Vegan power meal!!

I felt the need to make something warm to eat this morning..this will not be for everyone for breakfast but as lunch or dinner maybe..

Brown rice
Kidney beans
Carrots
Onions
Frozen Peas
Olive oil
Red pepper flakes
Curry powder
Ginger-fresh or powdered

Prepare rice as directed, saute onions, carrots, tomatoes, and kidney beans in olive oil..add seasonings, prepare peas as directed..mix all together and enjoy!! I prepared a large batch so that I can eat off of it for a couple of days.For all of you non Vegans---I did reserve about half of this to mix with some chicken that I browned for the men in my house. A good, colorful, healthy meal anyway you look at it!! And, no- I did not measure anything except for the rice, you can make this for 2 or for 10..whatever works for you all.

Good Morning!! It's raining again????

Guten Morgen. Sleepy this morning despite already walking with the pups, but what can a girl expect when they skies stay grey and the rain just keeps on falling? Great for the nature but hard on the exercise program and good mood that I seek to have everyday. 
Today I promised weight and measurements..
Weight: 68.2 kilograms
Upper arms: 28 cm
Waist: 78.5 cm
Buttocks: 100.5 cm
Thighs: 57 cm
Not what I was hoping for but not so much of a shock with the crazy summer I have had with so much traveling and the inability to maintain any sort of a routiene..so goals for the rest of September..
Weight 67 kilograms
Waist 77.5 cm
and..sign up for a half marathon..will start the search today for one for early Spring..and then for a real marathon to participate in the summer. Running is not so my thing so this is a goal with real meaning for me, getting outside of my box and pushing some limits.
So, my sewing class yesterday evening was a complete success..made a super cute pillow for the living room and then had enough material left over to sew several small sacks to make lavender pillows for drawers and wardrobes..guess what everyone will be getting for Christmas this year?? No storebought gifts from this housewife!! Standback while my inner creative monster is released!! As crazy as it sounds it is cold in our house..I think that I will build a fire this morning..from 28 Grad to 14 Grad within a week..got to love it..or hate it..at anyrate I can not do anything about it so I must adapt..adapt and adapt again!!  

What a fun weekend it was!!

 Good morning to you all..I know it has been a few days since I have been in touch but it was a super busy weekend and then I came back to jump right back into my course and my fulltime job as Hausfrau..and as any of you know that it no small feat within itself!! Friday found us at the Hockenheimering for a drivers course which included simulated icy streets and a varity of other challenging situations..we got to watch the really crazy people on the motoercycle course going over 200 km an hour. It is not everyday that you get paid to have so much fun!
The pictures under are fom the Bad Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt which as I have mentioned about 20 times before is actually the world's largest wine
festival. However, as I was driving and knew that I would have a long weekend of work before me I did not drink a drop and had a fabulous time with Katja and Buddy. I plan on making this a yearly event as as I am sure you can all see why with the pics of the nightview of the festival grounds.
I continue to say on my Vegan eating plan..so far I have even managed to loose a couple of pounds..67.7 kg this morning!!

 The weather here has been a little less than friendly as summer is definantly finished and the fall has come in with rain and grey skies but that is okay,the plants need the water and the bugs have been insane so let it wash them away to someplace else..I personally enjoy having my sliding glass doors and most windows open and cannot do it with bugs..but today we have fresh air flowing, even with the wet puppy footprints! I came home from Texas to a backyard full of uncut wood so even despite the rain I got out there this morning and stacked some of it the the guys have managed to cut between work and school, not to mention busy social schedules..my husband assures me that we will be taking a day or so this winter to go into the woods and cut even more for the following few years..apparently it takes 2 years to dry before we can use it once it is cut and stacked..we heat our house exclusively with wood burning stoves, no gas here!
My youngest son has decided that Deutschland is not such a bad place to be, he even apologized for the horrible

atmosphere he created over the past couple of weeks..hormones are such a wonderful thing are they not? ;D At any rate home is a much more pleasant place to be right now. My oldest seems to be doing what he needs to do in college, so things are falling into order..now for my husband to make it through the rest of a very stressful 2013 at work..we are putting our travel shoes back on in 2014 as a family and having a little bit of fun and seeing some new places..even if it kills me!! Okay..today, shopping for healthy food, homework, and sewing class tonight where we are making a pillow!! Measurements and weight tomorrow and physical fitness goals for the rest
of this year..Bis Morgen!!

Woke up feeling blessed!

