nutritional ramblings

Berries, Oh how I love berries.

I could eat them everyday....if I could.

Raspberries are my favorite with blueberries close behind.

Blackberries are yummy, too.

We have a blackberry bush that has produced...

I don't know maybe 50-75 quarts by the time its through.

So of course I have to make desserts with them like

this one.

I have no will power when it comes to berry desserts.

So I had this for a midmorning snack.

After I ran of course so I would not pack the pounds back on.

But I can't feel too bad, since blackberries are good for you.

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Speaking of things that are good for you.

Look at what I discover while taking my kids to a new pediatric dentist.

This gum supposedly prevents cavities.

The hygentist stated that the xylitol in the gum is a natural sweetener found in trees

and it helps kill the bacteria that causes cavities.

She also stated that it also kills the bacteria that causes ear infections.

Sign me up!

I asked where can I get some, and my family

has been chewing the gum ever since.

A moment captured

Sometimes

my most favorite

picture

is the one

where no one

is looking at

the camera.

The Challenge

In March I ran across this blog post.
It convicted me. I have tons of pictures of my kids, but very few with my kids and ME.

Then I noticed a friend of mine posting wonderful pictures of herself with her kids on facebook. I even commented how great it was that she is in the pictures with her kids and confessed that I needed to do the same. Her response "So funny you mentioned that.....I was thinking Jen needs to hand the camera over for a few hours. "

Well then another blog friend posted another link talking about stepping away from the camera and stepping in front of it. Can I say CONVICTION? Well there seems to be a common theme here. So this talented blog friend challenged me to go in front of the camera.

So here goes....

I just realized that all these pics are a side profile of me. LOL It's a start.

**kuddos to my hubby for taking the pictures.** - Jen