I just pray about it and think the best ;) SO, for all intents and purposes, lil man is a vegan too and that's how I introduce him.

To sum me up for informational purposes...

I'm on a journey... to find more of God in this world and in my life, to seek Him out in everyday things, draw closer to Him and lean on Him for my (our) needs first. That's my #1 priority...

My second journey is in motherhood. All I ever wanted to be in life was a mommy... I got my wish almost 2 years ago (almost 3 including prego-time!) and couldn't be happier with my lil man. I want at least 3 more kids and look forward to the day when that's a reality. On a dady-to-day basis though, mothering is an adventure... and as the "terrible two's" comes upon us, I am even more joyful for every little victory at home - every smile - every new thing learned and every happy memory! It's a amazing ride and I don't regret one minute!

Lastly - because it's really the most recent - I'm on a journey as a vegan. I've been 'vegetarian' for a few years, but really went totally vegan in January 2010. So far it's been a pretty smooth transition... my biggest conflict (for lack of a better word) was actually just last week with a HOT pair of shoes that turned out to be leather... I walked around in them .. loved them and then put them back on the shelf. I found a not as cute but still very cute pair that were not leather and walked proudly out of the store feeling awesome about my steadfastnest. Lol... not to too t my own horn ya know, I'm just sharing some of the ups and downs ;)

I'm going to share this bit from another post I did in my old blog, because I want everyone to be able to read/see it... it sums up my thoughts and new beliefs as a vegan perfectly. It's from an article called The Fat Vegan by Dr. McDougall, and once I read it I was completely reaffirmed in my decision. I hope it speaks to you also!

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Vegans Are Ripe For Change

Being vegan says to me this is a person with outstanding character. Vegans are self-sacrificing and committed to making a difference. When everyone else is certain that it is our God-given right to mistreat and kill cows, pigs, chickens, and fishes in order to be properly nourished; a vegan would rather risk protein and calcium deficiency than to harm these beautiful creatures. Of course, this deep sacrifice ends with the discovery that plants provide all needed proteins, amino acids, essential fats, vitamins, and minerals (including calcium) without the inherent risks of flesh and dairy. Vegans are self-confident. They remain steadfast even when mom, dad, dietitian, and doctor are visibly angered by their religion of “veganism.” Vegans are industrious. To avoid eating animals in a world where beef, chicken, and cheese are mixed in with everything in the market and on the menu is a daily struggle. Reading labels, turning down invitations to dinner, and occasionally, going hungry, require more effort than the average person is willing to muster.

Obviously vegans are exceptional people. With this one simple shift to a starch-based diet the word “vegan” will become synonymous with terms like healthy, trim, active, young, strong, and energetic, and finally the most important adjective, earth-changing.

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I hope you'll come back again for another visit sometime - and if you have any ideas for a post or have questions, want to hear something in particular... just let me know! :) Thanks for visiting!