Innovate2Communicate-HELP

Alright,  I am wanting to finalize my business name.

I've liked Innovate, Communicate but it doesn't seem like a business name...

Then there is Innovate 2 Communicate... which seems tacky with the number in it...but has a good flow.

I like the word innovate because it doesn't necessarily mean to fix..because sometimes communication disorders can't be fixed...and sometimes parents need to change their interactions...

I also want it to be a universal name so I don't have to change everything if I move locations which is why using my location isn't good...but it is a name that hasn't been taken.  The 'Heights' is kind of location because there is Shaker Heights, University Heights, and Cleveland Heights in our area...

Innovate, Communicate: Speech and Language Services  LLC

Then, there is a problem with the search engine.  Do I need to have certain key words in my business name so google picks them up?

Innovative Communication Solutions, LLC

Communication also sounds like some sort of technology too...

Pediatric Speech and Language Services

Heights Speech
Reaching New Heights
Shaker Speech Solutions
Shaker Speech Services
Shake-n-up Speech
Talk it up
Shaker Pediatric Speech and Language Center
Heights Speech and Language Center

Reaching New Heights: Speech and Language Services  I kind of like this...but the search engine issue...

We're down to the wire...I need some insight.  I have to make my website ASAP.

Love you all.

Abby

Candids

Okay, so the second wasn't so candid.

(The fourth is my favorite)

I'm at mom's house.  I love it when I'm home.

My original thought for a post was this, "It's like two pigs fighting under a blanket." (Steel Magnolias)

That's how I feel about my body right now.  My butt is toning up from running and my stomach is getting chubbier by the day.  I don't understand why.  I have been eating very well, chasing around babies, and running insane mileage.

It is disappointing.

I'm going to be spending the week soaking in the sun and playing with my little nephews.

Loves,
A

Recreational Activity.

For your Friday night enjoyment...this is me in the OT room at work after a really long day. I want one of these things in my living room.

my life in photos.

i like taking pictures of the little things that happen in my daily life. they are fun to look at when i am bored and remind me of the happy things i get to experience daily. 

here are some pictures of my happy times through out the past couple weeks. 

1. i went home, saginaw home. visited the house, went exploring through the backyard. the trails are all covered up again, but i still have them engrained in my memory so i didn't get lost back there. i love this tree, we tried building a tree house in it one summer but dad wouldn't let us.... oh well.

2. i went to interlochen and reunited with my best friends. it was the best reunion i could have asked for. 

these are my friends from voice. we have kept in touch so well over the past year, and hope to stay close and connected for the next years to come. 

i got to see my best friend olivia graduate (on the right) and kayla surprised us from japan!

3. im a pretty big cupcake fanatic, so the first thing i did when i got back to salt lake was go to my favorite little cupcake shop, sweet tooth fairy. they are a pretty big weakness of mine.....

 dont they look delicious?

4. i tried something new, i made a cornish game hen with my friend heather. it was $2.50, great steal eh? well anyways, we were just testing out our cooking skills, crafted a stuffing and rubbed it with what we thought looked good. since we thought it would be gross we ate some hot dogs while it was cooking. little did we know that it would be THE MOST DELICIOUS CHICKEN EVER. yeah. ever. it was flavored and cooked to perfection. just take a look at our beautiful masterpiece. 

dont you want to grab a leg through the screen and eat it right now? i do...

4a. i tried something else new. bianca (my artist friend who is so talented) decided we should draw and relax last night, so she told me to pick something in the room and draw it. i chose her little bag that looks like a fish. i started out drawing it exactly, and then just made it look like i would like it. so here you go folks...my first masterpiece in like 6 years? yeah.. i suck at art. 

what do you think? 

5. two highlights of my weekend: a picnic at liberty park with heather and my new friends donald and daffy duck...and their extended family. as well as catching the very end of the pride parade on sunday. there were lots of prideful people walking around all weekend....it was quite the day to people watch. 

our picnic of pits...aka..our picnic of cherries and olives. also, cool story. dad get ready to be proud of me. i was at whole foods choosing some cheese, and got talking to the cheese lady. guess what she said? she said i should apply to be a cheese lady because i really seem to know my stuff about cheese! i love cheese. do you love cheese? whats your favorite kind of cheese? 

this is the end of the pride parade. the first guy is showing lots of pride, id say. 

6. something im proud of: on the plane i was bored so i was looking through the games on my phone and noticed that mary must have downloaded cribbage. i have been wanting to learn for a while now, but it always looked so confusing, and i wasnt in a confused mood. so on the plane, i was bored of playing nerts, so i learned how to kind of play cribbage. brad plays it multiple times a day with sundee and alec. they are all pros. he said i would never be able to beat him, i said i would in 6 weeks at least once. guess what, i beat him in less than 24 hours. WHAT. i am such a smart cookie. 

this is the beloved cribbage board. brad says i have caught on faster than anyone he has ever known. once again...i am a super smart cookie. and i am becoming a better counter because of it. 

so i dont know what else to inform you on. my life is pretty straight forward.

eat.

sleep.

work.

watch netflix.

repeat. 

i sure love you guys. hope you didnt mind the rambling on.

love,

p

Luck and Bicycles

I think I am a pretty lucky girl. 

Here are the reasons why...

I got to marry the love of my life in the Temple.

I was raised in a home full of love and laughter.

My parents support me in the decisions I make.

