Pigs and Spinach

This will be short. I promise. Just thought I might include a peek into our zoo experience and a clever piece of advice.

Zoo. Warrick is not so much interested in the animals as he is in the golf carts of the landscapers, other people's strollers and the disabled motorized scooters you can rent from the zoo. A chimp even tried to kiss him through the glass and he still was more enthralled with wheeled vehicles. I thought he was going to steal away in a golf cart while it's driver was bent over in weeds just in front of it. That probably wouldn't constitute "stealing" away, as I'm sure he would have bumped her onto her noggin and then drove over her. She would have been quite aware of the encounter.

We did, however, get to see some large pigs doing it. Yes, they were having sex in the middle of the day for all of our sweet children to see. I could barely stop laughing and staring. I'm not a freaky sex addict, just thought it was interesting and am glad I, nor my husband have hooves. That's all. Warrick was staring too, by the way, and I just kept saying "he's learning to dance, Sonny!"

Okay . . . Clever bit of advice about spinach: My son doesn't really enjoy bananas or blueberries plain. Odd, because they tend to be the feed-your-kid-this-since-he-won't-eat-squash foods. Anyway, you can make an incredible smoothie with milk, old-fashioned oats, a frozen banana, a half cup(ish) of frozen blueberries and a grab of spinach. Very yummy. I have had this every morning (nearly) for the last year and am not sick of it. Two power foods, grains, protein (I use soy milk because cow's milk rips me up).

**** Do not freeze bananas with the peel still on unless you are looking for more reasons to be angry. It will take you half the morning to peel it. $20 bucks you'll give up and throw it away first.

Also, if you want some healthy "ice cream", a frozen banana with some peanut butter and chocolate syrup and a bit of milk will make your kids oh so happy. And healthy.

AND, our food processor trumps a blender every day of the week. We ruined 3 blenders in 3 years and have resorted to gma Myrtle's food processor that Brett rescued from her abandoned home. Works like a champ when you wrap a towel around the top. You don't have to . . . but you'll get sprayed if you don't.