Funny Molly

So our blog was called sugar freedom and Molly wrote-
It seems, that to my subconscious, sugar freedom has come to mean...free to eat all the sugar I want. Last night, when I wasn't even hungry, Ben left some chocolate ice cream on the counter. Just when it had gotten to the perfect point of softness, I discovered it. Serendipitiously, Thomas, earlier in the day, had left the peanut butter (almost empty and lidless) out on the counter. Since neither one really appeals to me (plain chocolate ice cream...gag) I was about to put them away. When suddenly, inspiration struck. I quickly grabbed a spoon and dumped some ice cream in a bowl and another spoon and dropped several spoonfuls of peanut butter on top. Next, I mixed them together. The ice cream stayed soft while the peanut butter got deliciously hardened. It was perfect. So maybe instead of chronicling our journey to sugar freedom, we should record all the great ways we find to sneak sugar, even when we weren't planning to, into our diet. P.S. I just realized how messy this makes me sound (peanut butter and ice cream left out on the counter for an extended period of time)...why don't you try living in a hotel room with four kids.

Funny Molly

Molly wrote this a while ago when we decided to start a blog about the two of us not eating sugar, we were not very good at not eating sugar :)

Molly wrote-Aside from the heaping teaspoons of Nutella, Nutella on my morning toast, and dipping all my chips in Nutella, I rarely eat sugar anymore. I don't know what has brought on this sudden increase in willpower...maybe Nutella has some secret ingredient that squelches sugar cravings...whatever it is, it's working.

My New Book...due out 2012

So I am writing a book! Ha ya right...but I really sorta am just with Sissy and I am really excited about it... my friend told me her little girl and her husband were writing a book and I thought it was such a fun idea I asked Sis if she wanted to and she loved the idea! Our working title is Our Family Book, we have some good stuff so far and sis is going to illustrate it. I am going to print it with my publisher or blurb or something and I am way excited.

Faith renewed

This whole tragic death of my sister has really rocked me faith wise and I am trying to get back on track as a believer. It is not like I have not dealt with tragedy but the other deaths I have dealt with were when I was younger and somehow I guess I handled them better or maybe just didn't really handle them at all I just got really good at blocking my emotions...anyway I want to remember the things that happen that are faith rebuilding for me however small. So here goes, On Sunday we had one of those lessons in church where I felt like it was just for me. It was titled Grief and Recovery and every thing they said was so helpful and exactly what I needed to hear. It felt even more faith renewing because I almost didn't go to church because of a sick Sissy and Shane basically pushed me out the door saying I needed to go! He was right as usual and I am really glad I went it made me feel like God is aware of me and that maybe I do matter to Him.

Smart me

Yesterday I was out of milk and almost all basics and I needed to make breakfast. I thought of making french toast but sans milk I was not sure what to do then I realized I had a can of sweetened condensed milk, yum. I combined a little of that with water one egg and cinnamon and tada it was delicious! I called Shane to tell him how smart I am and he said it sounded like candy for breakfast...well maybe but at least the egg had protein :)

Funny kids

Yesterday Sissy took the baby out of the playpen and as he scooted away she said "now he is free as a bumble bee"!