Desperation

If you find yourself desperate like I was last night, do the following:

• Melt 1 cup of chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate/peanut butter swirl chips) and 1/2 cup of crunchy peanut butter in a bowl.
• Then add 3 cups of rice crispies and mix.
• Dump into a square pan and flatten with the back of the spoon.
• Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes or blast chill in the freezer for faster results (yes, I couldn't wait).

These are delicious little treats, super fast, and uses things you probably already have.

ENJOY!

Normalcy

The following quote is how most Americans live:

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. -Ellen Goodman

Copied this from another blog...interesting thought.

Whew!

We have been busy!
My mom & brother flew in from SLC last week and we've been partying it up! It was the first time Tay had been in the great state of Texas. They left on Tuesday morning. Hallie misses them both and keeps asking for them. I didn't take a single picture while they were here, but my mom did. I'll post pics soon. We had a GREAT visit with them!!

Today Hallie says, "Poo?" and has a swimming suit on inside out pulled up to her chubby thighs. I love these summer days! Ah Yeeeah.

My $39 Mistake

I hate making mistakes, especially ones that cost money. So I heard a pthrrrrr noise when I turned on the dryer the other day...hmm. Not good. I called a repair guy to come out and fix it. Well, after taking the whole dryer apart, he found this tightly wrapped around the dryer parts:

It's totally shredded, if you can't tell.

Ha, that's funny. I was going to wear a shirt on Sunday that has a brown ribbon belt. After hurriedly trying to find the ribbon that goes with it, I finally decided to put on something else so we could leave for church (not on time).

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Moral of the story:

Don't put a ribbon in the dryer or any other small item that could get caught in the lint guard and get swallowed up! That was just plain laziness on my part. C'mon!

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BTW, the repairman was nice--he showed me a company cost scale that determined that for 20-40 minutes of labor that he should get paid $135 on top of the $39 come-to-your-house fee. He said he would just charge me the $39. I noticed that for less than 20 minutes the cost should have been $95. Who knows if that cost scale he pulled out was legit, but I was grateful nonetheless. I tried to tip him, but he refused, "What kinda man would I be?" in that great southern accent.

Ahh, This is the Life...

Hallie had her legs up like this drinking her milk, so I grabbed the camera and made her pose her arms--hee hee! We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, and hope you did too!

Aside: Not sure why my camera has a pink stripe down the side, hopefully that was a temporary glitch!

Ouch!

Well, we've had quite a week so far with the little missy. Yesterday she fell down a few (hopefully) stairs, and today we had a stroller mishap. Totally my fault. Didn't strap her in when I went walking because I just hurried and didn't think she would stand up en route. She flipped over the front, fell on her face, and her body bent in a way I don't want to see again.

A couple other mishaps today (like slamming into the back of Carly's couch) plus I think she's getting a cold. Runny nose so I thought she was teething, but I heard a cough last night. What the heck!? My pediatrician said that it's normal to expect 8-10 sicknesses in a 12 month period. She's definitely up to 4 already this year. Sheesh. Oh yeah, and no nap today.

Needless to say a lot of whining, picky eating, and stubborn fits this week.

This is how I got her to eat breakfast yesterday morning.

I'm a MOM!

Look at what my little angel-pie made at church yesterday!

That's ok that her chubby little thumb moved--I still love it! What a great opportunity I have to help raise such a sweet little missy! I love her to pieces!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! I sure love my wonderful mom and mom-in-law!! They are delightful ladies. Similar yet different; I really appreciate both!

I had a great weekend! Special thanks to the hubby. Out to breakfast, pedis, and shopping with some friends on Saturday (so fun!). . .

(apparently breakfast was so delicious that we forgot to take a picture until after we had stuffed our faces)

. . . then a delightful Sunday dinner from John on Sunday. Shrimp carbonara with whole wheat spaghetti and pancetta, broccoli, and salad. Yep, he's a pretty good cook when he wants to be. Oh, and the Willow Tree angel (our ongoing accumulation of the Christmas nativity) and this:Hopefully my face will look and feel better after using it and not worse. I guess we shall see!