I Clearly Suck at This

Which is why I think I'm done. Again.

The Day of the Stake Youth Talent Show

Where the white kids sang songs from Glee and Les Mis and the Hispanic kids danced the merengue. All in all, a sweet night.

• Rice Krispies mixed w/ Cocoa Krispies in 1% milk (breakfast, 10)
• leftover rice & beans from book group, toast, water (lunch, 1.1.5)
• granola bar, Mexican salad, water, popcorn, milk chocolate (dinner @ Stake, 5.30)
• vanilla ice cream w/ Hershey's Special Dark syrup (dessert, 9)
  

The Day I Refurbished the Vanity Chair

... thatI got from someone on Freecycle. It's now quite cute and residing in our living room.

• bowl each of Corn Flakes and Life in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• pretzels (snack, 12)
• leftover broccoli cheddar soup w/ toast, water, small piece of leftover gingerbread w/ vanilla ice cream (lunch, 2)
• an apple (snack, 3.30)
• toast w/ SB & jam (snack, 4.30)
• pretzels w/ cheese (snack, 5.30)
• baked potato w/ lots of toppings, salad, water, 3 small homemade turtles, 1.5 rice krispies treats (dinner at a RS activity, 7)
• PB cup ice cream (late 2nd dessert, 9.30)

No wonder I feel about 50 lbs. heavier tonight...

The Day We Celebrated Eleven Years

• Life cereal in 1% milk (breakfast, 8)
• Last two slices of Ami's orange bread w/ SB (2nd breakfast, 10)
• Piece of Suzanne's banana bread (snack, 12)
• Lasagna and water (lunch, 1:30)
• Two squares of dark chocolate (snack, 2)
• Broccoli cheddar soup and two slices of bread w/ SB (dinner, 6)
• Pineapple upside-down pumpkin gingerbread and vanilla ice cream (dessert, 8)

The Day I Canned Apples

... in the form of pie filling. Funny because I don't even really like apple pie.

• Corn Flakes in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• 2 slices rye toast, OJ (mom's, 11.45)
• 2 slices of Ami's orange bread, toasted (lunch?, 1)
• an apple w/ PB, a hunk of dark chocolate w/ PB (snack w/ the kids, 4.30)
• Italian pot pie, broccoli, lots of water (dinner, 6.30)
• PB cup ice cream (dessert after YW, 9.30)
  

The Day Em & I Took the Kids Apple and Pumpkin Picking

A glorious although slightly crazy day. I am exhausted and hope to be in bed by 8.30.

• a piece of Ami's orange bread, one of Brenna's banana muffins (super early breakfast, 6.45)
• 2 of Em's waffles hot off the iron (2nd breakfast, 8.30)
• trail mix (while starving on lunch line, 12.30)
• cheeseburger, onion rings, Sprite, bite of Grace's apple cider donut (lunch, 1.30)
• another slice of Ami's bread, another of Brenna's muffins (snack, 4.45)
• grilled cheese & tomato soup (dinner, 7)
  

The Day I Raged War on the Lilies ... Again

My body hurts but I'm so glad they are gone.

• corn flakes in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• buttered bagel, yogurt w/ wheat germ, water (lunch, 1)
• anise biscuit thing, OJ (snack @ mom's, 2.30)
• apple (snack, 4.45)
• spaghetti w/ meat balls, salad, garlic bread, roll, water (Zakk's BSA troop's spaghetti dinner, 6.30)
• chocolate soft-serve w/ PB sauce & crushed Reese's (dessert @ Tina's, 7.30)