Gravy
Pea Daddy said my soup tonight was “gravy.” I’ll take that as a compliment. I don’t think he meant the congealed sauce made from meat drippings that you pour over your dried out turkey or use to ruin what are already delicious mashed potatoes. How would he know anyway? He hasn’t had gravy since 2008. I choose to believe he meant the soup was “gravy.” A nice surprise. An unexpected reward. Easy. Gravy, spending your “work day”... Read More
Pumpkintervention
I need a pumpkintervention. At first I was just a casual user. I’d throw a spoonful into my oatmeal. On a crazy day, I’d add a scoop to some pancake batter. But it wasn’t long before my pumpkin use got out of hand. I’d have a Pumpkin Spice Latte with breakfast, Roasted Pumpkin Soup for lunch, Pumpkin Curry for dinner and Pumpkin Spice Bars for dessert. My hands became tinged with orange and Pea Daddy would come home and find me with... Read More
Some Mean Brownies
Brownies bring out the worst in me, or so I’d like to believe. I was a nice little girl. I looked a lot like Gigi, but without the tutus, Afro and overflowing spunk. I wasn’t into dancing and singing, I was into reading and reading. In other words, the teachers loved me and the other kids didn’t. So when I was in fourth grade and met the new girl, Maegan, I saw it as my chance to make a new friend who didn’t have pages,... Read More
Celebrating Heroes
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! I hope that you are able to celebrate such an important figure in our history today and appreciate the freedoms each of us have regardless of how we are different, be it our gender, our race, our sexual orientation, or our impossibly difficult to manage curly hair, size 10 1/2 feet and orange palms. Though as a society we still have great strides to make, CHANGE DOES HAPPEN and can happen in other arenas as well. There... Read More
Sunday School
We didn’t make it to church this morning, for reasons that will become obvious as this post develops. However, that doesn’t mean that we didn’t learn lessons of Biblical proportions here at home. 1. A glow is not always a “healthy glow,” and may in fact just be snot. Poor little babykins got another cold, most likely from the lollipop she shared with her sniffley big sis on the way home from the birthday party... Read More
Irresistible
I couldn’t resist my craving for a green smoothie in a bowl this morning. 3 handfuls of spinach almond milk ice frozen strawberries frozen pineapple stevia 1/2 scoop protein powder cinnamon Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Granola A little trick I’ve been using is to blend my spinach with the almond milk before adding anything else. That way, the spinach gets blended up really quickly and I don’t have to stand there with my... Read More
Let’s Play Dress Up
As you well know, every day is “dress up” day in our house. This morning it took a bit of a dramatic turn, without costumes, as the girls reenacted one of their favorite books from the groan worthy Max & Ruby series, “Max’s Breakfast.” The book summary is as follows: Max’s Breakfast Ruby has a special surprise for Max’s breakfast: A lovely sunnyside-up egg. Max would rather have strawberries for breakfast... Read More
Blogging With Resolve
Like many of you, I have some goals and resolutions for the New Year. However, I really don’t think you all want to hear about getting Lulu out of diapers (without having to rip out my living room carpet due to it becoming a biohazard), my reading list (Entertainment Weekly and the Bible, not necessarily, but probably in that order) or big projects that may soon be coming down the pipeline (which I promise is not another metaphor for potty... Read More
Guest Post: Gigi Takes Over
Hey guys, I’m not sure what hit me, but I’m off the charts tired today. We’re talking stay in your sweats all day, down a 1/2 a pot of coffee before noon: tired. Maybe it was the all day outing with Jumpy Jumperton and Clingy Clingerton yesterday, or dragging their lazy tushes up and down our driveway on a sled last night, but in any event, I had to call in the reinforcements. I don’t mean “happy pills,” I... Read More
A Winter Fantasy
My breakfast fantasy: After a leisurely run in the warm sunshine, I’d enjoy a scrumptious almond butter jar of pumpkin oatbran, topped with apples and granola, brought to me on a tray carried by my perfectly groomed children in adorable matching “I Love My Mommy” sweaters and pleated skirts. My breakfast reality: After cursing my alarm, Jillian’s Level 2 Shred and my freezing cold garage treadmill, I enjoyed my oats with Rapunzel... Read More
