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Father's Day is coming up, which gives me a great excuse to talk about my amazing husband. There is no possible way that my kids could have a better dad. Paul is the kind of dad that will cut up a cardboard box to create props for anything that Gavin is pretending at any given time, he is the dad who will sing and sign the alphabet to his kids from the time they are born, he is the dad who has both kids conditioned to run to the door when they hear the garage door announcing his arrival after work. They are so lucky!</div>
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Every year I try to get him something to make sure he feels truly special. This year I found out about an amazing product from <a href="http://condimentconnection.com/?utm_source=MeeshiesWorld&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Father%27s%20Day%20Promo%202016" target="_blank">Condiment Connection</a> that is <i>perfect</i> for him. My hubby is an Indiana boy, born and raised. He spent his childhood in Indianapolis, then we moved back there together in 2003. Paul is a proud Hoosier and loves his city deeply.</div>
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Check out this awesome box!</div>
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Not only does it look fantastic, it is filled with tastes of Indianapolis. </div>
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Included in his box are some of the most delicious condiments found in our state. </div>
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St. Elmo's Shrimp Cocktail Sauce</h4>
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St. Elmo's Steak House is probably the most famous restaurant in Indianapolis. It is THE place to go for any big celebration or event. Their shrimp cocktail sauce was declared "The World's Spiciest Food" in 2008 and has been featured on Food Network. Anyone who knows us is aware that we are not seafood people. I will eat fish, but our family is not a big fan of any type of shellfish. Luckily, I did a little research and found a great recipe for a shrimp cocktail sauce based dip that can be used with chips or veggies. Stay tuned for the recipe!</div>
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Squealers Smokin' Hot BBQ Sauce</h4>
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Squealers is an amazing BBQ restaurant with a few locations around Indianapolis. We loooooove BBQ and Squealers is one of our favorite places to get it. Brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, ribs... you name it, we love it! We have about a million recipes that use BBQ sauce, and this one has won 11 national and regional awards all on it's own! I can't even imagine how delicious the foods we cook with this will be.</div>
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Best Boy Bourbon Barrel Caramel Sauce</h4>
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Best Boy & Co. is an Indiana Artisan that specializes in condiments that are all-natural and made by hand in small batches. I can't say I've ever heard of them before, but this sauce sounds AH-mazing!!! If you've been following along with me on Snapchat, you've seen my new ice cream maker. I think that I will definitely need to whip up a batch of ice cream just so that I have something delish to put this sauce on... Um, I mean so that Paul has something to put this sauce on ;)</div>
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LocalFolks Stone-ground Mustard</h4>
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LocalFolks is a company that advocates for family farms and helps to create networks of support. Despite the fact that the company has grown to have a full product line carried in retail stores throughout the Midwest, they are still committed to supporting sustainability and family run farms. This fresh, stone-ground mustard is the perfect compliment to any sandwich! We can't wait to try it.</div>
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After seeing all of these amazing condiments nestled in their Indy box, I knew there was no way I could hold out until Father's Day. Sooooo, Father's Day came a little bit early. Gavin and I presented the box to Paul after work last week and he was so excited about it! Not only did he love the box, he is so excited to use all of the products. We were actually having homemade pizza for dinner that night, so he pulled out the Squealers BBQ sauce and used it to make his BBQ Chicken pizza. Paul said that it's the best BBQ pizza he's made! </div>
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I'm thinking about ordering one for my dad for Father's Day too, but I can't decide if I should send him the Indianapolis box or if I should pick one of the other available cities. They also have a Build-Your-Own Box where you can pick and choose condiments from any of the cities they have available now. </div>
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Check out <a href="http://condimentconnection.com/?utm_source=MeeshiesWorld&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Father%27s%20Day%20Promo%202016" target="_blank">Condiment Connection</a> to see the cities they currently have boxes for. If they don't already have your city represented, there is a place on their website where you can make requests. And even if they don't have your city, there are plenty of amazing condiments to choose from out of the current cities... PLUS they have a 20% off promotion going on right now! So go!!! Check it out! Make your husbands and dads as happy as I made Paul :)</div>
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This simple recipe is one of the most simple meals to make, but is so delicious that it became one of my staple low calorie meals that I ate during the Biggest Loser competition I was involved with. I actually started looking forward to eating it on the nights I planned to have it for dinner.</div>
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In the past, I haven't been the biggest fan of onions unless they were wrapped in a delicious layer of fried batter. These cooked onions completely changed my way of thinking. I still don't plan on biting into a raw onion anytime soon, but cooked onions are no longer on my "Do Not Eat!" list.Although I haven't been able to change Paul and Gavin's opinions on onions, they absolutely love the flavor of the chicken. It has become one of their favorite meals too!</div>
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As I said, it is soooo easy to make! I typically make it just for myself, so this recipe is for one serving. But... It is a big serving. I can't say that I was ever able to eat the whole thing. To make for the family, I just multiply the recipe by however many people will be eating.</div>
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Start off by putting a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet. Cut a chicken breast into about bite size pieces and add that to the skillet. Then, slice up a quarter of an onion and throw it in with the chicken and oil. </div>
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Put the skillet on the stove at medium heat. Sprinkle to taste with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. I usually season it twice to make sure that it is super flavorful!</div>
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I let it cook for awhile after the chicken is done. My preference is for the onions to get really, really soft and browned. Once I even let it cook so long that the chicken became somewhat blackened and that was really tasty too! So, in my opinion, overcooked is better than undercooked!</div>
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I HIGHLY recommend this recipe even if you are an onion hater like most of my family. Give it a try and let me know what you think :) The recipe is included below.</div>
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I've been using Snapchat for awhile now. Barely. </div>
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At first, I have to admit that I thought it was pretty dumb. Why not just text each other the pictures? I also have a tendancy to hoard pics of my loved ones, so I hated letting these pictures disappear into the void forever. </div>
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Lately I have been coming around to the fun that is Snapchat. I have so much fun playing with the filters that change daily. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here is a prime example!</div>
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One of my favorite things to do now is to take pictures of both kids with the various filters. And they switch them day to day which keeps it interesting. I still have a hard time letting these pictures go... I am known as a habitual screen shotter!</div>
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Aside from the filters, following me on Snapchat will give you a sneak peek into all the behind the scenes action including upcoming projects, yummy foods, and crazy kids activities. </div>
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Stay tuned for a post all about the different features available on Snapchat. For now, check out what you missed last week...</div>
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As many of you know, I have been competing in a <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/04/have-your-own-biggest-loser-competition.html" target="_blank">Biggest Loser</a> competition with a bunch of my friends. I spent most of the competition sitting squarely in second place and had given up any expectation of winning. The six week competition wrapped up this past Sunday. </div>
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Guys. I won!</div>
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I am so surprised and happy. I honestly felt like the biggest winner already because I had consistently lost weight throughout the competition adding up to a great total. Stay tuned for a post revealing exactly how much weight I've lost, along with a summary of how I made it happen. I may even post before and after pictures if I don't chicken out ;)</div>
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This competition was so inspiring to me that I have already started asking around to see if anyone wants to start another round sometime soon! I want to keep this weight loss ball rolling!</div>
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Anyways... Sorry for this random, short post but I'm super pumped that I managed to win!</div>
