Awwwww Shucks Tuesday

For our big 4th of July celebration with friends & family over the weekend we decided we would fix the all-time favorite . . . . grilled corn.  Preparing the corn is a two step process of shucking the corn down to three layers, putting it in an ice bath for 2 hours, then wrapping it in foil, and finally putting it on the smoker.  To help me get the prep work done even quicker our little cowboy decides he is going to be my corn helper for the day.  We set up two chairs underneath the shade tree & decided to get to work before the day got too hot.  We were both excited about our 4th of July celebration and having new friends as well as old friends coming to the house for the cookout.  We eagerly dove into the sack of corn and started the beginning phase of the shucking process.

We were approximately half way through our 82 ears of corn when little man decided he was done helping.  Mom he said, "I'm tired of plucking this corn!"  I carried on as the job had to get done regardless and he went to play with his dump trucks in the pea gravel.  He was gone all of 5 minutes and then returned back underneath the shade tree.  He picked up an ear of corn and started in again shucking another ear that would soon go into the ice bath.

I looked up at him and he grinned as he pulled the layers off the corn.  "Mom, I decided to come back and help you because anything worth doing is worth doing right."  I laughed and then he added, "plus, I really like to eat the corn & there might not be enough if I don't help you!"

I thought alot about our conversation as I was walking this morning and our little cowboy is correct.  Anything worth doing is worth doing right. 

A thought to ponder . . . .

Imagine that one of your legs represents healthy eating and the other leg represents exercise.  If you are only doing one action with your leg (as in only doing healthy eating or only doing exercise) you basically are hopping on one foot.  By doing both at the same time you have a fluidity of movement and you are walking in a focused direction.  Make the commitment to yourself and your Meltdown goals to "DO IT RIGHT" these last few weeks of Meltdown.  I look forward to cheering you on to the finish of your Meltdown race!

With love & appreciation ~ Stephanie