Secret Weapons

Just like most of the world, I started eating healthy and working out in January with high hopes to lose weight. It's coming off much slower than I'd like, but it is coming off! My brother shared this fresh salsa recipe with me awhile back, and it has become my secret weapon. I use it instead of salad dressing, instead of ketchup, instead of mayo.... I put salsa on almost everything, because it counts as a serving of veggies, is fat free, and it's delish! I decided I couldn't keep it to myself any longer, so I'm sharing it with you all.

6-8 Roma tomatoes
2 jalapeno peppers (take the seeds out if you're shy of spice!)
1 Anaheim pepper
1 small onion
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp sugar (add more to taste, I like it less sugary myself)
juice of 1 lime
6-7 cilantro stems
3 cloves garlic
pinch of oregano and pinch of cumin
Blend and ENJOY!

My other secret weapon is Chloe. She is such a joy to me and gets me through every day with a giant smile on my face! Her special tomato chair was delivered yesterday, and it is impossible to explain how much we love it! She looks so dang cute in it, and loves being a big girl in her own chair. She has been watching and enjoying cartoons (I can't explain what an amazing thing this is for me)! You should see how cute she looks sitting at the table with us. It makes dinnertime so much fun. I'll snag a picture sometime soon.

In other news, she is doing so well with her new therapy. The therapist today asked what I did different between last week and today because her legs were less tight and moving more naturally instead of being tight or floppy. The only thing that was different was our alternative treatment in Montana. She was convinced because Chloe felt so different to her. I'm convinced too. She is so much more verbal, and we've almost got her to say Daddy! It is kind of sad because she tries so hard without quite getting it, but it's also as cute as can be!