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365: Day 199

7/19/13: Sometimes they look like this,


And sometimes they look like this.


At least 5 timeouts were given collectively today. Zoe is being SUCH A PILL recently, hitting, growling, and generally ordering everyone around like a military general. Age 3.9 is really testing me, and this is Reason #114 that I am so happy to have recently started going to the gym! I tried out water aerobics today for the first time and Derek got Husband of the Year award by taking the class with me. I've had problems with my left hip since the kids were babies, and recently again I've been in a lot of pain. The class was a fun way to get a low impact workout at the end of long week spent working my butt off on the elliptical and rowing machines.

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Cook's Notes: Mommy Lunch today consisted of (clockwise from top) red peppers, radishes, kohlrabi, haruki turnips, carrots, crackers, swiss cheese, pickles, almonds, the last of the pick-your-own blueberries, cucumbers, and tofu. Mommy and Daddy Lunch was salads topped with the same array of veggies, along with tuna salad and crackers.


For supper tonight I took leftover Fiesta Casserole and made quesadillas. Zoe sat down at the table and said, "YUM!". 

I have finally accepted that you win some and you lose some... We'll see what they think of Falafel tomorrow night!

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