Saturday morning in September

  • Goof­ing around more on Face­book, I’ve become a fan of those short updates. So here’s the way it is today out our way:
    Greg and I are work­ing. Oh well. Own­ing your own busi­ness some­times means that week­ends are just work­days with dif­fer­ent tele­vi­sion at the end. On the other hand:

    • I’m lis­ten­ing to the dog snore. We’ve been slowly mak­ing changes to my office, and now it almost func­tions more like a par­lor than an office some­times. Greg has been work­ing on his lap­top in one chair, and the dog just real­ized today that sleep­ing in the other chair means she gets to be with the peo­ple, look out the win­dow AND take advan­tage of sunspots. So she’s one happy, sleepy puppy.
    • I’m also eat­ing a banana split con­coc­tion that I came up with. It’s low-calorie, low-fat, high-protein and I can throw it together in five min­utes. Oh, and it tastes good. Lov­able. (I’ll put the recipe, such as it is, at bottom.)
    • I’m still happy from the fact that yes­ter­day I heard the high school march­ing band prac­tic­ing. That means fall is on the way!
    • Our reward for get­ting our work done is to go out in the late after­noon to grab a bite and let Greg take pic­tures of the soy­bean fields. That may sound odd, but at this time of year, the dense plant­i­ngs of lush, leafy beans tran­si­tion from green to pale yel­low, and it’s a treat for the eye. We’ve tried for sev­eral years to cap­ture it, but never got­ten it quite right. If he gets good results, I’ll pass them along.

    So there it is. Many rea­sons to be happy. Okay … back to work.

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    bananacreampieparfait_gb.jpgBanana Split Fluffystuff

    Ingre­di­ents

    • 1 medium banana, cut up into chunks
    • 1 (6 ounce) con­tainer Yoplait Lite Bananas and Straw­ber­ries yogurt
    • 1 scoop of choco­late pro­tein powder
    • 1/2 cup fat-free whipped cream or whipped topping

    In a bowl, com­bine banana chunks, yogurt and pro­tein pow­der. Mix with a spoon until they’re mixed in together. Top it off with another dol­lop of whipped top­ping and enjoy!

    The calo­rie count of the whole thing is about 300 calo­ries, which may seem a lit­tle steep. But for that, you’re get­ting a hefty dose of pro­tein from the yogurt and the pro­tein pow­der, and this’ll likely fill you up for hours. If you still feel guilty, though, pour it into a cou­ple bowls and share it with a friend or two.


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    2. What’s the story, morn­ing glory?
    3. Late Sep­tem­ber
    4. Decem­ber 26
    5. Rainy Sat­ur­day in October

    September 19th, 2009 | Grace | 2 Comments |

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  • s-p 09.19.2009

    Its good to have work even if it has to be done on week­ends. I know its fall here because we had our first under 100 degree day recently. By Decem­ber the leaves should start turning.

  • Grace

    Ay carumba! If I had to put up with a lot of 100-degree days, for­get the leaves turn­ing — *I’d* start turn­ing. Pur­ple, I think. Maybe it would be pretty(?)

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