The Thoreau-bred Baby

I have to plug my friend Keli's blog. Keli and I have been friends since she started teaching at Creek Wood about 4 years ago. She is a VERY dedicated english teacher, new mother and wife and one of the wonderful Christian women I can admire. Not only is she cute as a button but she is one of the funniest people I have ever met. Her advanced grasp on the english language only adds "punch" to her jokes... a bit like Dennis Miller... aka "over my head"! The 3 MUST READS on her blog are "Drrrrrty Christmas, Indeed", "Boy, Interrupted" and "Dedicated". Kuddos Keli! I hope your blog is a must read all over the world!

What to do on a rainy day....

What should you do on a cold rainy day? Pretend it's a warm spring shower as you look through the window! What a stinker! He is SO in love with his green frog boots. I didn't stage this... this was G after a morning bath. He was in his "big boy underpants" and somehow found his boots on a shelf in his closet. I know he'll hate me for this pic when he's 15 but I couldn't resist capturing the sweetness of this shot!

P.S. Starbucks update: you can order a nonfat hot chocolate and ask them to top it like a salted caramel hot chocolate. it's not nearly as rich but it is still VERY num yummy!

Num Yummy!

So...I am totally playing off of one of my favorite commercials on TV (the num yummy Campbells ad)... I had to talk about this fabulous drink that my friend Holly Winn told me she's hooked on. Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate from Starbucks. The only problem beyond the ridiculously overpriced tag on it is the calorie content. 590 calories and 26 g of fat for a venti!. Seriously???? How is that even possible? How could I not taste the 8 strips of bacon and lump of lard in this drink? But in all seriousness.... it's still fabulous but most definitely a 'once in a while' kind of drink. I found a knock off recipe for it on the web. hopefully I can modify it to a lower fat version too.

~enjoy!