so fellow wives... i need some backup here. do you ever ask your husband to go to the grocery store, given him a short list ( ten or twelve things some which he has never purchased before or probably even seen) and then when he brings home three cartons of the wrong soymilk you look at him in amazement...why how what when why how..... etc. but then it isnt about the milk anymore, it is about everything else in your marriage that can possibly be related to milk or not even at all. "if he cant make a good decision when buying something like milk how can i trust he will make good decisions about our future or finances or safety?"

tell me i am not the only one who goes down this road! then i pretty much have our marriage counselor on the phone hoping he can talk some sense into my husband so next time he wont buy the creamy peanut butter instead of the crunchy and push me over into the insane assylum!

if i were pregnant ( AND I AM NOT) this type of behavior is really a formality, but unfortunately for this argument i have no excuse.

please tell me i am not alone in this hormonally imbalanced act!

 

 

my parents decided they were going to come visit on the 7th of june. the day after they told us that, justins job asked if he could come down for a week to sandiego that same day. it was such perfect timing especially since justins mom was also in california and i would be alone a lot! i am getting better about the whole alone thing, but still not ok. my parents stayed a whole week and then the night before they left justin and i got a hotel in downtown olympia and hung out alone overnight for the first time in 2 1/2 years! oh so wonderful! i thought before we went that it wasnt going to be that different than being home every other night after the kids go to bed... but it was!!!!

we first checked into the governor hotel right downtown then walked around till we found a restaurant that sounded  good. which ended up being a mcmenamins that used to be something else.. but it was very yummy, i had a light dinner and justin had a burger (of course) and we got raspberry crisp with vanilla ice cream to share and left with only 20 bucks less in our pocket. it was a very enjoyable time.

then we went back to our hotel and played cards and got less stuffed.. then walked around the water and took this great picture.

when we were dating we took a picture in front of that same statue, it is of two people kissing. i dont know anyone who actually enjoys looking at other people smooching but this photo turned out so cool i had to share it...sorry cricker! but it isnt an icky smooch anyhow (=

 

then we had to cut the walk short since i was getting an ear ache (i get those really easy when there is wind) got back to our hotel and jumped into the hot tub.. the hotel was so empty so there was no one else there. snuggled and talked till about 1 am.... slept terrible of course (hotels never go well with me) then at 6:30 am there were some guys working on a roof next door..... so the sleeping was rough, but the rest of the time was so wonderful! and i didnt even call home to make sure the kids were ok.... welll i wanted to several times but justin wouldnt let me. 

i really didnt think it could have felt that relaxing!  thank you mom and dad so much!!! 

have you ever had those blueberry oat bars at starbucks? i have been wanting to come up with a healthy version of that and finally found something. I have the Super Baby Food book about baby and kids eating and there are healthy recipes in there. this book really is so great, i recommend it to all new moms! i finally made this recipe and it turned out so delicious. the jam i used is from trader joes and is just fruit and they use juice to sweeten it. if you dont have some of the ingredients like wheat germ or nonfat dry milk, i am sure you can substitute with whole wheat flour. i am pretty sure she put that stuff in there to make it more healthy. but just the fact there isnt sugar and white flour and good oil instead of butter makes it so much better for you.

1 1/2 cup oats

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/4 cup ground nuts (i used ground flax seeds)

1/4 cup nonfat dry milk

1/4 cup oil ( i used safflower high heat oil)

5 tbsp honey

1 egg

1/4 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup fruit or no sugar fruit spread (i used blueberry fruit spread from trader joes)

pour all batter in pan then spread fruit on top, then top with a thin layer of oats if you like.

bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

 wait for them to cool.... yum!

 

 

i calculated the nutrition facts if you cut these into eight bars and if i am correct there is...

fat  5.4 grams (mostly good fats)

pro 4.5 grams

fib  2.5 grams

i started working at the espresso bar at church this past sunday. i was a bit nervous. i think mostly because i havent had a job in so long now and havent made espresso in an even longer while, but it was fun and i remembered everything i knew before. it is sort of like a job, but without all the stress and performance reviews. people dont expect perfection there and they dont have a lot of coffee drinkers in the morning, which is kind of odd. but then again, i dont like coffee in the morning either. i usually have it around 11 am when i hit a wall. i always have energy once i peel my eye lids apart, but it only lasts for a couple hours. anyways, i wasnt sure how the kids would do being at church earlier and longer also afterwards. valen ended up falling asleep right away in the car on the way home and so we decided to drive around and get some fast food. justin took us up a windy hill and dahlia puked all over the car.... was not expecting that..... so we headed home. she seemed totally fine once she puked a few times and then she just wanted to hold my hand all the way home. so adorable!! so valens nap was 20 minutes and that made for a very cranky baby all day long on his birthday! dahlia wasnt actually sick, but maybe just car sick. anyhow, i am looking forward to being a barista again, we will just have to figure out how to keep dahlia and valen happy all day long.