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Kid-Friendly Lunch Buffet

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^^ Loving my Mother’s Day vase Mazen made in school!! I was up at the crack of dawn today to get my butt to Afterburn. ACAC moved my regular Friday mid-morning class to 6:30 am! I am hoping to go when I can, but gosh I don’t love getting up before 6. However, as you all know, it was totally worth it. Forty-five minutes of extreme jumping later, I was happy as can be! Back at home Mazen was just waking up (Thomas was home getting ready for work while he slept) and we had Cinnamon Chip French toast with almond butter and lots of coffee. I was thankful to have my workout over so I could spend the morning working on some things, and then I headed to the school to get Mazen plus two of his classmates for a playdate! Mazen has been excited for this all week, and now I am wishing we’d been doing it regularly the whole school year. He gave his friends a hilarious tour of our house (“This is the girls locker room” when showing them my bathroom sink) and then we all sat down ...

I Didn’t Realize I’d Been Getting in Shape for the Fight of My Life

Friday Favorites

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Gus caught a dinosaur!!! Like many dogs, Gus loves to chew up toys. My mom bought him this dinosaur , lovingly named “Dolly” in our house, and he has yet to make a hole in her. The brand claims that the fabric is nearly indestructible, and we’ve had Dolly since the fall with good luck. I think it is SO DARN CUTE that he carries Dolly around with him. She also squeaks! OK so this is not the most “Kath Eats Real Food” rave, but this gum is my latest obsession. I quit regularly chewing gum for a really long time because it was giving me strange GI symptoms, but I don’t seem to be bothered by Trident. I always reach for minty gums, but Sarah gave me a piece of this once and I enjoyed it so much! I think the last time I had fruity gum was in middle school, but I am loving it! I think the flavor lasts longer than minty ones, which sometimes start to taste  bad after a while. Our neighbors have a set of these silicone popsicle molds, and I just ordered some from Amazon. They are gr...