Supermom

We had Bugs Party, BG got the flu, then I got something sorta like the flu. I'm still sick and I've had one meal in 3 days. I've lost 10lbs since last wed the 21st. Its been a long week. I'm still feeling very bad so I wont be blogging much until I'm feeling better. Hopefully thats soon or else I'm gonna go insane.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Soooo there is a flower shop here in Houston called Just Say IT With Flowers...and I had called them a while back when I started making Hershey Kiss Roses and asked them if they had some supplies I could buy from them. They said yes, but I never got a chance to stop by and get them. I had called about 20 and they were the only ones to say yes. So anyways...I started making candy bouquets and HKiss Rose Bouquets and I thought well maybe I can call them and see if they would be willing to carry them in their shop. Worth a shot but I wasnt sure. I just got off the phone with them and she said they would love to carry them, the candy bouquets and the candy sundaes and for me to stop by Tuesday with some samples and we'll discuss prices and terms. I'm SOOOO HAPPY! I'm gonna take the Hannah Montana cake with me and if I have time I am gonna make a baby cake to take with me. Fingers Crossed everything works out. Cause now is the $$$$$ making season for flower shops!

So I've been busy today spending money again...You know thats what I like to do most!
No time to write here is the dinner menu...
Dinner menu:
Steaks= 0 carbs
eggs= 0 Carbs
pickles=2 carbs
snack= 1 carb

