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)
  

The Day I Revived the Couch

Amazing things can be done with a bottle of rubbing alcohol and an hour of scrubbing. Professional upholstery cleaners are helpful, too.

• 2 peanut butter bars, 2 slices of toast w/ jam (breakfast (8)
• 1/2 bowl of Golden Grahams (snack shared w/ Miles, 11.30)
• enchilada, rice, red beans, water (lunch, 1.30)
• one of Brenna's super yummy whoopie pies (snack, 3.30)
• an apple
• pumpkin waffles w/ spiced peache topping & nutmeg whipped cream, scrambled eggs, mulled cider, water (Fall in food form dinner, 7)
  

And she's back.

I went to bed several nights is a row now completely forgetting to do my food log. Oops.

• Golden Grahams in 1% milk (breakfast, 8)
• tuna on plain bagel, vanilla yogurt w/ raw oats, fruit snacks, water (lunch, 12.30)
• piece of dark chocolate (snack, 1.30)
• peanut butter bar (snack, 5)
• enchiladas, rice, beans, water (dinner, 6.45)
• more peanut butter bars, small cup of milk (glad most have been eaten or given away now)

Not sure of my calorie total and feeling too lazy to figure it out.

The 2nd Day of General Conference

And I didn't start with cake.

• 2 slices Brenna's bread, cup of chocolate milk (breakfast, 9)
• chips & dip (snacks @ Mom's, 12)
• roast turkey breast, mashed potatoes, salad, corn, lolo bun, cinnamon roll, grape juice, water (lunner @ mom's, 2)
• piece of Mere's pumpkin pie, another few bites of cinnamon roll (dessert, 6)
• diluted apple cider

calorie total: 2,240

The 1st Day of General Conference

And I started it off with a piece of cake.

• 1/2 piece of Cherry Almond Chocolate cake (upon waking, 8)
• 2 pieces of French toast, 2 eggs scrambled, water (real breakfast, 9)
• leftover pasta w/chicken, broccoli, another 1/2 piece of cake, cup of milk, water (lunch, 1.30)
• some milk chocolate
  
• Sunchips, water, apple slices (snack, 5)
• 2 poached eggs w/ sprinkle of parm on English muffin, 1/2 of Grace's oatmeal (dinner, 7)

calorie total: 1,808

Taking a Night Off

Because I can!

The Day Brenna and I Canned 105 Lbs. of Tomatoes.

It actually went a lot faster and was a lot more fun than I anticipated. I think this is the most I've ever done in one go. My 70 pounds yielded 14 quarts of quartered tomatoes and 20 pints of diced. Should see us through the Winter and Spring.

• Carnation Instant Breakfast, an English muffin (breakfast, 8)
• some goldfish (snack, 11)
  
• a bagel w/ cream cheese, an apple, 1.5 bananas, water (lunch, 1.30)
• another 1/2 banana w/ 1 T PB (snack, 4)
• 2 slices Brenna's bread w/ real butter, water (snack, 5)
  
• mini cheese ravioli w/ meat sauce, broccoli, water (dinner 6.45)
• milk chocolate (snack? dessert?, 8)

calorie total: 2,340

The Day We Were Had at Wickam's Farm

It was one of those experiences that become so ridiculously maddening you just have to laugh.

• Chocolate Cheerios in 1% milk (breakfast, 7.45)
• a small piece of Brenna's coffee cake (snack, 10)
  
• a granola bar, some Goldfish (snack, 10.30)
• about a gazillion bites of different varieties of apples (11 - 12.30)
• 2 apple cider donuts, water (yet another snack, 1)
  
• Mexican salad for the 3rd day in a row -- glad it's done, water (lunch, 2)
• pita pizza, apple cider, a cider donut, small cup of milk, water (dinner, 7.30)

calorie total: 2,450

The Day We Taught The Young Men to Crochet

• Raisin Bran in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• fruit snacks (snack, 11)
  
• Mexican salad, 1/2 apple dumpling (lunch, 12.30)
• granola bar (snack, 3.30)
• bagel w/ cream cheese, lemonade (snack, 4)
• 2 potato latkes w/ 2 poached eggs, lemonade (dinner, 6.45)
• chocolate milk (anticipated pre-bed snack, 10)

calorie total: 2,195

The Day the Dentist Told Me Abigail Will Definitely Need Braces

We better start saving. :(

• Rice Krispies in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• chocolate milk (snack in parking lot of Target, 11.30)
• potato soup & a cheddar scone (lunch, 1.00)
• chocolate bar (snack, 4)
• toasted plain bagel w/ cream cheese, water, apple slices (pre-dinner dinner, 5.00)
• Mexican salad, lemonade, apple slices w/ 1 T PB & 1T caramel sauce (dinner, 6.30)

calorie total: 2,043

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

We celebrated. At Grace's request.

• Rice Krispies mixed w/ Cocoa Krispies in 1% milk (breakfast, 8.30)
• pita chips & hummus, egg salad sandwich, potstickers, small piece of chocolate (after church smorgasbord, 1.00)
  
• granola bar, Ovaltine (snack)
• potato soup, 2 cheddar scones (dinner, 6pm)
• apple dumpling w/ vanilla ice cream & caramel sauce (dessert w/ the Harts, 7.30)

calorie total: 2,498

Dad's 76th Birthday

• Raisin Bran in 1% milk (breakfast 7.40am)
• 3 pancakes w/natural maple syrup (2nd breakfast, 10.30am)
• egg salad on WW toast, blueberry yogurt w/ raw oats (lunch, 12.30)
• teddy grahams (snack, 3.30)
  
• 1/8th of a lobster quesadilla, a taste of fresh mozz and tomato salad, a few steamed mussels, small garden salad, Chilean sea bass w/ wasabi mashed potatoes and basil olive oil, few bites of everyone's dessert, which included: cheesecake, chocolate decadence, and a raspberry almond tart (dinner w/ family for dad's BDay at The Oar House)

calorie total: well, before dinner it was 1,169. My guess is that dinner brought me to right around my goal.

The Day We Took the Kids to See The Legend of the Guardians

The muggy humidity left me feeling tired and on the verge of cranky, but we still managed a family outing tonight. We really liked the movie, although it had some pretty intense moments. A little too intense, maybe, for a near 5 and 3 year-old.

• mix of Rice Krispies & Cocoa Krispies in 1%milk (breakfast, 8am)
• Wheat Thins w/ 2 Laughing Cow Light wedges, 1/2 serving oatmeal w/ raspberries, water (11.30 am)
• TJs mini plain bagel w/ SB & jam, whole wheat toast w/ SB & jam, water (lunch, 1pm)
• donut holes (snack, 3pm)
• the rest of Charlotte's mac and cheese (4.30pm)
• 2.5 slices homemade thin-crust pizza (6.30)
• a few handfuls of popcorn at the movies (7.30)

calorie total: 2,290

The Day I Was Harrassed by Teenage Scam Artists

And ended up calling the cops. I could never handle drama like this on a daily basis.

• TJs plain mini-bagel (toasted w/ SB), 2.5 eggs, scrambled, water (breakfast 8.15)
• TJs potstickers w/ teriyaki sauce, TJs tater tots w/ ketchup (weird combination, I know - lunch 12.15)
• 2 T PB w/ 1 T chocolate chips, melted and spread on 2 whole chocolate graham crackers (1pm)
  
• small serving mint chip ice cream, water (3pm)
  
• Jack supermelt, mashed potatoes, ice cream (dinner at Friendly's, 7pm)

Total calories: 2,420