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If you ever get a late night sweet tooth but struggle knowing what to eat, you are going to love me after you try this! </div>
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I'll set the scene for you... 11:30ish at night, totally bed ready but in need of a sweet taste to end the night, nothing obvious calling my name from the pantry. I searched my mind, trying to figure out what I could concoct from the things already living in my kitchen. </div>
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I have peanut butter. I have chocolate chips. </div>
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This is seriously the most simple thing ever, you almost can't even call it a recipe. It literally takes 30 seconds including cook time. Peanut Butter Delight is so simple, so delicious, and you will thank me for it!</div>
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Put two tablespoons of Natural Peanut Butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add a tablespoon of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Next microwave for 20 seconds. The chocolate chips will be softened but not melted. As you mix them into the warmed peanut butter, they will melt. </div>
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My family and I love all sorts of Mexican food! Tacos, burritos, fajitas, enchiladas... You name it, we love it. For most of my cooking life, this meant picking up a packet of Taco Seasoning along with the rest of my ingredients. </div>
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Recently, I have had a couple instances where I have every other ingredient I need except Taco Seasoning. Paul mentioned that it is really easy to make yourself and he gave me a list of ingredients to use that we had in our cabinet. In the interest of using good ratios of those seasonings, I took to Pinterest. There are a lot of variations, but they all center around the same ingredients, just varying amounts. So, I combined Paul's impromptu "recipe" with a few different ideas I found online to make my own. </div>
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Now, I make a big batch in a Mason Jar. Three tablespoons of my homemade Taco Seasoning is equivalent to a store packet. I have used my mixture with a wide audience and it has gotten rave reviews.</div>
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<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1 teaspoon pepper</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1 tablespoon chili powder</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1/4 teaspoon garlic powder</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1/4 teaspoon onion powder</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1/4 teaspoon oregano</li>
<li class="ingredient" style="margin-bottom: 3px;">1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes</li>
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Making a Sensory Bottle for Olivia is a project I've been meaning to do for awhile but kept procrastinating. I would randomly save bottles that seemed like they would be cool to use, and I picked up a travel sized shaving cream to use. For months, those bottles and shaving cream sat on top of my refrigerator. </div>
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Finally the other day, I decided that I just needed to make it happen. So, I set up my video equipment and took some pictures of the process. I am VERY happy with the results, but I also have some ideas for how to make future bottles.</div>
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I started off with three bottles of different shapes and sizes. One a Gatorade bottle, one a sparkling water bottle, and last a Smart Water bottle.</div>
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I decided to start with the Smart Water bottle. I filled it about 3/4 full of water then added shaving cream. Be careful to add the shaving cream slowly, I had a little bit of an overflow :)</div>
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Next, I added blue food coloring.</div>
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I used a funnel to add blue glitter to the bottle, in the interest of containing the mess! Then I filled the rest of the bottle with water and super glued the lid on.</div>
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I gave the bottle to Olivia and she LOVED it!</div>
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I decided to make the Gatorade bottle pink with pink glitter. I used the exact same recipe for it, aside from changing the color.</div>
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I gave the bottle to my product tester and she was a big fan. I think she really likes the bumps on the sides of the bottle.</div>
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For the last bottle, I decided to switch it up a little bit. In addition to the water and shaving cream, I also added some vegetable oil to the bottle. I went with yellow food coloring and gold glitter because Olivia seems really drawn to things that are yellow. I really love the way it turned out, I think it's my favorite of the three.</div>
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Overall I'm really pleased with how these turned out. Here is the video I made that highlights the three bottles.</div>
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Next time I make a sensory bottle, I will definitely experiment with adding a few different ingredients. I really loved the layered look I got when I added the vegetable oil. The other thing that I would do is to find smaller bottles to use. Liv really loves all three of the bottles, but they are heavy and difficult for her to lift. </div>
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I definitely recommend making these! They are super easy, customizable and great for kids of all ages, even 33 year old kids like me :)</div>
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It has been almost two weeks since I've shared with all of you and I have had SO MUCH going on. Never fear though, I am back and I've got some amazing content up my sleeve!</div>
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Since I've seen you last I have been really focusing on the <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/04/have-your-own-biggest-loser-competition.html" target="_blank">Biggest Loser</a> competition. Updates from the first two weeks can be found <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/04/biggest-loser-results-week-one.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/04/biggest-loser-results-week-two.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This is the last week of the competition and I am trying to be even more disciplined than ever! I think I'm going to leave you all in suspense until the final results come in, then I will fill you in on how it went! I will also be giving you a whole write up on the way that I fast tracked my weight loss and how you can do the same.</div>
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Another huge event that happened in my absence was Olivia's first birthday. My parents spent the week with us to help us celebrate and prep for her party. They are also looking to buy a second home in our area now that my dad is retired, so we spent quite a bit of time last week house hunting!</div>
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On Olivia's birthday, we did an amazing cake smash photo shoot. Both Paul's twin sister Patti and my dad are photographers, so they did the majority of the pictures, but here is a sneak peek that I took on my iPhone.</div>
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Stay tuned for a post where I share the entire set up of the photo shoot. Also, see that cute crown on her head? Totally homemade and I've got the tutorial for you to check out!</div>
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After her photo shoot, we spent her birthday at the Indianapolis Children's Museum. If you have not been there, no matter your age, you are missing out! I will be sharing a post highlighting the museum in the near future as well!</div>
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We also had a party for Olivia with lots of family and friends who wanted to celebrate with her. In addition to a tutorial on the high chair tutu I made for the event, I will also be sharing a post on throwing a great low-key 1st birthday party.</div>
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Yesterday I went out and voted in the Indiana primary election. I am a semi-political person. My opinions are strong, but I only have so much ability to handle the drama of politics. I try to pay attention to the issues that candidates stand for and vote based on the leader I believe they can be. Often I have wished for more variety within the available candidates, but that doesn't keep me from the polls! Here are the top 5 reasons why I always make it a priority to cast my vote.</div>
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1. It is my duty as an American citizen.</h3>
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Our country is a pretty incredible place. Yes, there are ways things could be better, but overall we have it really good! These privileges we take for granted come at a very low cost. Pay taxes, show up for jury duty if called, and vote. Our country can't function without the citizens taking an active role in the process.<br />
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A lot of incredible women spent years trying to gain access to voting. It took 72 years for the women's suffrage movement to succeed in their struggle. I vote for all of the women who were unable to make their voices heard prior to 1920.<br />
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Whether my candidate wins or not, I did my part to make my voice heard. Because of that, I feel like I have the right to complain and criticize my politicians for decisions I disagree with. The people who don't vote have made no effort to shape the country, thus they lose their right to complain in my opinion!<br />
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Obviously based on the last 4 reasons, you can tell that I put a lot of importance on the act of voting. I want my kids to grow up feeling the same way. It is liberating and empowering to realize that every single citizen of this amazing country has the ability to make their voices heard. I want my kids to feel the same way. Gavin was with Paul and me when we voted for Obama, so he feels like a part of that victory as well. </div>
