Ode to Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Most of you that know me, know that all of the teeth I have are sweet teeth and that the boys have inherited this because I only ate junk food while pregnant with them. So this confession might not come as a big shock.
My comfort food of choice is not ice cream like in the movies but Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (CCCD). Specifically the Nestle Toll House Mini Cookie pack that makes 40 cookies. Not that I have ever made the cookies out of the pack but that would be an goal for some day in the future.
Any how here is my confession, I had a really bad Tuesday morning and happened to have some CCCD in the fridge so I threw it in my bag and after I dropped the boys off I had CCCD for breakfast. When I got to work I put it in the freezer so I could bring it home that night. I had Girls’ Night Tuesday so I couldn’t bring it home that night. Wednesday morning it was calling my name. I swear I could hear it from clear down the hall. I confessed this weakness and that I had some in the freezer to Julie hoping she would talk some sense into me. Nope she is an enabler. She has the same weakness and threatened to take my CCCD! Well, by the time she went looking for it after lunch. It was already on my desk and I had ate a row. By Thursday when it was gone Natalie and Bonnie both knew of my weakness and that I don’t share CCCD.
If I would figure the calories for the pack it would be more than 2000. A serving is 3 squares and that equals 3 WW points. One point per cookie. OUCH! That guilt doesn’t even stop me on occasion. It does get me to slow down some days! I have never eaten a whole pack in one day, YET!
Now it is Friday and we are doing the weekly shopping trip to the Big Box store. Campbell says "mom, we haven’t had CCCD for a really long time I think we need to get some. Can we?" Knowing I just ate a whole pack this week I said no. Oh the disappointment on his face!
And we come to today. I am ordering a Whopper Jr. and spy the sign for the new pie. I mean really you can’t miss it. The sign is right under your hand when you walk up to order. They also have one hanging down and if you are 6 foot or taller you could hit it with your head. The new Pie is Cookie Dough. It needs to be tried. Not like they didn’t give me crap at work for it. My review – it’s a teaser. Not enough CCCD to satisfy. Unless you pick it apart you mostly have whip cream taste. Another one not to waste your money on the Ground Round (if you still have one – ours closed the other day) Cookie Dough Bites – Um Hellooo if you bake it, it is no longer Cookie Dough it is now Cookies. And why would you want to eat square cookies?
I am looking in to starting the CCCDA. If you need to become a member please let me know. Our first meeting we will have CCCD to rate our addiction.

Pictures from Mexico

I just wanted to get these two pictures out this morning before we head to the cabin an I lose all Internet service. While we were trying to get a family picture with sunset background one night a very nice lady named Susie Craig was taking pictures too. She offered to take our pictures and e-mail them to us and Dirk's family. Dirk's family pictures came out excellent. One picture is just perfect with smiles and deep colors. Our pictures were a little off but you will see why when you check out Jamison's face. I don't remember what he was eating. I think it was raisins but how he got this messy from raisins I will never know.

The Rest of Mexico

Monday the guys got up and left the resort by 6 to go deep sea fishing. After 8 hours in the boat they didn't catch anything except some ZZZZZs. The Captain said it was to calm for the fish to bite. Most of the guys agreed that they could have came back after 4 hours of not catching anything. The boys, mom, and I went to the pool in the morning after we ate. We had lunch and then I took Campbell to Miss Lucy's Clubhouse where he was going to watch a movie and be entertained for a couple of hours while Jamison took his nap. They played games instead of watching a movie but he had a good time. When I went to pick him up he was throwing water balloons at three people on a surf board to try to knock them off. He liked doing that. Mom went to the spa for a manicure. I read a book and played Nintendo DS (have I told you how addicted I am?) We ate at the Buffet for supper that night. I liked the buffet the best of all the restaurants. But for the menued restaurants the Mexican couldn't be beat just like when we went in the Winter last year. Helloo, when you are in Mexico you should eat Mexican food not steaks!

