WHERE IS EVERYONE!?

not really news...

I have probably told everyone already, but what the heck, I'll post it too!

I have two job interviews next week with Baskin Robbins cake decorating....wish me luck!!

subtle butt

Something we could all use, especially "Subtle Butt

http://www.garmentguard.com/

...of all the things i've lost....

....i think i will miss my garden the most.....

yawning 101

Yawns can be really boring. So I like to spice mine up. I don't have to do much, since my mouth is huge and when I yawn it's like my jaw unhinges and I swallow space and time.

I don't know about you, but I always have to make a sound when I yawn. I had a boss that would get so mad at me for doing this (plus, I didn't cover my mouth) and she acted like I was punching her grandma in the face. She was so personally offended by my "bad manners". I was like, "Listen lady, your job isn't to attack my yawning habits. So back off." My last day on the job I should've walked into her office, stood on her desk, and with my arm raised like a Shakespearean actor, and with great gusto, unleashed the biggest yawn I could've mustered.

ANYWAYS.....lets not go off on any more tangents....

Here are some things I like to do to make a yawn something worth looking forward to:

-add some vibrato to the end. The more operatic  the better

-smack your lips at the end like you just ate some yummy pie. Like this "aaaaaahhhhhhhhh...num num num"

-my personal favorite is to throw in a chewbacca noise at the end. It always catches people by surprise

-yawning takes your mouth to its very limits, so while your mouth is stretched as far as it possibly can go, take it a step further and widen your eyes and flare your nostrils. Maybe even add a little shaking so it looks like it's almost painful to get out.

-on the exhale part of the yawn, the "ahhhhh" part, just scream bloody murder.

-inhale: raise both arms above your head while wiggling fingers  exhale: lower back down. bow.

Do you have any more ways to make a yawn more fulfilling?

When Thomas at some beans...

they knew the world was at its end.

And so...

They all lived happily ever after... The End.

I'm glad...

It's Friday!!!

I wish...

cotton was a monkey...

i like...

rock band!

{ I LIKE }

my painted toes

I like

Broccoli!

WATCH ME

dear future me

OH YAH! I heard about this awesome website called  futureme.org where you can write yourself a letter to be emailed to you in the future. I wrote myself one for a year from now with the goals I would like to have accommplished by that time.

Pretty cool :)

Gas of the pass

Pass the gas. (What is it about that phrase that is sooo funny? I never tire of it)

So I've lost an inch off every part of my body since I started the 3 hour thing! Yay. And I've even cheated. (1,000 calorie malt, anyone? Skookie, anyone? :) I really really like it. Love the food. 

Pass gas.

Also, what about our trip to disneyland in November, guys? We are going for sure! Tom and I really think we NEED to do it because life is just going to get busier. Even if I'm pregnant during it I don't care. I just want to hang with my fam and go on a trip. 

Pass gas.

Also, mom, where the heck are you? This blog was YOUR idea in the first place! CONTRIBUTE! :)

Pass gas.

Also, how about the pretty good news about mom? *CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!! We love you mom! You're a fighter and a survivor!

Pass gas.

Mae woke up in the middle of the night crying last night and said "Mom I want my grandma! I can't play with my grandma anymore!" I'm guessing she had a dream she was playing with grandma, woke up, and realized she was gone. hee hee

Pass gas.

My breasts are sore.

Pass gas.

Flactoids

The other day Caitlyn was asking me about the flactoids in our garden. I just listened to her, thinking she either misheard something Curtis or I said or that she was just making up words again. Then tonight Greg asked me is Caitlyn had told me anything about flactoids and I said yes andd started to tell him I wasn't sure where she got it from, thinking she had been talking to him about flactoids recently as well. Then I noticed a he was laughing. Oh yes, Greg had taught her all about flactoids - they are little sticks in the yard that help keep some creature that I can't remember the name of out of the yard. So tonight I watched as he and Caitlyn went on a grand adventure in the yard. At some point he was stuck int he grass because of the Kaboosles and then he caught some creature called a Spectire or something like that and that are sleeping when they fly through our yards and that is how he caught one! They were playing like this for about 20 minutes! It was so cute! She loved it! And I thoroughly entertained. I think we will be making playdates more often for those two! It was sad when the two adventures had to go inside and go to bed :(

I am...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED.

Hi. It might be due to some weird factors or our scale is ridonkulous but apparently I lost ten pounds last month. I exercised a little bit. The end.

food inc.

avocados and black butts

Speakin of Avocados and naked black rumps, here is one of my favorite foods. I made it up, although I really doubt I'm the first to do it.

Sliced avocado, sliced tomatoe, little salt, little peppa, enjoy! 

YUM

oh, and as for the naked black rump, I got nothin.