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Today I am sharing an awesome recipe with you. Several years ago, I was trying to come up with a healthy meal to eat for lunch at work. Paul made this for me and I was hooked! At the time I would fill mason jars with the soup, then I could pop the whole jar in the microwave at work and eat it out of the jar as well. </div>
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When planning out my meals for our Biggest Loser competition I knew this was something I wanted to make. It is only about 65 calories per serving, but it is hearty and extremely filling! Plus it has a lot of vegetables, so it provides a lot of nutrients.</div>
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To begin with, take an entire pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and put it in a pot of water. Bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and cover. Let it cook for several hours. The last batch I made I boiled for about 3 hours.</div>
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Next, place a colander on another large pot to strain the chicken out of the broth. Move the colander into a large bowl so that the chicken can cool, and put the chicken broth back on the stove at medium heat.</div>
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Now it's time to chop some veggies! The easiest way is to use a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00755KNCS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00755KNCS&linkCode=as2&tag=meeswor02-20&linkId=E7RX7EGG5ATIB5UO">food processor</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=meeswor02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00755KNCS" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />to slice them up. I started with my celery, carrots, and onion. After each one was ready, I tossed it into the chicken broth on the stove.</div>
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Here is the beautiful broth with just the veggies in it. At this point, I add 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, 2 teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper.</div>
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After that it is time to pick through the chicken. Pull out all of the bones and anything else that isn't meant to be eaten, toss all of the yummy meat into the broth.</div>
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Cook on medium heat for another hour or so, then it is ready. I normally take it off the stove and let it cool until I can store it either in a large container or mason jars. This time, I split it into two large containers, one for the fridge and one for the freezer. This batch should last me at least two weeks.</div>
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<b><u>Chicken Veggie Weight Loss Soup</u></b><br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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<li>1 pre-cooked rotisserie chicken</li>
<li>1 package of celery</li>
<li>1 package of baby carrots</li>
<li>1 medium white onion</li>
<li>1 zucchini</li>
<li>1 yellow squash</li>
<li>2 teaspoons garlic powder</li>
<li>2 teaspoons salt</li>
<li>2 teaspoons pepper</li>
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<li>Put rotisserie chicken in a large pot. </li>
<li>Cover with water and bring to a boil.</li>
<li>Lower the heat, cover and cook for approximately 3 hours.</li>
<li>Strain broth into another large pot.</li>
<li>Set chicken to the side to cool, put broth back on the stove at medium heat.</li>
<li>Slice all of the vegetables and add them to the chicken broth.</li>
<li>Add seasonings to the soup.</li>
<li>Pick through the chicken removing bones, add meat to the soup pot.</li>
<li>Cook for an additional hour.</li>
<li>ENJOY!</li>
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Happy Tuesday! Sorry for being late with my results this week! For last week's results, click <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/04/biggest-loser-results-week-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It has been a wonderful but busy weekend. We took a trip to Chicago where we got to visit with a dear friend, then have a crazy Passover Seder with a bunch of my family. I started off strong, staying focused and on track, but I had a few hiccups during the middle and end of the week. I continued to use the My Fitness Pal app to track calories and worked out everyday except Sunday and Saturday. The weekly challenge was to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Luckily I had no problem with that as I've limited myself to only drinking water and coffee.</div>
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<b>Sunday </b>was the first difficult day I've had since beginning the competition because I had a baby shower to attend. What I've been trying to maintain is having a plan and sticking to it. Unfortunately, there are times where the food is out of my control. Since I knew there was a possibility I may have more calories than normal for lunch, I ate an apple with peanut butter and had a cup of coffee as breakfast before heading to the baby shower. </div>
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It is so hard to count calories when you aren't sure what exactly the food is and how it is made. I ended up eating a couple chicken taquitos along with some tortilla chips and cheesy rotel dip. I did my best to find those things in My Fitness Pal so that I could have some sort of estimation. After leaving the shower, I went prom dress shopping with my niece, which was nice to get some walking in. Dinner was no better than lunch because I hadn't prepared anything in advance. I ended up eating McDonalds, ugh! I used my calorie counter to make sure the calories were low enough, but that kind of food still feels really gross compared to the fresh quality foods I've been eating lately. Definitely not my best day :(</div>
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<b>Monday </b>I got back on track. I started my day off with an apple and peanut butter followed by a cup of coffee. I did 30 minutes of kickboxing during the baby's first nap, then had vegetable soup with a serving of pita crackers on the side. For dinner, I made some of my delicious chicken and onions with steamed broccoli, carrots and cauliflower on the side. I did have a late night snack of string cheese and a fudgesicle, but overall it was a very good day for me!</div>
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<b>Tuesday </b>started off strong with an <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/01/ch-ch-changes-week-3.html" target="_blank">Apple Peanut Butter Green Smoothie</a>. Of course I followed it with a coffee :) Lunch was identical to Monday: vegetable soup with a side of pita chips. I tried out a Pilates video during Olivia's afternoon nap. I liked a lot of the exercises, but in order to do a lot of the moves I need to strengthen my core. Having had two c-sections, I definitely struggle with my ab muscles. I think that I will wait to go back to Pilates until I am in better shape! </div>
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Dinner was delicious salmon with a sweet potato on the side. Overall, I had a very low calorie day so I decided to splurge for dessert. Paul is known for making AMAZING milkshakes. We measured everything out so that I could track the calories. It is also kind of incredible to realize how many calories those milkshakes are. It was delicious, but I don't think I will have another one for awhile!</div>
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<b>Wednesday </b>was another tough day. Not only was it the 15 year anniversary of the day Paul and I started dating (which means us going out to dinner), but I also had breakfast plans with a friend. I went into it optimistic, but concerned. As much as these things go against my eating plan, I need to be able to work special circumstances like this into my life while staying healthy. For breakfast, I ordered eggs, bacon and hash browns. The meal came with toast but I opted not to even touch it! We did walk around Target after breakfast, so at least I was able to walk some of those calories off. </div>
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After I got home, Olivia went down for a nap and I did 30 minutes of kickboxing. That has become my favorite exercise because I feel like it gives me the best workout. By the time I finish, I am sweating and out of breath. It also feels like it works all of my major muscle groups. </div>
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Breakfast was so filling that I ended up skipping lunch because I didn't get hungry until mid-afternoon. I ate an apple with peanut butter as an afternoon snack. We decided to go to the Chinese buffet for dinner. I felt like it was a good choice for me because I could control my portion sizes and just eat a little of everything :) I ended the day being below my calorie goal, but it obviously wasn't the healthiest food that I consumed!</div>
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Here's a picture of Paul and me 15 years ago :)</div>
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<b>Thursday </b>was a perfect day according to my plan! I had my green smoothie for breakfast, followed by kickboxing during Liv's nap. For lunch I ate my Chicken Vegetable soup. Dinner was chicken with onions and a sweet potato on the side. Later that night, I snacked a string cheese and a fudgcicle. If I could do that every single day the pounds would be flying off!</div>
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<b>Friday</b> consisted of prepping to go to Chicago for the weekend. Knowing we had plans to go out for deep dish pizza with a close friend upon arrival, I tried to minimize the calories I consumed throughout the day. For breakfast I ate an apple with peanut butter with a coffee on the side. I did 30 minutes of kickboxing, then had vegetable soup for lunch. Before leaving town, I ate a string cheese because I knew we would be having a late dinner.</div>
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As a competitor in a Biggest Loser competition, I <i>do not</i> recommend having Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza for dinner. As a human being with taste buds...... YUMMMM! It was so good that I can't even feel bad that I ate it. #SorryNotSorry :) We did walk to the restaurant, so maybe that makes it a little better? </div>
