Two favorite things - food and babies - at the homestead

How have we gotten this far into the summer? Wow. Here are some pics that have been hiding on my tablet...or maybe I've just been too lazy to post them.

Just a bit of breakfast - eggs/cheese/peppers on a flat bagel, with some zesty sauce, woohoo!

Nicki and me - post bath. What a blondie.

Tomato and kale salsa, over basil leaves, topped with avocado.

Quinoa with yellow and red peppers, and spinach.

Cozy living at the homestead

My little 14-month-old reader.

Rotini and Chicken Caprese Salad (with black beans)

1/2 a tomato

3 large basil leaves, torn into a few pieces per leaf

a few slices of fresh mozarella

1/4 cup black beans

1/2 a chicken breast

1 serving rotini pasta

~ cook the chicken in a pan over medium heat, in olive oil, seasoned with lemon pepper, cut into smaller pieces while cooking

~ cook rotini as instructed

~ slice half the tomato and set aside on a plate

~ put a slice of mozarella on each tomato slice, and top with torn basil leaves

~ place rotini on a plate (or shallow bowl), add the chicken, and then place the tomato/moz/basil slices on top of it all

~ I like to sprinkle on some black beans just for fun, but you don't need to do this.

~ drizzle with a light dressing, preferably a balsamic vinaigrette, and some more olive oil if desired. black pepper as well.

Logan is giving me heartburn!

Everything I eat now just seems to come right back up. Or I just get ridiculous heartburn. Either way, it is annoyyyying. I have never had heartburn before...now I know why people complain about it. However, it did not stop me from eating my face off tonight. Yep. Came home from the pool to eat salad, buffalo wings, ice cream, yogurt and cheerios. Odd combination and order, I know. My body was just saying FEED ME. I'll probably weigh as much as a fridge at the docs on wed...GUH. Oh well.

The pool was nice...I only swam 800 yds...was kinda tired. I only slept for about 6 hours last night and got up early to go the "art" show. I quote that bc it was NOT an art show. They fooled me. It was all junk, and I barely sold anything. So...I packed it up and left early. What a flop.

Now that it's past 8 PM I am just totally wiped and will be hitting the sack soon...Mmmm. Hopefully I will be able to get some sleep with out, ahem, someone getting in the way. I guess he's always in the way now.

~Above~ I am sporting my naked belly for you all. I know you wanted to see it. And also...some drawings and stuffff. Not sure what they're for yet, but...eh. I'll just add them to my evergrowing pile of miscellaneous crafts that aren't finished yet.

Night night.