Sick

Pacen is sick, which rarely happens. He has tonsillitis. Poor thing. I feel so bad because there is only so much I can do for his pain. He is doing better today, but last night he kept crying and saying, "My throat hurts!" I couldn't give him medicine because I'd already given him what I could and I had to wait a few hours before I could give him more. I hate only being able to help in a limited way when my "baby" is hurt or sick. I just want to be able to quickly take the pain away. I'm so glad he doesn't get sick very often. (The first time he ever got the flu was when he was 5. Yup, 5.) It's easy to tell when he's getting sick because he gets so quiet and just sits on the couch. Usually he talks non-stop and is bouncing off the walls. Well, this morning I decided to make him a smoothie to help soothe his throat (the Dr. said cold helps). I made him the smoothie I make myself almost every morning (I made a much smaller version...about 1/3 of what I normally make). I don't remember where I got the recipe for it so I'll just call it Brooke's Breakfast Smoothie.



Brooke's Breakfast Smoothie

1 cup Diet Berry Blend V8 Splash
1/2 - 3/4 cup Fat-Free Vanilla Yogurt (Dannon is the only brand I can find that makes this, but then again, I live in the middle of nowhere.)
4-6 frozen strawberries.

Put all the ingredients in a blender or in a Magic Bullet Blender Cup (I love my Magic Bullet) and blend for approximately 20-30 seconds. If you feel it's too thick then you can add more V8.

Yup, it's that easy. That's why I make this smoothie...it's delicious and quick (I'm usually running late in the mornings).

"The greatest wealth is health." ~Virgil