H~E~L~L~O I'm Back!...... well kinda....

I am finally finding time to sit and catch up on every-one's Blog . I have been busy here Getting Brad back to Health...( He made it back to work today ! yea!!!) although he was sound asleep in bed by 8pm. It will take him some time to get back into the swing of things... Willow and Belle found a comfy spot to take a afternoon rest on Whitney's comforter fresh out of the drier...... They love the warmth. Especially when it was cold and rainy today... 44* and a very cold rain.

I love to light candles on dreary rainy days so today I got to use the Tea light and Pumpkin tarts from Pam AKA 30 Something....... YUM smells so yummy! THANK YOU PAM!!!! I LoVe it!

Whitney has been helping put around the house a lot lately....Here she is washing up the dishes after Breakfast.......... She is going away to stay at a Hotel and shopping with her Grammy for a couple nights this week so she is earning some cash to spend when she goes away.Tori and one of Tori's friends are going too ( Their Grammy has been in Living in Florida all winter they are anxious to spend some time with her) The girls are on Spring Vacation this week from school...

Since Brad has been home recovering from Diabetes Complications we have really made a change in our eating habits..... I have learned so much about proper cooking for Diabetics...Good Sugar,Bad sugar, Good starch, Bad Starch....soooo much to learn. I also have help from a Dietitian. We have had some AMAZING dinners the past couple weeks it must be working since Brad has been home he has lost 22 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so far this is Brads favorite........ Spaghetti Squash. ( Goodbye Pasta! and bad Carbs!) he really likes this. actually the whole family enjoyed it even one of Tori's friends who was hesitant on trying it liked it)

it takes a while to prepare it but worth it....

~Bake in oven at 375* for 1 hour ( make sure to Peirce the squash a few times or it will explode!)

~after baking in oven, Boil for another 1 hour in a big kettle

~ Cut down center Lenghwise

~ scoop out the seeds

~ slide a fork down and sting into large bowl

and whala! you have Spaghetti!

and top with Spaghetti sauce...I added ground Chicken in ours just to add a little extra protein

we are also trying to stay away from Breads....so I cut a whole wheat pita into strips and used canola Butter and a little garlic and baked it in the oven for a bit for a side...rather than Garlic bread.As I prepared Dinner Whitney was jamming out on her Guitar Hero game on her X-Box.