Monday starts the new school year for Jessica in 1st and Daniela will start Wednesday in 5th at a different school. Jessica's school is full for 5th grade and they recommended Daniela continue with English learning because the majority of their classes are English. I don't think the education Daniela receives is adequate and they are half day classes, but we can't exactly afford the crazy price Jessica's school charges for education in 5th either. Anyway, they are super excited to start and I am even more excited for them to start!
Jamie and Matt moved and we have their car now. If you haven't read that blog on the FREE car, check it out here. Who doesn't love a good God provides story?! :) I could not even count the times in the last week the kids have said, "I just don't even believe this, Mom." I think it in my head everyday, too. Insane.
Another exciting piece of new is...my lawyer found a judge to change my legal guardian judgement to INCLUDE flying out of the country with the girls! WOOO HOOO. Okay, so I am excited that we might be able to fly late this year or early next year, but we will wait to be really excited until I have the new judgement in hand and the passport office gives us passports.
Last new part of life in the Brady house is we have drastically changed our eating. After Naomi researched that she should be cutting out more for her Gluten allergy, watching Forks Over Knives, and Abuelo O getting cancer.
I had a moment of needing to change.
We never keep lots of things I think of as "bad," like cookies, cakes, chips, sugary drinks, and sodas in the house, but we definitely had a bunch of things that have hidden chemicals. Like, do I really need to buy taco seasoning with a list of things I do not know? No. I can totally season without that packet. Sounds odd, but I started to get convicted about some things. Months and months ago, after reading an article on diet soda, I felt so convicted if I know that this is horrible for me and I believe my body isn't mine, can I continue to drink this? No. So I quit it. I must admit, it was so easy. Just like the day I quit smoking years ago. I have no idea what day I quit either because it just happened.
We are moving to clean eating. We have switched back to all whole wheat/brown rice, we were half and half on things. I stopped buying mac and cheese (the girls haven't exactly figured this out just yet!) and drastically cut back on anything in a box, packet, and jars. We've cut back our meat and dairy, too. I think cutting out cheese in recipes is the HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE! :) Seriously, though. I am proud to say, I am figuring out a new way to get that creamy taste, just in a healthier way. We are still buying cheese here and there, but are slowly cutting out casein products.
I only drink vanilla and original almond milk but the kids are still being weaned from the boxed vaca milk. Take a seat for this one... I quit coffee creamer! Gasp! I just use the Silk Almond Milk it works just fine. We have also switched to natural peanut butter. We aren't completely there yet, but we are moving towards a cleaner eating. Not a diet, of course. Life. Now, feel free to send me on Pinterest, email, or FB your favorite clean recipes! It definitely takes more time, but it is worth it. I realized whether I send Jessica with cut up cucumber or apple slices for snack or if I sent her with some pack of cheese crap crackers to school, she still ate it.
I was the one making the decision, why would I teach her otherwise?
Jamie and Matt moved and we have their car now. If you haven't read that blog on the FREE car, check it out here. Who doesn't love a good God provides story?! :) I could not even count the times in the last week the kids have said, "I just don't even believe this, Mom." I think it in my head everyday, too. Insane.
Last new part of life in the Brady house is we have drastically changed our eating. After Naomi researched that she should be cutting out more for her Gluten allergy, watching Forks Over Knives, and Abuelo O getting cancer.
I had a moment of needing to change.
We never keep lots of things I think of as "bad," like cookies, cakes, chips, sugary drinks, and sodas in the house, but we definitely had a bunch of things that have hidden chemicals. Like, do I really need to buy taco seasoning with a list of things I do not know? No. I can totally season without that packet. Sounds odd, but I started to get convicted about some things. Months and months ago, after reading an article on diet soda, I felt so convicted if I know that this is horrible for me and I believe my body isn't mine, can I continue to drink this? No. So I quit it. I must admit, it was so easy. Just like the day I quit smoking years ago. I have no idea what day I quit either because it just happened.
We are moving to clean eating. We have switched back to all whole wheat/brown rice, we were half and half on things. I stopped buying mac and cheese (the girls haven't exactly figured this out just yet!) and drastically cut back on anything in a box, packet, and jars. We've cut back our meat and dairy, too. I think cutting out cheese in recipes is the HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE! :) Seriously, though. I am proud to say, I am figuring out a new way to get that creamy taste, just in a healthier way. We are still buying cheese here and there, but are slowly cutting out casein products.
I only drink vanilla and original almond milk but the kids are still being weaned from the boxed vaca milk. Take a seat for this one... I quit coffee creamer! Gasp! I just use the Silk Almond Milk it works just fine. We have also switched to natural peanut butter. We aren't completely there yet, but we are moving towards a cleaner eating. Not a diet, of course. Life. Now, feel free to send me on Pinterest, email, or FB your favorite clean recipes! It definitely takes more time, but it is worth it. I realized whether I send Jessica with cut up cucumber or apple slices for snack or if I sent her with some pack of cheese crap crackers to school, she still ate it.
I was the one making the decision, why would I teach her otherwise?
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