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I also want to point out that the friend we were visiting is the creator and leader of this Biggest Loser competition. I am so grateful to her for starting something that has given me such strong motivation to lose weight and get healthier!</div>
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Sundown on Friday was also the beginning of Passover. I haven't been eating many of the foods that are prohibited during Passover recently, but it still throws a bit of a wrench into my normal routine.</div>
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<b>Saturday </b>was a day that was completely out of my control. I decided to just go with the flow and take it as it came. For breakfast, my beautiful friend made me delicious cheesy eggs with coffee on the side. After breakfast, we left my her downtown apartment and headed to my Oma's apartment. We visited for awhile, then headed to a restaurant for lunch. </div>
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The Bagel is a Jewish deli in Chicago that serves Matzoh Ball soup with matzoh balls the size of my fist. Of course, I had to have a bowl :) I had a bread-less corned beef "sandwich" on the side. AKA, a pile of corned beef. It was all amazing! I didn't even attempt to track the calories, which is probably good because it wouldn't have been a low number.</div>
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There were a few things eaten during the reading of the Haggadah: matzoh, charoset, bitter herbs, etc. Then came dinner. I had brisket, apricot chicken, sweet potato, brussel sprouts and asparagus. Dessert was the kicker though. At this point, I had thrown all of the rules out the window. The collective argument from everyone at the table was that it was a holiday. I happily allowed them to convince me that it was okay to have a small piece of seven layer cake, a chocolate locust, a brownie and a peanut butter ball. Not the best way to lose weight, but boy was it tasty. Especially the peanut butter ball!</div>
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All in all, it was a <i>rough</i> week! I had a lot of curve balls thrown at me and I can't say that I reacted as well as I should have. Luckily I have the mindset to just move on after mistakes are made. I brought my scale to Chicago so that I could weigh myself at the same time that I normally do. I was hoping to still have lost weight, but I was really nervous as I stepped on the scale.</div>
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One. I lost one measly pound. I guess I should be happy that I hadn't gained weight after the excess of the Seder, but it was still pretty disappointing. I'm hoping that I can use the discouraging weight loss to motivate me to do better. Fortunately this week has been much less eventful so far!</div>
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I am still sitting in second place in the rankings, but hopefully I can have a big weight loss this week so I can pull into the lead!</div>
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My goal for this week is to stick to the plan even when things are different than normal. If that means planning in advance for times where I won't be home to eat my usual foods, then that is what I will have to do.</div>
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I <i>love</i> farmers markets. I love that the items are local and fresh, from produce to homemade soaps and lotions to dairy... The list goes on! The problem is my commitment level. Our local farmers market takes place for a couple hours on Thursday nights. Every week I think about going, but there is always something else going on, like it's during dinner or swimming lessons or there's homework to be done. I'm ashamed to admit that I've only made it there once.</div>
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Recently I found out a trick to get the same local, fresh goodies without the hassle of making it to an actual farmers market! There is a new service through <a href="http://adad.io/6mghi" target="_blank">FarmersMarket.com</a> where you can peruse local products that can be picked up at a local shop. Unfortunately for all of you non-Hoosiers, this service is currently limited to Indiana. Keep your fingers crossed that they expand to more places!</div>
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For my first order, I wanted to get a broad spectrum of products. There are a ton of categories like baked goods, produce, meat & eggs, cosmetics & soap, pet treats, and more! The first thing I added to my cart was Traders Point Creamery chocolate milk for Gavin and whole milk yogurt for Olivia. I've never been to Traders Point Creamery, but I've heard good things. For Paul, I got Dillman Farms Apple Butter and Amber Waves Apple Granola. My morning smoothies are spinach heavy, so I grabbed some organic spinach from Greener Side Gardens. Blue Yonder organic free range eggs rounded out the order. As a last minute add on, I decided to get some dog treats from Maya's Barkery. </div>
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I was so excited. Once my order was placed, I simply had to show up at Moody's Market the next Thursday between 1:00 and 6:00 PM. Having a wide pick up range like that is perfect for me. Olivia is on a pretty standard schedule, but you can never tell how any given day with a baby is going to go. </div>
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On pickup day, I happily loaded up the baby and headed to Moody's. We got there around 1:20 PM. </div>
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I found a cute little display at the front where you get your orders, but when I asked at the counter the shop girl said that the orders hadn't come in yet. She made a call and assured me that it would be arriving shortly. I took the opportunity to take a picture :)</div>
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Luckily I only had to wait for about 5 minutes. The man who brought the order apologized profusely, citing a late vendor as the cause. He was extremely nice and explained that when getting an order, you simply find the cooler bag marked with your name, then pull the paper bag out and leave the cooler bag behind. Everything is prepaid online, so you are able to grab and go.</div>
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In the future I think it would be really cool if they offered the bag as an add on during the online checkout. Once you own one, you could just bring it back each time to take your food home. *hint hint <a href="http://adad.io/6mghi" target="_blank">FarmersMarket.com</a> ;)</div>
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When I got home, I pulled everything out of the bag and was super disappointed. Neither the chocolate milk or the yogurt was there. I immediately sent an email letting them know that I hadn't received those items, then got back to unpacking my other goodies. Everything looked so good!!!</div>
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Since then, we have tried everything. I made homemade biscuits and both boys had some slathered with the apple butter. They gave it two thumbs up. Paul loves the granola to snack on and I use the spinach in my green smoothies every day! The eggs were amazing both scrambled and as a part of our pancake batter. Last but not least, the doggies. They are obsessed with the treats!</div>
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All in all, I am super excited about <a href="http://adad.io/6mghi" target="_blank">FarmersMarket.com</a>. There were a few kinks in their system, but sometimes it takes new businesses awhile to iron those things out. I definitely recommend this as a convenient way to order a wide range of local products with one pick up! </div>
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<a href="http://adad.io/6mghi" target="_blank">FarmersMarket.com</a> has also been nice enough to give me a promo code to share with all of you wonderful people. Use TRYLOCAL15 to get $15 off your first order. I can't wait to hear how much you love it :)</div>
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Pineapple is one hundred percent, no question, my <i>favorite</i> fruit. As much as I love other fruits, there isn't any other that even comes close to the delicious tangy sweetness of a pineapple, in my opinion. Canned pineapple is okay, but it is barely in the same league as fresh pineapple. There is only one big flaw to having it fresh... removing the fruit from the spiky, tough exterior.</div>
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In the past, I always made Paul cut up pineapples for me. He would cut off the top, then work his way around the pineapple, cutting off the outside. It was easy for me, but a pain in the butt for him. </div>
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Imagine my joy when we were gifted a <a href="http://amzn.to/1SqZZDo" target="_blank">Rosle Pineapple Slicer</a>. I was slightly intimidated at first, but when I finally used it I was THRILLED. Just to clarify, I am not being paid for this product review. I have been using this product for years and have come to the realization that no kitchen is complete without one :)</div>
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Here is the extremely easy process in pictures. </div>
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Begin by chopping off the top of the pineapple.</div>
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Next, line your pineapple slicer up with the core of the pineapple and twist it in until you get close to the bottom.</div>
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After getting to the bottom of the pineapple, wiggle the slicer a little bit and pull it right out.</div>
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In our house this is usually the time for a pineapple juice break. It tastes way better coming from the source :)</div>
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Next, you take off the top of the slicer and turn it upside down to get the pineapple off.</div>
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Last, take your knife and cut into whatever size pieces you like. I make mine pretty small :)</div>
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It is seriously the easiest thing ever! If you love pineapple even half as much as I do, you should pick up one for your kitchen.</div>