total Carb intake for the day 3 Carbs
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Got up this morning and took BG to school, then we went to Walmart to get party supplies and a few other things. Came back and ate some eggs. Bug has been tearin the eggs up lately. LOL He has a new found love for them I guess. He also ate a 2 oreos and a banana. I know piggy right? He has his 2 year check up on Friday so we're gonna see how much he's grown in 6 months. Anywho today should prove to be a productive day if I can manage to get the things I need to done. I've got to work on my Vday goodies for WTW, wash dishes, fold and wash clothes, and some other things. Speaking of which the groceries are still in the car (good thing its 42 degrees here). So I've gotta get.
Menu for breakfast:
Eggs (with ketchup)=2 carbs
Diet Root Beer=0 Carbs
total intake for breakfast 2 carbs
~~~Supermom~~~

I know I've been MIA. I spent the last few days with hubby. Saturday the kids and I cleaned and cleaned and then Sunday we spent the day out as a family since hubby was home. Yesterday I spent all day spending money (thats my fav thing to do! LOL) buying Bugs birthday presents. His birthday is Friday and we're having his party Sat. Last night I spent with hubby. I've got alot of work to do today. I'm gonna try to get Bug to lay down soon so I can start working on Vday goodies for WTW. I've also got some cleaning to do before hubby gets home tonight. Anyways off be back later.

NO time to talk...been busy cleaning ALL DAY!
Will update more tomorrow..
Carb intake for today 20 Carbs.
Gotta go
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

I thought I would share a pic of the demons and the angel...look she's wearing white (she is my neice "Dora") and the other two are my demons BG and Bug. They were all trying to be so sweet.

I skipped writing at lunch...been a busy bee. I cleaned the kitchen (stove, dishes {got a few more to do}, washed a load of clothes, hung my fans, and scones, cleaned up Bugs room, cleaned the spare room and moved BGs stuff in there {still got some more to move}, played with Bug, cleaned up the downstairs game room, hung, scones in the hall by the door, cleaned up the floor in the dinning room, took out the trash, went grocery shopping, cooked dinner and a few other small things. So today has been a productive day for the most part. Tomorrow will be very busy...I've gotta...fold clothes (about 10 loads I know sad!), finish BG's room (moving stuff), vacuum the theater, clean the upstairs game room, clean the spare room (which was BG's room), clean the bathrooms, sweep the downstairs (yes our entire downstairs is tile), vacuum my room, wash the bedspread and sheets, make the bed, and a few other things. I'm not going to try to clean my office right now cause I know it wont get done. I've also got a lot of things to make for What the Wrap. When BD gets home it will be easier for me to make things...however my laptop seems to have DIED! I'm so upset about that. BD said he would check on it when he gets home. I get the blue screen of death when I boot up accept when Bug beats on the thing while its starting up...yes it started up when he was beating on it GO FIGURE!. So its gonna be a long 2 days. I'm gonna make sure that everything is done though. Ask me where I got my energy from...I DON'T KNOW!!! LOL I've just been feeling like cleaning. Don't know why or how but I do. AMAZING cause if you know me personally you know I HATE cleaning. Well enough rambling...want to know what was for dinner? It was AMAZING! I am so going to have to cook this again when BD gets home! We had Hidden Valley Ranch Crispy Chicken and Kent's Green Beans...here is the recipe.

Hidden Valley Ranch Crispy Chicken
1 package (small) of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix
4 chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
1 egg
1/2 cup crushed pork rinds

Mix one envelope HV Ranch dry salad dressing mix with 1/2 cup finely crushed pork rinds and put in a large Zip-Loc bag. In a bowl, beat 1 egg. One at a time, dip 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the egg and then shake in the Zip-Loc until coated. Bake in 375 oven for 35 min or so. Wonderful flavor!
Total carbs: 16g, 4g per piece, and that's a generous estimate, because you probably won't use all the mixture.

Total carbs for the day = 10 Carbs

This was wonderful! Even BG ate it all. I told BD all the things I had been cooking (I DON'T COOK THAT OFTEN!) and he said great you can cook now. He usually cooks...but he likes to so SHHHH. Now I can cook some too and he wont have to worry so much. Its been cool trying new things. All of the things (accept the green beans) that I've been cooking is a first for us. Its nice to be able to try different things that fit into our budget and diet. Eating right can cost a lot of $$ most of the time, that's why a lot of people choose to eat wrong...hey that was our problem too. Anyway time for me to put the demons to bed and try to get some sleep for my busy day tomorrow. Have a great night!
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Well I havent felt good since last night, and I'm not sure why. My stomach is upset, I'm hot as all get out, and I have no desire to do anything at all. I managed to eat some eggs for breakfast this morning with Bug and a few of these little sausage bite things (just three of them). Its been one of those mornings. I have managed to hang my fan in my bedroom, hang my scones in there and hang a few other items around. I've really got to get up and finish doing what needs to be done. I dont know where my motivation is today. Ok well I better get before Bug breaks a window with the basketball.
Eggs= 0 carbs
Sausage bites= 1 carb
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

So I managed to get half my kitchen cleaned...some clothes washed, and some scones hung on the wall. Other than that I spent the day talking to my bestest friend and doing nothing. I know get your crap together right Donna? I'm gonna have to here soon. I'm gonna cook dinner and fold clothes while the kids are in bed tonight. And then tomorrow I'm gonna finish cleaning down stairs and start moving BGs room to the spare room. Anywho lunch was Chicken Salad Salad and was 2 carbs. Other than that nothing else today.
So total carbs for today are 2 carbs and now I'm gonna go fix dinner.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Got up this morning and got BG ready for school. Dropped her off and went to my favorite place...WALMART. I was only going in to get nails, paper towels, and magic erasers. Well I got more then that LOL. So anwyays Bug and I just got back. We're getting ready to eat breakfast...late I know. Its ok. I'm used to it. We're gonna eat our usual Eggs and Sausage. I picked up some snacks that are low in carbs so I will be able to snack when I'm not able to eat. I got Jerkey sticks with Cheese 1 carb per set, Jerkey low in fat 1 carb for 1 oz, and peanuts 5 carbs for 1oz. So anywho.
I ate a stick and cheese so thats 1 carb and then breakfast is 0 so 1 carb for breakfast...lets see how the rest of the day goes though. I'll have to go to the grocery store tonight to get a few things but other than that I'm not going shopping the rest of the week!!!!
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Well now what did I manage to get done today? Almost all my dishes, I hung my new Oriental fan, and thats about it. I spent some time with Bug drawing and watching tv. We didnt get up till 10:45ish. I still have to do some more dishes and then wash a load of clothes and I'm done for today. I'm going to go get Bug's birthday pics taken tomorrow morning and then come home and clean. I've got so much to get done I really need to stop putting it off. I always do that though. I put everything off until the last minute. Its a bad habbit I need to break. Anyways
Dinner was great and it was my own recipe.
I made Lemon and Pepper Turkey Breast, Green Beans and corn for the kids.
Lemon and Pepper Turkey breast:
1 tbs butter
1 tbs olive oil
4 Turkey Breast filets (you can get these at walmart or kroger)
Seasoning Mix:
Lemon and Pepper Seasoning (2 tbs)
Garlic Powder (2 tsp)
Onion Powder (2 tsp)
mix together... rub turkey in seasoning.
Heat skillet on medium and melt butter and oil. Add turkey and cook until juices are clear/turkey is browned.
I also made some turkey gravy to go with it (3 carbs per 1/4 cup)
Total Carbs for dinner= 8 Carbs
Total Carbs for entire day= 10.5 Carbs
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Is there anyone reading this or am I talking to the wall?

Day Six Entry One

Well Bug didnt go to sleep until 1:30 this morning and so neither did I. He is not afraid of the dark so he has no problem venturing out into it to get in trouble. We finally went to sleep and then had to get up this morning to get BG ready for school. After taking her to school Bug and I went back to bed. We didnt get up Until 10:30 so brekfast was out. We did eat lunch and hopefully that will hold us over. I doubt he is going to be napping any time soon. I dont think I'm going to let him nap since he slept so late. I'm about to start on my to do list and try to get some of those things marked off. I've got tons on there.
Lunch included...
Salad (Lettuce, Egg, dressing)= 2 carbs (dressing)
1/2 Chicken Breast with CD sauce= .5 Carbs.
Total for lunch 2.5 carbs
Be back later after I get some of these things done.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Ant and I went out and didnt get back till 2:00. We left here and went to pick up BD tags for his car. Then we went to the PO and checked the mail, then Sallys to get BG some stuff for her hair and a new brush, then to Hobby Lobby to pick up more cello wrap for my candy bouquets and some curling ribbon cause it was 80% off. Then we went to Party City to see if they had WOW WOW Wubbzy party supplies and they didnt. The only place here that woulda sould it would have been Arnes and they burt down =o( like last week. How said is that! So I'm gonna do Yellow and make my own favors...thats what my business is for right? LOL Then we went to Lane Bryant to return a dress and pick up a pair of jeans. Then to Kroger to see if they had WWW cakes. And they dont....but she said if I could bring in a pic they could try to make a pull apart cake in that shape. So we'll see what happens. Then we went to CVS to get candy for the candy bouquets.
For lunch I had left over soup (wasnt much) and a chicken salad.
Salsa Chicken Soup=7 Carbs
Chicken Salad (with rot. chicken)=2carbs (for the dressing)
total carbs for lunch 9.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Sooooooooooo
Nothing exciting happened today. We went to wally world and that's about it....OH WAIT I got to talk to BD. Its killing me not having him here so I can fuss and nag. I miss him sitting there like whatever.
We didn't do much today but sit around and be lazy bums. I've got a lot of work to do this week though. Between moving my website and making valentines day products, the kids, and cleaning I should be busy. Well for dinner we had Salsa Chicken Soup. It was great! Here is the recipe.
Salsa Chicken Soup:
1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed (I used 1 lbs...I love my meat)
1 can (14.5 ounces) chicken broth (I used 1.5 cans)
1 3/4 cups water
1.5 tablespoons chili powder
1 cup frozen corn
2 cups salsa
Shredded cheese (optional)

In a large saucepan, combine chicken, broth, water, and chili powder. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the corn; bring to boil. Reduce heat (I put it on like 5); simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes until chicken is no longer pink and corn is tender. Add the salsa and heat through. Garnish with cheese if desired.
Serving size: 1 cup
Yield: 5 servings
Carbs per servings: 7 (without cheese) 7.5 with 1/4 cup cheese

Total carbs for dinner 15 Carbs

total carbs for day 20 Carbs (Most I've eaten since I started).

Well off to give the kids a bath, watch Wall.E and wait for BD to call. I've got chocolate roses to make tonight also.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

For lunch the kids and I had shirmp and broc.
I know not much but hey its food. LOL
Boiled the shirmp and the broc. I added some cheese to the top of the broc. so that it would have some flavor.
~~~Supermom~~~

