Dog/Kid Sitting

I really need to get better about posting regularly.  It had been a crazy week last week due to conferences at school.  I basically was at school from 8am until 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday, yes Valentine's day.  It completely sucked!  But since I worked extra hours on both those days I got the whole day off from work on Friday! Woo hoo!  It has been a great four day weekend, since today we are off as well.  But tomorrow it is back to work and this time there is not a single day off until March 29 when Spring Break starts.  Hopefully there will be some snow delays in there because that is a lot of work otherwise.  I definitely don't want any full snow days though because I would love to get out of school before the end of June.  I think right now we go until mid June.

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Anyways today has been a terrific day.  I couldn't sleep in past 6:45am but it has been a really relaxing day.  Last night I dog sat overnight for a very close family friend.  The kids also stayed at the house with me.  I have known the kids since they were 5 and 2 years old.  Now, they are 15 and 12 years old so it is no longer babysitting but just hanging out.  Zane is the older boy who pretty much does what teenage boys do, read computer games, and Asya and I just watched Pitch Perfect and she helped me catch up on The Bachelor haha.  Before I went to hang out with them though, I had made this amazing pizza for dinner using a socca crust.

I just mix 1/2 cup garbanzo bean flour with 1/2 cup water, some nutritional yeast and other spices like parsley, oregano, and garlic powder.  Then bake it for 20 minutes at 450F.  Add sauce, Daiya cheese, and broccoli then put it back in the oven for 8 minutes for the cheese to melt.  It was so good!

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I woke up way before the kids did so I enjoyed my quiet morning reading blogs and eating some oatmeal I prepared the night before.  It was a perfect meal to take with me.  Spirulina Oatmeal!

The night before I combined oats and almond milk with chia seeds and flax seeds and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight.  The next morning I stirred in a mashed banana, almond butter, and spirulina.  I love the green color and all the nutrients I got to start my day!

Once the kids woke up I decided it was time for some coffee.  They are old enough to stay home alone and were just going to work on some homework so I went home to get some coffee and enjoyed relaxing at home while the sun beat in the kitchen and read a book.  It was very relaxing.  

A few hours later I also had some lunch.  I wasn't in the mood for anything heavy so decided a smoothie in a bowl would be perfect.

I had some frozen pumpkin in the freezer so I blended it with a frozen banana, some almond milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves then poured it into a bowl and topped it with a Banana Nut Bar I had made and some shredded coconut.

After lunch I decided to go spend some time with them.  Zane was still working on homework so I decided to get out of the house with Asya for a little bit.  It definitely isn't warm outside, high 30's, but compared to yesterday it feels so warm.  Yesterday I'm not sure if we even got into the 30's and if we did it was the low 30's.  On top of that there was no sun and it was very windy.  So Asya and I decided to get some fresh air and walk around the lake.  Unfortunately, even though it was warmer than yesterday, my hands still froze and stayed in my pockets the whole time so I did not get any pictures of us.

When we got back from the lake their mom was back so I came home and am going to catch up on some blog reading before preparing some meals for lunch this week.  Then I have to feed my leopard geckos and will probably just enjoy the last day of this long weekend!

Happy Monday!