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Happy Sunday! I can't believe this challenge has already been going on for a week! Oh, what a week it has been, in the best possible way. I went into the week with a solid plan and I feel like I stuck to my original goals fairly well. I used an app called My Fitness Pal to track all of my calories and exercise which allowed me to feel in control of my day-to-day intake. In addition to our weekly weigh ins, there are also weekly challenges. This week's challenge was to do at least 30 minutes of exercise every day.</div>
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<b>Sunday</b> began with an <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/01/ch-ch-changes-week-3.html" target="_blank">Apple Peanut Butter Green Smoothie</a> and a coffee. Traditionally I am a huge soda drinker. I used to start each morning with a lovely combination of carbonation and caffeine. The problem is, soda has A LOT of sugar. Doing a challenge like this, I don't want to drink that many calories. I'm saving the calories for foods that will power my body the best. So, coffee is now my only source of caffeine. The only way I can stomach that is if I add milk and sugar. I've switched to brown sugar to make it slightly healthier. </div>
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For lunch I had a serving of my Chicken Vegetable Soup. After lunch, I decided to go for my first run. I got about 8 minutes into my goal of 20 when I felt my asthma start acting up. My asthma is exercise induced and I haven't had an inhaler since high school. I managed to speed walk the remaining time, but it made me realize that I am going to have to see a doctor before running becomes my main form of exercise.</div>
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After my run I prepped dinner. I brined the chicken breasts in salt water for 15 minutes, then patted them dry. I splurged by coating them in butter, then sprinkled a mixture of salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika over them. Baked at 450 degrees for 22 minutes, they turned out AMAZING! I made a steamer bag of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots to go with it. Yum!</div>
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After dinner, Paul and I did a 30 minute yoga video, then we relaxed for the rest of the night. Not too long before bed, I had a sugar free Fudgecicle.</div>
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<b>Monday</b> started the same as the day before; smoothie and coffee. I really enjoyed the yoga we did, so I redid it during Olivia's first nap. Lunch was another fantastic serving of soup. After lunch, I started to feel a little tired, so I had another cup of coffee. Throughout the day, the only other drink I had was water. </div>
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That evening, I was lucky enough to have an awesome pedicure date with my bestie, who is also competing. Taking that time to do something for myself really helped me to feel motivated and excited. When I got home a little late, I just heated up leftovers from dinner the night before. I followed that with another cup of coffee. After the kids went to bed, I tried a 30 minute kickboxing video. It was awesome! My Fitness Pal showed that I still had some calories to use for the day, so I snacked on some cheddar crackers followed by a Fudgecicle.</div>
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<b>Tuesday</b> Olivia and I had plans to go to the children's museum with one of my friends and her daughter. The girls are only two weeks apart in age, so we like to get them together to start bonding early :) I drank my smoothie at home, then took my coffee on the road. The Indianapolis Children's Museum is pretty big and there is a long ramp to get to the different floors. Not only did we cover some ground throughout the day, I was also wearing Olivia in a baby carrier, so that was an extra 20+ pounds I carried around. </div>
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When we got home, I ate my delicious soup, then I also had a string cheese because I was hungry after such an active morning. I also had another coffee to get some extra caffeine. For dinner, I made an amazing salmon filet. I rubbed 1/2 teaspoon of EVOO over the top and bottom, then rubbed it with a delectable Rosemary Garlic Salmon Rub. I will be sharing that recipe later this week. I also baked myself a sweet potato. I highly recommend the meal, it was so so good!</div>
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<b>Wednesday</b> was a more relaxing day. Olivia and I didn't have anything planned, so we got to just focus on chores, cooking, and playing. I had my smoothie and coffee for breakfast and my soup with a string cheese for lunch. During Olivia's second nap I did my yoga workout.</div>
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My dinner Wednesday night is my favorite from the whole week. I put 1 tablespoon of EVOO in my skillet with 1/4 of an onion. I cut up a boneless skinless chicken breast, then skillet fried it with the onion. I seasoned it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. On the side, I had steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. After the kiddos were asleep, I did some kickboxing. Later that evening, I had a string cheese and fudgecicle.</div>
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<b>Thursday</b> was <i>completely</i> uneventful! Breakfast and lunch were exactly the same, as was the yoga workout I had during Liv's nap. As an afternoon snack, I had a granny smith apple with a serving of natural peanut butter on it. For dinner I used the same recipes to make salmon and sweet potato. Later that night, I snacked on string cheese and a Fudgecicle.</div>
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<b>Friday</b> morning right before breakfast I got a text from my brother in law asking if they could take Gavin out for dinner and a movie. Paul decided since Gavin wouldn't be with us, that he was going to take his two girls out on a date. Knowing that we would be going out to dinner, I decided to eat an apple with peanut butter for breakfast. As healthy as my green smoothie is, it is actually pretty high on calories. I also had my normal coffee. During Olivia's nap, I opted to do some kickboxing instead of yoga since it burns more calories. For lunch I had a serving of soup with a string cheese and opted to skip my afternoon snack. </div>
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Between eating lightly during the day and doing the kickboxing, I was able to eat out for dinner without going beyond my calorie goal. We went to Longhorn where I ordered a steak with a sweet potato. I got my salad dressing on the side, which allowed me to only eat about half of it. It was such a fun and yummy splurge! Olivia had a blast making friends with the waitress and people at neighboring tables.</div>
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On an unrelated note, Gavin LOVED the new Jungle Book movie!</div>
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<b>Saturday</b> was a really fun day. It began as usual with a smoothie and a coffee. After breakfast, Paul's twin sister Patti and my nephew Parker came over to spend the day with us. We also picked up my other nephews and niece who wanted to come hang out. While they all ate tacos for lunch, I devoured my Chicken Veggie soup and a string cheese. </div>
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That afternoon we headed to a park in the next suburb over. None of us had ever done their hiking trails before so we were out to have an adventure. I used my baby carrier to wear Olivia on my back which intensified the exercise. We hiked for a couple hours. Some areas were more intense than others but I definitely think we got a great workout!</div>
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For dinner, I made more salmon and sweet potato using the same recipes. After dinner my nephew built us a fire in the backyard fire pit and we all sat around the bonfire for awhile. I had enough calories left that I was even able to indulge and eat a s'more. Delish!</div>
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All in all, I feel like my week went great. But none of that mattered if it didn't reflect on the scale. Nervously I stepped up this morning, hoping that I had lost at least 3-4 pounds, but acknowledging that weight doesn't come off as easily as it goes on. </div>
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I lost <b>SEVEN</b> pounds!!! In a week! I am so encouraged and inspired that my plan is working. The competition is based on percentage of body weight lost and unfortunately I was beat out by one of the other competitors this week, for now I am sitting in second place. My plan for next week is going to stay pretty much the same, why change something that is working so well!</div>
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Happy Saturday! Did you do anything fun today? Here in Indiana I woke up to a deck covered in snow with some very droopy flowers in the yard! My sister and I tried to go get pedicures, but the place was jam packed so we decided to wait until a weeknight. The rest of my day has been spent planning for a Biggest Loser challenge that begins tomorrow.</div>
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Olivia will be turning one in a little over a month. There are no more excuses when it comes to this baby weight, it needs to come off like yesterday! I was so excited when one of my best friends from college reached out to me and a bunch of our friends with the suggestion that we do a biggest loser competition.</div>
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Each of us put in ten dollars, then at the end of 6 weeks the person with the biggest weight loss percentage gets to keep the pot! There are also going to be weekly challenges that cost $1 if you fail to complete them. </div>
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I am super competitive, so I'm hoping the motivation to win will really propel me forward because the ultimate goal is to lose weight. That being said, <b><i>when</i></b> I win this I plan to get myself some cute new clothes for my cute new body :)</div>
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Here is my plan for Week 1:</div>
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<li>Drink an <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/01/ch-ch-changes-week-3.html" target="_blank">Apple Peanut Butter Green Smoothie</a> for breakfast. (click the link for the recipe)</li>
<li>Eat Chicken Veggie Soup for lunch. (recipe will be coming later this week)</li>
<li>Eat either chicken or salmon with steamed veggies for dinner.</li>
