Big scary green monster

I have become addicted to the wonder that is the green monster. I've heard of it many many many times before, but was always completely terrified to try it out. My curiosity won in the end and I found myself at http://greenmonstermovement.com/ where there are hundreds of recipes to make different varieties. So what is a green monster?

Basically it is just a blended combination of lettuce or spinach with other fruits, veggies, milk, yogurt, peanut butter, or whatever else you think should be in it. I cannot believe how good it is (at least the variety I made).

Mine had spinach, kale, half an apple, banana, peanut butter, milk, and ice. SOOO GOOOOOD. It tasted like an apple dipped in peanut butter but I got dairy, fruit, veggies, and protein all in one drink. It fills me up and is sweet enough to almost taste like I had a dessert.

We'll see how long my love of this will last. I'll have to try other variations to keep it interesting. Any suggestions?

Off to the farm plus 2 years

We spent the weekend at the good old farm. Mike was beyond thrilled because he finally got the garage cleaned out enough to fit an old car he was planning on bringing home. Now we get to be one of those cars at those car shows... like all my fancy knowledge about it? :)

BAAH I love him.

There it is, in all it's glory.

In her Sunday best.

And then we got to celebrate our anniversary! Two years down, dinner at "Taste of Italy" downtown. We were planning on going to Tuscana's but the close at 12:30 PM. How do they even make enough to stay open with hours like that? We also met some random guys that were asking for a referral to a nice seafood or steak restaurant. I had to hold back laughter as I thought of saying "Red Lobster". Real original. They ended up eating at the same place as us and even bought us some dessert like shot, sent to our table all fancy like in an ice shot "glass" instead of a regular shot glass.

My sis-in-law babysat Josie and I have to say that we did pretty good for being away from her for the first time like that. We did talk about her (like we wouldn't? come on) but we were able to entertain ourselves other ways, like pretending we know anything about wine and then laughing when the wine that came was red instead of white. It was listed under white wines, just saying.

And here she was today... all adorable and wide-eyed. I love this little lady!

Car show with pictures!

Last night we went to the car show thing that happens on the 3rd Thursday of the month in West Fargo. While the guys walked around in their version of heaven, the girls stayed busy photographing Josie. I'll leave you with some pictures that Missy got (she's good!!)

So much to learn

I had my first of 2 dental appointments to fix up my cavities. Apparently I've lost the ability to keep my teeth clean. I had my teeth checked out last November, but because I was pregnant I couldn't get Xrays of my back teeth. They fixed 3 cavities in the middle and front but I had to wait until after I wasn't pregnant to check the back.

So they checked them this time and lets just say it wasn't great. My dentist said that they were all super small, but I never have cavities so any at all feels like a failure. He mentioned that  I should reduce the amount of sugar throughout the day or between meals like sipping pop all day. I didn't mention that I don't drink sugar pop. Ever. So who knows how I am getting these cavities.

Things I learned:

• My hygenist is super sweet and was rubbing my arm as the dentist was doing the shots to numb my mouth. How motherly is that?
• Don't panic when you feel a gaping hole in your tooth. They fill that sucker right up back to how it felt before.
• Having a TV with HGTV on can really distract a person and help pass the time. LOVE IT since I don't have that channel at home and it is my absolute favorite.

THEN. I called my doctor to ask about breast feeding and birth control pills. Stop reading now if this makes you uncomfortable.

My milk production has dropped significantly since I started taking birth control again about a week and a half ago (now that we know I'm...fertile... there is no way I am not using something to slow down the family growth rate!) I waited that long (6 weeks) to start taking it because my doctor had told me that sometimes birth control can do this (slow it down or stop production) and 6 weeks is the recommended time that it is good to breast feed a baby. So since that did indeed happen to me, I did some research and noticed that a lot of people talk about supplements and vitamins you can take that are supposed to help.

My doctor informed me today that the birth control I am taking is known for this and I should completely stop taking it. OK... that's great but I don't want another baby in 9 months so what in the world?? She said that I should stop, get my production back up, and then she'd prescribe me a different kind that doesn't have whatever it is that does this. Nice and confusing. :)

It was nice to hear though that it wasn't just my body being ridiculous and that I will be able to get it back up again. I am not ready to be done with this!! She's been so healthy and I know it is so good for her. And lets be real - It really helps with the weight loss.