A New Toy

You know how men love their toys? Tools, electronics, that cool funky stuff that I could care less about?

I have a small confession.

I have a new toy that I love.

Truly.

I know it's so materialistic to say that I love it, but I do.

Really.

It was my Christmas gift. Well, sort of. We were saving for AWHILE to get one (because really, it is a lot of money to spend on one toy) and just happened to get it in time for Christmas.

My husband was home when it came and even wrapped it for me. Even though I knew what it was and was planning to open it before Christmas. And it was sweet, even though he used the velvety wrapping paper I was saving. I love the man dearly, but he doesn't pay attention to things like velvety wrapping paper.

So what is this cool new toy?

A blender.

While that sounds boring, this is truly the blender of all blenders. It's a Vita-Mix blender. And let me tell you, it does everthing! It's like a juicer, blender, food-processor and more all in one! I can make my own juice, smoothies, ice cream, soup, grind nuts and make nut butter, grind grain into flour. You name it and it does it.

What I love is that it takes so little prep time and I can control the ingredients in so many foods. I can make my own nut butter and no longer have to buy it. I can grind my own flour and no longer have to buy it. Same for juice, ice cream, and many other fun things.

We made strawberry ice cream with strawberries, raw milk and cream, and a little sweetener. OH YUMMY!

If you don't believe it can do these things, check out their demo.

And while I'm not much for spending large amounts of money on "stuff," I think this one was worth the savings!

Any favorite toys you love?