So today I started anew. I'm actually getting ready to head out and spend some money...nope BD its not yours this time. Anyways I wanted to stop in for a sec and write down breakfast. I'm still feeling kinda weird so I didnt eat much.
I had 4 eggs with 1/2 cheese =0 carbs
yep thats all I had. For lunch I think we're gonna have left over porkchops and then for dinner I'm making Chicken Salsa Soup.
Well we're off I'll be back soon.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Ok so I didn't post yesterday. I was busy doing all kinds of things I shouldn't have been doing...spending money ;o) thats for BD cause he knows I'm spending all his money. Anywho Yesterday for breakfast I had 3 eggs and 2 pieces of sausage. Wasn't really in the eating mood. Then the kids and I loaded up and went to the flea market here (Traders Village). So I had heard it was big and I was like yea I've seen big. We got there at 11:00AM we walked around for HOURS and finally loaded back in the car at 2:30PM. Yes we walked around for 3.5 hours. Poor BG was ready to go. She kept asking can we go home now please mom. We had to eat lunch there and since it was the weekend and I hadn't been feeling good I had some food I shouldn't have..BBUTTT I only had 1 Chicken tender and 10 fries...I had a bottle of water to drink Aquafina of course. Then we went to Hobby Lobby and did some more walking around. We got loads of goodies for my business and then we had to hurry home...BD tried calling while we were there and I wanted to get home. So on the way home I pulled up to the neighbors house opened the door and WALA I was down to ONE kid. HEHEHE...I know nice right? NOT All I heard from bug the rest of the night was "Where SHHHIIISHHHEEYYY (sissy)?" We played ball, and road the four wheeler and watched tv. I attemped to make a new product but it wasn't something I had made before and so I had to learn a little. I talked to BD a little on the computer downloaded some graphics and finally went to bed at 12:20. OH yea for dinner I had a Chicken Salad Salad and a pickle spear.
I cant say what my total carbs were for yesterday but I'm sure it wasn't good. I did get 4 hours of exercise though LOL. So now I'm starting anew.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

