White and Black Socks on Tasty Tuesday

Peanut's sitting on the floor, playing with his Elmo doll. Previously he was spinning him on my chair. Kid loves him some Sesame Street! This morning, shortly after breakfast, he wanted to go outside. I had a basket of clothes waiting to be sorted through so I quickly found him a sweater in there and mismatching socks. How odd that mismatching socks can be so cute :) It was drizzling though, so we didn't stay out there for long.

I didn't get a picture, however this is him talking up a storm a few mornings ago out on the deck. Which is where we usually hang out before we're attired and ready for the world to see us (in pjs and mismatched socks!)

In August, we are going to try to make a few pacts. For him, we are going to try to stop resorting to television to help us get through parts of the day. Some Sesame Street to help wake up, sure, and I still get to watch Jeopardy if I remember, but we're going to try to limit it to that. Also, I'm going to say bye-bye to soda. Like for real. Permanently. That's my goal. I'll try to replace it with juice and carbonated water, and tea. So I'm drinking my last second to last one right now.

With any luck my back will be better and I'll start making it to Yoga on Mondays. And going to the gym without being prompted by mom.

And Peanut and I will try to start focusing on big boy stuff. I know he can do more, but I still treat him like he can't. And even if he can't sit all the way through an activity, it doesn't mean it's not worth doing for the 2-8 minutes that he will.

Blurry, but who cares? CHEEEESE!

Ahhh, he's down for a nap now. Peaceful thinking time and cleaning time. I've got the lower room/playroom at like 98% clean. I just want to get to where it's 100%, but it's just the little annoying stuff. Like where do I put the little toy cars that he can't play with yet? Should I leave them on the bookcase? What if they taunt him there and he tries to climb it? I've seriously been debating this car thing for 2 days now, I just need to do something about them. But I'm really enjoy decorating the wall down here, the one next to my computer. Maybe I'll get a picture when I'm done, but like... everything is getting taped onto the wall. Who needs paint when you keep uncovering treasures, right?!

Yesterday I made up my Beet and Carrot burger mix, it takes foooorever, but it's yummy and so worth it. Plus it's dual purpose, Boi eats it as burgers, and I do too sometimes, but I like to just use it like a hash and put a runny egg on top of it. Sooo good, that's what I'm doing for lunch today! Recipe:

1 cup sunflower seeds
2 cups peeled and grated beets
2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup minced onion (I usually end up doing more as I like onion)
2 eggs
1 cup cooked brown rice or quinoa
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup oil
1/2 fresh parsley or other yummy herb
3 Tbsp any kind of flour
2 Tbsp soy sauce and/or tamari
1+ gloves minced garlic
1/8-1 tsp cayenne pepper (we like it hot, so sometimes we go even crazier!)

For burgers, bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or for whatever works for your oven. Yum! Plus I'm going to go out and buy some potatoes today (shoot, I could have gone to the farmer's market earlier!). Peanut will eat tiny bites, but I'm hoping if it's a lot of potatoes, he'll show more interest in eating it. But he historically has issues with eating the color red, so maybe it's just a lost cause. Doesn't mean I won't keep trying though ;)

Better go clean before he wakes up!