I have wonderful sisters, who are all amazing examples to me. 

I have a great big brother that has a wonderful ability to cheer me up and make me laugh.

I am a very lucky girl.

This week I am grateful for a new opportunity I have been given. 

I got a new job!

I have been wanting to work at the restaurant for months!! 

I am so blessed to be given this new opportunity to learn more about the restaurant industry. 

IM SO EXCITED!!! 

If you wanna check out the restaurant the website here!

We purchased Ryan a road bike on saturday! Took our bikes for a spin last night, and well my butt hurts. A Lot! I am going to have to get those padded spandex. I am excited to start exercising more and learn about cycling! Hopefully it can help me tone up a bit and lose some weight. 

All in all we are happy and healthy. 

Now for next week give me some spices or ingredients that you are stumped with and we will see what kind of creative uses or pairings I can come up with for you??? 

-M-

P.S. Sorry there aren't any cute babies to adorn my posts with. Hopefully someday : )

I can't say no

How many plates do I juggle?

Mother
Maid
Cook
Veterinarian
Nurse
Wife
Speech Language Pathologist
Sister
Friend
Daughter
Sister in Law
Service Organizer
Teaching Coordinator
Entrepreneur
Seamstress
Colleague
Gardener
Runner
Summer activity planner
Neighbor

That's 20 plates with only two hands...which are usually occupied by 4 other little hands...

That being said.  I can't say no.  I like to say yes.  I don't like to disappoint people.

I spent all morning cleaning the front part of my house today and now it looks like it hasn't been cleaned in weeks.  A couple weeks ago I told someone I would make some costume hats for a show our church is putting on.  I told her I would get to it the first week of June since that is when I was done with work. Well, last week she said she needed them by Friday (The play isn't until the middle of July).  Well, I started them yesterday and finished them tonight at 6:30.  My notions have been tangled, twirled, and tossed throughout my house.  Isaac has a battle wound from playing with my circular cutter(I swear I had it up and away from them) and was very concerned that his finger didn't stop bleeding...I won't even mention Kate.  She is a wild one.

The whole time.  Mommy, I want a 'tunduter' (conductor) hat too.  Mommy, is this my conductor hat? Who is this for mommy?  Is this for me?  What little boy are you making it for?  Is this MY conductor hat, Mommy?  His use of the language is quite impressive.

Kate, "I E" I E" (Isaac)  She says it all day. So I'm almost positive ksjdhifuhekjndkng I E? kajdfkajheiuhgkje I E? I E alskdjfkdjfksjdfi  Was the same thing.  Is that for Isaac?  Where is Isaac's?Isaac wants that hat.

The Hat:

I made two of them.  

Isn't he the sweetest little man?

Oh yeah, back to the plates...I have way too much going on.  I should say no to everything and see if it's therapeutic.

Shake it Up at the Dinner Table

Moroccan Mint Roasted Vegetables

So this recipe comes from 101cookbooks.com but I put a bit of my own spin on it and simplified it a bit. (You can go here http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/moroccan-mint-roasted-vegetables-recipe.html to see pictures though) I've been making it a lot this month and can't get enough of it. So yummy and easy. I use small new potatoes, any kind, cauliflower, and asparagus. But you could use lots of different combos, or just straight potatoes (no cauliflower / radish), or green beans and broccoli in the summer. Asparagus and artichokes in the spring, etc.

First get a big mixing bowl and make the dressing in there.  Once that is done, just throw the vegetables in as you cut them and then toss gently but thoroughly-until everything is evenly coated. Get out two big cookie sheets and spread the vegetables out evenly, squeeze em in there, just make sure all the big pieces are flat on the tray in one layer, not over lapping or on top of each other. (this is super important so they will cook properly, and get browned and a little crispy on the edges.)  Bake for 15 minutes or until everything is cooked through. 

Remove from the oven and serve on a platter over rice, (I prefer brown rice) topped with a squeeze of lemon and any/all of the other toppings. A fat dollop of plain yogurt brings everything together. The yogurt really makes this dish. I put it out in a small bowl and let people add to their liking, along with fresh chopped mint and lemon wedges to squeeze over it.


As a main course, this usually feeds me and my roommate, with enough left over for one other person. If you like you can grill up some nice lemon chicken and have this as a side it would feed four probably.
      

 Dressing

1 1/2 teaspoons dried mint (I prefer fresh mint, pile about 8-10 mint leaves on top of each other, then roll them up from top to bottom like a sleeping bag. Take your knife and start making small slices from one edge of the roll. you will end up with long strips of mint. From there start chopping it up into very fine little pieces.
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (you can do a bit less than this if you are afraid of the heat, but it is very mild actually with the full 1/2 teaspoon.                                                                                                                                                                                                             1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a squeeze of fresh lemon juice (use half a fresh lemon's worth of juice here, makes it nice and tangy!)

 Vegetables

1 lb / 16 oz / 450 g mix of about 5-6 potatoes, 1/2 a cauliflower, and 1/2 a bunch of asparagus. Slice the new potatoes very thin, as well as the cauliflower. I had never actually "sliced" cauliflower before, so I just cut it in half, then cut the half into quarters, and then sliced the quarters, it will crumble some and there will be small chunks but don't worry about it just throw all of it in the bowl once cut. 

 toppings: fresh mint, toasted sesame and/or sunflower seeds, plain yogurt (seasoned with a bit of salt)

-E