Do you ever inadvertently scope out what other people put in their shopping carts? When you see a cart full of nothing but of veggies, fresh fruit and tofu, do you think, "Wow, health nut on isle two!" Or how about those carts full of junk food, candy and ice cream... I know what I'm thinking... "Ooo, you can follow us home."
Actually I don't scope carts... Not usually. When I'm shopping I am either counting the heads of my offspring, to make sure none have been left behind while drawing pictures with their fingers on the freezer doors of the ice cream isle... or I am in a mad dash to make some quick purchases before someone has to be picked up, dropped off or practice starts.
But the other day, I was checking out and the cashier commented about the ENORMOUS amount of flour I was buying. (I usually go through a 25 lb bag of flour in one month and was just picking up two bags). He went on and on about all the baking I must be doing. Funny that he didn't say anything about the case of instant soup (for school lunches) I was purchasing.
Interesting that junk food is so common in the average diet that a cart FULL of instant, nasty, unhealthy junk is not even glanced at twice, but when I walk by with a cart full of stuff to make healthy, good old fashioned food... people's eyes bug.
Our little bit of heaven! True love + sweet peas = heaven on earth!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Gratitude
I was at the grocery store this afternoon. (The kiddos were home with the daddy). People were bustling up and down isles filling shopping carts. I was trying to get the months shopping done as quickly as I could. While I was picking through some of the largest, red tomatoes I have ever seen... I had to pause.
I stopped, tomato in hand and just took a moment to look around. I was surrounded by piles of beautiful. fresh fruits and vegetables and mountains of packaged food. All this was right at my finger tips. It may sound silly, but my heart was full with gratitude for all the bounty that we have! We are incredibly blessed to have so much available to us.
Next time you are at the store... take a look around. I hope you have the same feeling.
I stopped, tomato in hand and just took a moment to look around. I was surrounded by piles of beautiful. fresh fruits and vegetables and mountains of packaged food. All this was right at my finger tips. It may sound silly, but my heart was full with gratitude for all the bounty that we have! We are incredibly blessed to have so much available to us.
Next time you are at the store... take a look around. I hope you have the same feeling.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
A girly holiday?!?
In the past, I have said that Thanksgiving is a man's holiday... that's another story. My husband came in today saying that if Thanksgiving is a man's holiday then Valentines Day is totally a woman's holiday. I absolutely agreed with him. But I think I've changed my mind...
Valentines gives the boy/man/husband/boyfriend-what ever- a chance to be the "hero." I have it on good authority that most guys do want to be the hero at some point. To swoop in and save the girl from imminent disaster... it's down right awesome!
I was pondering this as my husband rode off on his white horse (or green pick up truck) towards the evil fortress where his children are being held captive (the grade school). He was armed with weapons ever white knight needs... flowers for his little princesses and a treat for his little prince. As much as he (may or may not have) huffed about Valentines Day, I could see it in his eyes... he was just as excited as they are going to be. I wanted so bad to follow and be a paparazzi just to see the kids reactions! I love that my children's daddy is their valentine!
So happy Valentines Day to all of you!
Valentines gives the boy/man/husband/boyfriend-what ever- a chance to be the "hero." I have it on good authority that most guys do want to be the hero at some point. To swoop in and save the girl from imminent disaster... it's down right awesome!
I was pondering this as my husband rode off on his white horse (or green pick up truck) towards the evil fortress where his children are being held captive (the grade school). He was armed with weapons ever white knight needs... flowers for his little princesses and a treat for his little prince. As much as he (may or may not have) huffed about Valentines Day, I could see it in his eyes... he was just as excited as they are going to be. I wanted so bad to follow and be a paparazzi just to see the kids reactions! I love that my children's daddy is their valentine!
So happy Valentines Day to all of you!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
One step forward... two steps back
No, this isn't a post about dancing.
This is about me and Little Q... he's a ten-month-old ToRnAdO of joy. I am trying SO HARD to get my house to look clean for more than ten minutes at a time. But I think it is virtually impossible!
I used to stay up and really clean when my kids were asleep... that's a joke now! I'm lucky to get an hour of quiet time and maybe three hours of uninterrupted sleep at a time. So that method of cleaning is out the window! I am also teaching my littles to clean. (That means letting them clean and not let them see me fixing it). I am totally rambling... blah blah... trying to clean.
Anyway, I had to stop and laugh this afternoon because, well this is how it went:
This is about me and Little Q... he's a ten-month-old ToRnAdO of joy. I am trying SO HARD to get my house to look clean for more than ten minutes at a time. But I think it is virtually impossible!
I used to stay up and really clean when my kids were asleep... that's a joke now! I'm lucky to get an hour of quiet time and maybe three hours of uninterrupted sleep at a time. So that method of cleaning is out the window! I am also teaching my littles to clean. (That means letting them clean and not let them see me fixing it). I am totally rambling... blah blah... trying to clean.
Anyway, I had to stop and laugh this afternoon because, well this is how it went:
- Put two things away.
- get Q off the stairs
- wash one dish
- get Q out of the garbage
- sort two pieces of mail
- get Q off the stairs
- put one thing away
- pick up all the dishes Q pulled out of the cupboard
- put one thing away
- get Q off the stairs
- Sweep one square foot
- pick up all the kitchen towels Q pulled out and unfolded
- sit down and laugh or cry that nothing is being accomplished... and then just laugh and snuggle my silly baby!
It's a good thing that being a good mom and being a good house keeper are not necessarily the same!
Friday, February 1, 2013
What can't be cured by chocolate?
I just ate 1/4 of a bag of chocolate chips. Sigh!
Because of my son's allergy, I've had to buy the good kind. I never used to break into the baking supplies... Those cheap, semi sweet chips were kind of nasty plain. Then along came Ben and I began to buy "Ben friendly stuff." Much to the dismay of my girly figure, I found that the Hershey's Milk Chocolate chips taste just like the candy bars. Oh dear! These may never make it to become chocolate chip cookies.
Because of my son's allergy, I've had to buy the good kind. I never used to break into the baking supplies... Those cheap, semi sweet chips were kind of nasty plain. Then along came Ben and I began to buy "Ben friendly stuff." Much to the dismay of my girly figure, I found that the Hershey's Milk Chocolate chips taste just like the candy bars. Oh dear! These may never make it to become chocolate chip cookies.
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