tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456983803921475462024-03-13T03:30:05.545-04:00Extraordinary Ordinary LifeThis blog captures today, the ordinary days of this extraordinary life.Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.comBlogger1058125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-54494806097624603062020-08-09T19:19:00.001-04:002020-08-09T19:19:33.835-04:00Menu Plan Monday 8.10.20Menu Plan Monday: August 10, 2020Breakfasts: Eggs, Bacon, Smoothies; Cereal, Breakfast sandwiches; Keto PancakesLunches: Sandwiches, carrots, chips and grapes; Frozen pizza and smoothies; Chicken nuggets and tater tots and smoothies; Grilled cheese and chips and grapes; LeftoversHere is the dinner menu for our week:Monday: Smoked Grilled Chicken, roasted broccoli andExtraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-302048088244096172016-05-31T21:10:00.000-04:002016-05-31T21:10:09.569-04:00Crossfit - Rope climbing, Hand Stands and MurphFor two years my husband pretty much begged me to go to Crossfit with him I said NO WAY! It looked horrible and why would anyone do that to themselves? After a year I finally gave in and tried it like 4 times. I hated it. It was hard. I wanted to die. The end.
But that wasn't the end. After another year of him asking me to do Crossfit and me Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-85188379517565589192016-03-13T18:56:00.001-04:002016-03-13T18:59:17.975-04:00Weekly Workouts - 3.7.16This week's workouts - my second week of Crossfit in the books and I know I am getting stronger!
Monday:
Metcon (Time)
WOD: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Thrusters - (95/65) - I used the 45 pound bar
Strict Pull-Ups - I used two bands
After Party: 3 Rounds
10 Deadbugs
15 Supermans
Tuesday:
Walked 4 miles in the rain
Wednesday:
Metcon (Time)
15 ring dips (with band)
30 Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-17098353247667376242016-03-06T08:45:00.000-05:002016-03-06T21:14:37.023-05:00This week's menu plan - 3.6.16
Breakfast ideas:
Paleo sausage egg mc"muffin"
Bacon and eggs and peppers
My fried potatoes, sausage and eggs skillet (It is basically Pioneer Woman's Breakfast Burritos without the cheese and without the tortillas)
Against All Grain Waffles
Lunch:
Mark's Daily Apple 2 minute Salad
*In Mason jars
Leftovers
Supper:
Pork roast nachos
Hamburgers and hot dogs (from the Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-66381092520193138032016-03-05T20:19:00.000-05:002016-03-05T20:42:10.769-05:00Weekly Workouts - 2.29.16 - the one where I start CrossfitThis week I crossed over from doing bootcamp to doing the Crossfit WODs. There is always a warm-up and then there is the WOD (workout of the day) and sometimes there is also conditioning after. I love doing the bootcamp but I wanted to start the WODs to learn some different skills.
Here is what my workouts this week looked like.
Monday:
15 min E3MOTM (Every 3 Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-77474447972100317042016-02-27T15:36:00.002-05:002016-02-28T13:34:53.377-05:00Weekly Workouts - 2.22.16This week's workouts - I still need to work a lot on my upper body strength. It is definitely my weakness. It is getting better but I still have a ways to go.
Monday:
Warm up
3 rounds - 2 minutes each; 1 minute rest between rounds:
Rowing
Burpee Broad Jumps
Jump rope
10 minute AMRAP
10 Jumping lunges (each leg)
10 Ab work (I can't remember the name of it but Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-71332087242857905972016-02-22T08:59:00.003-05:002016-02-22T08:59:50.965-05:00Weekly Menu Plan - paleo - 2.22.16
Breakfast ideas:
Paleo sausage egg mc"muffin"
Bacon and eggs and peppers
My fried potatoes, sausage and eggs skillet (It is basically Pioneer Woman's Breakfast Burritos without the cheese and without the tortillas)
Paleo Pumpkin Waffles
Lunch:
Mark's Daily Apple 2 minute Salad
So my husband decided to get a bunch of salad fixins, so we chopped and chopped this afternoon. Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-70818142932285513212016-02-20T13:06:00.000-05:002016-02-20T13:13:01.261-05:00Weekly Workouts - 2.15.16I want to start keeping my workouts here and looking back and making notes so I can see what I have done and what I need to work on so here is this week's weekly workouts post. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday I go to a Crossfit gym that has a bootcamp class. It is an hour class and has lots of Crossfit moves but without the heavier weights. I LOVE it. I did not Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-28190767708306092032016-01-10T14:35:00.002-05:002016-01-10T14:35:49.620-05:00We got a Puppy!My sister took a little road trip with me to pick up our sweet Pudge - a female Corgi and we are all in love and learning what it takes to take care of a puppy. The kids are doing pretty great. We pretty much love her and can't wait to see her grow. She is a Corgi. We call her Pudge or Pudgy Pie. She's a doll!!! The kids were pretty shocked to see get her.
Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-10210342173448177542015-12-07T21:17:00.002-05:002015-12-07T21:17:25.502-05:00Stitch fix - Dec. 2015I had stopped doing Stitchfix for a few months. But I am back at it this month and I am loving what they sent me.
Here is a peek into one outfit:
If you've thought about trying Stitch fix I'd definitely recommend it! Here is my referral link if you want to know more.
Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-74410898053952435702015-11-19T22:14:00.001-05:002015-11-19T22:14:18.944-05:00Mostly Paleo Pumpkin pie sheet cake
I fell in love with this pumpkin pie sheet cake a few years ago but since going paleo I wanted to try to make it with some changes. The original recipe is from Mel's Kitchen Cafe and it is super delicious. You'll never want to make pumpkin pie again. True story. I just changed some of her ingredients to make it paleo friendly.
*I wish I would have gotten a Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-48210930293381185442015-11-13T22:52:00.001-05:002015-11-13T22:52:26.223-05:00Week in Review - 11.13.2015School stuff
I had him cover words with money and when he read the word right he got to keep the money. He liked this game, lol.
Some geometry going on.
This is an art class we take twice a month and I thought the kids did great with their Veteran's Day paintings.
We go to tutoring twice a week and this is my youngest two being silly there waiting on their older siblings Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-39362850139948465652015-11-06T20:35:00.001-05:002015-11-06T20:35:50.803-05:00October in Review 2015
Life Stuff
I made the girls costumes this year for Halloween.
Do you like our costumes? Because we aren't wearing costumes but I am wearing a glow in the dark pumpkin shirt. Festive right?
We wanted to do a super hero/villain theme but I had a certain WWE guy that did not cooperate.
We got to go to my husband's work Halloween party at the Children's museum.&Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-54152553504029017052015-10-04T23:03:00.002-04:002015-10-04T23:03:33.714-04:00This week in review - 10.3.15School stuff
This kid loves to read his All About Reading cards. Then we play a game where he throws the card into a basket after he gets it right.
Here she is doing her spelling words with tiles from her All About Spelling curriculum.
He does like the games and such that All About Reading has.
We also had art this week! Isn't the art place so cute? We Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-48806273902842168272015-09-29T11:29:00.000-04:002015-09-29T11:29:10.902-04:00This week's goals!Last Week's Goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
Find babysitting for date night - this did NOT happen!
Can Applesauce.
Write thank you letters with the kids to grandparents. - Didn't happen!
Write up financial goals with the husband.
Personal Goals
Get at least 10,000 steps a day using my Fit Bit. - did this for the weekdays
Do 3 30 minutes sessions from Les Mills On Demand Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-16937685144147061742015-09-28T10:00:00.000-04:002015-09-28T18:30:49.996-04:00Menu Plan - 9.28.15This week's menu plan! You can follow my Instagram to get more food photos and ideas.
Breakfasts:
Eggs and Bacon
Eggs and sausage
Eggs and green smoothies
Eggs eggs and more eggs
Lunch:
Leftovers
Hot dogs, chips and smoothies
Lunch meat, applesauce and smoothies
Dinner:
*Usually served with roasted or steamed veggies or sometimes a green smoothie
Sunday staple- I start it on Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-60055597720213342542015-09-27T23:23:00.000-04:002015-09-27T23:23:05.964-04:00Week in Review - 9.26.15This week was a little bit of a blur because I was canning a TON of applesauce and I accidentally deleted some of the pictures I took.
