I decided to start a food blog. It's called, "The Curvy Cook" and it's all about my adventures in cooking for 20 people here at the ranch! I am not very good about writing out recipes, but I will do my best, along with post lots of pics of what I make.
I like to think of myself as a healthy person who rather have healthy foods than not, which is true, but it's a challenge cooking for 20 and cooking what I would make for our family. People donate a lot of canned foods, and I am not in charge of grocery shopping. But I ALWAYS make the boys eat their fruits and veggies, and I have made several things for them they have never had (I like to call it LA food :) I am not a southern cook, but I am learning {also with trying to out a healthy spin on it}. I refuse to serve them veggies that are totally slathered in grease and butter that it's worse for them than good.
I am excited to try new things, make some of my Mom's , Grandma's, and Mother in law's recipes. And if you have any let me know! Please check out the blog:
Here.
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
No Where to Run
WARNING: There may be some whining in this post. BUT please know, I am SO thankful to God for all I have. :)
Sooooo........
I literally have no where to run.
Say I wanted to start running again [which I do], I don't have anywhere to go.
Sure I could drive 40 minuets into town and run in the 100 degree heat on the green way while pushing my boys in the jogger. But I refuse to torture them, or myself by doing that. The whole trip would take about 2.5- 3 hours. Big chunk of time.
Oh for the days I had a neighborhood I could go running as soon as Davey walked in the door!!
Reasons I won't run here on the ranch...
1. The heat.
2. The 10 boys that would be watching me.
3. Snakes.
4. Ticks
5. All bugs in general.
6. Not really an area to run. i.e. Gravel roads, tall grass & woods.
The ranch boys have to run about every day [for punishment. yes. just about every day. teenagers.] They run a big loop around the grass on the edge of the woods which surrounds the main building and dorms. For some reason I just don't feel appealed to doing that with them. Woods are scary, okay. They guys always have a. Poison Ivy. b. bee stings and bug bites.
c. questionable rashes. d. headaches from the heat. and e. a horrible oder [again, teenage boys].
Granted they work outside about 5 hours every day, but still.
Which brings me to the issue of...LIVING in the county. It's really not for wimps. Which I am. So I stay inside my house. Where I am safe. I suppose it takes time to get use to, especially if you are use to living in neighborhood with a Walmart around the corner your whole life.
Run on the road outside the ranch you say? No way. Back woods people are scary. M kay? When looking for my dogs I stopped in front of a lady's house and she came out with a shot gun, ready to shoot. I'm not joking. When I told my "neighbors" they laughed and said most people around here are like that. Oh and do I ever see joggers on the narrow curvy roads around here? No. I see dirty sweaty men chewing tobacco and fishing in the creek. They so slyly {sarcasm} check me out every time I drive by. Do I want to run by them? I think not.
I could/want to get a gym membership. I found a nice gym in town with a free daycare. Score! But no pool :( which would be so perfect for the end of this pregnancy. I could run there but once I start doing distance training treadmills are not so good for the legs. ya know?
Then, last night I had this thought. How will I run with 3 BOYS??? Hmmm?? please tell me. I can't afford a triple jogger, which by the way would be extremely hard to push. I can leave all 3 boys with Davey but with it being such a far drive into town where I could run, and nursing the baby, that wouldn't work. Plus Davey is hardly ever home.
The ONLY solution I can think of is, buying a single jogger and bringing the newborn with me into town. But I would only get to do that 1-2 days a week when Davey would be home.
I miss my running schedule. I miss my neighborhood. I miss my gym, and it being a 5 min drive from my house. I miss California.
Ooops, this post wasn't suppose to turn into a whoa is me post. I am extremely blessed. I pray I will just have an attitude of thankfulness. And, I want to learn what the Lord wants me to while living here and serving in this ministry.
PLEASE understand I love this ministry, these boys, and what God is doing. His will is bigger than my wants. He will provide a place for me to run and a time. I am just a tad bit homesick still, can you tell?
If you have suggestions, or know of places to run with kids in East Tennessee, please let me know!!!
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Sooooo........
I literally have no where to run.
Say I wanted to start running again [which I do], I don't have anywhere to go.
