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Faire Food

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Well today was not a healthy food day, but we had fun. We spent the day at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville which is a 2.5 hour drive from Austin. The gluten-free went out the window for the day, and we enjoyed fried mushrooms, fried cheese sticks, macaroni and cheese, mini donuts (beignet in faire-speak), and even fried Snickers bars! Mmm, so good it is hard to resist.

I’m writing this post using the iPhone WordPress app which seems pretty good at first glance. I may do a future post about it once I’ve had some tome using it.

Happy Thanksgiving

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Logan here wishing you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!  This is a wonderful opportunity to stop and realize what is important in your life and refocus on family and food.  Many people get a day or two off so you hopefully have some time to spend with family.  Also, since food is a big focus of Thanksgiving so this is a great time to reexamine your thoughts on what you are putting into your body and think about healthy eating.  How ever you choose to spend your time, I hope it is good.

Thanksgiving Meal

I find it unfortunate that there is so much focus on turkey for Thanksgiving.  With all the other traditional side dishes we never miss the turkey and always feel full.  We have made an effort to create our own family traditions around the meal without the turkey.  We have the typical fare of cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing (if using store-bought, check the ingredients – not all are vegetarian), and green beans.  One year we tried to cook a tofurkey and it was a unanimous failure – we all hated it.  Our vegan friend swore that tofurkey really was great and that we needed the tofurkey gravy, but I don’t think any of us are willing to try it again.  I have also heard of other families that make a tradition out of trying new recipes for main dish turkey-replacers.  What ever you choose to do, it is a good opportunity to build family traditions.

Holiday Hype

I also find it unfortunate that Thanksgiving now gets overshadowed by the beginning of the Christmas holiday season and the hype of the black Friday shopping.  As a non-Christian it seems like we are overwhelmed by people who think that everyone celebrates Christmas.  I’m not looking forward to another month of cashiers wishing me a merry Christmas and having to decide to either tell them I don’t celebrate or just grit my teeth and respond with a yielding nod.

Staying Positive

Anyway, the real think to focus on for Thanksgiving is exactly what the holiday is named for – giving thanks.  It is a wonderful time to stop and think about what we are really thankful for.  I suggest you take this time to think about what you are thankful for, what you want from life, and how you can get there.  Stay positive, and be thankful.

Happy Halloween

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Our Pumpkin for Halloween 2009

Our Pumpkin for Halloween 2009

Logan here wishing you and your family a very happy Halloween!  This is probably my favorite holiday of the year.  I love the feeling of fall and the general spirit of Halloween.  It is very improper, as far as holidays go and I love that about it.

Here is our carved pumpkin for this year.  I try to make it a team effort to pick the pumpkin’s facial features.  The kids all get to think up ideas and vote on each part of the face.  I use a crayon to lightly draw the design on the pumpkin.  Then they get to take turns grabbing out handfuls of the guts before dad does the cutting part.

Master Cleanse – Summary Post

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This post collects all the posts about my recent 14 day Master Cleanse.  If you start from the beginning, I have helpful tips as I go through, and you can follow along on my progress and experience.  I hope you enjoy this and I would love to hear your feedback on this.  Was it helpful or inspirational?  Are you considering or have completed a Master Cleanse?  Make sure to comment and let me know.