30 for 30 Food Challenge Day 9

I have always loved the number none...it is round, it the the last single digit...the last pure number...sort of like a primary color...it is nine all by itself...all other numbers after nine are comprised by a combination of two, three four etc. other numbers... and like all of the days thus far 9 did not disappoint. It was a warm Indian Summer sort of day. I had a great Crossfit workout. The girls were home so I got to spend time with them. I had time to prepare food for myself... oh and did I mention that I had to take Kenny to the hospital to get a fistula put into his arm so he will be ready for kidney dialysis when that starts. Yeah...that was tricky...but the rest of it was fine.
I am settling into a routine now...I really enjoy omelets and scrambled eggs. It is easy to add vegetables to eggs cooked this way and I don't need toast to slather in egg yolks like I would with over easy eggs...I am eating a dozen eggs a week easily and feel great. I am also getting creative with the blending of fruits and veggies into my protein shakes. A truly Paleolithic diet would not include dairy, but I need the calories so plain yogurt makes these shakes thick and filling. I am beginning to master the art of having lots of little Tupperware containers filled with foods for me to use for my grab and go lifestyle...my mother and I actually cooked dinner together and we all sat down and ate together. Chicken...(okay the grocery store cooked this) but the sweet potatoes, corn and green beans were all prepared by Mommy and Me. What became tricky for me is when they all had ice cream for dessert I was left to watch....soooooooo.....a smoothie it was....I know that fruit at night isn't in the true clean strict paleo version of eating and as I am still in the learning curve I thought that this was a pretty good choice for myself...and it totally took care of any desire I had for the ice cream.
Today was a pretty good day in spite of all the running around. It is amazing what the sun does for me. It's warmth on my skin, the smells is creates as nature's plants respond to it's light, the blue of the sky. I was once an avid tanner...but 4 melanomas have tamed my oil based sun tanning practices to SPF 70 with a visor and a beach umbrella at the ocean. I am still as brown as can be...and while my melanoma issues were set in stone with all of those 1970's and 1980's peeling sunburns, my children have never been  burned. (Although they have both had several suspicious moles removed). So today was a bit boring on the food front...I managed...although the cupboards are getting bare and I have lots of things to do in the next few days...but I am sure it will all work out just fine...things have a way of falling into place...(or falling apart...)...double digits here we come!!!