Sure I could drive 40 minuets into town and run in the 100 degree heat on the green way while pushing my boys in the jogger. But I refuse to torture them, or myself by doing that. The whole trip would take about 2.5- 3 hours. Big chunk of time.
Oh for the days I had a neighborhood I could go running as soon as Davey walked in the door!!
Reasons I won't run here on the ranch...
1. The heat.
2. The 10 boys that would be watching me.
3. Snakes.
4. Ticks
5. All bugs in general.
6. Not really an area to run. i.e. Gravel roads, tall grass & woods.
The ranch boys have to run about every day [for punishment. yes. just about every day. teenagers.] They run a big loop around the grass on the edge of the woods which surrounds the main building and dorms. For some reason I just don't feel appealed to doing that with them. Woods are scary, okay. They guys always have a. Poison Ivy. b. bee stings and bug bites.
c. questionable rashes. d. headaches from the heat. and e. a horrible oder [again, teenage boys].
Granted they work outside about 5 hours every day, but still.
Which brings me to the issue of...LIVING in the county. It's really not for wimps. Which I am. So I stay inside my house. Where I am safe. I suppose it takes time to get use to, especially if you are use to living in neighborhood with a Walmart around the corner your whole life.
Run on the road outside the ranch you say? No way. Back woods people are scary. M kay? When looking for my dogs I stopped in front of a lady's house and she came out with a shot gun, ready to shoot. I'm not joking. When I told my "neighbors" they laughed and said most people around here are like that. Oh and do I ever see joggers on the narrow curvy roads around here? No. I see dirty sweaty men chewing tobacco and fishing in the creek. They so slyly {sarcasm} check me out every time I drive by. Do I want to run by them? I think not.
I could/want to get a gym membership. I found a nice gym in town with a free daycare. Score! But no pool :( which would be so perfect for the end of this pregnancy. I could run there but once I start doing distance training treadmills are not so good for the legs. ya know?
Then, last night I had this thought. How will I run with 3 BOYS??? Hmmm?? please tell me. I can't afford a triple jogger, which by the way would be extremely hard to push. I can leave all 3 boys with Davey but with it being such a far drive into town where I could run, and nursing the baby, that wouldn't work. Plus Davey is hardly ever home.
The ONLY solution I can think of is, buying a single jogger and bringing the newborn with me into town. But I would only get to do that 1-2 days a week when Davey would be home.
I miss my running schedule. I miss my neighborhood. I miss my gym, and it being a 5 min drive from my house. I miss California.
Ooops, this post wasn't suppose to turn into a whoa is me post. I am extremely blessed. I pray I will just have an attitude of thankfulness. And, I want to learn what the Lord wants me to while living here and serving in this ministry.
PLEASE understand I love this ministry, these boys, and what God is doing. His will is bigger than my wants. He will provide a place for me to run and a time. I am just a tad bit homesick still, can you tell?
If you have suggestions, or know of places to run with kids in East Tennessee, please let me know!!!
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
15weeks
21wweksFriday, July 22, 2011
Baby Names
I still have to upload all the photos from our Disney trip. My iphoto isn't working right now :( I'm on it though. I know you all are soooo anxious to see them ;-) wink wink.
So once again we are having a hard time deciding baby names for boys.
I love Kingston & Weston. But the hubs says, No Way.
He loves Jody, but I say it's way too close to Cody. He also really likes Baylor.
We love the beach so we really would love to name him something that has to do with the ocean/beach. Can't find many tough. Also, we have a western theme with our boys....
It's so hard to determine the name your child will have F O R E V E R.
So our top three names right now are:
Reece
Ryder
Cash
and in that order. But I just don't know if any of them are his name. ya know?
P.S According to Babypump.com I should have gained about 13 pounds by now...and I am still -3. whoo! but I am very aware I still have 4 more months. I am getting excited to have this baby in very early December, and jump back into losing weight.
Love, The Curvy Housewife
So once again we are having a hard time deciding baby names for boys.
I love Kingston & Weston. But the hubs says, No Way.
He loves Jody, but I say it's way too close to Cody. He also really likes Baylor.
We love the beach so we really would love to name him something that has to do with the ocean/beach. Can't find many tough. Also, we have a western theme with our boys....
It's so hard to determine the name your child will have F O R E V E R.
So our top three names right now are:
Reece
Ryder
Cash
and in that order. But I just don't know if any of them are his name. ya know?