Good morning to you all. Woke up feeling blessed this morning. As I am a creature of habit I pretty much stick to the same morning routien when I can..of course this routiene varies from place to place..when I am at home after a cup of coffee I take my sweet baby dogs for a walk and then get on the computer to check emails, facebook, twitter, blog status, etc..but when I am in a hotel and I do not have my pups to care for I do my computer stuff first and this mornng I was on facebook and saw that one of my young, super motivated coworkers had posted a quick prayer to God thanking him for the day..what an amazing testiment and what an inspiration. I am more of a pray throughout the day, in the middle of the night, standing at the kitchen sink, while driving person but starting the day with a prayer that is written out for the world to see was for me this morning a much needed experience. Funny how things work out that way.
As a result I would like to thank God for some of the things he has blessed me with..I am sure the list can go on and on depending on the day, the season, the place but for today I want to thank you God for..my life, for what it is and the lessons I have learned..(through the doors you have opened and closed), my family, my strength that you have seen fit to provide me with (both mentally and physically), the people who have become my teachers, friends, and supporters in this journey, this wonderful world and the ability to explore it, and lat but certainly not least for the ability to praise you everyday. Amen
I hope all of you have an absolutely amazing day!
 

I'm back..home to my second place of residence here in Deutschland!!

Hi there! Well, spent most of the day driving..I really do not see how they can create even more roadwork sites on the Autobahn but by golly..they have done it. I think once all of the construction is done we will all be dead and gone. Anyway, back here in Kaiserslautern. Was great to see some of my co workers today, several of us will be taking part in a driver' safety course tomorrow and then I am off to meet with a great couple I met here last year at the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt..we will be meeting there again this year and I am so excited to see them again. This is the world's largest wine festival, except this year I will not be drinking as I have to drive but it is sure to be an absolute blast at any rate!! Ate 100% Vegan today, will it become a trend I don't know but I thought I would try something new for the day..who knows. Maybe it will turn into a new lifestlye habit. Worse things could happen don't you think? Will take lots of pics over the next day or so to share with you all. Have an awesome evening!!

How Great Is Our God (World Edition. Live)

Amazing..wanted to share this with all of you..

What the ...just happened ??

 Hallo, I know it has been a few days since I have written and for that I apologize. What more can I say, I arrived home expecting all to be in order and get ready for a busy start to the fall and low and behold I get home to find out the my 18 year old now hates me and hates living in Germany, oh and did I forget to mention I am the worst mother ever??..I know this transtition has not been easy but I thought after him living here for almost a year all was going really good for him..shows how much I know. Remember future generations..ALWAYS purchase the instruction book of how to be the perfect parent and maybe a ticket to somewhere you cannot be found for when your kids are between the ages of about 15 till i'm guessing 25 years of age.
Both of these suggestions will make your life easier and hopefully you my dear readers can avoid the pure and unadulturated hell in which we have been living for the past few days. 
At any rate I am trying to shake all of this off as best as I can and get onto functioning like a somewhat normal human being..missed my first evening of my second level of Deutsch course on Monday due to the neverending drama but did manage to pick myself up and go to my first sewing class yesterday evening..see pics for my fabulous new sewing machine..well, not brand new..it was a Christmas gift last year from my husband and son..it say on my work table until last night due to lack of time and to tell the truth I was a bit overwhelmed by all of its options..but last night was a success and this morning I made a curtain for our loft area upstairs..not so bad for a first project, super simple I know but it felt really good to do this. Plus look how cute the Owl pillow I bought to go on the sofa next to the window with the new curtain is..plus I think the light green color really brightens up the room.
On the very top of the page are a couple of pictures of the day I left Texas..how fun is this dress and hat? And oh, the people I met in the airport..in Dallas of course..where the people actually speak to you..Bennigans in the International terminal seemed to be the place to hang out so we mixed and ate and drank until the flights began to board. It was great fun. I think my mom and grandma had as much fun with this outfit as I did. Needless to say, miss my family already!!
As far as the great eating and exercise routiene that I was going to engage in on Monday, well..with all of the fabulous stress I have been under since arriving back home who needs it..I have lost 2 pounds already from lack of hunger. No, really, I head to Kaiserslautern again tomorrow and will hopefully regain my strength and energy level at some point over the weekend. Being around my positive,motivated coworkers always seems to give me energy.
So, my readers..I wish you a fantastic rest of your day and will touch base once I am settled in tomorrow!