Mom 2.0

October 22nd, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Dinner Time

This afternoon, just as I was sitting down to a cup of tea, Ava ran out to fetch the mail. (Reason #454 having kids pays off.)

Look what was waiting in the mailbox for me!

Can't Wait to Blog

A seriously hilarious card from a seriously hilarious healthy everythingtarian – and she even doctored the card up with a little “‘s food“. I told you she was funny!

Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, there was an awesome little present inside.

Corn Syrup Kills

Take THAT Corn Refiners Association – in YO FACE. How appropriate too that I had just put agave nectar in my green tea the moment my mail was hand delivered.

Take that child labor laws – in YO FACE.

I had a meeting this afternoon in the city and packed a little snack for the ride home knowing I’d probably be hungry by the time we were done. I got to try one of the Vibrancy Bars I was sent the other day from Brendan Brazier’s Vega product line.

Whole Food Bar

A sumptuous celebration of plant based foods is right! It looked a lot like a Larabar but the taste and texture was very different. I liked it – but I think what I liked best of all was knowing that everything in the bar was boyfriend Brendan approved!

I decided to take the long way home from my meeting to swing by the co-op to pick up fixings for vegetarian chili for dinner. I like to pretend I was just doing my part to support the local co-op, but really it was just an excuse to drive by and stalk my new house in the same part of town. I’m going to pretend I haven’t done the same thing every day this week already.

It was also an excuse to hit up the Kombucha sale the co-op is having this week!

Kombucha Sale

2.79? Can you say “put it in the bag, Susie Q!” Oh yes I did. And I did yesterday too, right before I drove by new house for the 3rd time in one week.

2.79!

While waiting in line I spied a totally appropriate magazine cover.

Mom 2.0

If it means I get six more arms, I’m totally upgrading from Mom 1.8 to Mom 2.0. Isn’t it ironic that I was taking a picture of this magazine cover to run home and blog about it?

Car snack number TWO for the day.

Second Car Snack

Post-meeting but pre-dinner my dad stopped by to amaze and amuse us with his mad pumpkin carving skillz. My father has always been and will always be my pumpkin carving hero. When I’m 72 and he’s 100 I’m still going to make him carve my pumpkins for me.

Carved Pumpkins

Post-pumpkin carving madness, I got to work on the cheapest healthy dinner I know –> Vegetarian Chili.

Dinner on the Cheap

Beans, Tomatoes and some corn from my freezer and spices in my cupboard – this vat of bean goodness cost me less than $7. In fact, less than $6.95 thanks to bringing my own bag! I dare you to find a cheaper way to amuse yourself 12 hours after you eat this meal. Zak’s co-workers are thanking me now.

Veggie Chili

While the chili was cooking, we turned our pumpkins into pumpkin delight!

Lights Out

Pumpkin Mouth Eye See You!

Pumpkin Face

Chili for dinner, topped with the quarter of a perfectly ripe avocado.

Chili Dinner

Do not eat this dinner and then sit too close to lit pumpkins. You’ve been warned.


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25 Responses

  • Cindy says:

    I ADORE that card! I have not yet seen a blog card! it’s PERFECT

    I love that you are house stalking! We sneak by our old lil house now and go…AHHHHHH…lil jay man was born here…or “remember the pups?”

    that kinda thing.

    I want to go stalk an RV but gas is too expensive!

    I made porta-dillas for me and VADER boy and the man.

    feelin’ lazy mama!

    Happy Thursday night!
    it’s tea and yarn for moi
    besos

  • maria says:

    Your dad’s pumpkins are awesome! I don’t blame you… I’d make him keep carving them too. And how special for him to share that with your girls. :)

  • Tay says:

    What a cute card!! Miss Holly is one special lady :-) Love the pumpkins!! We really need to get on that carving business…

  • Mama Pea says:

    Do you want to hear something funny? Read my blog. No, just kidding, what I was going to say was that Polly sent me that same card!!! I love Polly and I love Holly! Oh gosh, I just realized H-OLLY, P-OLLY. WEIRD. I’m glad you thought of me when you saw that magazine, because I totally would have thought of you!