So today I didnt clean like I wanted. I've been in some pain and not wanted to really do anything at all. I am tired thats for sure. I'm gonna try to get some cleaning done before Bug wakes up from his nap. SO here is the lunch menu...

Chicken Salad Salad
12oz Diet Root Bear
Total Carbs= 1

Total carbs so far today 1!

Ok off to clean and think about whats for dinner.
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

Well day one has come and gone and you know what...I DIDN'T CHEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There have been many temptations...like now (my kids are eating ice cream) and before when I was bagging up Cupid Poop and Cupid's Arrows for WTW (they are candy filled bags)...and still I didn't cheat...wanted to but didn't! GO ME!
Exercise for the day: Walmart walking for 2 hours. LOL I spend that long in walmart yes!
Soooo now for dinner...
I made Chicken Diane (and Kent's Special Green Beans) I've never made this before but I have to say OMG its good. When I was making it I thought to myself there is no way Baby Girl is going to eat this. So before I put the sauce on I told her to come taste it...she came over looked at it and looked at me and said "Mommy are you sure that's good?" I told her yes and that I liked it. She tasted it and gave me a look of pleasure. So I put it on her chicken and I'm surprised she didn't lick the plate clean. She actually asked me if I would please make it again when BD gets home...I wanted to cry.
So how do you make it you ask here is the recipe.

Chicken Diane:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt (we only use Kosher...has more flavor)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil (I actually used 2 tablespoons and you'll find out why in a min)
2 teaspoons butter (I actually used 2 tablespoons and you'll find out why in a min)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley (I used dry...cause I'm lazy...just as good)
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard (I used 2 tablespoons and you'll find out why in a min)
1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons chopped green onions (I just eyeballed it)

Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness (you dont have to just takes longer to cook); sprinkle both sides with salt and peeper. In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil and butter over med heat for 3-5 minutes (longer if you don't flatten) on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet (DON'T DUMP JUICES..makes more sauce that's why I used more butter, mustard and oil), whisk the lemon juice, parsley and mustard until blended. Whisk in broth and green onions, heat through. Serve over chicken. Yield: 4 servings
Total Carbs per serving (one breast with 4.5 teaspoons sauce)= 1 CARB!!!!!!!!!!!

Kent's Special Green Beans:
Fresh green beans (not canned) as many as you'd like to cook...depends on how many people
Kosher Salt (NO REGULAR SALT!)
Pam cooking spray butter flavored

Boil Green Beans in med-large stock pot for 8-10 mins...depends on how soft you'd like them...we do 8 minutes. After 8 minutes remove from burner and drain. Leave in strainer, spray with Pam cooking spray until coated. Sprinkle Kosher Salt over Green Beans (Depends on salt but dint be greedy) and serve.
Total Carbs for Kent's Special Green Beans = 4.9 for 1/2 I had about 1/3 so 2.5

12oz Diet Root Beer

Total Carbs for Dinner= 3.5 CARBS
Total Carbs for entire day= less than 5 Carbs...SOOO EASY! And I've got a limit of 20!

