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KINDERGARTEN WOES

Hi there!

Well, so far it's been two days of kindergarten and Chi Chi likes it,
although she is adamant about "no homework." She has yet to
get any!! :o)

Poor baby, she has to wake up soooo early! 6a.m. everyday -
no later than 6:15a.m.!! Today I woke up at 5:30a.m. b/c that's
the time the baby woke up. It was such a struggle to get her to
wake up this morning. She was crying saying she was sleepy and
tired. She had her head under the pillow just like me back in
the day!!

I feel her pain! G-d I hate waking up early. After only two days
I'm thinking what I can do to change the school system! Why
must these little kids start school so early????

Seriously, they have the rest of their lives to wake up early with
20 + years of education and THEN work work work! Oy! give
them a break! Why not start school like at 8:30 or 9a.m., doesn't
that sound reasonable?? And what ever happened to "old school"
kindergarten when you use to be able to nap? Nap and play nap
& play. That's what I remember from kindergarten! Now they
have to worry about Math and Science and homework. Imagine,
homework in kindergarten. What is the world coming to?

Anyway,back to Chi Chi and kindergarten. The first dy she was
soooo anxious and excited. She woke up at 1:30a.m., 4:30a.m. and
5:45a.m. When she finally got up at 6a.m. for real, she got dressed,
took pictures with her older brother and posed for me (hence the
"Mammarazzi!") Though she was extremely sleepy at first,
she was totally cooperative.

THIS IS HOW THE DAY STARTED:




Then it got better as she got dressed and realized she was really
going to the same school with her brother.







HAPPY ON THE FIRST DAY WITH THE NEW TEACHER:





On the first day, she had Science class and she really enjoyed
that, seeing hermit crabs, and other creepy crawly creatures.
She was thrilled at the end of the day when her fahter & I picked
her up and she bragged how she had no homework.


THE 2ND DAY STARTED WITH
A LITTLE LESS ENTHUSIASM:




I finally got her up and out but not too happy at all. We took the baby
with us this time since he was already up, so that helped a little during the
car ride. She was fine by the time she got to school and saw her friends.
She had P.E. and Music this time and enjoyed playground time
as usual. And once again upon pick up she bragged how she had no
homework.

She was asleep tonight by 8p.m. which is a miracle for us!
So here I am now blogging away and waiting to see what OUR
next day in Kindergarten has in store.

SUNDAY NIGHT

So what do you think I'm in store for in the future when my four year old
is lying in bed (EARLY) tonight as we prepare for the BIG DAY tomorrow -
(Kindergarten starting) and she turns and says to me, "Mommy, I wish
there was a hot tub in here." I didn't even bother to ask why!

Go figure!?

Well, in less than 12 hours or so it's the end of an era and the real world
begins! My little munchkin begins a whole new world. It's a hole
diffrerent ball game once you step into the academic choo-choo train.
Luckily, we've got a great teacher (yeah, WE cause I'm going through
this too!!) and lots of friends in class.

Stay tuned for more stories. Wish us luck..we both don't
do mornings!

Goodnight for now...

STARTING SCHOOL ALL OVER

Okay, so there are only 3 more days and school
officially starts in our household! Yes, we've
still technically been on summer vacation.
Can you imagine?

It's going to be an interesting year with a
kindergartner and a senior in the house (in
the same school!!!) My little kindergartner
will be a little v.i.p. among all the cool seniors.
That's not the part I'm freaking out about.
What freaks me out is the realization that for the
next 20+ years I have to deal with school all
over. Ugghhh! I thought that was it, no more
homework, no more listening to authority and teachers
who sometimes are genuinely clueless. My G-d did
I hate school. I was a pretty good student in the
whole scope of things but yuk, just the whole concept
of having to sit there all day and then come home
and DO homework!! How in the world am I going to be
a good example? Yikes!

And lets not even talk about the waking up early part.
I spent my high school years waking up at 5:45a.m.
to make it to school on time b/c I lived so far away
and now here I go again!! My little munchkin has
to be up by 6a.m. to make it to school on time. I know
I know I'm whining already but I really don't do mornings
well. So I guess this weekend is MY last official
weekend to sleep and be homework free for a long long
time!

I promise myself I will try to be the best possible
example and help with homework, wake up early (joyfully)
(yeah right!) and always respect authority in front
of my children!

Wish me luck!!

MY LOVES

MAMMARAZZI-LESS


Here I am with this blog called MAMMARAZZI LIFE, boasting on how much
I love pictures and I've realized, I haven't posted any real pictures! How
boring! I'm gonna fix this by posting this fabulous picture of the
new love of my life with all his little attitude!

