Dining Room

We haven been in this house for almost 4 and half years now.  We painted the entire house as soon as we moved in because the entire thing was beige.  And when I say we, I really mean Meatball.  I just supervised.  The color in the dining room was called Merlot and it was a very dark cranberry color. 

At first I loved it and then I started hating it. It also made the room seem small.  I wanted it the color of an after dinner mint.  Off to Sherwin Williams we went.  Husband wants to know why we always start a project before Christmas.  It's so we have a deadline.  Trust me hubs works best under pressure.  Anyway, new curtains and a big ole' poinsettia because 'Tis the Season and its done!

The best part was Meatball cleaned the hutch with all his fancy cleaners.  Now I can actually see what's inside!  haha.     

Why we shouldn't hate Gisele

Ok so we all saw this picture that she tweeted with the caption multitasking.  And a whole lot of people have had a lot to say about her since then.  Some moms are saying the only thing she is doing in this picture is breastfeeding.  I guess that is one way to look at it.

 I look at it like she is breastfeeding at work.  Sure her job looks pretty fabulous to me.  I would definitely look a heck of a lot better at Target if I had all these people to help me.  But this IS her job people.  Getting her hair, makeup and nails done is part of her job.  And I think all us moms who choose to breastfeed can relate to trying to pump/breastfeed at work.  Part of me is a little envious that she gets to sit in a chair and breastfeed.  I usually do this while scrambling eggs and a 1 year old attached to my leg.  Now that's multitasking - hee hee.  But here is what I love about the picture.  She IS breastfeeding.  This woman who could afford all the formula in the world is choosing to breastfeed.  I always thought motherhood was the great equalizer but then realized with baby nurses and nannies these celebrity moms could skip the 2am and 4 am feeding.  But maye breastfeeding is the great equalizer.  For breastfeeding isn't something you can mail in.  You have to put the time in, either by pumping or actual baby to breast.  So I give her credit.  And in this society it seems people like to do things celebrities do.  So if Gisele convinces more people to breastfeed, I am ok with that too.         

My Root Beer Addiction

Confession: I am addicted to root beer. 

I drink it every single day.  It's funny because I hated root beer a lot.  I used to think it was gross.  That all changed when I became pregnant with baby #2 and I accidentally sipped some from Hubby's cup.  Suddenly, I was in love.  I was the most nauseous with baby #2 and I have heard it is good for nausea so maybe that explains it.  I figured it would go away after the pregnancy but it hasn't.  And I admit there was some more addictive behavior when I was pregnant with #3 that also featured ice cream.  The brands: Mug, A & W, Barq's in that order but who am I kidding.  Whatever is cold!  I need to have it.  So how perfect was it when I found a recipe for Root Beer cookies?  Finding the root beer extract required a trip to Wal-Mart :(  and I hate Wal-Mart but an addict has to do what an addict has to do.  Ok these cookies don't look pretty but they taste amazing. 

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/root-beer-cookies