Grain-free blog, and the torrid summer heat.

The Spunky Coconut just may be my favorite heroine of the week. ::heart:: Anyone who supplies low sugar, grain free cookies like she does deserves, well, a cookie. :D (her picture, not mine) I'm convinced she's a magical fairy sent from heaven to keep me from going on a wild wheat and refined sugar binge every time I'm feeling slightly deprived. Her blog is well-written, as well, and a wealth of awesome recipes-which come pre-approved by several of my food-loving friends.

It's official that grains are no good for my gut; I just don't digest them properly. I don't really mourn the loss; I've been grain free before, so it's no biggie. Last week, in a bout of PMS-induced stress, I had a fair amount of wheat (which I'd been "off" of for quite a while), and YUCK. I don't want a repeat of that ever again. {blergh}

Today is HOT. So very hot, that my creativity is just shot, and I have very little fun thoughts or ponderings or things I've been fiddling with to offer. Heat is a creativity killer, maybe even more than the morning sickness of yester-year! ;OP And that's saying something. Instead of fantasizing about making another throw pillow for my already ever-so-comfy bed {my cheap, go-to boredom buster}, I'm fantasizing about filling giant kiddie pools with ice water indoors after the kids go to bed, so that Nafe and I can watch Dr. Who comfortably.

We've been trying to plan our summer fun study units for the girls, and have thus far decided upon-cooking through one of Esther's cookbooks, strange and unusual plants, and ancient history. I'm all pumped. ;D It'll be easier to actually put feet to our plans once the AC is fixed. I'll admit freely, I'm a delicate southern flower when it comes to summer humidity, even after spending my entire life here.

In other family news, our favorite songs these days to sing at the top of our lungs in the car are:

(this one's kind of an ongoing obsession..and I tolerate it, because it's Over the Rhine)

And, as continues to hold true for every summer, the song that I heart the very most is "Summertime Clothes", by Animal Collective. The lyrics describe how I feel about summer, especially experiencing the season with my husband {with whom I recently celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary! } over the years, so very perfectly.