This is the night we had a little scare. Jamison was sitting by the big pool kicking his feet in the water. Brian was standing above him. I was over on the other side of the deck looking for a weighted stick for Campbell or Luke to throw in the water. I look over and there is Jamison the water over his head. His little legs kicking like crazy. I yell at Brian as I enter the pool and he is in and has Jamison when I get there. Jamison starts crying as we get him out of pool. Then he sees Grandpa in the pool and wants to go to him. We should have named him Titan apparently.

Sunday night I was awake from 3 on because Brian shut the air conditioner off and then I could hear the refrigerator clicking and hissing. Monday night Jamison decides that at 2:30 he wanted to play. So I was awake from 2:30 until 4 when I finally got him settled down.

Tuesday we went and swam with the Dolphins. This was a lot of fun. Campbell would have liked it better if the water was a little more shallow. He was just a little to deep to be comfortable. with the waves coming in. I wasn't to steady on my feet either and I was holding Jamison so I couldn't hold him too. Our group had a little problem with saying ready, set, go but the Peters clan has never been named the most coordinated group. This proved it.

After the dolphins we went into San Miquel. Half our group was let off and the far end of the shopping area because their Taxi driver got money for each person they brought to that end of the shopping area. Our group was let off in front of the cruise ship mall. Jamison of course fell asleep on the way there. Campbell was with the group that started trekking. We were all a little hot and hungry. What to do? Mom took a tour of Senor Frog's and Carlos and Charles to see if she could find the other group. I planted myself by Senor Frog's car with Jamison in my lap. New plan. Brian would go look for the rest of them for an hour. Dad would sit on this nice quite bench and hold the sleeping Jamison while mom and I shopped. I purchased a Turquoise ring and an Onyx and Malichite pendant. Mom didn't get anything. We went back to check on dad and Jamison. There were now two guys in total Mexican attire playing xylophones about 5 feet from the bench. Jamison slept on. While we stood there the 2 guys left and here came a guy and girl in warrior paint, carrying a big drum and a smoking odurous cup. They started chanting and pounding on the drum. Here come another one. the finally you could here a block away and Jamison still slept on. Brian found Campbell and crew and then we had decisions to make. Where to eat. Roshonne wanted to eat at Carlos and Charlies so that's were Shawn's family and Dirk's family ate. Sorry that was just to loud for me to take the boys especially since at the end of the drumming Jamison had just woke up.

Mom and dad had some shopping to do. Campbell and I went to pick out t-shirts while Jamison woke a little more. We were heading to Margaritaville to eat when mom and dad saw a little out door patio bistro. Margaritas were awesome here. Super Margaritas. I couldn't even drink both my happy hour drinks I had a buzz after the first one. My food was good too. I wouldn't recommend the chicken fingers though. All their Ranch dressing had dill in it. Eww.

Tuesday night Jamison was over tired and we went out to the pool at 12:30 for a change of scenery. After 2 hours of screaming he finally went to sleep. He woke up again at 3 and screamed for another hour. I didn't know what to do for him or how to keep him from waking Campbell. I was ready to head out to the pool again when he finally calmed down and went back to sleep. We apologized to the people above us for keeping them awake with a screaming child but they didn't hear him at all. Wish I could say that. By Wednesday leaving we had 6 people that were sick at least a little. No one got sunburned on any of the other days just that first one. The flights home where good. We arrived in our bed at 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning. So glad I took Thursday off too. Thursday afternoon I fell to Montezuma as did Dirk. Mine lasted a day, Dirk wasn't so lucky. I heard his was still going strong on day 7. Ouch!

45 Minutes

I have 45 minutes to myself. What shall I do? Read a book, pay bills, play DS? I'll update my blog first and then probably play Sudoku on our Nintendo DS (I'm addicted!) It's 4th of July and a holiday that I feel is for family and friends we are missing part of our family. Brian is up at the cabin having a little guy time. He says he'll be home by 6. We will see. We are going to watch the fireworks tonight at the Moore house. I have the brownies all made. Campbell and I tasted them and he gave them a big thumbs up. With me you never know.

