Moooooo (for several reasons)

Yesterday was day 20 of no dairy… And this morning I gave it up.  The last straw was when I swam on Saturday morning.  I had to stop mid-lap several times because there was so much phlegm (sorry, gross I know) in my throat.  For the past 20 days, I still wake up with my ears full, nose stuffy, and crap in my throat.  It was then that I realized that the congestion, drainage, etc… has nothing to do with dairy.  Ugh.  I am glad on one hand because I missed my greek yogurt and skim milk, yet still frustrated on another.  Not sure what I am going to try next.  The only other thing I can think of is giving up tree nuts which can also cause these symptoms, but I think that will be 1000x harder to give up than dairy.  I might try it for a week.  I would assume that if it’s going to work, I would notice a difference after a few days.  I need to finish up my almond milk first though.  When it comes down to it, my problems could truly be an anatomy issue, like the specialist told me.  I really don’t want to have surgery though!  Or it could be the fact that although I get allergy shots, there is still enough crap in the air and in my house to make me stuffy.  I do live with a cat and dog, and I’m allergic to both! 

My sister-in-law Sara’s heart surgery was on Thursday and it went well!  She got a new cow valve and stem to replace the defective valve she was born with.  This surgery has been on the radar for a long time, but it was finally time.  Apparently the valve and stem looked worse than they thought so it was good she got everything fixed.  It was a really scary time for everyone because it’s such a major surgery.  I felt like I was going to throw up for days, I was so anxious and nervous.  She is going home today and the road to recovery really begins…

We watched the Jayhawks beat North Carolina last night!  Awesome game!  We watched it at my sister-in-law Gina’s house.  The girls played with some other kids while we watched and they were pretty good.  But that is mostly because Gina has a whole closet in the basement filled with toys.   J  

This hat is a jayhawk head, but she insisted on
wearing it backwards 

This is Lola, although it's difficult to tell...   :)  

Went for a 'snow run' yesterday in 5" of snow.
I wore my new Cellar Rat socks
and Yak Trax.  The Yak Trax work best on
packed icy snow, so I ran in the middle
of the road for most of the run.  Even uphill I
didn't slip at all.  It was a really nice peaceful run.
There were not a lot of people out!  Ha.  

'Spaghetti' and meatballs!  Not actual spaghetti, but spaghetti squash was subbed for the noodles.
I made the meatballs with no cheese or breadcrumbs, but instead used carrots and red peppers.  Tasty!