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Laaaate night last night! We didn’t get to bed until after 2am. Luckily I was able to sleep in until 9am though. I did manage to have some water before bed so I wasn’t too dehydrated this morning.
I started off my morning with a wonderful chat with OSGMOM! Wish I could be with them today (they live in Western Canada). We are celebrating with Eric’s family later this week. They will be staying for a day or two and my MIL’s brother will be visiting from Ireland! Can’t wait.
Many of you have been asking me where I have been getting these fabulous quotes lately, and I couldn’t tell you until my mom opened her gifts!
I got her Oprah’s Guide to Discovering Your Best Life. We both have a huge love for Oprah and my mom is always talking about her magazine! This book is filled with the best articles and tips from the magazine over the years.
I also got her the O Words That Matter book put together by the Editors of O Magazine! And THIS is where I have been finding these amazing quotes over the past week! I love the book so much I bought myself a copy. It is so inspiring. Highly recommended!
For breakfast, I made this lovely Green Monster. I was going to make pancakes, but I realized that I had some spinach on its’ last legs!
Amazing Chocolate Green Monster
Ingredients:
- 3 cups spinach
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 scoop Amazing Grass Chocolate Amazing Meal
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- ice, ice, baby
Directions: Throw ingredients into a blender and blend your little heart out!
Feeling good & green.
Leave me three things you LOVE about your mom in the comment section below!
I’ll go first:
1) She always encourages my dreams and supports me.
2) She has a great sense of humour and likes to laugh.
3) She has a beautiful smile and sparking eyes.
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown
My mom has been to hell and back.
She’s been through Imprisonment, addiction, homelessness, prostitution, and is now free, clean and sober, living in a beautiful home, and remarried.
I love her because
1-she loved me enough to have my dad raise me
2-she loved me enough to pray for my salvation after she was saved
3-she lets me be me, and loves me for me
I love this quote – Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown – I used it on my mother card this year <3
I love when you post your recipes for the green monsters. I wish I could be a little more creative when making my GM’s, but I cheat a bit by reading your recipes every time I make one….:)
Three things I love about my mother:
1) My mother is 83 years young and hasn’t stopped for one second, I want to be just like her when I am 83 years young.
2) My mother is very strong willed.
3) My mother is caring and nurturing.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OF THE MOTHERS WHO READ OSG!!
Three things I love about my Mom:
1) She is the most patient person I know.
2) She taught me the importance of living a simple life, and she has never wanted for things.
3) She is strong in the face of adversity.
Three Things I LOVE THE MOST About Ma Mere:
<3 <3 <3
1. She is intellectually inspiring…the smartest woman I have ever met!
2. I can ask her anything and can tell her anything. She is my best friend.
3. She "gets me" and advocates for me, even when others do not. :-)
My mom is….
1. Gererous with her time and possessions.
2. Always knows the right thing to do. Can fix any problem no matter how great or small.
3. Can balance many aspects of her life and remains stable. I rely on her for so much.
Oooh, making a mental note of those books as a future gift for my mom – she’d love that!
My mom is…
1. The life of any party.
2. Gives the best advice out of anyone I know.
3. The strongest woman EVER. She may only squeak past 5 feet, but she’s a rock.