OH MY GOSH I FOUND IT!!! I watched this documentary one night when I was working at Fox 13 as the overnight desk/photographer.
I'm not kidding, it has made me hungry for hot dogs ever since.


I apologize if your hunger for hot dogs will never be sated again.

Love over Avacados

Okay, this picture is just making my brain go "WHA!", but it has an avacado in it so it will pertain to my story!

The other day I was at Reams grocery shopping and was headed over to grab a few of these yummy things! And what to my surprise but did I find a skankily dressed young woman giggling to much older man.

"Oh (giggle giggle) do you squeeze them to see how ripe they are?"

"Yes!"

"Oh (giggle giggle) I never knew that (giggle giggle)"

"Oh!"

And so on and so forth went this cute little couples conversation, "where do you work?" "I own my own company" "wow" " yes me and my brother-in-law own it" blah blah blah. So this little love/giggle fest kept me from attaining the veg I was in need of, so off I went to get my fish. But somehow that coupld followed me around the store, giggling and making flirtatious comments. I could hardly stand it and was ready to just leave, so as I traveled to the front of the store to join the long ques of people, I noticed them once again. They were now exchanging numbers. The old man fumbled briefly to find a card, worried I think that if he hesitated a moment longer this young "lady" might realize what she was doing. Much to the delight of both their raging hormones, he was able to find his card. A few more giggles, a little grocery purchase and the trophy was out the door. The man was all smiles. I watched his smile grow bigger as I am sure he imagined what he was going to tell his children, "we found our love over avacados."

How about...

The Peterson Cork Board?

My Lunch

By Aaron W. Peterson

3 lbs

So I mentioned on my last post that I had started the 3 hour diet on Sunday. Today I was thinking,"there is no way this is working. I'm eating so much food and so much GOOD food (like cheese and cookies) it's impossible."  Jorge promises you that you will lose 10 lbs in the first 14 days, which is a good amount. So this morning I weighed myself. I have lost three pounds in the last three days. Um, that's awesome. Even if I didn't want to lose weight, I would still follow this eating plan, because honestly, it's so realistic, something you can do the rest of your life, and soooo good. Go get the cook book! its nummy.....

3 hour "diet"

Okay, here I go. So I started the 3 hour diet eating plan yesterday, and so far I've LOVED everything I've made. I love his cookbook and I think it was a great investment. Plus, he has four different eating plans you can follow: meat lover, carb lover, veggie lover, and healthy heart. Well, I'm a carb lover, so any "diet" that cuts out carbs I'll stick to for about one meal and then its over. And it has plenty of yummy stuff in it that I love, like cheese :)

This morning I had the Breakfast Banana Split. It sounds kind of weird, but I assure you, I was literally licking the plate (I'm not kidding)

(for one serving)

1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt

1/2 teaspoon flaxseed oil

1 small, ripe banana

1 Tbsp peanut butter

1 1/2 Tbsp wheat germ

1 6-ounce glass skim milk

1. Mix together the yogurt and the flaxseed oil in a bowl

2. Split the banana in half lengthwise and spread with peanut butter

3. Top with the yogurt mixture and sprinkle wheat germ

4. Eat up with a glass of cold milk

It was seriously soooo good!

I also made super easy tortilla pizzas for lunch today, and they were a hit:

(4 servings)

Four 6-inch flour tortillas

1 cup prepared pizza sauce (I couldn't find any, so I used tomato sauce and then added Emerils Garlic and Parmesan seasoning. YUM! and 0 calories, too)

4 ounces shredded low fat cheddar cheese (1/2 cup)

4 ounces shredded part skim mozerella cheese (1/2 cup)

4 ounces shredded low fat swiss cheese (1/2 cup)  -(I couldn't find shredded low fat swiss cheese, so I just used a whole cup of the mozerella)

4 cups mixed salad greens

1 1/2 cup fat-free salad dressing (wishbone salad spritzers Italian is really good)

1. Preheat the oven 350 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

2. Place the tortillas on the baking sheet and spread with the pizza sauce and top with the cheeses.

3. Bake until the cheese just melts and the tortillas are crisp, 6-8 minutes

4. Meanwhile, toss the salad greens with the dressing and divide between four plates

5. Serve each person a pizza and a salad

tonight I'm making Spinach and Turkey Lasagna. I'll let you know how it turns out! 

Meanwhile, lets get sharing, girls!

"ohhhhhh goooooodie"

I think this place will be awesome! Thank Liss for setting this all up, can't wait to share share SHARE!

Yay!

Welcome to the Peterson Sharing blog! I know, the title is lame, but I was too lazy to get creative.
Mom had the idea to start a blog where we can share recipes, tips, fitness advice, and whatever else you want to share with each other. So here it is! Get postin!