    Does that new house happen to be next door to mine? Please please please?!?!?

  • So…I wanna upgrade too. But,I want another body as in a second self. I would like to be a full-time student, mom and work full-time too…. Can you hook me up?

  • Beans, chili, 12 hours later. LOVE IT!

    Love the komboucha and health food store pics…real life pics like that are so fun!

    The Vega bars..I have tried a few swag ones, but not that partic one. I do not like your boyf’s protein powders though. Dirt in a sachet.

    And the pumpkins…my god, he needs to get a second job as a profesh pumpkin carver! I am sooo impressed, enjoy them :)

  • holy crap those pumpkins are so cool!!! just the way i always dreamed i’d be able to carve but never have been able to….

    by the way, the dried kiwis i got are toooooo sweet. proabably the opposite of the kind you got. they’re also kinda slimey. but i like that they’re bright bright green. makes me feel like i’m eating candy.

  • Jennifer says:

    Totally cool, pumpkins!!! Wow!!! Next year they will be sitting on a new porch. :)

    The last line in your blog cracked me up. (haha) I wasn’t expecting that.

  • Christina says:

    wow those pumpkins look fantastic! im going apple and pumpkin picking on sunday ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Julie says:

    Nice pumpkins!! I wish I had mad skillz like that. I love that you stalk your new house, it’s totally something I would do.

  • Whit says:

    I adore your pumpkins! And your blatant disrespect for child labor laws. tsk, tsk.

  • Holly says:

    veggie chili is the best…and it makes so much, is easy to freeze and have whenever you want. how can you not love it?

    soooo glad you loved the card + pin. topped off with mom 2.0, i think it is all quite hilarious.

    and nothing is better than lit up pumpkings – makes me happy! let’s gchat again soon :)

  • Ha – that magazine cover made me laugh! We really do seem to have 6 arms sometimes huh?! :-)

  • Erika says:

    Great cheep dinner! And I love the pumpkins too! We need to carve ours soon, but I hate the mess. Bad mommy I know.

  • LOL – You’re the bestest!!!

    The last line…. girl, you kill me!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Dinner looks lovely, too!

    Oh, and I’ve tried the Passionberry Bliss (I think it was called) Kombucha. I took a big sip first thing and almost spewed it out. LOL I was thinking it would really taste like TEA. It tasted like soda to me, but it grew on me and now I’m excited to try other flavors!

  • Best pumpkins ever. Can your dad come over here and do ours?

  • Lizzy says:

    Love that card that Ms. Holly sent you! how adore! :)

    I’m pretty sure you should get the MOM of the year award! i Mean i’m just saying. :) Your the best! Plus making that huge thing of chili for less then 7 dollars is pretty amazing!

  • You have made me want to carve pumpkins immediately . . . but last year my pumpkin got mold before making it to halloween so I don’t want to give in to early, maybe on Sunday.

    Also, you make me want to adopt a small child (no pregnancy, no infant though, just straight to the child labour part you speak so highly of) do not tell my bf.

  • Liz says:

    Love love love your pumpkins!! I swear October is my fave month, especially because of pumpkins! That magazine cover is cool and the irony of you blogging about it is even cooler. :)

  • Susan says:

    Hahaha, when I signed the lease for my new apartment, I drove by the house at least three times a week. And it’s on a dead end street ๐Ÿ˜›

    Also, we may have to talk. I’ve been under the delusion that Brendan Brazier is my boyfriend too…

  • Love that card and that magazine is hilarious! That’s going to be me when I’m a mom. :)

    Your chili reminds me so much of a vegan chili I made recently…unfortunately I just killed it off and I want more!! Must get more beans!

    Great blog, I can’t believe this is my first time here!

  • Kristin says:

    Im so jealous of the Kombucha!! We cant get that brand here is Canada and everytime I see it in the blog world I get so jealous!!!
    Love your pumpkins – SO cute!!!
    Have a great weekend!

  • Elizabeth says:

    Lol!!! I loved the last sentence of your post. I’ll be sure to keep any matches, candles, or lighters far far away when I enjoy this chili!!