While You Were Sleeping
This morning I awoke to hear a cackle coming from Gigi’s room. There is no better time than 7:30 a.m. on October 17th to try on your Halloween costume. Again.
Once Gigi informed me that she was in fact her in disguise and not an actual witch, I made a quick breakfast.
- ~1/3 c. Kashi Go Lean
- 1 peach, sliced
- cinnamon
- ~2 T. Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Granola
I had some coffee with almond milk and stevia, and then headed out to the gym, otherwise known as our garage. We cancelled our gym memberships this month to pay for this little thing called “private preschool.” Sigh.
I ran on the treadmill for a half an hour, which sadly was shy of 3 miles, and then did some upper body weights while trying to figure out just exactly how much crack Lady Gaga was smoking when she made the video for “Paparazzi.”
After my workout, I came in and dumped all sorts of chemicals on my head. A girl’s got to cover her greys and I decided to go with a new look for a new blog.
Dramatic.
A high raw, vegan lunch will cleanse those chemicals from my system, right?
My mess of a salad had:
- spinach
- cabbage
- broccoli
- carrots
- pickles
- 2 Trader Joe’s Soy Nuggets, chopped
- Sesame Dijon Tahini Dressing from ED&BV
- Trader Joe’s Organic BBQ Sauce
After lunch, we piled into the car for a fun little outing.
Daddy drove.
I yelled, “BOOBS!” to get him to smile.
Gigi and her unicorn made the trip.
And LuLu….well, LuLu did this:
Daddy had been wanting to go to a pumpkin patch, because he felt a little left out after yesterday’s field trip. We went to Hoffman’s Dairy Farm, which didn’t look terribly impressive from my rainy passenger seat view. Since LuLu was sleeping, and I’d done the whole “tromping through the muddy pumpkin field in the rain” thing yesterday, I sent Daddy and Gigi off with the camera.
Little did I know the potpourri of bizarre photographs that would occupy our memory card upon their return to the car.
What the… ?!?
Is that a camel?!?!
DOH!
I have no idea what happened in those 27 minutes that I sat in the car with my sleeping child.
They did return with a few pumpkins, though.
And I don’t know if Marge or the lion made it, but they also brought some kettle corn.
We left Bizzaro World and visited my parents and my grandma, and then came home to make some dinner.
What do you guys think this is…a pizzeria?
Apparently.
I made my homemade crust, which is simply:
3/4 c. warm water
1/2 a packet of yeast
1/2 t. brown sugar
2 t. olive oil
1 t. salt
2 c. whole wheat pastry flour
I mixed the water, yeast and brown sugar and let it sit for 10 minutes. I added the oil and salt, threw it in my Kitchen Aid with the dough hook and then let it do the work while I added the flour. I let it knead for about 7 minutes and then placed the dough in a oiled bowl and let it rise in a warm place for an hour.
I preheated the oven to 425 and made everybody their favorite.
Daddy’s had vegetarian refried beans, crumbled Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs, organic cheddar, taco sauce, organic sour cream, homemade guacamole and crumbled all natural corn chips.
The girls’ had Trader Joe’s organic pizza sauce, organic mozarella and pineapple chunks.
And of course, I had to be all difficult.
I topped an Ezekiel pita with the Trader Joe’s organic pizza sauce, some homemade tofu ricotta, and some onions, red peppers and mushrooms that I sauteed in a little tamari and oregano.
On the side I had a salad topped with Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.
I actually ate only half the pizza and am saving the other half for lunch tomorrow. That leaves me more room for leftover kettle corn, right?
so beautiful. so excited.
YESSS.
I love your new blog Mama Pea!! And the hair
I’m rocking a similar color right now.
OMG I can breathe again.
And thank you for saying you have gray hairs – I currently pluck the 10 (20) wiry suckers out of the top of my head with tweezers – all my crunchy mama friends use henna to dye their hair. All in good time I suppose.
And speaking of a good time – I’m lovin’ that giraffacamecow!
YOU’RE BAAAAAAACK!!!! And holy hell, your hair is FAB. Gorgeous.
Not only is the weather in Florida amazing right now (60 degrees!), THIS happened. BEST SUNDAY EVER! Your new dark hair is gorgeous and the pumpkin patch and Simpsons cameo = <3.
Mama Pea, I adore the new blog! I love the name and Gigi’s hair! Your pizza looks nom nom nom. Have a good Sunday.
not only is mama pea one hot mama (and pea for that matter), but i LOVE the concept of the blog, and references to intern pajama parties. and seeing gigi and lulu!
love, love, love it all. sooo excited
Welcome back MamaPea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Momma Pea! LOVE the hair! Love the whole dang post and most of all… your heart.
Hugs and smooshes (that is a really good hug, as opposed to SMOOCHES, which is way to germy, it’s flu season after all) …
XOXO Pollypea
The ‘do is lookin FOINE, Mama! I have an unjust amount of grays myself, mostly sprouting out of the crown of my head, and I used to be better about dying them away, but these days I’m making like that giraffe (or is it the camel?) with the proverbial head-in-the-sand trick: if I can’t see ‘em, they aren’t there (aka I try to stay away from brightly lit bathroom mirrors).
