Attempt number four on starting BBM 1.0
Bikini body Mommy Fit Test, day 1:
Speed squats - 49
High knees - 75
Squat jumps - 34
Pushups (modified with knees) - 30
Tricep dips - 29(?)
Burpees (modified) - 15
Alternating lunges - 27
Elbow plank (knees) - 58
Interested in jumping in?
http://bikinibodymommy.com/workout-finder/#!/challenge_10=297
This is the best time of day, when baby is freshly laundered, food is in our tummies, and Sandra Boynton pays us all a visit.
Bear made it down almost an entire aisle at the grocery store by using the bottom of the shopping cart as a walker. She really enjoyed herself, and this mama is very proud of her little girl-child.
Bear went with mama to Goodwill this morning and we totally scored on some spring/summer outfits. Three new Old Navy dresses, a denim skirt, and a new white cotton Cherokee sweater. (All in size 2T, which almost fit this tall toddler already! ((She's in 18 months on top right now :) ))
For a dollar each, that's not too shabby. Salvation Army usually has better prices, but it's harder to find new clothing there, so this mama was happy to find a few outfits for her Bear after leaving hibernation.
In case you were wondering, we're venturing into the world of selling our possessions on eBay... And Cora's totally on board with all the research involved 😂
This is Bear, tootling away during snack time the morning after Taco Bell in the car (chicken quesadilla and some Fiesta potatoes). She toots, then she giggles....
I was telling Bear about the big scary dude from Monster's Inc. and said, "he's Sully." So she peered under the couch where Sally was....
So we had an impromptu meeting of silly animals 😇
This is life now, working on concentration skills with a tiny, beautiful tornado. This child is full of exuberance and loves new things, small creatures, orphaned babies, and anything with moving parts. She loves figuring things out on her own, and will scramble over to us to show us something she's learning, even if she has no idea what's going on.
I tell our little Bear almost daily that "God made you just right," and I wholeheartedly believe that. Especially when I see bits of my hubby or myself in her.
We had a few balloons leftover from Bear's birthday, so we invited one to play in the bathtub. ... Mainly because she wasn't wearing a diaper to catch the reason behind an emptying and refilling of the tub,... But kiddo had a lot of fun with the balloon. Five minutes at LEAST!
Bear got to watch some steamrollers work on the road across the yard. It was very exciting!
Comes awesome hair!!
(After taking a nap in the recliner with daddy, while daddy watched "Masha and the Bear" on Netflix)
This is Bear on the morning of her birth-day :) she got to spend some time with grandpa from out of town, and we had a little gathering of family, kitties, and doggies. Cheeseburgers, cat shaped salmon patties, snacks, and cupcakes and ice cream. She got some lovely gifts and thoroughly enjoyed figuring out how to open them. Used up way too much energy and loved spending time with her close in age cousin and her other relatives. We plan on having another party in a month or so for the rest of our family who couldn't make it.
Bear's learning so much every day, and she's truly becoming a jewel.
Bear had eggs and garbanzo beans for breakfast.
... She enjoys talking with her foods before she eats them all up.
This little girl loves her books!! We got A Mi Manera from the library and I'm not sure which she liked more, the crinkly library binding or the illustrations of two little friends doing things throughout their day... Bear is almost a year old, and her mama loves that this book is in both Spanish and English. We give this book five paw prints ☺
Cheerios!! Bear tried these little circles of delight last night in the car for the first time. So yummy! She just turned eleven months old two days ago :) this is the Bear herself, enjoying smacking her tray and making the Cheerios bounce like tiny little Mexican jumping beans.
I was on the hunt for more things to explore with little Bear, and 1+1+1=1 had an idea for littles: string!
So I put some yarn in a box and let Cora go to town.
...I think it's safe to say she enjoyed herself!
What do you do if the book you want to read just happens to be unavailable because you're sitting on it??
Found out tonight just how easy it is to make cottage cheese at home. . . Which is a great usage of all the milk Cora gets us :)
Take a gallon of your favorite percentage of milk and heat it to 180 degrees fahrenheit, stirring most of the time to prevent scalding. Once at that temperature, add 3/4 cup of vinegar -white or apple cider, again, your choice.
Stir in the vinegar and remove from heat. Let rest (i.e. Walk Away from it, go fold clothes or let the dog out or make a sandwich) for ten (10) minutes.
Pour into strainer lined with cheesecloth.
(You can put the strainer over a pan or bowl to catch the whey for drinking, watering plants, or other things I'm still leaning about)
Rinse with cold water, after removing the bowl slash pan that was under the strainer.
Let drain, add salt or seasonings if you desire, and eat.
You can add a little milk or cream to the curds, too.
This cottage cheese doesn't come out in neat little squares, but it tastes just as good - or better -because the only ingredients are milk and vinegar! :)
It's a great way to put your extra milk (if you get free milk with WIC or a food pantry) to good use.
