Today I did a little fashion show with the baby and the new rummage sale clothes. Most of it fit pretty well. The jeans and jean shorts are a little big. Some of the waists are a little loose, but they'll be ok. Two of the dresses are kind of short, but guess it's not a big deal when you wear diapers and onesies. I'm very happy with everything.
I made the energy bars I mentioned in the last post. They are really good, but I was not able to grind things up as nicely as the inventor, so mine are kind of loose and dry... but still really, really good... just a little tricky to eat. I use chopped dates and they were coated with sugar, so that may have made them less sticky. I'm guessing that is the function of the sugar. I wish I had read the label, but I grabbed them in a hurry. I also added some protein powder like she mentioned and that helped to dry them out. Well, I'll enjoy eating them nevertheless-- just not on the go.
We visited my family yesterday and lil' miss stayed up too late. Today she was off schedule and I was totally off and thought it was a hour earlier than it was, then she smeared food in her hair and needed a bath, so she went to be super late again! Oof!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The Beginning
Well, I'm staring at an empty page, wondering how one even begins to write a blog... I haven't really seen that many in the beginning stages-- they're usually so established that I never even see the very first post. Maybe they're all awkward... or maybe it's just me.
My husband thought I should start blogging so that I warm up my writing skills... it's been more than a year since I wrote anything besides Facebook statuses and cover letters. I'm not sure I'm interesting enough to blog regularly. Well, I'm sure I can find something to write about now and again, but whether or not anyone will actually read it...well, I guess I'll find out.
So here's what's going on... the last couple days I hit some rummage sales looking for baby clothes, since the kid grows out of everything so fast. Yesterday was great weather for it... a little breezy, but still comfortable. Today was not so nice-- it was rainy and cold. I drove a half an hour to get to one multi-family sale that was advertised as "do not miss" and wouldn't you know, they had the whole darn thing packed up and taken down by the time I got there (having worked in marketing, I should have known better than to fall for "do not miss"). I figure that was at least an hour of work to pack everything up, and I got there 30 minutes before it was advertised to end, so it must have been close to 2 hours before the official end time when they decided they were done. Is it just me, or is that a little rude (and kind of stupid-- hello, paying customer here)? Luckily I found another sale that also had baby clothes and found 3 cute dresses, a halloween costume (ladybug), a skirt, a pair of shorts, a pair of jeans and a really fancy, dressy onesie sort of thing... and paid less than $5... very satisfying.
It was a nice drive out there, despite the rain. I took a road that I had never been on before, otherwise I ususally take a main highway to get to that city. It was a lovely scenic drive that wove around a couple rivers and I found a nature trail that I'm going to have to investigate. Aside from the disappointment of missing something that was not to be missed, it was a pretty successful adventure.
Tonight I made stuffed green pepper soup for dinner. I did a little recipe browsing and then took what I found there and made my own version. It was pretty good, but the flavors haven't blended yet... it's going to be amazing tomorrow!
So I've got a little time before I HAVE to go to bed. I'm debating between watching a couple shows I DVR'd, reading a book I've had from the library for a couple weeks or making these energy bars. I guess you'll find out in my next post of miscellaneous stuff...
My husband thought I should start blogging so that I warm up my writing skills... it's been more than a year since I wrote anything besides Facebook statuses and cover letters. I'm not sure I'm interesting enough to blog regularly. Well, I'm sure I can find something to write about now and again, but whether or not anyone will actually read it...well, I guess I'll find out.
So here's what's going on... the last couple days I hit some rummage sales looking for baby clothes, since the kid grows out of everything so fast. Yesterday was great weather for it... a little breezy, but still comfortable. Today was not so nice-- it was rainy and cold. I drove a half an hour to get to one multi-family sale that was advertised as "do not miss" and wouldn't you know, they had the whole darn thing packed up and taken down by the time I got there (having worked in marketing, I should have known better than to fall for "do not miss"). I figure that was at least an hour of work to pack everything up, and I got there 30 minutes before it was advertised to end, so it must have been close to 2 hours before the official end time when they decided they were done. Is it just me, or is that a little rude (and kind of stupid-- hello, paying customer here)? Luckily I found another sale that also had baby clothes and found 3 cute dresses, a halloween costume (ladybug), a skirt, a pair of shorts, a pair of jeans and a really fancy, dressy onesie sort of thing... and paid less than $5... very satisfying.
It was a nice drive out there, despite the rain. I took a road that I had never been on before, otherwise I ususally take a main highway to get to that city. It was a lovely scenic drive that wove around a couple rivers and I found a nature trail that I'm going to have to investigate. Aside from the disappointment of missing something that was not to be missed, it was a pretty successful adventure.
Tonight I made stuffed green pepper soup for dinner. I did a little recipe browsing and then took what I found there and made my own version. It was pretty good, but the flavors haven't blended yet... it's going to be amazing tomorrow!
So I've got a little time before I HAVE to go to bed. I'm debating between watching a couple shows I DVR'd, reading a book I've had from the library for a couple weeks or making these energy bars. I guess you'll find out in my next post of miscellaneous stuff...
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