Mama's Morning Glorfied Muffins

I call them "Glorified" because I've removed the oil/butter and sugar of Grandma Ronningen/Benson's tasty snacks.  They have the Husband's and the Monner's approval.  I'm not sure on the calorie/fat content yet, but I'm working on researching it.  Hope somebody can enjoy these guys as much as we all do!

Without Further Ado... I give you Mamas Morning Glorified Muffins:

1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup wheat bran

½ cup flax flakes

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups shredded carrots

1 cup raisins

½ cup finely chopped walnuts

¾ cup sweetened shredded coconut

¾ cup 1 apple, peeled, cored, and shredded

¾ c. apple sauce (home steamed)

¼ cup plain yogurt

¾ cup egg beaters

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix the  ingredients in blue in large bowl.  Mix the other ingredients in seperate bowl and then mix into the fruit/flour nut etc. mixture.  Pour into lined-muffin tin or oiled muffin tin without liners. 

Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes.  EAT.

Cause when Yer ridin' you need allz dee energeez u can getz!

What's OLD (um, me) is NEW again (other people)

We ate dis gy

It's been a while since I've gotten down with this ding-dang blog, heck, nobody reads it anyhoo, cept for me and Monner.  So, here's a presentation of what we've been up to, so years from now, people will think we're cool.

Now, I wish people DID read this blog because I need help with new recipes for budding toddlers with only four teeth and how to build a fence.  Yup, those two things.  Dad, if you're reading this... feel like a weekend trip up north???

Mama say it rude to ask a lady her age!

Wipe ur feetz if u comin in ma house.

My first Sub Sammich... whew!

I dint no hoo dis gy wir, but i lik him

Monner Mansion!

I love shoppin!

Mall of Monner on my burfday wif Auntie Dani

LEGO LAND! There were lotz o Mamas dare but only 1 daddyz. Mama call dem "Prairy Peeple" or some such

Easter Bonnet... One of my favorite Brimleys!

Some people get Easter Baskets, I get Easter Basketti!

Wont' you take me toooo... SNUGGLETOWN!

I found a new spot!

Mama!  Dares JUICE IN HERE!

Sleepin on my Lion

The State of Things

Well my Mom and Dad went on some sort of vakashunz, snuk out in da middle da night, i woke up to crazy ol ladies tryin to play wif meez.  It wur ok, but day doan alwayz no whut I likez.  For one thing, i likes my pannykooks wif Blu berrys, NOT applez- an my Juice wif veggies, don be givin me no fake stuffz wif dem tings dat mak ma but hurtz.

Den aftur a looooooong time,  my Mama and Da came home an i was reel happy!  We went on wheely ride after wheely ride!  and day brought me shaky Maracas, and a sweet poncho and DRUMZ wif my name on em!  den I got a book from Uncle Chee about Drummin and Bernard... he snor a lot lawk ma Mama an nobody wan to sleepz by him.  Lif been pritty good since dey come back.

It's bak to my routines of workin out, makin art and poopin in da tub!  I especially like dat las part.  It fun to mak ma Dada skweel!

Mom's turn to talk:

We missed you sooo much on our Mexican vacation.  We thought about you every second and how we can't wait to bring you next time!  Then.. we came home to a whole new grown-up Monner.  Nearly walking, but soo cautious that you want to be REAL sure no crashes usurp  your progress.  It seems these days you have lots of fun getting ready with Mama in the bathroom, combin your hair, puttin on lip sauce and fixin up. It's also big fun to lick the toilet!  Mmmmm!

You have lots of new words now too!

Mum
Da Da
Ball (bah)
Bottle (bah bah)
Juice (joos!)
Cookie (Kuh Kuh)
Poop (Puh)
Doggy! (dahhy!)
Duck
Bye Bye (buh buh)
Nye Nye

You understand nearly everything we say to you.  You have a GREAT throwing arm and playing catch with your racquetball is your favorite thing to do, besides Wheelin.

The whole family is working really hard on making your birthday very special :) And we're all excited, the theme is Elmo, cause you like him best.  Mr. Lion is your nye nye buddy, but ELMO is your play buddy!

I really like swingin... an my Waylon Jeggings too!

My First DQ!

Mama!  Dis RULZ!

Peep Holes at Water Tower Park

Wot Gurl don lawk a lil pickle?

Dis wur my Pre-Park Snak

I think I look real good in dis, you knowz i luv ma Waylon Jeggins so

Ooooh It's a Valentine!

We had a rip-roarin Valentine's Day at the House of Stu.  It didn't start off as planned.  The x-tra special cookies we were going to make, the home-made cards for NannyManda and Daddy--nope, didn't get made.  Instead Monnertown decided on THIS day to wake up early.  She has a sixth sense of the ONLY day Mama can sleep in.

Then came the first hour from hell nap.  Just. Wasn't. Gonna. Go. Down. That. Easy.  But, after a blissful 1.5 hour nap [insert glorious fireworks] what arose from the crib was a happy camper.  We were off. 

Valentines leggings, check. 

Heart-covered fleece jacket, check.

 Grandma,  check. 

