Project 365: Day 26 – Me Want Sugar

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Diet Dr. Pepper does not taste like regular Dr. Pepper. It is a lie. LIE!!

Since the beginning of the year, we have been moving toward eating better. Soda is a huge vice for me. It’s tasty and convenient. I’ve cut down, but I’m trying to cut the calories since I’m having such a hard time giving it up.

Yesterday, I bought a 6-pack of Diet Dr. Pepper. So, I pretty much wasted $3.50 on something that I can’t stand to drink. And, we all know how much I just love wasting money…

Project 365: Day 23 – The Simple Things

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Took the kids to the mall today. Please explain to me why I thought this was a good idea. Gale force winds. Chance of sleet. Anyway…

Lily told me, “Thank you, Mommy, for letting me eat.”

Um, you’re welcome?! A couple of awkward stares and stifled snickers from parents who have been there.

She followed it up with, “All those yummy things.”

“Those yummy things” being a cookie decorated like a piece of pizza from Blondie’s Cookies and a pretzel dog from Auntie Anne’s.

Oh, now I remember why we went. I knew she would love it.

Happy Chinese New Year

I really tried the last couple of years to celebrate lots of holidays with Lily. Some silly and obscure, some more well known.

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Today, we celebrated the Chinese new year. It’s the Year of the Dragon.

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