Day 410 - Rawkin' It At Rawxy'z

I put the girls in the kennel last night. This morning, as they woke up, every time I would move, they would interpret that as, 'She's waking up! Yay!' and their tails would noisily thump against the kennel and they would whimper & whine. I was trying to be quiet, as not to wake Roxy & Kevin, but my efforts were fruitless. When I finally decided to get up, the girls made such a ruckus, NO ONE could have slept through that. Whoops. Sorry! I took them downstairs as quickly as possible, with Oceana missing the last step & I thought she'd surely broken her back legs. She's fine & Grace is still not her middle name.

Roxy & I took our time getting ready & enjoyed another raw meal. Warm mint chocolate elixirs. Yum! That girl is good! I keep telling her to open her own restaurant! She's even got the name sorted already!

We went to town in the afternoon & ran a few errands. We went to Nutter's, as it's 20% Tuesday & stocked up on a few things. Then Roxy & I ended up downtown & looked in a few of the shops. There were some really neat boutiques with a lot of interesting things! We stopped nearby for the best donairs in Red Deer - Kevin's favourite! Apparently their hummus is really good too. I agree!

We stopped for egg nog chai lattés & oh my oh my. What have I been missing? They are delightful! No where near healthy, but delicious! I could feel the headache settling in with the first sip!

Our last stop of the day was at Parable book store. They specialize in Christian books & gifts. I was so excited to go, as Calgary doesn't really have a great selection. I had picked out a bunch of books by some of the people featured in Finger of God & Furious Love. I asked Roxy if we could come back the next day, as I needed to sort out my finances before I could buy much. Roxy said, 'Sure. Are you going to narrow down your decision tomorrow?' Indicating my pile of books. I told her that was the narrowed down selection! I'm so excited to get reading!

We ventured home & Kevin enjoyed his donair, well, until the flu bug hit him! Poor fellow! Touch wood, but in nearly 6 months of chemo & no immune system, I haven't caught any of these horrible bugs floating around! Lucky me! Poor Kevin! Here's hoping he feels much better tomorrow!

Sleep well & I'll try to be quiet tomorrow!
xxxx Maria, Valentina & Oceana

 The girls working out on holidays.

Tuckered out after their work out. 

Mint chocolate elixirs & the chef at work in the kitchen. 

Delivering the last of the fliers. 

The bait for any would-be guard dogs while delivering fliers. 

 Rainbow roll sushi. SO yummy!

 Innards of the Rainbow roll.

 Flawless Roxy - doesn't she look completely different from yesterday to today, but still absolutely stunning?! Sigh. If only.

Cooperating with the Photographer. 

 Oh she'll regret that now!

 And this one too. (But she's still cute!)

 Oh, just open your eyes & bat those insanely long eyelashes already! (They really are THAT long. Her bottom lashes are as long as most people's top lashes!) (Some girls have all the luck!)

And now Roxy gets even! 

I'll drink to that!

Day 401 - Rawxy Rocks the Raw Kitchen

What a write off. I'm getting pretty fed up with this sleep habit/pattern thing. I went to bed at 1000 this morning. Got outta bed at 1800 when Roxy showed up. I had tossed & turned a little, but never really had a deep sleep. I'm starting to worry, as I know my body only heals when it gets the rest it needs. Here's hoping it gets straightened out soon!

I skyped with Jaco briefly, as our connection wasn't great. (What else is new?!) He's safely in Barbados & enjoying his beachfront hotel room before he has to join the ship tomorrow. I'm anxiously awaiting the day I can join him. He brought it to my attention that I officially have one month of chemo left! Yay!!! Bring it on!!! Let's get this show on the road!!!

Roxy came down to do Mom's books & also to show me a few things about raw food. I'm pretty excited! We did breakfast dishes (at 2000!) but it was really neat! We made almond mylk & raw granola, followed by a shilajit chaga latté. The mylk & latté were blended long enough that they actually heated up, so it wasn't a cold meal! I was amazed at how full I was after a small bowl of granola & the drink. I felt full, but not bloated & uncomfortable. It was (r)awesome!

Roxy has taken classes over the past year or so & has learned a lot about raw food. I'm anxious to learn from her & start a new path of healthy eating. She has some incredible knowledge on how to prepare food & what is good for you & why... Oh & we even used young coconut water in the almond mylk. It was delicious! Although I think I need a sharper knife if I'm going to hack into them!

Roxy worked on the books while I made a DVD of some information I'd recently found on raw food. I think she knows most of it already, but in case she doesn't, she'll have some new stuff.

We chit chatted about funny stories from our 'younger days' & enjoyed a cup of tea. She was pretty exhausted from 2 busy days, so she told me to get to bed, as she herself was falling asleep standing up!

I went to bed & typed a few emails & managed to turn the light out at 0300-ish & actually slept for 2 hours! The earliest I've slept in over 2 weeks! Unfortunately I woke up at 0530 & couldn't get back to sleep. Roxy had told me to count down from 300 in multiples of 3's in order to fall asleep. It didn't work. But I got good at my numbers! I read 35 pages in a book & I still wasn't tired, so I decided to get up. It was 0700 by then. I had a necklace my Grandma had given me to repair for her - I think it's nearing a year ago that she gave it to me! So I decided to fix it. I put matching spacer beads & an easier clasp to close on it. I also made her a pair of matching earrings to go with it. Hopefully that will make up for the wait! I then realized that I had 2 other necklaces belonging to Collet & her Mom. I've fixed the one for Peggy & only have Collet's left to repair.

My back is starting to ache, so I'll try to sleep again. (It's 0920 the following day!) Sigh.

xxxxMV&O

Meet Florence (from Florence & the Machine)

Rawxy'z whippin' up a storm of UNcooking

Raw granola, almond nut mylk, along with goji berries, banana & bee pollen - Yummy stuff!!!