I am so proud of myself for not cheating! I bought my dry erase board to put beside my treadmill and keep track of what I'm doing and for how long. I'm also going to write my goals and such on it to remind myself what I'm doing and why. If you try the chicken and or green beans let me know.
Well off to give the kids a bath watch a movie and go to bed...its been a long day and I've got 9 more ahead of me =o(.
Good night all and Happy New Year!
~~~SUPERMOM~~~

This is part of my 2009 Horoscope:

For ages men have been going off to war, on hunting trips etc...since the dawn of time. Take for instance the Spartan people (not the ones of today but the serious warriors)...The men would leave at least 3 times a year to go to war and the women would say goodbye each time as if it was their last. They would always tell them "With this shield or on it". BD and I have had 7 1/2 years of coming and going. From the navy where he would leave for 1-6 months to this new job where he was leaving every other month for a month at a time. And when we lived back in Athens and other women would ask what does your husband do, I would tell them and then tell them how often he left. And every time I would get this look and the words "OMG girl I don't know how you do it", and every time I would say the same thing "You get used to it. Its not me making the sacrifices its him". Every other month I would drive 1.5 hours and say goodbye to the love of my life, knowing he would be back in a month but still in the back of me there was a worry that this could be the last, and so I would drive home that 1.5 hours crying because my best friend wasn't riding next to me. I know some wives say bye for a lot longer than that but after having him home for a month straight and then all of a sudden my bed was empty it kinda hurts. A month later I would pick him up and it was like someone had glued all the pieces back together and I was whole. My best friend, husband and soul mate was next to me each night when I went to sleep and there when I woke up. And then one day BD popped up and said hey we're moving to Houston. And at first I really didn't want to my family and friends were in Athens and it was a long ways away...but then I thought every night and every morning there he would be, sleeping peacefully next to me. I could curl up and put my head on his chest and he wouldn't go anywhere. Well we moved and then I got hit with the "hey I gotta go overseas for a couple weeks" Before it was just a domestic flight in the US but now its overseas. Needless to say I was very unhappy. The first trip was at the worse possible time. He missed my birthday and our wedding anniversary. Oh and did I mention that Houston got hit by a HUGE hurricane like 3 days after he left. It was horrible! So when he finally did come home I told him no more. Well about 2 weeks ago he popped up and said...I gotta go to Singapore again. I was like NO WAY. He told me it was for a week but then a week later it changed to 2 weeks and then Monday it changed to 9 days. And now I look back and I think about all those wives that asked me HOW DO YOU DO IT! and I think to myself I have NO clue how I managed to be without him so much. In 2 years he was home 9 months and it was "ok" with me, but now that he has been home and with me all the time (yes sometimes I wish to just strangle him) I cant help but cry again. I remember watching him in the rear view mirror walking away from the van and crying...now I have to watch him walk out the door. For 7.5 years I've always had to say goodbye at some point and watch him walk away whether it be down a pier onto an awaiting submarine or to an airport onto a plane or even watching him walk out the front door of our home to get into an awaiting car it kills me every time. I told him today when he made me cry by giving me another hug (after my "final hug" I can only do one at a time on these trips) "It never fails"...I am always going to cry and I'm always going hurt because even though I know he'll be home in 9 days its as if I'm that Spartan woman standing in the field handing my husband his shield and telling him goodbye. Yes I know I'm the biggest cry baby but if you've ever felt for someone the way I feel for my husband and have to tell them goodbye or see ya in a week/month/year you know how it feels and you know where I'm coming from. I have to say this for those wives whose husbands serve in the military I have the utmost respect for you. You are stronger than many of us to be able to say goodbye to someone you love and know maybe they wont be coming home or not knowing when they'll step off that boat or plane is more then I can take anymore. I think now I'm one of those women asking "HOW DO YOU DO IT?!"

~~~SUPERMOM~~~

You know after I took this pic and looked at it...I'm ashamed to say I let myself get this way. I started out at 129 when I met BD and I went up to 255 with Bug (my preggocy) and then I lost 60lbs and I was looking great...then I let myself go again. I am here to say this though....I WILL NOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN! I WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF!!!

~~~SUPERMOM~~~