<li>Apples, pineapple and hard boiled eggs for snacks.</li>
<li>Drink only water.</li>
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The oldest of my girls is now a 22, almost 23, year old woman. It's surreal! It is so weird to think that she is the same middle schooler I used to drive to dance class and talk about boys with :) She has a year left of nursing school and a long-term boyfriend with whom she is expecting her first child.</div>
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Although the timing is different than they had planned, they are so excited to welcome a baby boy later this year. As soon as I found out she was expecting I started wondering what I could do to help. Aside from being there for her as a friend and giving her mommy advice, was there something I could do to help her?</div>
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I recently learned about an amazing website that is EXACTLY what I was looking for! <a href="http://adad.io/tbs53" target="_blank">What Friends Do</a> allows you to support your friends and family in ways that support their unique situations. </div>
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Working through an easy set of questions, I was able to set up a support team for Hailey and Sam. Once the team is set up, it is easy to share invitations through email or social media. There is a menu page that allows you to select the kind of help needed.</div>
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I think we will definitely be setting up people to bring them meals and help with housework right after baby boy comes! I'm also pumped that we can even arrange for help with taking care of their cat. There is a calendar attached so that you can create a schedule and coordinate efforts with everyone who wants to help. Visitors can even leave a note, make a donation or visit their registry from the home page. </div>
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What Friends Do also has random help suggestions. If you are lacking inspiration in the help department, you can just click through possibilities until you find something you like. There are a ton of unique ideas, like scheduling someone to come play video games with your kid or bringing over puzzles, games, etc.</div>
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The day after setting up the team, Jen from What Friends Do reached out to me. She offered to help me come up with some personalized ideas for Hailey and Sam, in addition to offering support with the technical side of setting it all up.</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12036653984094454660noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096305250444891423.post-44321167257775988962016-04-04T22:38:00.001-04:002016-05-24T21:27:15.052-04:00Easy Crock Pot Chicken Enchiladas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One day last year I was lacking serious inspiration for my dinner ideas. I tossed some chicken and some chicken broth into my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JB049C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005JB049C&linkCode=as2&tag=meeswor02-20&linkId=7VWD2JLFGNZCZYIP">crock pot</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=meeswor02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005JB049C" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
and put the decision off. A little bit later, I decided that I would make something in the Mexican family of meals so I threw in some taco seasoning. After about an hour, I decided that the mystery meal would be enchiladas.</div>
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They turned out amazing and thus, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JB049C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005JB049C&linkCode=as2&tag=meeswor02-20&linkId=7VWD2JLFGNZCZYIP">crock pot</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=meeswor02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005JB049C" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />enchiladas were added to our regular dinner rotation. </div>
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I begin with 3 frozen chicken breasts in my crock pot with a cup of water and taco seasoning. I've also started adding 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce for the chicken to soak up throughout the day.</div>
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After cooking on low for 6-8 hours, I pull out the chicken and chop it up.</div>
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Once all of the chicken is chopped, add it back into the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JB049C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005JB049C&linkCode=as2&tag=meeswor02-20&linkId=7VWD2JLFGNZCZYIP">crock pot</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=meeswor02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005JB049C" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
with 1 cup of cheese. </div>
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Cook for an additional 20-30 minutes. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking oil. Put about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture in the middle of a tortilla, then sprinkle some cheese on top before rolling up.</div>
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After you've filled the pan with enchiladas, pour the rest of the can of enchilada sauce over the top of the rolled enchiladas. Cover the top with cheese, then bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.</div>
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Yum! They are so good, if I do say so myself :) Give them a try, then let me know what you think! Recipe is included below.</div>
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<li>3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts</li>
<li>1 cup water</li>
<li>1 packet of taco seasoning</li>
<li>1 can enchilada sauce</li>
<li>1 cup cheese, in crockpot</li>
<li>10-12 burrito size tortillas</li>
<li>cheese to put inside and on top of enchiladas</li>
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<li>Put chicken, water, taco seasoning and 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce into crock pot.</li>
<li>Cook on low for 6-8 hours.</li>
<li>Remove chicken to chop or shred, then put back into crock pot.</li>
<li>Add 1 cup cheese to crock pot, then cook for an additional 20-30 minutes.</li>
<li>Grease a 9 x 13 pan.</li>
<li>Fill each tortilla with approximately 1/2 cup chicken mixture, then sprinkle cheese on top.</li>
<li>Roll up and place into pan.</li>
<li>Once the pan is full, pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the top of the rolled enchiladas.</li>
<li>Cover the whole thing with however much cheese seems appetizing to you. (for me, more is always better!)</li>
<li>Bake for about 30 minutes, until cheese is melted.</li>
<li>Garnish! My suggestions include: sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno, salsa.</li>
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Happy April Fools Day! I haven't ever really celebrated the holiday before. At most, I would make up something outrageous and try to pass it off as truth. I don't think anyone ever bought it!</div>
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This year, April Fools Day was during Spring Break. It gave me the perfect opportunity to spend the day pranking Gavin. Plus, Gavin and I were able to team up on a couple pranks to get Paul!</div>
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We started off the day with breakfast. This was the only prank that took some advance planning. Last night before bed, Paul and I filled up a bowl with milk and cereal, then stuck it in the freezer. When Gavin was up and ready to eat, I took the bowl out, sprinkled a little extra cereal on top, then poured in a little bit of milk. </div>
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Watching him try to dig the spoon in to no avail was hilarious! I could see the wheels turning in his head as he remembered that it was April Fools Day :)</div>
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He decided to have pancakes instead, hahaha!</div>
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A little while later I put my next plan into motion. Gavin had a few toys and costumes downstairs, so I asked him to gather up all of his stuff and take it upstairs. While he was up there, I used his phone to do a Google search for an image of a cracked phone screen. Once I saved it to the phone, I opened it up in pictures so that it looked like it was broken.</div>
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As he was coming down the stairs I banged my hand on the kitchen table. I said "Oh no bub! I dropped your phone!". It was a fantastic acting job, if I do say so myself. He walked over to say that it was okay, then I turned the phone to him allowing him to see the cracked screen.</div>
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Once I handed it to him it didn't take long for him to realize that I was faking. I laughed. A lot, haha!</div>
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I started with a toilet paper roll, then ran it under water. I got the roll fully saturated, then crumpled and twisted it up until it looked disgusting :) Next, I placed it on the edge of the toilet seat in Gavin's bathroom and waited for a reaction. </div>
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Not long after I set it up, I walked past the bathroom and didn't see it. Somehow it fell into the toilet. I used another toilet paper roll to fish it out, then went and confessed my failure to Gavin.</div>
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On Pinterest, I found a way to take a picture that looked like the subject was levitating. That is a perfect thing for Gavin! </div>
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It is incredibly simple, just pour water on a spot close to where you are standing. It then is supposed to look like your shadow on the ground. </div>
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We texted it to Paul saying that he had been practicing all day and was finally able to levitate :)</div>
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Gavin and I both like but don't love the result. I don't actually think it looks like he is floating, but there is probably an easy way to tweak it to make it look better. Maybe if he had been standing closer or farther from the water. Maybe it needed to be smaller or shaped differently. </div>
