Oh the Joys of Gardening!!!

I have been sooooo excited to start a garden this year. I even bought my own barn boots and everything! My parents' garden has lain dormant for quite some time and I have visions of fresh garden produce all summer and Indian summer long.... unfortunately Washington weather is just not cooperating! I think that perhaps May thinks for some reason that her name is March...'cause that's the weather we have been having!

Anywhooo....I am rambling...

I was all set to start planting today but I woke up to rain. MURF. I decided that I still wanted to plant, I would just plant the seeds as starts. So I took some old egg cartons of the cardboard kind and planted bush beans, snap peas, sunflowers and nasturtiums. My mom has always had a nasturtium border around her garden, so in keeping with tradition I wanted to do the same. Did you know that nasturtiums are not only beautiful, they are also edible? :)

I also have my Grammy's Topsy Turvy so I finally planted my 5 different types of tomato plants and my 4 different types of peppers, ranging from red bell to Thai knock-your-socks-off spicy. I'm pretty excited.

I'll post some pictures soon.

Not sure....but feelin' GREAT!

Hello all of my wonderful friends and supporters,

A lot of you have called or texted me to find out what my big number was today....and I'm SOOOO bummed because I'm not at home this week so I don't have my scale to weigh in!!! I'm house/dog-sitting for my cousin Tracy. So I guess I'll have to report to ya'll on Tuesday when I get home. I MIGHT get a chance to sneak up to my place and grab it this weekend.

Anyway, i feel great and am super excited!

Thanks for all of your love and support! Get on out there and enjoy that sunshine!!!

xoxoxo
Katie

Live My Best Life May 7 Week 18

I'm BACK ON TRACK!!! Whoop Whoop! Thank you to everyone who sent encouraging texts, emails, posts, comments and love my way! It really, really, REALLY did help and I can't believe how far I have come!

Love you all!

Hugs,

Katie

Mama's Mama's Day Scones

I had to celebrate Mama's Day early because I'm heading over to Spokane to play with my sweet little rascals, but I thought I'd post this in case any of you wanted to try it.

I have to say, they were soooo delicious, but I haven't added up any of the points or calories yet. This may not have been THE healthiest recipe, but I did do some substitutions to make it healthier... (and counter-act the chocolate chips..heehee)

Mama's Day Chocolate Almond Scones

2 1/2 C Heart Healthy Bisquick

1/4 C brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 C FF yogurt

2 TBL butter, melted (I DID add this, but you could just add more yogurt instead)

1 tsp almond extract

1/2 C chocolate chips

1/4 C almonds (optional)

**about another 1/2 C of bisquick or flour for the cutting board**

Combine Bisquick and sugar (and almonds if desired). Mix in the egg, yogurt and butter JUST until it clings together. Plop on the floured cutting board and knead the dough about 8-10 times. The original recipe said to form into a 6 inch round ball and divide into 10 pieces (the verdict is still out on that one....) but I rolled it out a little bit smaller and made heart shaped scones by using a cookie cutter. I got more servings that way, and it reduced the calories in each serving. :) Sprinkle almonds and a little bit of brown sugar on top of each scone.

Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 425 until golden. Serves 12 scones.

YUMMMYYY!!!!

Yummy Berry Sangria....and I mean YUMMMM. MMMMM. YYYYYY!!!

So I saw this recipe in a Weight Watchers cook book and it had two of my favorite things in it - red wine and berries. How could one go wrong? So I have had it on my "Must Make Soon" list and finally got around to making it this week. Let me tell you, people...it's so delicious even the stars were aligned the night I made it!

Okay, so maybe I exaggerate. But it's so yummy. So I thought I'd share...

1/2 bottle of red wine (or any wine you love...my mama thought it would taste really lovely with a white merlot...I didn't care, so I just used what we had on hand...I'm not a picky wino ya know?)

2 cups frozen berries (I got a huge bag of mixed berries from Costco, but you can use any kind of berry you love)

2 TBL honey

Mix all in a blender until smooth. Pour into a container and freeze. Scoop out and place in a fancy-schmancy dish or wine glass and garnish with a sprig of mint. YUMMMM. MMMMM. YYYYY!!!!

1 Cup is 2 Weight Watcher points or 100 calories.

Live My Best Life May 1

Hello Friends,

This blog is not very up-beat like my past videos, but I'm sharing my heart and I hope that you continue to Live Your Best Life.

Each day is a new day, and I want to continue to strive for the best that I can be.

I PROMISE that the next video will not be so "Eeyore-esque".

Love and Hugs,

Katie