SUBLIME

We went to dinner tonight at a vegan restaurant and we were happily surprised at how good it was and what a nice place it was too, especialy since we are new to this whole vegan concept.

The place is called Sublime and it's in Ft. Lauderdale and I give it
thumbs up!

Check out their website:


http://www.sublimeveg.com/home.html

We tried practically everything on the menu and it was delicious!
The "Frito Misto"crispy cauliflowe with sweet chili sauce was really tasty
as was the Eggplant Rollatini with tofu, “ricotta,” “mozzarella, & garlic
butter. Also, the Margherita Classic Pizza was a great choice, especially
for our "kindergartener!"


Great food, nice ambience and great bar too!

So if you are ever in the neighborhood (on Federal Hwy.)and you want
to try something different, Sublime is the way to go.

WHERE HAVE I BEEN YOU WONDER?

All these days gone by and no postings. It's gets
hard to write everyday with kids around. By the time
I get a chance I'm just so tired! Anyway, I won't
bore you with my sleep deprivation stories.

UPDATE: The macrobiotic lifestyle is much harder than
I anticipated. I hadn't had meat, or chicken in like
two weeks but today I went crazy and had a hotdog! Eek!
I know, of all the things I could have "gone off the wagon"
with, a hotdog! I have to tell you though, I am so proud
of Ser, he is totally sticking to this new life stlye change.
He's being really good about sticking to what he can and cannot
eat. I am very proud of him.

BUYING POWER

Have you read this story (see below) today about ANOTHER
toy recall? Maybe just maybe this is wake up call that
we should start producing and BUYING products (ie: toys)
in the good ol' U.S.A.

Why are we trusting out children's health and well-being
to a foreign country? With all the regulations we (USA)
alway love to implement, why can't we get with the program
and do something about this craziness!???

Mattel toy recall announced
Mattel's "Sarge" toys from the Pixar "Cars" movie is being
recalled because of lead paint, according to the Consumer
Product Safety Commission. The Barbie Doll and Tanner toy
set is being recalled because of small magnets that can be
swallowed. The toys are among the latest Chinese-made toys
being recalled because of safety issues

INTERESTING WOMAN

Now that we have embarked on the challenge of starting this
macrobiotic diet, we encountered a very interesting woman
that "Ser" spoke to. She is a chef and we will be buying
our meals from her the first few weeks until we get a feel
for how to cook these foods. Below is her story. I wish
I would have known this when my mother was diagnosed with
metastasized breast cancer but I guess this is the way life
was written...

Here is Gayle's story:



GAYLE STOLOVE
“MY STORY”


Well, I use the date of my surgery, to commemorate the yearly anniversary of my cancer experience, although the cancer itself started way before then. And please notice, that I use the word commemorate, not celebrate, because I try to celebrate each and every day, and each and every moment of each and every day, the fact that I am alive, and able to share a small part of my experience with whomever it may benefit, including, and perhaps most importantly, my self, whom I didn’t even know existed before the mind blowing, death defying “cancer experience”.
The fact is, that I am a few months short of my eighth year post cancer, yet as I said, it is an ambiguous number, figuring that at the very least, it took me about thirty years to actually develop the cancer,(but that part of “my story” will have to wait for my “book”!).
Second fact, I had discovered the very prominent lump, in the upper and outer portion of my left breast, two years before I actually had it officially diagnosed.
I discovered it while taking a shower, and I knew what it was. I knew I had been living wrong, yet I wanted so desperately for it to not be cancer, that I denied, and edged my way around it, for two years, and did not change my lifestyle at all.
Finally, in July of 1996, when I just couldn’t even face myself in a mirror anymore, partly because the skin around the “lump” was beginning to pucker and wrinkle, I went to see a surgeon, hoping that I could just have the “lump”removed, and go on with my life as it was, unchanged by the event.
NOT!!!