Sturgis Falls

Well, the annual celebration for Cedar Falls took place this weekend and we probably spent 3 hours tops there when we usually spend the whole weekend. Due to the flooding over half the activities were canceled. That half is the ones we go to. We did go to the Car Show today and they had an orange Thing there. They are such a cool car. They didn't have any convertible '65 Mustangs. Come to think about it they didn't have any convertible mustangs there at all. I think that is strange, don't you? Campbell and Brian went to the Midway this afternoon. I think they had a pretty good time. It sounded like they rode every ride they wanted at least twice and didn't have to wait in line. The best part of this weekend was going up to the cabin on Saturday with Natalie and her children. Campbell taught R and E how to fish. They both caught a little Blue Gill. Campbell didn't catch a fish this time, but he liked having others down on the dock fishing with him. It was a little cooler than we would have liked. I can't believe the kids went swimming anyway. They were good when they were in the water but while in the pontoon they were cold. Natalie and the kids were our first guests that weren't family. I hope they come up with us again.

This and That for the weekend.

I have now walked two nights in a row. Thanks Natalie and Diane for inviting me.
Campbell made some new friends this weekend. Saturday we were outside throwing Frisbee when next thing we had 6 additional children in our yard. They were from down the street and the parents were out side making s'mores. They invited us down to join them. By the end of the night Campbell was on the trampoline bouncing with the guys and wanting to go back the next night. We had to walk around the block to see if they were out playing tonight.

Sunday we went to the cabin. We now have bedding on one of the twin beds and parts of bedding for the other two. I have a pillow up there so I will be comfortable sleeping. Since Sturgis Falls has cancelled all the venues we go to we will probably head to the cabin next weekend.

It was hard going to work today. I thought I was ready but I really wasn't. I better go to bed so I can get up and go to work tomorrow too. Is it Friday yet?

We made it to Mexico

First let me start this one off by saying "THANK YOU MOM & DAD FOR THE WONDERFUL TRIP!" Picture of Mom and Dad above.

So once we got on the plane in Des Moines we didn't have any other issues getting to our resort. We got all checked in were going to find something to eat and then hit the ocean or pool. We did and had a good time. Jamison the waterbaby was in his element. I think Campbell might have even gotten his head all the way wet. (Nope not the first day!) We were all in bed in our room by 8:30 that night. Since Jamison was in bed so early he was also up real early the next day. Good thing Grandpa is too. Jamison had breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa at least 4 out of the 5 mornings. But this child usually has 2 if not 3 breakfast a day. Most important meal he is going to make sure he has all the energy he needs.

Day two starts with us by the pool as Mom reads what entertainment is available. But we are going to relax this day. The women join the Water aerobic at 11:30 with David and Pastor. Roshonne was such a flirt, David stopped to see her every day for the rest of the trip. If I would have know the talent Pastor had in him I might have been a flirt! We had lunch and admired every one's pretty pink skin. On this day Roshonne and Em also started not feeling to well. Campbell has been in the pool for 4 hours and still has a dry head. It is Siesta time. The boys all sleep and I go out to lay by the pool and work on my tan. Everyone is up and back out to the pool. At the end of the day we have 4 that have major sunburns on some part of their body and 2 that have been revenged by Montezuma!

Day 3: 2 more are taken down by Montezuma. Dirk's sunburn is now a tan (hate him) and Brian is wearing a shirt for the rest of the trip. Since we have a few that aren't feeling well we hit the pool and hang around again. We did have reservations for the Steakhouse that night. The people who sat one table loved their food, us others it was okay. Another early night as the guys are leaving the resort at 6 a.m. to go deep sea fishing the next day for 8 hours. (to be continued. . . )

Time to start the bed time prep!