Umm, Yeah.  So the Chex Mix post was supposed to be here... but it's not.

I haven't gotten to it yet.  I thought I would but I didn't.  I will though... I promise.

In the meantime though, what have I been doing with myself.  Even I'm wondering.  I'm not going to blather about how the holidays went by so fast that I hardly remember it because I do remember it.  It was wonderful.  It was slow and relaxed.  We watched more movies than I can remember (both on the big screen and the small).  We made a great christmas ham this year that we are still nibbling on.  I have probably eaten my weight in chocolate (no complaints).  I have done yoga at 10 a.m.  I have gone running at 1 in the afternoon.  It's been entirely indulgent and entirely wonderful.  I will miss it.  I have discovered that I only really enjoy watching a soap opera for about 10 minutes.  I tried more than that and I get bored.  Maybe I have a problem.  There it is.  I also discovered that I think this show is crazy.  I thought that Tyra was campy and awesome (and she is) but Wendy is in a league of her own.  She really makes me laugh.  I still only watch about 15 minutes but if it's a lot of fun and it makes you laugh out loud then who cares right?  I have also managed to drag myself through this book series (which honestly is a feat - what happened to the author after book two, I want to know) and was feeling so good about myself, only to discover that if I want to find out what happens to my favourite characters (do I care enough at this point) then I have to get book FIVE (!) and that there are probably going to be 7 books altogether.  I gotta think about this one.  So, as you can tell, I've had my hands full enough.

But work starts back and all that goes with it.  I gotta think about food again.  I mean really think about it in a 'planning-what-might-I-want-to-do-this-week-so-that-we're-not-eating-cereal-every-night' kind of way because no longer can I pad my way to the kitchen in my big fuzzy slippers at 4:30 in the afternoon and peer into the cupboards for inspiration.  It's gettin' real.

I need snacks for work.  For Real.  It's important.  

These really happened more out of necessity than need 'cause I was super craving some chocolate chip cookies.  However, Kid #1 opened this jar of canned cherries and they've been hanging out rather meekly in the fridge door.  I'm wondering how much longer they're going to last before they turn and a whole jar has been wasted.  That would not be cool.  So necessity was born and I was making muffins.  I coulda gone a little more crazy with the cherries but I wasn't sure if it would be overkill.  Feel free to be generous with your half cup.  The muffins themselves were basic and came together in maybe ten minutes flat.  Can't beat that.  So, just like that snacks are taken care of and January is off and running.