Dessert for Lunch?

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Yes, that's right! I feel like I had dessert for lunch today. In keeping with my "weekend healthy food for writers theme", I thought I'd share a photo and description of my lunch.

Although I still haven't tried the banana hot dog and fries I raved about in yesterday's post, I did have the ingredients on hand to try Kath's pumpkin pie yogurt. It really is amazing!

I strayed from her recipe a smidgen in that I didn't add the packet of Splenda. (I don't use that sweetener.) The organic vanilla yogurt I used was already sweetened with organic sugar, so after a quick taste test, I felt it was sweet enough for me. Notice the two cookies. They're organic gingersnaps--and, for this girl, a rare indulgence. I don't splurge on sweets often anymore but I did today.

I also thought sprinkling a little gluten-free trail mix on top would be a nice compliment. And I was right! The pumpkin seeds and dried apples in it made it almost taste like Thanksgiving. Strange for a lunch, I know. It did seem like dessert, but it was very filling. I actually only ate half of it. I put the other half in the fridge for later. Imagine that!

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Weekend Fun With the Alphabet

I'm way behind on doing this meme Grandy tagged me for. (Be sure to read her Re-do post).

The rules of the game: List a word that describes you for every letter of the alphabet. Offer as much or as little explanation as you wish. Please keep the words positive (for example, don’t use “fat” for F or “lame” for L), and feel free to get creative. Tag as many or as few people as you wish. Link back to your tagger and forward to your taggees.

So here goes....

A - Awesome - I say this word way too much!

B - Baking/Banana Bread - Everyone begs me to bake. Apparently I'm good at it :-)

C - Chocolate - Yum-O!

D - Divine - I love to say this word.

E - Eat - Love to!

F - Fried (Green Tomatoes) - Awesome movie! I love eating them, too!

G - Giggle - I sometimes do this too much :0)

H - Hilarious - I say this word... Wait. I am this word!

I - Inspirational - I love to inspire and encourage others.

J - Joy - Something I have and love to share with others.

K - Keep - I keep trying, I keep things, I keep writing, I keep persevering...

L - Ludicrous - Another word I use too much.

M - Me - Sometimes it's nice to be selfish :0)

N - Nirvana - Lovely...

O - Oblivious - Yes, I can be.

P - People watcher - Oh, don't even get me started!

Q - Queen... of drama!

R - Rest - I love rest :0)

S - Singer - Funny, I know, but it's true. I love to sing. Even more, I love to stir the hearts of others through the words that flow from my own.

T - Typing - I do this a lot :0)

U - Understanding - I try to be.

V - Vegetarian - Yes, I gave up meat! I never thought I'd be vegetarian, but I am and I love every single minute of it!

W - Write - This word says it all.

X - Xavier Roberts - As in... Cabbage Patch Dolls. What? They're cute!

Y - Yum-O - Gotta love Rachael Ray!

Z - Ziggy - That's right. No need to explain some things :-)


So, there it is. Me-all summed up from A - Z!

Sorry it took so long, Grandy. Hope you enjoyed my ABC's!

Hope you've had a great weekend break from writing the cyber highway!


*This is kind of a hard one and the holidays are upon us, so I'm not tagging anyone for this meme. If you have time and feel like tagging yourself, go right ahead. Be sure to leave a link to your post in the comments, so I can see your ABC's!

More Weekend Fun

Since everyone is loving the "weekend fun" posts, I thought I'd do it again this weekend. This test lets you know just how good of a friend you really are.

You Are a Good Friend Because You're Loyal

You stick with your friends no matter what, even if you feel like they're doing the wrong thing. You believe in letting people figure out their own path in life. It's not your place to interfere. And part of your loyalty means that you'll do a lot for your friends. You definitely go the extra mile. You'll even do great things for friends without them asking. After all, that's what friendship is all about. You are truly a friend for life. And you have friends you've known since you were a kid. Your friends can count on you to do a favor, remember a birthday, or just be there to listen. Your friends need you most when: They can't turn to anyone else You really can't be friends with: Fickle people who change friends quickly Your friendship quote: "Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows."

What Makes You a Good Friend?

So, now you know what kind of a friend I am ;-) After you find out what kind of friend you are, be sure to scroll down and check out the previous posts. There's an anthology call for submissions and a blogging job opportunity. Hope everyone had a fantabulous Thanksgiving (those who celebrated) and a wonderful weekend. I wish you much success writing the cyber highway!

Are you envied?

People Envy Your Ingenuity

You're a person with unique ideas, big plans, and a zany outlook on life. Many people look to you for inspiration. People envy your creativity and "who cares?" attitude. They feel very ordinary next to you - and they usually are!

What Do People Envy About You?

I just love these little things Grandy does over at Functional Shmunctional! I thought it would be nice to have a little more weekend fun like last weekend. It's odd how the answers always seem to match my personality to a T (except for my "who cares" attitude. I sometimes care what others think.) If you want to play along, be sure to come back and leave the link to yours or at least copy and paste the results in the comments.

Grandy also tagged me for a meme.Well, if you've read my Random 8 Meme, Crazy 8s Meme, or even Random 7 Meme, I don't know if there's much left to share ;-) But I'll try and hopefully this won't be like an old black and white rerun...

"Five Things About Me That You May Not Know"

1. I have rheumatoid arthritis. Some days or worse than others. There are some things I can't do, but life is good and I make the best of it ;-)

2. When I was a teen, I just had to wear hats and shoes with big wide ribbons and polka dots and stripes--together! Yes, I was weird ;-)

3. Every time I go to a store, I keep my eyes open for anyone that might need help. If an elderly, bowed over person drops a few can goods or can't reach an item, I run to the rescue. There's been times someone couldn't read and asked me which product said what and I'll stop and read the labels so they can compare and make their purchase. What's an extra few minutes out of the day to help someone, right?

4. Although I don't watch it, I still love that show Reading Rainbow. Don't ask me why, I just do ;0)

5. Ah yes, finally number five. Hmmm... I sing. Yes, I sing... at churches, reunions, etc. And as you may have guessed, I love to sing the slow songs, the ones that are calming and really touch people's hearts....

Hope you enjoyed my meme!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and relax, unless you're like me: still writing the cyber highway!