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Where Is My Blue Bowl?

I walked into the kitchen at 7AM greeted by whining. Jude was upset that he didn’t get the blue bowl for his cereal like he’d wanted even though he had not verbally expressed that the color of his bowl was an issue. Oh to be 5. Joe was standing at the counter fixing Jude’s lunch…
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Paleo30 Day 7 + Day 8 – Hitting the Wall

We’re hitting a wall. I’m still hungry after eating and eating. My body misses the carbs. On Day 7… For breakfast we made Irish bacon, which is sort of like Canadian bacon but will a better accent. I also had 2 scrambled eggs cooked in coconut oil and green tea. For lunch I had a…
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Paleo30 Day6

Monday started EARLY. Joe got up at 5 something and his alarm clock woke me up therefore I was also up at 5 something. Most the day I walked around in a half awake fog but I still managed to eat pretty well. For breakfast I had an apricot paleo power bar, banana and green…
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Paleo30 Day 5 – Salad

Sunday was pretty typical. Bacon for breakfast (and eggs). Church A trip to Trader Joe’s Home for Lunch For lunch I threw together a Chili Lime Salad and Joe made a tasty dressing. After lunch the 2 littles took awesome afternoon naps. Meanwhile Joe and Jude played Star Wars Legos and built Star Wars puzzles…
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Chili Lime Chicken Salad

I love a good salad but for whatever reason I have trouble assembling a decent salad on my own. I always draw a blank on what to put in my salad. You see I grew up eating Iceberg Lettuce salads with carrots, cucumber and radishes… I hate radishes. So in my mind salads are pretty…
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Paleo30 Day4 – Saturday

Yesterday was probably one of the most relaxing Saturday’s I’ve had in awhile. We had no where to be and nothing to do. We ate, relaxed and enjoyed the day. I started off by making us some blueberry smoothies which were pretty awesome. Frozen Banana Frozen Bluberries Sunbutter Almondmilk The boys seems to like them…
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World’s Toughest Rodeo at PNC Arena {Giveaway}

The World’s Toughest Rodeo is coming to the PNC Arena in Raleigh on January 17th. Don’t miss your chance to see America’s original extreme sport in the form of the World’s Toughest Rodeo, featuring top cowboys from around the United States testing their grit in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding. While 8-seconds…
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Paleo30 Day3 – Renaming and Such

So the Whole30 crowd wasn’t pleased with my Whole30 Meal plan, therefore I’ve renamed it Paleo30 because I don’t want there to be an confusion. Our family can’t do the true Whole30 diet because of dietary restrictions. The sole purpose of documenting our 30 day challenge is to encourage others to improve their health, you…
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Paleo30 Day 2

Day 2 went a little more according to plan than Day 1. Breakfast was a banana and some water because I totally forgot that Jude went back to school and we were rushing around first thing. However, I did manage to make my Paleo Pumpkin Muffins later that morning. So I guess you could say…
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Paleo30 Day 1 – Plans Change

Can you believe that after spending several hours creating an entire month worth of meals I totally dropped the ball on Day 1 – Meal 1? That’s right, I went to make my Paleo Pumpkin Muffins on New Years Eve only to realize I didn’t have enough Almond Flour. And of course it was too…
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Prepping for Paleo30

January 1 starts our next Paleo30 Challenge. Our last January Whole30 (which wasn’t Whole30 approved) was such a great way to start of the new year we decided to do it again this year. However, this time I decided to make a meal plan for the whole month rather than week by week. It was…
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About My Dada – By Jude

Earlier this year I interviewed Jude. I asked him questions about his Dada… the results were pretty awesome. These questions were asked around June of 2013 – Jude was almost 5 years old. Me: What is your Dada’s name? Jude: Joe Me: How old is Dada? Jude: 28 Me: What color hair does Dada have?…
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