The surgeon instantly announced that I had “very advanced breast cancer”, and recommended immediate bilateral mastectomy. He did this without even a biopsy, although I did have one eventually, to confirm the diagnosis.
I felt that bilateral mastectomy was rather extreme. I hadn’t even considered the possibility actually, because, after all, the lump was almost under my arm it was up so high on my breast. But I did walk out of that Doctors office well on my way to becoming a changed person.
There had been two people who had come into my life at varying times years earlier, both of whom had healed themselves from cancer through macrobiotics, and I had made a mental note of that, hoping against hope that it would never happen to me, (of course!). But I knew what my path would be, if it ever did.
So, on the day of my cancer diagnosis, I made a commitment to myself, that I would, from that day forward, become macrobiotic. The only problem was, I didn’t even know where to begin, except to eat nothing but brown rice, until I could get more information.
Via one of the above mentioned people, I was able to get in touch with my beloved macrobiotic counselor, Lino Stanchich, with whom I met as soon as possible (soon, very soon). I was fascinated, confused, overwhelmed, yet hopeful as I began the most wonderful journey, way beyond anything I could imagine.
I have to back track for a moment…after doing some shopping around, I was able to find a surgeon who agreed to perform a lumpectomy, and axillary lymph node dissection, to remove my “lump”. The surgery revealed that the cancer had spread to 12 axillary lymph nodes, not a pretty picture, and one that resulted in a grim prognosis, and lots of negative medical reactions.
With my counselors careful guidance, and during nine months of chemotherapy, and six weeks of radiation, I began to embrace not only the macrobiotic diet, but also the macrobiotic way of life.
As I changed my diet to whole and natural macrobiotic foods, my whole life changed. My mind became clearer, my body began to heal, and everyone said I looked “great’, a puzzling fact, since I was recovering from cancer and surgery, undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, and still able to pull off looking “great”. At the time, I considered the possibility that the chemotherapy (which I very reluctantly had agreed to take only because of the gravity of my prognosis), was somehow improving my skin color, eye clarity, aura, and energy. Looking back, and after dealing with many non- macrobiotic people going through chemotherapy, I obviously know now, that it was the macrobiotics that made me look “great”!
Over these past eight macrobiotic years, I have met many very amazing long time macrobiotic people. Many of them are much older than I am, (I am, by the way, forty seven. I was thirty nine years old when I was officially diagnosed with cancer. I guess that made me about thirty seven when I first found the lump).
These long time macrobiotic people who came into my life, were for the most part, active, healthy, vital people, and while I feel we are surrounded in this world, by a general progression towards degeneration, I found/find, my macrobiotic friends to be moving towards regeneration, unburdened by the numerous ailments that are so common in these times. Without going off on a tangent about that subject, I did make another mental note: since it took me at least thirty of the first thirty seven years of my life, to become sick, I want to spend the next (at least) thirty years of my life, becoming well, dancing this great dance of life, macrobiotically healthy and vital, of course!

I am now a Registered Nurse, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Natural Foods Chef.
I live in Florida, and spend my days, (and nights, weekends, and holidays), teaching others how to shop, cook, eat, and live, the macrobiotic way.
I own and operate Wholly Macro, a natural foods catering company, offering macrobiotically based meal delivery programs, private chef services, and catering for all occasions.
I have lectured at various Universities, appeared on the local broadcast of ABC news HealthWatch, cooked privately for visiting macrobiotic celebrities, and taught natural foods cooking classes at various cancer research and support centers on a volunteer basis.
I am the South Florida hostess for visiting macrobiotic counselors, assisting in macrobiotic consultations and programs designed to enlighten and inspire others to live healthier and macrobiotic lives.


E-mail at whollymacro@bellsouth.net

THE LATEST

Well folks, the latest is we are status quo on the kidney
transplant situation. We are now sitting and waiting for
his sister to do what she has to do to see if she can be a donor.
In the meantime, we've decided, (actually Ser decided) to make a
lifestyle change regarding diet. He went to visit a nutritionist
who specializes in macrobiotic diets.

When he came home with the exciting news that he was psyched to
lose weight and get healthy I was all for it, that is until he started
reading off the sample menus.

Oh my G-d! You don't know, the "Little Mermaid" has a more scrumptous
diet than these food items! Seaweed is a treat with this diet! Have you
ever had kombu or kale? I mean really, what the heck is that?

Well, today we learned!

Yeah, today we spent two hours at WHOLE FOODS SUPERMARKET.
We bought the essentials plus all that nasty stuff
(ie: Sea Vegetables, Kombu, miso, kale.)

We bought:
-wheat pastas,-udon noodles vegetables
-Whole grain brown rice- Soy cheese- Miso

For condiments we got:-Brown rice vinegar (there is also white rice vinegar),
-Sesame oil,-Sauerkraut-Brown rice syrup

We bought lots of greens like:
-Cabbage,-kale,-parsely,-watercress (berro).

You can go check out: www.whollymacrobiotics.com

Signing off for now,

The Little Mermaid & King Triton!

VERY FUNNY!