Scott and Colie

Scott Nicole and Kennedy had a wonderful weekend!! We were graced with the presence of Katy Lockwood!! She spend all day Saturday with us. Scott picked Katy up in the morning after basketball and after pancakes, put her to work! First Scott and Katy cleaned the chicken coop. Then Scott and Katy went and filled the Subaru full of bricks. The bricks were to do some upgrading for the chicken coop. What a great niece to lug bricks around and pick up chicken poo. After the work Scott and Katy went to a yard sale were they purchased a Rock Trivia game. It was made in 1984! Scott Nicole and Katy played it. It was great, and Nicole didn't miss a single Bee Gees question.
After Katy went home, Scott and Nicole went downtown to play and take pictures. Nicole took this picture of graffiti. She said it was the cutest graffiti she had ever seen.
In other news, Scott has another basketball injury!! He got elbowed in the chin and bit his tongue. It bled like crazy! Luckily this time he hurt the part of the body that heals the fastest!

Typing Test

83 words

Speedtest This first one is Scott's

I'm sure I'm in the low 30's (since I type with about 5 fingers.)

52 words

Speed test

Ok I am much faster than I thought. Not bad for someone who chicken pecks!!

Day Two of The Cleanse Complete!

Here is an update on the previous post:
I am not doing this to lose weight or...for kicks. I am completing the juice fast to clean all of the toxins out of my body. (After last Sunday's toxic fire..I was sure I had my share of gross build up in my system.) I also am using this as a starting point to revamp my diet. Over the last few months I have reduced my sugar intake to nearly nothing, and I am planning on cutting out other harmful additives as well. I am not sure how far I will take it.. but I am researching tons to find out just what is healthy for my body.
The other aspect of this cleanse is in a way to cleanse my...being? Emotional and mental cleansing? I guess it is a way to demonstrate my control over my body cravings. I so often give in to things that are harmful for me because "I want them" Completing this helps me prove to myself that I do have a choice in what I do. I don't have to give in to the "natural man." It is my way of restoring my integrity in who I really am.
It really hasn't been toooo hard. Sometimes I get a little "yucky feeling" but that is supposedly the toxins exiting my system. I had to take a nap today, but yesterday wasn't really bad at all. I only want to eat the food mentally most of the time. Something would smell good and I would want the taste in my mouth. The juice helps with the calories so I'm not running off empty. I am really happy to be complete and have a nice piece of fruit and some nuts Tuesday morning. The fast is pretty specific on how to go about introducing food into my diet again. I am all stocked up on tons of fruit, veggies and nuts. I also have some hummus and sprouted pita waiting for me. ...mmmmm.. I want food. I'm going to bed now. That way I can wake up sooner to have a nice big glass of PRUNE juice tomorrow! I am actually excited about it. It will be my last one for a while. Woo Hoo!

Are You Looking For A Good Time??

Required:
48 oz of Prune Juice
Something Like 9 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
And at least 3 gallons of Apple Juice

Instructions:
1. Eat NOTHING!
2. Drink 16 oz of Prune Juice in the morning remembering to "chew" your juice...which means swishing it around so it mixes with your spit.
3. Down 1-2 Tablespoons of Olive oil
4. say "eww gross!"
5. every 30 min. drink 8 to 16 oz of fresh apple juice
6. 30 min. later drink 8 to 16 oz of water... all day
7. 1 -2 more tablespoons of olive oil at noon
8. 5 pm 1-2 more tablespoons of olive oil
9. repeat for 3 days.
10. let the good times roll, or in Nicole's case, flow. hee hee.

Nicole is on a three day juice fast! It's very exciting. She couldn't even make it through writing this blog without having to take a break to use the restroom. Her stomach sounds like a diesel truck idling. (eat you heart out Larry)
Not only is Scott very entertained by the whole ordeal, but he is impressed that Nicole could actually follow through with her juice cleanse. Scott could never be able to accomplish this fast.... unless it was a waffle and cereal fast. Diana even took us to Little America for brunch to celebrate Tara's birthday, and she some how cheerfully resisted eating anything. Although, last night, Nicole wanted to eat so bad that she asked if she could smell Scott's Arby's sandwich.