Good Eats

Here are a few recipes I've tried recently and really enjoyed.

Potato Pie

"Favorite Stir-Fry"
(Barry doesn't do bell pepper, so I used fresh spinach instead.)

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies

Cake Balls (or "Cake Pops", as we call them now)
(These were so delicious and really fun to make and decorate. Great for the kids!! We did Christmas cake pops with red and green melted chocolate.)

Not Sure What to Think

I've typed and retyped this post several times now. I don't want to say too much or get anything started. I will just say that I did not vote for Obama and was disappointed (although, not surprised) when he won. (I was secretly hoping that magically neither candidate would win and they'd have to choose someone better. Sometimes I really do have childlike wishes!) After reading a friends' blog this morning I have decided that there is nothing that can be changed now so I might as well accept it and hope for the best! Good idea, right?! Enough of that. I don't want to think about the new president anymore this morning. I'd rather think about....

Yeah, that's better....sorta. It also makes me sad. Barry, as I type this, is boarding his plane to Costa Rica for a WEEK! I miss him like crazy already!!

My Very Own Super-Hero

(I love this goofy picture of Barry! I found the shirt at Target for $5.)

My husband is awesome. I'm sure you all know that already. I want to share a little story with you. On Sunday, we went as a family to choir practice at church. For entertainment (for Alton) Barry grabbed a handful of little dinosaurs. He set them on the top of the car while he strapped Evy in her car seat. I'm sure you can guess what happened next. Yeah, so on our way down the highway, they started flying off the roof. (At first I was a little scared, I didn't know what the crazy sound was, then Barry informed me that it was Alton's dinos flying off the roof.) If I had been the one behind the wheel, I would have kept on driving so I wouldn't be late for choir. But Barry, being the awesome and considerate Dad that he is, pulled over on the side of the road. He first rescued what dinos were left on the roof. Then, he ran down the street and found each remaining toy that had flown off! How cool is that?!

Such a small thing, but it meant a lot to me. And if Alton had fully understood what happened, I know it would mean a lot to him too. So often, it's the little things that really add up to something big! I love my husband so much and feel so blessed that he chose me (forever, no less)! It's so reassuring to know that my children have an amazing Dad, too. He's the coolest!

New Diet

Hey, has anyone ever tried an all chocolate diet to lose weight? I'm thinking I might give it a whirl.

Think it'll work? I've got 20 pounds to lose...........still. I need some hope!

Pictures

If you want to see some pictures from out trip to the beach last week, check out Barry's blog.

Seriously

My son cries when he sees that I'm cooking dinner. He says "But I don't like dinner!" Basically, if we're not having mac n cheese, peanut butter sandwiches, or pizza, he doesn't eat dinner. He would rather go to bed hungry than try something new. It's ridiculous!

Just now he walked in saying, "I want something to eat." I told him we would eat when Daddy got home. He then walked in the kitchen and saw a pot on the stove (with no Kraft mac n cheese box on the counter), then threw his head back and cried. What to do...what to do....Wait, I guess. Wait until he decides to join the world of real people who actually like to eat real food.

**Update: Thank you for the suggestions, everyone! The movie Fireproof does look pretty good (and safe). Mom, I checked out Kids in Mind (movie ratings and content) and The Duchess is full of sexual garbage. In fact, that's pretty much what the whole movie is about so I certainly do not recommend it!


Anyone else disgusted and disappointed with our choices of movies these days?? I know it's been going on for a long time. But, it's so irritating that only a couple times a year (if that) is there a movie decent enough to go see.