Chocolate anyone?

Don't they look sweet?? This is us enjoying a picnic outside, when I was having one of those "Mummy don't want no mess" days.

I was sitting outside with the kiddies this morning, watching them play soccer, when Dede sauntered up to me with her little dollies. "Mum! Watch this!" she says, as she lays her new doll from Grandma on the ground. Then she pulls out a toy gun and proceeds to shoot it. Horrified, I tried to talk some sense into her "But Dede, Mummys are supposed to protect and love their babies..." "I know Mum, but this isn't a baby, it's a DOOOLLL".  Silly Mummy. What else can I expect from a girl sandwiched between two rough brothers?! :-) I've been working hard on my relationship with Dede lately. It's so easy to get caught up in doing things, going here and there, and being busy with "outside of the home" activities, and before you know it, there are behavioural problems them seem to evolve from nowhere! And they're always harder to fix than they were to break! I've learned with Dede that many cuddles and time one-on-one works wonders for her spirit, and thankfully (to You, Lord!) my sweet little girl is emerging from her Monster Skin, and our days are pleasant once again. :-)

And on the lighter side of life...

RULES OF CHOCOLATE


If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly.

Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices & strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.

The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The Solution: eat it in the parking lot.

Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It’ll take the edge off your appetite and you’ll eat less. ;-)

A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn't that handy?

If you can’t eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can’t eat all your chocolate, what’s wrong with you?

If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? Don’t they actually counteract each other?

Money talks. Chocolate sings.

Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.

Q. Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics Anonymous? A. Because no one wants to quit.

If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated.

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you’ll get one thing done.

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