Green Smoothie

Found this wonderful green smoothie recipe on Pinterest and had to share because my kids love it.  They ask for this smoothie and they are ages 4, 6 and 11.
I usually don't like things that are green :)

I've tweeked the recipe a bit. 

2 handfuls of baby spinach
1 cup of chunk pineapple
1 banana
1 cup high quality vanilla yogurt
1 cup orange juice
Blend well and enjoy!  

I took pictures so you can see how much the recipe makes. 


Yum!  This smoothie is delightful!              

80 MPH to Divorce

I don't plan to blog too often regarding what I've seen in the news, in this case Good Morning America and Facebook clips (Facebook is official news, right?), but I had to comment.  More than 5 million people have viewed the video of Chelsea Chambers trying to explain how far one would travel in an hour if traveling at a speed of 80 miles per hour.  We all got a good laugh and thus a little healthier (Dr. Oz says laughing will ease stress, lower blood pressure and boost the immune system).  But it’s not Chelsea's “blondeness” I want to focus on - It's her sweet (NOT!) husband, Travis.

So Chelsea’s not the brightest star in the sky.  Travis would have known that before he said, “I do.”  What Chelsea didn’t know before she married this prince was that he was the kind of man who would show her such disrespect and humiliate her globally; a man who would get a bang out of knowing that the world is laughing at his wife.    

Right now Chelsea should be living in newlywed bliss, but instead she is hurting.  She might be wondering  What would my family and friends think of me if I divorced him?  Chelsea, it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks!   Trust me,  his disrespect and penchant for laughing at you will continue.  On my wedding day I reminded my soon-to-be husband that he was NOT to smash cake in my face, a practice I have always seen as unloving and belittling.  He promised he wouldn’t - but what did he do instead?  While sweetly holding that most special bite of cake to my mouth, and looking intently into my eyes, he took his finger and smeared frosting across my nose.  I felt betrayed, and I can tell you that the show of disrespect and betrayal escalated in no time. 

Here’s what Chelsea wrote on their You Tube video page:

“Thank you for those of you that have been understanding, positive and supportive through the experience of the unplanned, unintended, and unsought public attention we've received for the viral YouTube video. For those of you that have misinterpreted the context of the video and commented negatively, not having the background story, we sympathize with you, we aren't angry and hope you'll reconsider your feelings. Our relationship has been strengthened by this experience and we encourage anyone with questions to view Good Morning America and our future posts. We're not exactly sure where we will go with the public attention yet but we welcome suggestions. We certainly never wanted to become notorious but when life gives you rotten cabbage sometimes you just might be able to make lemonade :) We have created a Page on Facebook, 'Travis and Chelsea Chambers' Much love, Travis and Chelsea”

I tried to post the GMA interview but it just didn’t want to download (I’m new at this).  Watch it and you’ll see Chelsea looks like she’s about to cry while Travis is “apologizing.”  I’m sure it was Travis who convinced Chelsea that this experience was strengthening their marriage.

By the way, Chelsea, you might want to keep a low profile.  When you have “rotten cabbage” you get sauerkraut. 

Pass this on to everyone you know.  It just might reach Chelsea.

What’s your reaction?  Do you think it’s a display of utter disrespect, do you think it was playful fun or do you think it is a hoax ?

Leave me your comment.

To Blog or Not To Blog

I’ve been wanting to create a blog for some time now but couldn’t decide on a blog theme.  Should I blog about Gluten Free cooking?  That would mean constantly cooking and trying new recipes and I really don’t want to spend all my time covered in flour (gluten free of course).

I love sewing and crafting.  Maybe I would blog about that?  Then I realized there are a gazillion crafty blogs out there and I don’t create my own projects.  I’m a copy cat!  I couldn’t possibly stretch myself to come up with some new idea.  That would be too much mental work.

I have Multiple Sclerosis.  What about a blog geared towards self help and support for others with disabilities?  No.  I may have MS but I don't want it to consume my life.  Sometimes I like to forget.

Also, I used to be an avid journal writer but that fell to the way side 14 years ago when I got married.  The past 14 years have been full of journal entry experiences but I just don’t make time any more for jotting those things down.  On that same note, I’ve been wanting to write down some family history stories and again just always tell myself I have other things to do.

And so after much deliberation it has come down to this.  How about a blog that doesn’t have a theme?  That gives me the freedom to post about anything and everything that interests me and therefore there will always be a post that appeals to someone else.  I’m reminded of “Seinfeld” and Jerry and George’s quest to have a TV show about nothing.  But my blog will be just the opposite.  It will be about everything!  You may not be gluten free but I promise you any gluten free recipe I post will be one that any nonGF person will enjoy.  I know every one of you has a friend or loved one with MS or some other disabling disease.  My posts about MS and my struggles and achievements will be something you’ll want to pass on to them.  And the stories I tell about my life?  Well, don’t tell me there isn’t a voyeur in you because there’s a little bit of voyeur in us all (not the sexual kind, but the contemporary definition.  The reason we watch Survivor, Big Brother, etc.) J

So…an introduction.  I’m Nancy…

I have Multiple Sclerosis.  I walk with a cane.  I walk really slow and cautious with that cane…Sometimes my friends yell, “Run Forrest, Run.”   Next time one of them says that to me I’m going to go leopard on them with my cane…It’s leopard print…J

I recently purchased a Singer serger and a Brother Innovis 80 Project Runway Limited Edition sewing machine.  They have changed my sewing life!  Why did I not buy a serger years ago?!  And my $800 sewing machine?  LOVE it!

I enjoy music…all genres.  Every genre has at least one song I like.  How can a person be so boring as to only like a particular type of music and nothing else?  Right now on my Ipod I have Simon and Garfunkel, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus, Tao Cruz, Bryan Adams,  Wilson Phillips, REO Speedwagon, Madonna, The Jonas Brothers, the list goes on.

Would you like to read about my paternal grandfather whose ship was torpedoed by the Japanese during WWII?  Or my maternal grandmother who at 17 married a man nearly 20 years her senior?

Enjoy the delightful disorder of life and please stay tuned…