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We are bug haters in our house. Paul takes care of all bugs, but only because I am a total baby about it. He really isn't much of a fan himself. I cut out the shape of a bug. Well, it was supposed to look like a bug but it ended up just looking like a blob. We taped it to the inside of one of our tall living room lamps.</div>
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One prank that Gavin and I tried to play didn't work out at all. I'm mostly telling you this so that you don't waste your time trying it, despite the fact that it's ridiculously quick and easy. We covered the sensor of our remote with a piece of tape. It was supposed to stop it from working, but our remote must be really awesome because it still worked.</div>
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Each of these ideas was quick and easy and most of them took very little preparation. I had so much fun setting these up and seeing the look on both boys' faces! I will definitely be participating in April Fools Day in the future!</div>
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Happy Wednesday :) Today is halfway through week 2 of spring break. We have been having so much fun alternating between having adventures and vegging out at home! </div>
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Gavin had a mini-vacation to Mammoth Cave with my parents, we've spent two very full days at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, AND had two all-day play dates. On a side note, both play dates were with boys named Parker. It's clearly a great name!</div>
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I've recently realized one amazing trick to making me feel like I'm not completely failing when it comes to housekeeping. It's honestly nothing new or earth shattering. Often it's the first chore we learn as children.</div>
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I used to subscribe to the school of thought that making beds was a futile chore. Why make a bed when you will just be sleeping in it again soon? The time it takes is well worth the feeling of neatness you will get every time you walk into the room!</div>
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All of this being said, I am a lazy bed maker. It takes me less than a minute to spread out my top sheet and bedspread, then straighten the pillows, and add the decorative pillows.</div>
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Try this tip sometime to see how big of a difference a made bed can have on a messy house :)</div>
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April is almost here. Spring has been blooming outside and we have been taking advantage of every warm day. After dinner walks, park days and playing outside are our favorite activities, although I wouldn't be upset if it got a <i>little</i> warmer!</div>
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Last month I did my first photo challenge. I managed to post my pictures everyday on Instagram. Did you see any of them?<br />
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I had so much fun that I decided to do it again! April Photo Challenge, here I come! I would love to have some company, so feel free to join me in taking pictures all month. Use the tag #MeeshiesWorldAprilPics :)</div>
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Here is the list of daily pictures. For each day, just post a picture that represents the word next to it. I can't wait to see what you come up with!</div>
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Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great Easter. We were pretty unprepared which forced me into a midnight Walmart run for basket fillings and we still haven't dyed our Easter eggs... Oops! That being said, we had an amazing weekend with my parents visiting from Wisconsin and thoroughly enjoyed our Easter weekend.</div>
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Today began the second week of Gavin's spring break and we kicked it off with a bang. My nephew Parker got to spend the whole day with us. Park is a couple years younger than Gavin which has allowed them to develop an incredible relationship. Olivia adores him too!</div>
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The boys were extremely busy playing Batman v Superman, Star Wars and superheroes, so I found myself with a little unexpected free time in the kitchen during one of Olivia's naps. I've been wanting to try making yogurt melts for Olivia. </div>
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She has gotten to the age where she eats a lot of little finger foods, her favorite being yogurt melts. If you aren't familiar with baby foods, they are just little freeze dried discs of yogurt. I often put a variety of finger foods on the tray of her high chair and she will fish through to eat the yogurt melts first.</div>
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I saw a Pinterest post where someone made their own version of these using store bought yogurt. Price wise that is significant savings, so I decided to give it a try.</div>
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The tools I needed were simple: 1 container of yogurt, a zip-lock bag, and a cookie sheet. I complicated things further because I wanted to keep all of the fruit chunks out. Every tutorial I read just froze them with the fruit still in them but I decided to strain it because Olivia is still pretty much toothless!</div>
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Then I stuck the cookie sheet in the freezer for several hours. It probably could have been taken out sooner, but I was busy and totally forgot about it :)</div>
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I used a spatula to pop all of the dots off the paper, then put them in another zip-lock bag and stuck them back in the freezer.</div>
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About an hour later it was time for Olivia to eat dinner and I was SO excited for her to try them. I wish I could say they were as great as I hoped they would be. Taste-wise, I think they were great. Olivia seemed to like them but not as much as she loves the store bought version. Mess wise they were AWFUL! I still have a lot in my freezer that I will definitely give her, but they aren't something I will give her too often because she was covered in yogurt. </div>
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At least I know now... It is so worth it to buy the store bought version. This is one DIY that I do NOT subscribe to!</div>
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Have you ever tried doing this? Is there some at home way to freeze dry something like this?</div>
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Yesterday I put together a DIY Tutu Easter Basket. The instructions with video can be found <a href="http://meeshiesworld.blogspot.com/2016/03/diy-tutu-easter-basket.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Today, I decided to use our new tutu basket as a prop in an Easter photo shoot. </div>
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I moved the furniture away from the wall opposite our large window in the family room. I tacked up an old white sheet, then got the kids ready. In hindsight, I should have ironed the sheet before putting it up. I ended up having to edit out some of the wrinkles in the sheet while cleaning up the photos.</div>
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I put Olivia in a simple white onesie with a light pink tutu and ballet slippers. She alternated between wearing a hot pink headband and a pair of bunny ears. She got over the bunny ears pretty quickly :)</div>
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I put Gavin in a gray polo shirt with a pair of salmon/ light red shorts. I wanted him to match the pastel theme that Olivia had going. He also ended up wearing the bunny ears for a lot of the shoot, which looked really cute on him!</div>
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Once the kiddos looked the part, I set them up in front of my makeshift back drop and plopped the basket full of eggs in front of them. I did very little in terms of directing of them. Occasionally, I would call for Olivia to look at me or ask Gavin to move a little, but for the most part I just let them interact naturally and tried to catch good moments.</div>
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For the past couple weeks, I have been thinking about the fact that Easter is fast approaching... But I have done nothing to prepare for it. I think we will probably be coloring our Easter eggs on Saturday night!</div>
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Today I found myself with a little free time, so I decided to try an idea that my mom sent me last week. She found a picture of an Easter basket that looked like a tutu, with tulle hanging from the top edge.</div>
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I have a lot of tulle at my house that was left over from the tutu making station at my baby shower. I pulled out all of the pieces that were already cut to an appropriate tutu length :) Recently I found a perfect old basket just taking up space in our garage, so I figured this would be a great upcycle.</div>
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I folded each piece of tulle in half then stuck the loop through a gap at the top of the basket. Then I pulled both ends through the loop. It took me 30-45 minutes to cover the entire top of the basket. Next I took one long piece that I found in the pile and wrapped the handle of the basket with it. </div>
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I'm really happy with the way this turned out. I wasn't exactly sure how to create this or whether it would look like the picture, but it was relatively easy and looks cheery! </div>
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Check out my video that shows the entire process.</div>
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Modern medicine is absolutely phenomenal. The things we are able to see and find out about growing babies inside a mother's body is astounding. So many babies survive serious medical obstacles because of diagnostics that are able to be done before birth.<br />
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One of the newest forms of testing is called Self Read DNA testing. The theory behind this testing is that fetal DNA leaks into the mother's blood which can be extracted from a normal blood draw. This testing can be done as early as 10 weeks and can determine gender and other chromosomal information with precise accuracy.<br />
