Eclectic Lotus

Happy Harvest! From Eclectic Lotus and Family! This was the pumpkin that was carved the night before Halloween for the trick-or-treaters. More pics to come!

So, one day I got bored and decided it would be a great day for some Chili. Here were my ingredients: All from Trader Joe's For the "meat" since I was in a rush and did not want to go to the store I remembered that I had some tri-color quinoa from a day ago. . . This became the "ground beef". I love using quinoa it is a wonder grain! (1 cup) I grabbed my trusty crock pot and threw all the above ingredients into it as well as a tablespoon of curry powder and a teaspoon of cumin in order to make it a little more healthy.  It cooked for 4 hours and loaded our apartment up with the enticing smell of curry, cumin and love! While those 4 hours were going on I made some cornbread similar to the cornbread from Bandera restaurant but this time I did not make it from scratch. . . I used Jiffy mix and went by the ingredients on the package. I added a dash of sugar and 1/2 a can of sweet corn. BAM! A healthy comfort meal. . . Each bite was loaded...

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One of many candid pics of us at my sister-in-law's wedding. More to come on this event! Since I did a post on my friend Michele's wedding I must do one on the earlier wedding. Also, headed to a wedding this weekend and a bridal shower tomorrow. Have to get everything in gear for this event. One last wedding of this year. I usually get only gift cards because I have not seen the person in a while. Because there is a bachelorette party and a bridal party there will be two gift cards. Also, the bride and groom live in Seattle but the bride's family lives in Chicago so they are having it here. Great! I am not sure I have the finances to go to Seattle. But, I know if I were to get married away from home I would only want cash and gift cards. Why go through the trouble to send that heavy stuff on the plane? If it is that important, just mail it later and save the bride and groom $50 shipping all your gifts. Also, during the wedding, another gift card is given. So, where a...

Is luck something acquired or just a bunch of hooey? So, this week at work the printer goes on the fritz. So, I have been trying to catch up on my SOAP notes for the past two days. Grrr! Bought a seven day bus pass so that I can take public transportation and somehow I lost it within 30 minutes. . . a person record. Now, I am out 23 dollars and no bus pass and I have to drive to work where people drive like animals. Takes a deep breath

Happy Belated Birthday Mommy! Last year was the last time I said Happy Birthday to you when you were alive. You were being discharged from the hospital. I did not know how bad off you were. I love you and I miss you so much! Happy Belated Birthday. I ran for you in hopes you see me from heaven and smile. I wore this just for you. . . We went to church and praised God because we know you would have been happy and we went out to eat. I should have looked over the dessert because that is what you would have done. Elder Washington (September 16) You are smiling upon us in heaven

Hurray!!! This week has been a little killer. Especially with my blood sugar dropping. . .in silence. That means that it happened and no one was there to watch it. I think I might go ahead and start posting my flaws and good things so that you can see and if there are any potential Chiro's can learn from my mistakes. Good night!