1. You may be noticing a severe drought of baby pictures around these parts. A severe case of baby acne is to blame. When we went to church on Sunday a few of the regular parishioners we see every Sunday morning came up to congratulate us on Katherine's arrival. Brian was holding her with a blanket strategically placed to cover her face. Sorry, Katherine! I'm sure it will clear up very soon. In the meantime she's under wraps as I'm sure many teenagers wish they could have done during their Proactiv years.
2. We got a Costco membership! With the arrival of #3 Brian convinced me it was the right move. I'm still unsure if it's saving us a ton of money but I do know buying in bulk is definitely saving us trips to the store. What are your favorite things to buy at Costco or any wholesale club?
3. Last night I only had Lucy and myself to cook dinner for as William was out with Brian. I was feeling a little run down so I decided it would be a pancake dinner night. Don't you love having pancakes as an option for dinner? The kids think it's totally awesome and I always have the ingredients for pancakes on hand. Last night I made cornmeal pancakes so I think that means I hit all the food groups. Corn for the fruit or veggie, milk in the mix for dairy, an egg for the meat group and flour for the grain group. Totally a complete meal, right?
4. As I was making said pancakes I went to get the carton of cornmeal on the bottom shelf of my pantry/cupboard. I scooped down and accidentally grabbed the carton by the top which instantly slipped off sending the carton of cornmeal to the floor. It landed right side up! I made sure to offer up a quick prayer of thanks that I wasn't going to be spending the next ten minutes cleaning up cornmeal all over the floor. It's the little things that can really make or break your day, isn't it?
5. Continuing with the pancake theme, did you know that it wasn't until a few months ago that I realized that syrup brands like Aunt Jemima or Eggo aren't actually maple syrup at all? They're actually high fructose corn syrup with maple flavoring added. And I would consider myself pretty informed when it comes to food and ingredients. But I guess we don't eat enough syrup around here for me to even think to check the ingredients. When I realized what was in our current bottle I went out and bought the real stuff at Trader Joe's. It's definitely not cheap but oh my can I tell the difference! And I can justify the cost difference because with 100% pure maple syrup you don't have to use nearly as much.
6. My potty training post is still coming. I say this because I know a lot of you asked about it when I mentioned it in my last post. Although I have to warn you, you might hate me when I write what I write. It was just so easy. And if it were me, reading what I'm going to write about Lucy while I was potty-training William, well, I might have wanted to punch my future self in the face. William was very difficult to potty train. But maybe it was that experience that made Lucy so much easier. Anyway I'll explain how it all went down with her soon.
7. There's snow in the forecast tomorrow! Just seven months ago the s-word made me cringe. Made me hate where I live. Made me want to whine and cry. But now we're excited! It's how we Northerners roll.
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2. We got a Costco membership! With the arrival of #3 Brian convinced me it was the right move. I'm still unsure if it's saving us a ton of money but I do know buying in bulk is definitely saving us trips to the store. What are your favorite things to buy at Costco or any wholesale club?
3. Last night I only had Lucy and myself to cook dinner for as William was out with Brian. I was feeling a little run down so I decided it would be a pancake dinner night. Don't you love having pancakes as an option for dinner? The kids think it's totally awesome and I always have the ingredients for pancakes on hand. Last night I made cornmeal pancakes so I think that means I hit all the food groups. Corn for the fruit or veggie, milk in the mix for dairy, an egg for the meat group and flour for the grain group. Totally a complete meal, right?
4. As I was making said pancakes I went to get the carton of cornmeal on the bottom shelf of my pantry/cupboard. I scooped down and accidentally grabbed the carton by the top which instantly slipped off sending the carton of cornmeal to the floor. It landed right side up! I made sure to offer up a quick prayer of thanks that I wasn't going to be spending the next ten minutes cleaning up cornmeal all over the floor. It's the little things that can really make or break your day, isn't it?
5. Continuing with the pancake theme, did you know that it wasn't until a few months ago that I realized that syrup brands like Aunt Jemima or Eggo aren't actually maple syrup at all? They're actually high fructose corn syrup with maple flavoring added. And I would consider myself pretty informed when it comes to food and ingredients. But I guess we don't eat enough syrup around here for me to even think to check the ingredients. When I realized what was in our current bottle I went out and bought the real stuff at Trader Joe's. It's definitely not cheap but oh my can I tell the difference! And I can justify the cost difference because with 100% pure maple syrup you don't have to use nearly as much.
6. My potty training post is still coming. I say this because I know a lot of you asked about it when I mentioned it in my last post. Although I have to warn you, you might hate me when I write what I write. It was just so easy. And if it were me, reading what I'm going to write about Lucy while I was potty-training William, well, I might have wanted to punch my future self in the face. William was very difficult to potty train. But maybe it was that experience that made Lucy so much easier. Anyway I'll explain how it all went down with her soon.
7. There's snow in the forecast tomorrow! Just seven months ago the s-word made me cringe. Made me hate where I live. Made me want to whine and cry. But now we're excited! It's how we Northerners roll.
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