Walk the Walk
The weather was warm and windy, and I thought it would be fun to take the boys on a walk to the Post Office. The walk would be great exercise for me and it would save a little bit in the old gas tank too… The Post Office is just about a half a mile from our house (one way), so I thought this would be a pretty easy walk.
I loaded Dylan into the stroller and Thade was ready to walk too. I packed along all of our letters that needed to be mailed, 2 sippy cups with ice water for the boys, and we were on our way. We decided to take an indirect route to the Post Office as one street is a little busy during the morning hours. That detour added a few extra blocks to the trip. We also stopped a few times to look at the pretty trees in bloom, and to get a drink of water.
We had almost made it to our destination, just three blocks to go when poor Thade tripped and skinned up his knee 
He was miserable, and I ended up carrying him for a block or two…
We finally made it to the Post Office, stamps purchased, letters mailed, and Thade was in no mood to walk home. This time I decided to take the shorter, but busier way home. Thade was still pretty upset about his knee, and I ended up carrying him for another two blocks, wow this was one workout!
We walked past our favorite donut shop and Thade really wanted to stop in. They are now serving lunch, and you could smell the delicious Onion Rings. I was tempted to stop too, but we kept going, at this point I was still carrying Thade and pushing Dylan in the stroller one handed.
Finally we were just a two blocks from home, and Thade was ready to walk. We made it in the door, I got Thade 2 Spider Man band-aids, and Dylan fed and down for a nap. Thade was so tired, and I thought we could both use some lunch.
I made Cheesy-Bean-and Rice Burritos for me and Thade had de-constructed Nachos 
I helped myself to a large glass of Peach Iced Tea and a couple of Chocolate Cookies too.
It was a fun walk, but it might be a little too far for the kiddos. All in all it was a 45 minute round trip, so it saved in gas money but it took a bit of time. It did get me thinking about other places that we could walk to that would be a fun day out for the kiddos. I’ll just make sure and have a few extra Spider Man band-aids in the diaper bag, just in case
Spring Cleaning (Again)
I know, I know I’m really behind with my Spring cleaning (thanks flu), but I’m back at it. Today I started working on the Boy’s closet, it is a great big mess. The weather is finally warming up, so it is time to get out the Spring/Summer clothes too. I grabbed the bins of Thade’s old clothes, to look for Spring clothes for Dylan, and I only found a few onesies that will fit Dylan. Thinking back to when Thade was 12 months, it was Winter, so it makes sense So Dylan will need some new Spring clothes…
Surprisingly Thade’s Spring/Summer Shorts still fit! Luckily he is almost set for Spring and Summer. I might just pick up a couple of A-shirts for him, and a pair of jammies or two.
We are planning on going for a walk to the Post Office today, the weather is nice and warm. Thade loves to go for walks, and Dylan is a fan of riding along in his stroller. It will be good for me too, I could use the fresh air and exercise
Are you still Spring Cleaning too, or are you all finished?
Friday’s Cookies
I was back in the kitchen baking away on Friday, and I was in the mood for a Chocolate Cookie, a cookie from my distant past. A very very very long time ago I was a frequent visitor of a little place called the Blue Ribbon Bakery, and they had an amazing Chocolate Cookie. It was a sugary/brownie/covered in crackled powdered sugar super delicious big chocolate cookie. I haven’t had one since I was about 10 years old or so, and I was hoping to find a way to recreate this beloved childhood treat…
I searched for a recipe and I found one in my trusty Betty Crocker cookbook, but no picture. I hoped for the best, and attempted to bake Chocolate Crinkle Cookies 
The hardest part about baking this cookie is that you have to wait 3 hours for the dough to set. So I started early in the morning let the dough set the mandatory 3 hours, and baked all afternoon. The first batch that I made was a little too big. By the third batch I had the hang of it. A helpful tip is to keep this dough nice and cold, the cookies roll out much better then. The cookies were delicious and I think that they were pretty close to my childhood favorites too.
Thade was also a big fan of the Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, he is usually pretty picky even when it is a cookie, but who could resist the Chocolaty Goodness
Oh My Aching Noggin
I had a feeling that today was going to be one of those days. We needed to be up early this morning for Thade’s final Soccer Game, and Thade woke up last night at 3:00 a.m. He had a case of the sneezes, and Dylan woke up screaming too. I finally got both of the kiddos back to sleep around 4:30 a.m., I needed to be up around 7:00 a.m. I heard my hubby’s alarm clock ring two or three times and I finally drug myself out of bed at 8:00 a.m.
I awoke to a horrible migraine, and a nasty case of nausea. My head is still stinging at this very moment. I took some migraine medicine first thing, and I grabbed a quick shower. We made it to the game in plenty of time, but the wind and cooler temps were horrible on my noggin.
I’m so ready to call it a night, and hopefully grab a little bit of sleep
