Confessional

1. Earlier this week I served Drew left over grilled balsamic flank steak for dinner.  He grabbed it all off his plate and handed it back to me saying "no meat, mama."  Later that night I caught him eating dog food.

2. That was not the first time this week I caught him eating dog food.

3. I took my mattress topper to the laundromat to be washed-- it had been YEARS (Gross).  Technically it said not to wash, but I decided it was cheaper to try to wash it and find out it didn't work rather than just go buy a new one.  It turned out TERRIBLY and is lumpy like you wouldn't believe.  Rob said to put it back on the bed because he thought it would calm down.  I sort of feel like I'm in the 1700's, sleeping on a mattress filled with straw.

4. Drew seems to have a blood sugar dip around 9-10 in the morning.  He gets super cranky until he has a snack.  The other day I was racing home at 10.  Ellie was crying in the back seat because she wanted to eat.  Drew needed a snack.  I ran through Shipley's on the edge of my neighborhood and got him a donut because I figured he needed the sugar spike.  Awesome parenting.

5. I've been trying to be better about cooking and eating healthy.  This week I made 100% whole wheat graham crackers for a snack.  Drew could take them or leave them, but since I have banned all sweets from our house, I am eating them by the handfuls.  Even if they are only mildly sweet and carb-y. 

6. I have had  "write Ellie's 4 month post" on my to-do list ever day since her 4 month birthday (August 5th). My computer is such a piece of junk at the moment that dealing with pictures just about shuts it down.  I think I'm going to buckle down and do it tonight.