Welcome to our corner of the blogosphere, Mama Pea. xo <3
Praise Jesus, you’re back. I nearly crapped my pants (in a good way…) when I saw your beautiful face in my comments =)
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lady i’m so excited you’re back! and the new hair is all sorts of cute!
I’m so excited right now I don’t even know what to do with myself.
LOVE your hair. so fierce. Marje’s got nothing on you!
Ow ow OW!!! Love the new hair Mama Pea
So glad you and that darn good looking crew of yours are back 
HOLY MAC YOU’RE BACK
Did you get more gorg on your Hiatus?
Gigi and Lulu have grown a bit!
Your’re new DO is dramatic! LOVE IT.
greys??? I just had my first couple this year!
SHEW. NOT ALONE
MISSED ya!
xo
OH my gosh…SO FREAKING EXCITING to see a new blog attached to my beloved Sarah’s name, and I love it. Peas and Carrots – very cute and very clever.
Also love the new do – you’re as gorgeous as ever.
So, is that the famous tahini dressing that you are loving so much. Gotta make that one soon, and YOUR pizza looked perfect to me. I love mushrooms and NO CHEESE.
Oops – meant Peas and Thank You. What can I say, I’m hungry.
Welcome back!! Love the new ‘do.
Your new look is off the hook! Love it!
Pizza and kettle corn and pumpkin picking! That is a perfect day right there.
YOUR BACK
YOUR BACK 
oh this makes me so happy!! I miss seeing those beautiful salads.
totally loving your hair cut too! super gorgeous
Oh. My. God.
I want your hair! I want it, I want it!
LOVE this new site and name of your blog – yay! SO GLAD YOU’RE BACK THAT I’M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS.
WOOT!
wow i LOVE your new hair. seriously, great!
im so glad you are back – i just twittered it
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So excited to see more of you, Gigi, Lulu, and the whole fam!!!
Welcome back!
and, love the new blog name, adorable.
this made my night.
So glad you’re back! Love the new blog (and I have to tell ya…that pic on the “minding my peas” page of Lulu appearing to rip out Gigi’s hair as she’s face planted on the slide cracked. me. up.)
So glad to see you back! Your hair looks awesome. I look forward to reading more and getting more vegetarian meal ideas!
ahhhh! that’s what i screamed when i saw that this was your new blog! missed you and your wit so much, lady friend!!
can’t wait for more peas and thank you!
welcome bacccccccck!
Pumpkins and… lions. Quite a combo!
LOVE the new blog.
Hi there!
I just found your blog and I love it! I’m a new mother and It’s so great to see other blogs written by mom’s! I’ll definitely be returning to your blog
OMG you’re back! I’m totally pumped for more Gigi, Lulu and of course the lovely MILF behind it all.
I’ve never made pizza dough before but you made it look pretty simplistic. Definitely adding homemade pizza to my list of things to cook soon.
LOVE the hair!! and rhe pizza is making me hungry!
Can I tell you how FREAKIN excited I am that you’re back?! Because I am! I missed yooou!
Your hair looks fabulous, by the way.
dreams really do come true: you’re back!
The name you alluded to on FB would have been a great name b/c you’re so rockin the new ‘do. Color looks AWESOME! I don’t think it’s being near 30 that gives us grays, I think it’s raising 2 yr olds
Well I shall speak for myself but mine keeps me on my toes 
Did I mention I love the new do!! Looks great
Welcome back! The picture of sleeping Lulu is tooooo cute!
I had just started following your previous blog when you had to shut it down. This morning I saw your guest post on The Fitnessista. I’m so glad you’re back!! I’ve been a vegetarian for years and recently went vegan. Thanks for bringing your inspiration back!
whew, you’re back!
(and that hair’s lookin good!)
i noticed you do a fruit + grain thang for breakfast — do you still juice or do all fruit til lunch? i went mostly raw and vegan after reading raw food detox diet and i’m starting to think the fruit-only-alone-for-bfast isn’t gonna work for me. how do you feel about it?
SO glad you are back! You have been missed!
Yay you’re back!
Does using brown sugar work the same in pizza dough as white sugar?
omg – i love that you yelled “boobs” to get hubby to smile – I just might steal that. Looks like a blast at the pumpkin patch!
gorgy new do!! and even BETTAH new bloggie
woohoooo, so so so glad you and then fam are back. i take it gigi/lulu are the non-google-able names that your creepy stalker family members will not be able to find? btw, i have no clue if my guess as to why the old blog was stopped was accurate or not, so i may be way off there…but either way, you are back and im a happy hippie
Ahh!!!!!!!! So happy that you’re back Ms. PEAS & THANK YOU
This bloggin’ idea is genius and i adore the girls’ nicknames!
Obvs, the pita pizza has me droolin’. And so does that salad!
LOVE the new hairdo! So fierce, Tyra would be proud. XOXO
Eeeeeeekkk!!! <—- That's me squealing!!! I'm so excited you're back!
Phew!
Seriously, I've had horrific withdrawals. I'm so much better now!
And I love, love, love the title and theme – you're the cleverest!
Just made your pizza dough recipe and it was super easy! This may replace the usual Trader Joe’s crust
My hubby is in love. Thanks!