Helping Ourselves
Mooch much? Today we made ourselves at home in a variety of places, and most certainly outwore our welcome. Memberships will be revoked, locks will be changed and phone numbers will be lost. I started out my day taking advantage of my own free personal trainer. I haven’t been this sore since my half marathon. Funny how you think you are in shape until you get a wake-up call like a fog horn in your eardrum at 4 a.m. However, somehow it’s... Read More
So Sneaky
I’m sneaking in a post while Daddy gives the girls their baths. Last night, Lulu “dropped some kids off in the pool,” so I don’t anticipate I’m missing much. Let me just sneak in a quick “Happy Birthday Mimi” in case she happens to read the blog today. Love you, Mommy! This morning, after a quick run, I snuck in some upper body resistance training. She’s about thirty pounds, so it was actually a... Read More
The Sweet Smell of Christmas
With yesterday’s cleaning behind us, we set out today with one goal in mind: to transform our household of tutus, My Little Ponies, tiki idol nightstands, Brandon Roy bobbleheads and bottomless Starbucks coffee mugs into a winter wonderland. The first step in Jesus-ing out our house: a Christmas tree. I steeped a cup of Fireside Chai in half water/half almond milk to take with me and warm me to my core. Wasn’t that nice of Phyllis Diller... Read More
Let’s Keep It Clean
We woke up this morning in some serious need of cleaning: our digestive systems, our house, our mouths and our minds! Before Daddy went into work for a few hours, I did a treadmill walk, some light weights and ab work (I should be clear to start running again tomorrow). After forty five minutes, I had wine and pie coming out of my pores. I could have wrung my sweaty socks out and taken communion. Instead, we made ice cream. I threw some bananas... Read More
There’s No Place Like Whole Foods…
Like me preface this post with a disclaimer: I’m not allowed to drive right now. That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be able to blog now, though! Am I right or am I drugged? Everything went just fine this morning and other than a Harley riding, overly-friendly male nurse who asked my sign and what I like to do for fun, the whole thing was relatively painless. I’m just a little sedated and on ice. My personal caretakers/babysitters... Read More
I May Be Wrong
When I’m wrong, I’m the first to admit it. But I’m also not afraid to call out others when they are talking out of an orifice other than their mouth. I was wrong to stay up until 1 am watching Sarah Palin’s interview with Oprah on the DVR. Politics and the fact that Ms. Palin wears full makeup, a French twist and cat-eye bifocals to step aerobics class aside, I was so disappointed in the lack of sincerity in the interview. ... Read More
It Takes TWO
Now that I’m all caught up on blogs and have left enough cracker jack comments to get the sarcastic and droll parts of my brain warmed up, I feel ready to forge ahead with this post without pulling anything. I was all prepared to give you a “today I woke up, I ate breakfast, I worked out, I ate lunch, etc. etc. etc.” post instead of trying to fit every salad, “stink eye picture” of Lulu, “tutu picture” of... Read More
What I Learned From My Kids Today
If you run out of cinnamon rolls, it’s just plain fine to eat icing for breakfast. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. heated Honeycrisp apple cinnamon Kashi Go Lean Pumpkin Spice Granola Don’t ask Daddy to take pictures for the blog. He will take only one photo, and make it as unflattering as possible. The only reason to take a shower is if you smell bad or you think you might get some your mom tells you to. Don’t... Read More
Use What You’ve Got!
The secret to happiness is making due with what you’ve got. In the words of Tim Gunn, “Make it Work!” Case in point: 1. I’ve got a cold. As you may recall, the Peas had a cold about a week and a half ago, which I fought off…until last night. Daddy came home yesterday, and upon seeing me in my hat, planted an amazingly passionate kiss on me. He must have a thing for greasy haired individuals in hats, which suddenly... Read More
What Time Is It?
