Butternut squash soup

The other day my husband and I met for lunch. I had half a sandwich and some butternut soup. It was delicious, and had carrots in it, too, so I thought I'd try one of my own. I looked up a recipe and got the groceries to make it tonight. Then I saw a "butternut squash recipes" tweet by Whole Living. Some of these look wonderful! Thought I'd share. Are you trying any new recipes, Readers? Edited: Soup was delicious and filling. Would have been better with the nutmeg it called for, but turns out we didn't have any. Otherwise it was a very good recipe! Also, the recipe said it would take 25 minutes to roast the squash and it took closer to an hour.

November 5 2012

Didn't get to post yesterday. Busy weekend. We were supposed to run 12 miles yesterday, but didn't get that far. Both feeling injured and listened to our bodies. Was nice to have someone running with me to talk it out with. Normally it's a mental battle between the "I-Can-Do-It/Fight-Through-It" person and the "Ouch-This-Really-Hurts/Could-It-Be-An-Injury" selves. We decided, this close to race day (two weeks) to err on the side of caution. That, too, can be mentally defeating. I am grateful-grateful to have a running partner who cares about me and my well being, while knowing I am strong. We also spent time with our families, writing our Thankful Feather Letters! I am grateful for family and friends to send them to. :)

5 Immunity boosting foods

I just read a blog post I need to note for future reference. It was 5 delicious, immune boosting foods. I can always tell when my system is feeling down, but I don't always know, besides food with vitamin c, what to help. I know to sleep, but wonder what to eat. Do you have anything you eat when you are feeling low?

November 3 2012

Thankful for my girls as always. Our oldest is down on a nearby college campus, staying overnight with a friend in the dorms and going to today's football game. Seems odd to not have her here. So thankful for texting: she knows I'm a worrier and checks in every now and then. My youngest daughter is across the street babysitting for our friends/neighbors. I sat with them for 2 hours earlier, while she was out to lunch with her grandparents. We crafted crowns and then played Sleeping Queens -which is a really fun card game for kids-in our crowns. When they were done with that we went out and drew fairies with chalk on the driveway. I'm grateful for good neighbors-we appreciate them so much, even more since a break in at our neighbor's house. My husband has spent the day working in the garage, making a good use of wall space for storage. I'm thankful he has energy to do such things and takes the time to, even though he has work he has to be doing.

Joy

Always love Kristin Armstrong's posts-her writing is wonderful-but the most recent "Regular Joy" really spoke to me. Regular readers know I have two daughters, one in high school and one in middle school, who run. I have run with them and loved it. I hope they continue to love running, even just for fun/exercise/etc. Our oldest uses it as stress relief. The night before school started, she was very stressed about the senior year beginning. She asked my husband if he wanted to jog up to the school (high school nearby) and run on the track. He did, they ran and then came home. She felt better and could sleep when her head hit the pillow. I love that about running.