School Stuff
This week in school we just did school. We got it in even though we were processing a lot of apples. But when you get free apples, you make applesauce.
We are still using Toe By Toe for my dyslexic kids and we also Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-32697906318199236142015-09-21T22:15:00.000-04:002015-09-21T22:22:06.936-04:0010 Goals for the weekI thought I might try to get back to goal setting. Here goes:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
Find babysitting for date night
Can Applesauce.
Write thank you letters with the kids to grandparents.
Write up financial goals with the husband.
Personal Goals
Get at least 10,000 steps a day using my Fit Bit.
Do 3 30 minutes sessions from Les Mills On Demand
Deep clean some areas Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-58093717510420596872015-09-21T08:00:00.000-04:002015-09-21T08:00:10.595-04:00Paleo Menu Plan - 9.21.15This week's menu plan! I did some make ahead stuff this weekend to make this week easier! You can follow my Instagram to get more food photos and ideas. It is just easier to post there.
Breakfasts:
Against
All Grain's waffles
Against All Grain pumpkin donuts (turned into muffins)
Eggs and Bacon
Lunch: I always try to make a smoothie for us for Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-55074896428536923162015-09-20T22:30:00.001-04:002015-09-20T22:30:53.745-04:00Week in Review 9.20.15This week in my life:
School Days
School keeps going on. We are finding our groove pretty well. They all love math thanks to Right Start Math!
Here is my goofy daughter putting on her "nerd" glasses while we are doing some math.
This preschooler is everywhere when we do school. Here she is "hiding" up on her sister's bed with a bunch of stuffed animals.
Piano lessonsExtraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-72104782080628363622015-09-15T00:04:00.001-04:002015-09-15T00:06:55.923-04:00Week in Review 9.13.15What? What? Blogging two weeks in a row? Yes, it is happening so get ready.
School Stuff
This week in the adventures in homeschool -We went to Bug Fest at a local park. It was worth its weight in gold. Honestly it was excellent. We all learned so much. We were able to identify bugs in a prairie like setting and in a pond. We were able to tag a Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-60945343218023015962015-09-06T22:18:00.001-04:002015-09-06T23:30:50.622-04:00Week in Review 9.5.15
Its been a while since I've done one of these. I used to enjoy doing them. Hopefully I'll have more time to do them now that my real estate stuff is settling down. If you don't know I am a Realtor on the side which was suppose to be part time but has been pretty full time all summer. You do just kind of have to take it when it comes though.
We are settling into our Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-78543075493381083802015-08-16T21:53:00.004-04:002015-08-16T21:53:42.200-04:00Weekly paleo meal plan templateThis is mostly for me but I thought I would share it with you too.
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Pork Sunday
Pork chops in
sweet sauce
Slow
Cooker Kalua Pig
Meat Monday (Beef)
Bunless burgers and sweet
potato fries and spinach salad
Steak
Meatballs with mashed potatoes
Bacon
meatloaf, baked sweet potatoes and green beans
Sloppy Joes over baked potatoes
Ultimate
Paleo Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-8836233506385904842015-08-08T21:05:00.003-04:002015-08-14T00:03:15.222-04:00Homeschool Curriculum 2015-2016
Third year is a charm right? I have heard that it takes three years to really get the hang of homeschooling and I am finding that to be true. This year I have chosen things that will make it much easier to teach multiple kids. There are things that I have to sit down and do with each kid and if I did that with everything they need to know for each of the kids I would not Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845698380392147546.post-55630995902487687872015-04-21T21:04:00.003-04:002015-04-21T21:06:39.144-04:00Paleo at Aldi
I have loved Aldi for a long time now. When I first started Paleo last year there didn't seem to be as much there that I could buy.
But things have changed!
Today, I am sharing what items I buy at Aldi that fit into my Paleo diet. Remember though not all Aldi stores have the same things. You will have to visit your store to see what they have.
Produce:
Organic Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.com0