Today I am most grateful for my family and friends that count as family. You know who you are and you rock! The one that gets a personal shout out is my precious lovely daughter. I will miss her more than she knows today. I love you!!!!!

These rocked my world!!!

As many of you know I am allergic to wheat and sugar and I have been off of both of them about 2 months. Needless to say I have been dying for a cookie. I finally found a recipes that I liked. I have made them twice now and have savored every wheat-free and sugar-free bite. And they are super easy.
*it makes a wet sticky dough*

Agave-sweetened Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup almonds
21⁄4 cups whole-grain spelt flour
3 cups pressed oats
3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, wrappers reserved
1½ cups blue agave syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup raisins or chocolate chips

Directions

Set oven to preheat to 350 F. Meanwhile, place the almonds on an ungreased cookie sheet and put sheet in preheating oven. When oven is up to temperature, about 7 minutes later, remove nuts. Chop coarsely and set aside.

Combine the spelt flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually pour in the agave syrup and vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy. Add flour mixture and mix to combine. Stir in the raisins or chocolate chips.

Grease cookie sheet with reserved butter wrappers. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly. A standard-sized sheet should accommodate 12 cookies.

Bake cookies for 12 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes on sheet, then move to a counter or cooling rack.

Makes 48 cookies.

I love love love this stuff. It so good. The best part is that it doesn't raise you blood sugar. Click here to get more info on Agave.

I was blogercizing (yes that is my new term) the other day and found these gorgeous wedding pics. I love her dress and flowers. You've got the check it out.

I saw this movie last night and the jury it still out. I am going to see it again this afternoon and hopefully I will get a better opinion. Maybe be I am unsure because it was so late last night or it might have been the teenage girls whispering, laughing,and cheering through the whole movie that put me off. I just want to watch the movie in peace. So hopefully I will watch it with a less annoying crowd today.

I want to say a big Congratulation to Brynne on the arrival of her second bundle of joy.
P.S. I love the name.

I am super excited and just needed to share. I just got off the scale I have lost 3 lbs and I hope to lose even more. Go me!