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Soup’s on!

Three weeks until Adam’s surgery. I know he’s not looking forward to the liquid diet. So I’ve been looking for and cooking up some yummy pureed soups since Saturday. So far we have a little less than a quarter of the deep freeze filled with:

• Lentil Soup
• Split Pea Soup
• Zucchini Soup
• Tomato Basil Soup
• Butternut Squash-Apple Soup

I still need to whip up some potato soup and carrot soup. Although these are basic recipes, I found them to be very flavorful and am excited to add them to the “Friday Soup” recipes. To make sure Adam doesn’t wither away, I’ll add cream, powdered milk, wheat germ, baby cereal, and/or a protein powder when I serve it up. I don’t have much experience with protein powders, so if any of you can offer some tips, please do. Also, if you know of any good pureed soups, please let me know. Adam’s going to need variety.

Also in anticipation, I bought 2 gallons of Blue Bell ice cream that I found on sale for milkshakes. Although they said he would, I don’t see my hubby getting tired of milk shakes. In a couple of weeks, I’ll whip up a batch of whole milk yogurt to add to fruit smoothies.

Fourth of July brought some good sales on meat. So I also cooked up and froze about 20 lbs meat including: ham, and chicken and pork fajitas. The ham (and probably the chicken) I could easily grind up and add to a couple of the soups. Everything else I pull out as needed at the end of the day for a quick easy dinner for us. Something tells me I might need that for the first two weeks after his surgery.

Walk 2008

We went on our 4th Walk for Life this past Saturday to help raise money and support the Texas Alliance for Life.  We managed to raise around $1100 this year.  Thanks to all those who supported us with your pledge.

This year’s Austin area Walk2008 was held at the Quarries.  It was a great change from where is was previously held at Pease Park downtown.  There was plenty for the kids to do before the actual walk began.

Enjoying the scenery by the lake…

Fishing…

“Hand” painting for those who don’t like paint on their face…

Finding your friends and walking with them…

And then cooling off in the pool when you get home…

Rally for Life

Today we joined thousands of other Texans at the Rally for Life sponsored by the Texas Alliance for Life to remember the over 40 million babies who have died since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion.  We continue to pray for an end to this crime and the healing and conversion of those have taken part in it, especially the mothers and fathers of these children.

We were pulling up the rear; so most of the people who marched down to the Capitol were in front of us.  There was an awesome turn out and the weather couldn’t have been any better!  It was so nice to see so many of our friends too.  Kudos to Alexis who works for TAL and all the hard work she did to make this happen.

 Some parishioners from St. Catherine of Sienna parish made the signs that you see Therese holding.  What a great idea for the children to carry since they can identify with the picture of the Holy Family and especially the baby Jesus. Below the image it says, “Embrace the Culture of Life.”

Biscuit Brothers!

I LOVE the Biscuit Brothers!  And the kids and I were able to see them this morning before a downpour of rain at the Children’s Art Park Day.

The ”instrument petting zoo” is a fun place for the kids to see different instruments up close.

The Biscuit Brothers were very fun to see live.  They are kid-people.  They came out before the performance and mingled with the parents and kids.  Our friend Teresa got some great pictures with her kids and the brothers.  My children, however, were too busy with their popsicles to care that Buford Biscuit was right next to us!

If you missed them today, they will be at Central Market on North Lamar on Wednesday, Aug 1, at 6:30 p.m.  They will be signing their new CD and playing some tunes.  Hopefully it won’t be rained out that day. Maybe we’ll see you there!