FUDGY YUMMY GOODNESS WITHOUT GUILT!

I have just been introduced to the thick fudgy chewy deliciousness that is No Pudge Brownies. Oh my goodness they are too fabulous not to share. As many of you know, I love a good brownie. And the fudgier, thicker, and chewier the better. So imagine my surprise when my co-worker, thank you Laura, told me about this no fat brownie mix that she had just found that was actually good. Of course I had to run out and try it myself. She wasn't kidding. They are quick and easy too, all you add is some fat free plain or vanilla yogurt. So run ladies, run to the store and grab some because you know I wouldn't steer your wrong about yummy treats with little guilt! They have them in different flavors too although all I have tried so far is the original. Honestly they are so good I could eat the whole pan but have to remind myself that even though they are fat free they aren't calorie free, haha. On the website they tell you were you can buy them but so far I have seen them at Safeway, Thriftway and Fred Meyer's, I think they are getting pretty widely distributed now. So enjoy!

Ps- I just realized how much I sound like a cheesy commercial. Sorry for the cheese factor but I am still right about the brownies.

BLAH DAY

Lousy night sleep - check.
Humiliating and uncomfortable test - check.
Sad, runny nose, slight fever baby boy - check.
Pile of tasks too high to accomplish in one day on my desk - check.
Worked late - check.
Another night of not getting more boxes unpacked - check.

Like I said blah day.

HANDSFREE PRAYERS

Thankfully talking on your cell phone is not the only thing you can do handsfree while driving. Yesterday was a prime example. I had just hung up from my usual post-nap/lunch update with my mom. The little guy had slept good and happily ate his sandwich, all's well. However not 10 seconds after hanging up I get another call, my mom again, "You need to come home NOW! I locked myself out and V is alone in the house!"

I am sure you can imagine the panic that set in. I work at least a 15 minute car ride from home in perfect traffic, 20 minutes is more the usual. The entire ride I was gripping the wheel, eyes wide opening, praying. I arrive home barely putting the car into park before I run through the garage door screaming for my baby. No answer.

As I race down the hall my fears grow that the worst of the images that flashed through my mind on the drive home have come true, and still no answer to my calls. Slowly I start to notice that nothing seems out of place, and in fact the house is perfectly still. I wonder if maybe my mom managed to get back in and has taken him to her house and I didn't hear my cell ring. But then I round the corner to the kitchen...

To find my babe happily ensconced in his high chair, smiling and playing peek-a-boo out the kitchen window with Grandma who is on the front porch! For all my panic and worry the worst amounted to a spilt cup of milk. Hugs and kisses ensued although the recipient was oblivious to the reason for a surprise visit from Mama in the middle of the day with so much affection.

Not two minutes later our friend Jennifer pulls up too, not sure of what she can do, but as a good friend always does, answering the call for help none the less. Needless to say, plans were laid for any future lock-out incidents which hopefully will not occur. Thanks and hugs went around before I hopped back in the car for the return drive to work which found me again praying handsfree. This time a huge prayer of gratitude.