Hello, Dearies!
Like Lady Marie, I've been reading along when I can, but no way can I catch up at this point!
But I *WILL* answer the soda question. I drink insane amounts of diet cola. Not gonna lie. I also use Splenda in place of sugar in many things, to include the non-carbonated beverages (tea, iced tea, Kool-Aid) we drink. I'm Dolewhipdreams on this one, if it's my worst habit, I'm good with that.
Sorry for the late question guys, this day has been just one of those days!! And here is proof
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Yes that is my two year old covered in paint. I guess it is really my fault because thought I could clean while the kids were painting LOL.
Teehee! I have a similar picture from about 8 years ago... except you were cleaning and it was tempera paint, from the looks of it. I was powerwashing the deck, and it was BOTH my kiddos and blue food coloring. They didn't realize that children are made of meat... It remains a source of *GREAT PRIDE* for me that in that stressful moment, I *DIDN'T* powerwash the kids! (Because I admit, the thought did cross my frazzled mind...) They looked like Smurfs for DAYS!
Checking in-- I'll give myself 50% for the month, so far. The trip-bloat came off very quickly, and I'm not only down below pre-trip weight today, my middle number has changed!!! (we're talking 1X9.5 here, but still, it's a change!!!) ***BUT*** I have been really bad about tracking and nutrition. I haven't been watching my fiber, protein, calcium all that good stuff, haven't even been taking my multivitamin... so that's why I'm only at 50%... because I want to lose FAT... not bone density!!!
I have never been to any of the festivals at EPCOT... we don't go to Disney much and the timing has never lined up. I think I'd like the Flower and Garden Festival, though. The pictures always look pretty. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like the Food and Wine Festival. I love the idea of wine, but hate the taste (and believe me, I've tried... everyone always says "you just haven't had the RIGHT wine...." I have had oceans of "wrong" wine, though...) And I have discovered in the last few years that while I love food and like cooking... apparently I do not qualify as a "Foodie." I love YELP to help me plan trips and adventures, but the past few years, all the high-rated places I've tried I haven't liked... Apparently I'm just too mainstream. ;P
On the cooking and Foodie note, though, Saturday I *FINALLY* got around to using the pasta roller I demanded for Christmas! YAY!!! There is a little hole-in-the-wall Chinese food place near where I used to work, and their wonton soup was amazing... there was a bit of fresh ginger ground into the pork filling, which was fairly fatty, I think, and it was like normal wonton soup until you bit into the little pocket, and then there was this amazing burst of flavor... well, they changed up the recipe or their supplier or whatever at some point, because it isn't that way anymore
And I have been trying to make something similar ever since, but the store-bought wonton wrappers just wouldn't stay "stuck," and ended up with noodle-and-meatball soup... But Saturday, I'm thrilled to say, we rolled our own wrappers, and they held together, and YAY! I was able to put about half in the freezer for a future batch, and right now I have new dough "resting" nd we're going to try making fettucine for lunch and maybe some lasagna sheets to freeze for later. (Ever notice that "regular" noodles are $1/lb and "lasagna" noodles are $2/lb???) I want to go out and buy a kitchen-toy for molding bunches of ravioli at once, but DD13 isn't up for it right now, so maybe later...
But hey, check it out, I FINALLY had time to log in and post! YAY! Have an awesome day!