P.S According to Babypump.com I should have gained about 13 pounds by now...and I am still -3. whoo! but I am very aware I still have 4 more months. I am getting excited to have this baby in very early December, and jump back into losing weight.
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Monday, July 18, 2011
Tiny Tummy
"You've done been SHRUNK tiny toilet!" bahaha couldn't resist. Despicable Me is the funniest movie ever.
Anyways......
So we had an amazing vacation. I will update a post about it as soon as I upload the pics. The boys had such a blast at Disney World. And almost just as much fun in the awesome pools our hotel had. Water slides for them....yeah they had a blast. I loved having my husbands total undivided attention. It was a refreshing and renewing family time. We all just feel so much more in love and stronger than before. After Disney World we had a great 24 hours in Daytona Beach. I love the beach. I was sad for it to all to end.
So...about the tiny tummy. Mine, yes. Outside of the tummy? No way. never has been tiny. Inside?? T.I.N.Y. What does that mean? My tummy has been shrunk! I could hardly eat 1/3 of any of my meals while on vacation. I would be full after just 3 bites!! No joke. My husband was getting extremely annoyed with me. Haha. I would get this amazing dish, and after 3 bites, I was like, "I can't eat ANYMORE. I am so full!" It was so odd.
I suppose it's just because of the strict diet I was on the first 4 months of being pregnant. It's a blessing, I know, but I also wanted to eat all this amazing food I ordered.
Walking around Disney for 4 days is a lot of exercise. I figured I either maintained or maybe gained a pound. My stomach is really growing and so is the baby. I can feel him moving around a lot, and he feels heavy. My back aches, my feet are swelling a little, ect. I am half way now. whoo hoo!
I got on the scale this morning and I did gain a pound. Still down 3 from when I got pregnant though.
I'll tell you a quick funny story. After our last night at Disney we went to an amazing tropical restaurant near our hotel. They boys were both passed out from the long fun day, so we laid them each on the booth, and Davey and I got a nice quiet romantic date (except for the feet in our laps). Our waiter was from Africa, and I said something "Blond" to him. My husband responded to me, "I wonder if he knows about blonds" (meaning dumb blonds). I say, "I don't know. Do you know about Blogs?" Then proceeded to have a conversation about blogs while him and my husband totally stare at me. After the waiter walked away totally confused, my husband told me what he really said, and we just busted up laughing and couldn't stop. I AM so blond. Love it.
Will update soon with lots of pics :)
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Anyways......
So we had an amazing vacation. I will update a post about it as soon as I upload the pics. The boys had such a blast at Disney World. And almost just as much fun in the awesome pools our hotel had. Water slides for them....yeah they had a blast. I loved having my husbands total undivided attention. It was a refreshing and renewing family time. We all just feel so much more in love and stronger than before. After Disney World we had a great 24 hours in Daytona Beach. I love the beach. I was sad for it to all to end.
So...about the tiny tummy. Mine, yes. Outside of the tummy? No way. never has been tiny. Inside?? T.I.N.Y. What does that mean? My tummy has been shrunk! I could hardly eat 1/3 of any of my meals while on vacation. I would be full after just 3 bites!! No joke. My husband was getting extremely annoyed with me. Haha. I would get this amazing dish, and after 3 bites, I was like, "I can't eat ANYMORE. I am so full!" It was so odd.
I suppose it's just because of the strict diet I was on the first 4 months of being pregnant. It's a blessing, I know, but I also wanted to eat all this amazing food I ordered.
Walking around Disney for 4 days is a lot of exercise. I figured I either maintained or maybe gained a pound. My stomach is really growing and so is the baby. I can feel him moving around a lot, and he feels heavy. My back aches, my feet are swelling a little, ect. I am half way now. whoo hoo!
I got on the scale this morning and I did gain a pound. Still down 3 from when I got pregnant though.
I'll tell you a quick funny story. After our last night at Disney we went to an amazing tropical restaurant near our hotel. They boys were both passed out from the long fun day, so we laid them each on the booth, and Davey and I got a nice quiet romantic date (except for the feet in our laps). Our waiter was from Africa, and I said something "Blond" to him. My husband responded to me, "I wonder if he knows about blonds" (meaning dumb blonds). I say, "I don't know. Do you know about Blogs?" Then proceeded to have a conversation about blogs while him and my husband totally stare at me. After the waiter walked away totally confused, my husband told me what he really said, and we just busted up laughing and couldn't stop. I AM so blond. Love it.
