Crazy lady

That's how I feel right now. Crazy. Lets see, school started for the kids. It's been one week for the older kid, and two days for the youngest. I'm ready for summer vacation already. I'm volunteering at their school, and today I packed a paleo lunch of chicken salad and oranges. I go and get myself in trouble with a staff member, really, I have no clue what happened but chick had it out for me. I got kicked out of the library. But.. I turned to corner to see the principal who's got my back. Holla. You got to know the right people! Volunteer people!! It's worth it!! So I might be sparse, but I'll be around and trying to update when I can. Oh!!!! Oh!!! You need to RUN to the store and buy Against All Grain cookbook. Everything I've made (like 4 things so far) have been SO delish. Kids are loving them too!!!

Ok. I need sleep. Night!

It was the weekend yo!

It was a busy yet relaxing weekend! Nothing exciting happened, and that's great! 

Friday: typical Friday of running errands! Hit up whole foods in the morning pre-breakfast. Bad idea. Seriously. They hardly had anything I could eat! I got a sweet potato, red bells, hard boiled egg, and artichokes. Umm yum? Not the best combo, but it held me together till lunch. Kids on the other hand had a chocolate raspberry pastry and a blueberry muffin. Yeah. I stared. I drooled. 

Then off to Costco next! Stopped by Ross first, got myself a veggie steamer! Holla! The little joys. And!! BFF was there and we went to Costco together, holding hands and skipping along the way... Wait. That so didn't happen. I don't deal well when people touch me. Personal space people! Got my Costco crap, and got home to make lunch! Grilled chicken, guac, hot sauce, and a pickle. 

Chilled the rest of the day. Hahaha!!!! Not. I meal prepped the crap out of my kitchen! I made mayo, I made spicy nuts, I made pulled pork, I made breakfast for the next day, got lunches ready, and baked goods for the swim meet on Saturday. Then whisk the kiddos to swim! After swim, burgers were made, with bacon, avo, and sweet potato fries. 

Saturday was not my friend. Not only did we have to get up at 430 am, my face got burnt. See this is an issue. I don't normally burn, I maroon. My family is known for our tans. We can't help it! It's in our awesome genes. Anyway. Back to why I woke up, swim meet. Hubs and I signed up to help, Carter was swimming one relay event, and Bear, well Bear played. I consumed too much black coffee, I did have a frittata in the morning, pork and pickles (if you can't tell by now, pork is on the menu again this week) for lunch, and dinner.. Dinner was AMAZING. I made rack of lamb. Heck yeah. First time baby!! I served it with cauliflower mash, and balsamic reduction. Nom nom nom. 

I hit up old navy Saturday night for the sale on running shorts. $5!! I mean dang. That's a deal and I really like those shorts! While I bought running shorts, my kids and hubs wanted Dairy Queen, so I stared and drooled at them too. Too much of that going on this weekend! What can I say? It's hot? It's summer? All of the above? P

Here are food pics!

This was our sunset on Saturday night. 

I'm hitting the hay! Oh, am I the only one that says it "haaaay" in my head, or outloud? Yeah. Just checking. Night yo! 

Holy moly guacamole!

By George!! I have pinpointed something very important today!! I have had stomach issues since having my daughter in 2008. The drs ran some tests (no allergy testing!) and then figured it was an umbilical hernia and my massively separated abs (caused by ginormous kids) so they sent me to a general surgeon to fix me up! Great! Well that was till I got to the surgeon and he decided that wasn't what was wrong with me.... 

Long (really long) story shorter, they took my gallbladder, severed some bile ducts and sent me home with bile leaking through my system, even though I demanded something "wasn't right" when I was in recovery. I know my body pretty darn well, I mean I deal with it daily. After a two week stay and MORE botched surgeries to "fix" the first issue, I told them to leave me alone and let me go home... They did. But, I had to check in daily via phone. Fine. 

Fast forward to almost three years later, still have the original stomach issues and needless to say, I hate going to doctors, so I try to find this trigger on my own. Guess what?!? 95% sure I know what it is!!! After being on one whole30, I felt fantastic, then went mainly paleo with a few off the road days for 10days, now I am back on Whole30 (day 5) and yesterday I had nuts. Not something I have normally as a snack. My BFF wanted spicy nuts, so I made some for her, and taste tested. Then my stomach started. Didn't think anything of it, I was drinking a "Bucha" and thought it was that, so I gave it to my kiddo. Then today, more nuts were wanted, made more, taste tested, repeat. But no bucha today, just gut wrenching pain. 

I seriously look like I'm four months pregnant. Thanks nuts. 

Darn you nuts. And toss in a darn you gluten too. It's not as bad with gluten, but its close. But!!! At least I'm 95% sure I know the cause, and what to stay away from. Oh. I made energy bars from Marks Daily Apple today for a bake sale tomorrow thinking I could eat those and be dandy at the swim meet. Yeah no. Darn you nuts!!!! 

Here is the food I ate yesterday that didn't cause me to give it the finger.

Meal one: ok this is funny. Whole30 posted the picture of Ryan and the quote. I couldn't bare to make him

Sad, so the kids got paleo pancakes with strawberry coconut sauce, and I got bacon curried coconut cream spinach. 

Meal two: ground beef, pickles, and whole30 ranch drizzled (drenched). 

Meal three: burger, bacon, onions, and avocado dressing, also a side of Brussels sprouts. 

Darn you evil nuts!!!!! 

Want to see what I did yesterday in case you missed yesterday's blog about me relaxing and being at a pool? Yeah.. Torture. It was hideous. 

Tomorrow shall be interesting! Big swim meet, the hubs and I are helping, no clue what we are doing with the kids, one kid is swimming one event, the other will be left to her own devices. Okay not really, she will help me at the snack bar! Till tomorrow! 

\m/ <-- Shaka!