Poopy pants, check. Because diapering and dressing a 10-month old isn't harrowing enuff... we gotta add a little stool to the mix.  Monner's Valentine's Day gift to me.  A heart-shaped Monner Turd.

We went to The Wild Rumpus, which is about the best bookstore in the world.   It's Child Heaven.  Hell, it's Mama heaven.  Ferrets, chickens roaming about the store (Monner's fave), Chinchillas, Cockatiels, lizards, spiders and rats that you can watch from a secret window in the floor.  I haven't even yet gotten to the best part, the BOOKS!  We came home with books and a sweet ol 'Rabbit puppet. 

We walked across the street to Twiggs... it sucked, mean ole lady spy-eying us the whole time, 'lest we take our Wheelie Rider and Roll over her toes or Heavens to Mergatroid, steal her shitty lawn ornaments.  So note to this place "MEAN-LADY/No-Man's Land"

We followed the walkway down to the Bibelot, always fun, then it was off to Creative Kidstuff... ooooh yes, toys to share that have served 5 Million children before.  To go, where most have gone before (and stuck in the mouth).  We escaped with only $12 spent and no pesky illness... so far. 

We hit Tilia for lunch.  Just to add insult to injury on our perfect day, the Diaper Lords opened up their joke tins and pulled out the over-used pee-leak gag.  ON my lap.  In the restaurant.  And Yup, we changed. Right then and there, Monner, bare-assed standing up waving at people out the window.  And you know what?  That's PRECISELY what this restaurant needed.  Monner pee don't hurt me. Stuffy old wanna-be's eating their fancy, stupid burgers.  To add to this Lemons-gone-Lemonade luck, we had a clean Onesie on tap that happened to have hearts on it.  Take that A-hole patrons who didn't think my daughter was the best thing to happen in there presumptively-important crappy-ass day.

and now for the evidence--and some pics of Monner and HER valentine... Ethan.

I love deez gyz -- Mama call dem Burgies

Dis mi Valentine Mop

Iz eetz Traynz for Valentines

Dis guy jus kep sleepin... Mama call him Ferretz

Dis my bf Ethan, he take me ridin

He reel good on dis noise klanger too

Ma!  Dis noise klanger!  Les git won!

Things I did Before I Made You

Everybody else is doing it, why shan't I?  I mean my mom said "When you have kids you'll understand!!!" to me, just like everybody else... so, I give you:  "Things I did before I Made You"

1.  Laughed so hard I cried (without peeing a little)

2.  Drank enough to sing.  Out loud.  In public.

3.  I had boyfriends!

4.   I lounged on our Tiki Deck. 

5.  My whole world revolved around these wonderful women.  :)

6.  I snuggled with Daddy!  (So did Elmo?)
 

 

 7.  I wore MINI SKIRTS at 35!

8.  I watched the English Premier League games.  And didn't leave the Pubs during the World Cup.  

9. Spent a lot of time in the gym, hating my body.

10.  Spent a lot of time not know what love was...... 

                      UNTIL

THIS:

11.  We went to the fair and daddy won THIS for you.  I carried it all over the fair for you, brought it on the bus, and have it FOR YOU still.

And I'd do it all again and again... well except for that part about the peeing when I laugh, I still hope that gets better, but if not, know this, you're worth every drop of unwanted pee.  I'd do it again, even knowing about the Neocate poopies, the middle of the night poopies, the crying, the ranting, the bills, all of it.  It's the best.  I love you.

Monner Rock

Do I rock? Moves - check. Sweet outfit - Check. Hair - Check.

I gotz Extrakorikulrz

On Tuesdays I have ma swimmin lessons.  Dis time I went wif ma Dad, but my Mom assists.  It were real fun, we did da motorboat, and I ate some pool water!  Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!  All dis on NO 2nd nap.  And not to much crabbinz.  But I did needs some xtra skups to get me down to sleep for good.  Sometawms i just lik skreemin in ma sleepz, see how fast that ol bat, Mama come runnin, sumtimez she send ma Dad, he a reel big sucka!

So here I am!  Chek me out

Dis rite B4 I hi-fives ma pool pals

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SuperBowl / Super-Monner

We had a good weekend, despite the Klingon crankiness (thanks teeth!  Jerks.)  and the need to be glued to the Baby Bjorn... which by the way is still invaluable, what to do when (already has) she grows out of it.  Things we do in the Bjorn MonnerCaddie:

• Dishes
• Laundry
• Make da Broccoli Balls ("MonnerBallz" these are her favorite and sooo easy to make - see the jump for instructions - you can do the same thing with Cauliflower - though Monner prefers the Broccoli Balls)
• Cooking of the Pannykooks
• Making appetizers for Superbowl
• Be Awesome
• Do kicks and stretches

Sometimes one has to let the Monner out of the MonnerCaddie for personal reasons, and to climb and nom.

After all that we stayed up until 10:00 p.m., you know, bein awesome naked.  

Dis fireplace look safe enuff

Some say All You Need Is Love...
But allz I need Is Dis Bottle and a GloStik!

I'm Monner and I Know it... Know it... Know it...

She loves this... wait til she hears Kraftwerk!

Best. Birthday. Ever.