Will update soon with lots of pics :)
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Sunday, July 10, 2011
18.5 Weeks
Baby boy is growing good. He didn't look deprived at all!! He actually looked a little chubby :D
I am very happy to announce my mid-wife said we can schedule to be induced at 39 weeks. Horray! Which means, no being 9 days late like I was with Cody, and no 45 minuet painful drive to the hospital. Cody came in 4 hours from first contraction. I was at the hospital only a couple hours before he came. I heard each child comes quicker, so I really don't want to have the baby in the car. Ha! Also my Mom or Mom in law will be able to be here for the birth.
We are brainstorming names. Here is what we like so far, tell me what you think:
Weston
Reece
Greyson
Avery
Beau
Cash
Jody
Ryan
Rayce
Ryder
At my ultrasound the baby weighed 7 oz. :) I am really showing now, I feel like this week my tummy pooped out!!
I have been feeling so much better, and I love to eat food. FOOD. Yes, I am no longer deprived. And I still have not gained any weight. whoo hoo!
Oh and so excited............ WE LEAVE FOR DISNEY WORLD LATE MONDAY NIGHT!!! WHOO HOO! WE WILL BE ON VACATION FOR 5 WHOLE DAYS. Much needed family time. We are going to the beach in Florida after Disney, for one night. I can't wait to see the ocean. Even if it isn't the beautiful Pacific. I LOVE the beach.
We could really use a vaca. Tonight is the 3rd night we have had a ranch boy stay with us in our home. Which means my hubs and I have not slept together for a few nights. He sleeps on the couch to stay "on guard". He is the worst though. I wake up to check on everyone and I can't even wake him. Haha.
We said good bye to a young man today that we love very much. We even offered him to live with us. We will be praying for him and his future and this last few days have been very tear filled. Can't wait to escape for a while and be just us 4 (5) :]
Love, The Curvy Housewife
I am very happy to announce my mid-wife said we can schedule to be induced at 39 weeks. Horray! Which means, no being 9 days late like I was with Cody, and no 45 minuet painful drive to the hospital. Cody came in 4 hours from first contraction. I was at the hospital only a couple hours before he came. I heard each child comes quicker, so I really don't want to have the baby in the car. Ha! Also my Mom or Mom in law will be able to be here for the birth.
We are brainstorming names. Here is what we like so far, tell me what you think:
Weston
Reece
Greyson
Avery
Beau
Cash
Jody
Ryan
Rayce
Ryder
At my ultrasound the baby weighed 7 oz. :) I am really showing now, I feel like this week my tummy pooped out!!
I have been feeling so much better, and I love to eat food. FOOD. Yes, I am no longer deprived. And I still have not gained any weight. whoo hoo!
Oh and so excited............ WE LEAVE FOR DISNEY WORLD LATE MONDAY NIGHT!!! WHOO HOO! WE WILL BE ON VACATION FOR 5 WHOLE DAYS. Much needed family time. We are going to the beach in Florida after Disney, for one night. I can't wait to see the ocean. Even if it isn't the beautiful Pacific. I LOVE the beach.
We could really use a vaca. Tonight is the 3rd night we have had a ranch boy stay with us in our home. Which means my hubs and I have not slept together for a few nights. He sleeps on the couch to stay "on guard". He is the worst though. I wake up to check on everyone and I can't even wake him. Haha.
We said good bye to a young man today that we love very much. We even offered him to live with us. We will be praying for him and his future and this last few days have been very tear filled. Can't wait to escape for a while and be just us 4 (5) :]
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The Baby Is A..............
BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are so totally shocked!!!!! And very happy and excited!!!!!!!!!!! We always wanted a lot of boys and 1 girl. :) Little stinker. Had us thinking he was a girl.... I am so blessed to be carrying such a strong healthy baby. He looked amazing . Now we need boy names. Hopefully next baby will be a girl, than we can be done. :) We are so thankful!!!!!
Love, The Curvy Housewife
Love, The Curvy Housewife
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