Couch cushion obstacle course? Must be “7 a.m. horseplay” time. Lulu taking a spill? Must be deja vu time. Smoothie In a Bowl? Must be breakfast time. 1/2 banana 1/2 c. almond milk 2 large handfuls of spinach large scoop of silken tofu 1 c. frozen strawberries ~1/4 c. Kashi Go Lean ~2 T. granola Gigi hamming it up for the camera? Must be “Warming up for School Picture Day” time. Black bean burger salad? Must be “Leftovers... Read More
Little Miss Sunshine
Someone’s got their diapers in a bunch, and for once it’s not Larry King. The day started out great! We were all up at 6:30, but well rested thanks to that extra hour yesterday. I was able to head out for a leisurely 30 minute run on the treadmill, where the Today show pointed out that Matt Lauer did not look like Ellen on Halloween, as I had said, but that he was actually Bruno. I stand corrected. After my run and getting Gigi... Read More
A Lack of Supervision
The good news is today was a really productive day. My house is immaculately clean. Well, let’s be honest, my house is no longer Child Protective Services bait. Or is it? You see, in order to get things done, my children are sometimes left to their own devices. After my run this morning, I had a very important phone call, which meant that breakfast had to wait. Don’t worry though, Lulu started bellowing for “Bunny GWAMS!!!”... Read More
20 Questions
Or maybe just 10. You might be asking: 1) Sweet Lawdy, what happened to Lulu? Lulu was up multiple times during the night with her cold. Luckily, I’ve trained both girls to call “Daddy, Daddy!” in the middle of the night and sometimes I take sleep aids. Unfortunately, Daddy looked worse than Lulu this morning. 2) What are they drinking? Strawberry banana smoothies. Duh. Give me a hard one. 3) What are they watching? Due... Read More
A Day With A Peel
I can’t leave you hanging on the pumpkin situation. Despite my protest desperate excuse that it was still too early and our pumpkins would turn into blue furry mushballs before Halloween, we did in fact get a carvin’. We had a fool proof system. Lulu gutted. Gigi and I drew. Did you know that having your tongue out increases your concentration by 40%? Uh…yeah…and you are also a winner in the British National Lottery…please... Read More
Smashing Posts, Picking Pumpkins
We’ve had a busy weekend, and I seem to have documented just bits and pieces, so I’m going to smash my two days into one fabulous mediocre post! First, I have to say that my back has NEVER FELT BETTER. Well, I’m sure it felt better after that one time that I had an hour long massage, prior to ever having children, playing “Piggyback Chase,” and unloading a 25 lb. reusable Costco grocery bag (those babies are HUGE!)... Read More
The Good Stuff
1. Gigi asking at 6:55 am (five minutes earlier than her usual wakeup time), “Why do I have to get up in the middle of the night?!” 2. Having my nurse tell the doctor that my whole body is “as big around as her thigh,” even while my pants are around my ankles. 3. Drugs 4. Remembering none of my procedure today except for bits and pieces of a conversation I had with the doctor about Tom Petty’s teeth (See... Read More
Let’s Get to the Point
Aside from sleeping late and getting a VERY brief run in on the treadmill, the morning started out like any other. I know you are dying to see what costume Gigi chose to put on this morning. Since she didn’t have school today, costuming was free to begin upon rising. Like the 2008 presidential election, this choice could set a new precedent. Will she choose the “Nice Witch,” which upon exit polling was clearly the favorite... Read More
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore
It was a happy Wednesday Wedding Day here! Remember that from grade school? You had to pick who you were going to marry on Wednesday. No one ever picked me. My pink Sally Jessy Raphael glasses and spiral perm have no idea why. I quickly want to mention that I’ve added a page called, “Where Peas Roll,” which is my blog roll. Every blog on there I read, and I also feel like everyone on there is a friend of mine. Maybe you... Read More
Hide and Go “Boo”!
I woke up this morning before anyone else: SCORE! I heated up a cup of coffee, laced up my running shoes and got ready to head out to the treadmill. Then Lulu woke up. “I want Mommy, I want Mommy!” Even though Daddy was right there to get her up, she’s been obsessed with me lately and it’s interfering with my “me time,” as she grabs onto my leg and won’t let go. Of course, I could say the same for Daddy,... Read More