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During our initial appointment at our OBs office when I was pregnant with Olivia we were told about this type of testing. Because it was such a new diagnostic test, the closest lab was offering the service for $25 instead of the thousands that it will eventually cost. Paul and I decided that extra information is always good to have, plus it would be fun to find out the sex of the baby earlier than ultrasound testing.<br />
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I gave blood at almost exactly 10 weeks and about two weeks later I got home from picking Gavin up from school and had a voicemail from my doctor. In hindsight, I should have realized that my doctor wouldn't be calling with normal test results, but it never occurred to me. Later that night while I was soaking in the bathtub she called back.<br />
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Dr. Huffman gently but firmly explained to me that our test had come back positive for Trisomy 21, which meant that our baby had a 99.7 percent chance of having Down Syndrome. She stayed on the phone with me for 45 minutes but I honestly can't remember much of what we discussed. I do remember her asking me to come in to her office the next day. I managed to hold back tears until I got off the phone with her but as soon as I hung up they came bursting out. I called Paul up to the bathroom and broke the news to him. He hugged me and we began to figure out what this would mean. It was only after we had been processing the information for over an hour that we realized I had forgotten to ask the gender of our baby.<br />
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The next day at the doctor's office, Dr. Huffman revealed to us that we were having a baby girl! This confirmed that we had correctly guessed what the baby's sex would be.<br />
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It was the earliest she had ever had a Trisomy 21 diagnosis for a patient. We would need to start seeing a high risk OB moving forward, but she would continue to see me as well. There was also an additional diagnostic marker that we could look for on an ultrasound, so the three of us crammed into the ultrasound room to check her nuchal skin fold.<br />
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As the ultrasound tech started setting up to do the measurement, Olivia started bouncing on the screen. It was an incredible feeling during such an emotional time. It felt like she was telling us that regardless of anything, she was doing okay! Her nuchal skin measured within normal ranges, but Dr. Huffman told us that the self read DNA test was extremely accurate and we should trust those results.<br />
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A few days later, we were in the office of a genetic counselor at the hospital where I would be seeing the high risk OB. We did a genetic map and discussed all of the risks that come along with a Down Syndrome diagnosis. I would have to deliver at the hospital downtown instead of the hospital where Gavin was born. My OB would not be there and the baby would potentially have to go directly to Riley hospital where they have a pediatric cardiology unit because it is very common for babies who have Down Syndrome to require open heart surgery within their first few days of life.<br />
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We also discussed additional testing that we could do to confirm the diagnosis. It could also potentially give us more information about her chromosomes. The first test they suggested seemed too risky to us. The chance of miscarriage was far too high for our comfort. The next text suggested was doing an amniocentesis. The way an amniocentesis is performed is by using an ultrasound to insert a needle into the amniotic sac to withdraw the amniotic fluid.<br />
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Paul and I decided to schedule the amniocentesis. We decided that having as much information as possible was important in moving forward. We also had to schedule an echocardiogram to determine the state of our baby girl's heart.<br />
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The time between our first few appointments and the amniocentesis dragged slowly by. First things first, we talked to Gavin about the diagnosis. As much as is possible for an 8 year old, he seemed to understand that his new sibling was going to be extra special. Most of all, he was just extremely excited to find out we were having a girl! Next, we told all of our immediate family and a few of our friends.<br />
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I am a huge reader, so I started devouring as many books on Down Syndrome as I could find. We had been given contact information for a support group as well, but we wanted to wait until we had her to start connecting with other families.<br />
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Finally the time came for the amniocentesis. As someone who hates needles, I will just say that I do NOT recommend it. Kidding... sort of. Obviously it serves a very important function, it just wasn't fun. I didn't watch the ultrasound when they inserted the needle, but Paul did, and he thought it was pretty incredible to see their precision.<br />
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After they take the amniotic fluid, they split it up to do two different tests on it. The first test is called a FISH test, which is where they insert a fluorescent dye into the fluid that makes specific chromosomes light up. For a Down Syndrome test, it lights up the 21st chromosome which allows them to see if there is 1 or 2. This is a quick test, taking only 2-3 days to get results.<br />
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The other part of the fluid is taken to the lab where the cells must be grown. This process takes about two weeks and is slightly more accurate than the FISH test. Both tests are over 98% accurate.<br />
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Three days after the amniocentesis, I got a call from the genetic counselor. She said that she had the results of our test and advised me to sit down. She was absolutely shocked to let me know that the FISH test had tested negative for Down Syndrome. I was warned that we still needed to wait to get the results of the traditional test, but they had never had a FISH test come back with an incorrect test result.<br />
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I called Paul at work and we cried together over the phone. It was so overwhelming for both of us that he left work so that we could be together.<br />
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A couple weeks later, we got the call that the other test had come back negative for Down Syndrome as well. The high risk OB released me as a patient, just giving a recommendation that I receive monthly ultrasounds to track our baby's growth. Her echocardiogram was cancelled since the only indication of any heart problem was the Down Syndrome diagnosis.<br />
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It was actually really difficult to process the fact that everything we had begun to mentally prepare ourselves for, including excessive health problems, physical therapy and dozens of unknown possibilities, were no longer something we needed to be planning for.<br />
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Throughout the rest of my pregnancy, I never fully let go of the concern that she would end up being born with Down Syndrome. Seeing her face after I had her helped a lot, but I double checked with her pediatrician to make sure that she wasn't showing any symptoms of having Trisomy 21.<br />
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Sure enough, her chromosomal count is perfectly normal. Olivia is now a happy and healthy 10 month old baby girl. Paul and I still regularly reflect on that emotional period of time.<br />
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Olivia would have been perfect with or without Down Syndrome, but she will have a lot less challenges in her life without that extra chromosome.<br />
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The first time I made these cookies it was for a family reunion cookie exchange. Every person attending would bring several dozen cookies and everyone got to go home with a couple of each variety.</div>
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It was such a wonderful party and these cookies were a hit! I actually ended up making them again not too long after that party because I had to give too many of them away :)</div>
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In my opinion, peanut butter and chocolate is a match made in heaven. My hubby likes the combo but doesn't love it and he still loooooves these cookies! You probably need to make them pronto.</div>
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Instead of pictures, I made you guys a video that walks you through the easy steps to making these delicious cookies! As always, the recipe is included at the bottom of the page!</div>
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<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies</u> - <i>makes approx. 4 1/2 dozen</i><br />
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<b><u>Ingredients</u></b><br />
<ul>
<li>2 cups flour</li>
<li>1 tsp. baking soda</li>
<li>1/2 tsp. salt</li>
<li>2 1/2 sticks butter</li>
<li>2 cups sugar</li>
<li>3/4 cups cocoa powder</li>
<li>2 tsp. vanilla</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>1 10 oz bag peanut butter chips</li>
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<b><u>Directions</u></b><br />
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<ol>
<li>Preheat oven to 350ยบ.</li>
<li>Combine flour, baking soda, cocoa and salt in a small bowl. </li>
<li>Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer until fluffy. </li>
<li>Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.</li>
<li>Gradually add flour mixture, beating well. </li>
<li>Stir in peanut butter chips. </li>
<li>Put rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets. </li>
<li>Bake 8-9 minutes. </li>
<li>Do not overbake, cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling. </li>
<li>Cool slightly, then move to wire rack.</li>
<li>ENJOY!!!</li>
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